The Czech Baseball Association (CBA) has announced a preliminary roster for the upcoming Italian Baseball Week and the European Championship in Hoofddorp. Manager Mike Griffin has nominated 12 pitchers, four catchers, seven infielders and five outfielders.
Except for Jan Tomek of the Buchbinder Legionaere and minor leaguer Martin Cervenka all players are from the Czech Extraleague. The list needs to be reduced to 24 players for the European Championship.
Alike at the WBC Qualifier in Mexicali, Griffin also will have former Boston Red Sox star Trot Nixon as bench coach on the coaching staff. The Czech team is finishing off preparations at the Italian Baseball Week in Tuscany, facing Italy and Spain in a double round robin.
At the European Championship the Czech Republic takes on Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Russia and Sweden in first round Group A.
Preliminary Roster:
Červenka Marek (Kotlářka Praha)
Bokaj Boris (Ostrava Arrows)
Chroust Radim (Draci Brno)
Duffek Tomáš (Eagles Praha)
Kraut Svatoslav (Hroši Brno)
Minařík Marek (Kotlářka Praha)
Minařík Petr (Draci Brno)
Mráz Daniel (Technika Brno)
Novák Jan (Kotlářka Praha)
Satoria Ondřej (Arrows Ostrava)
Sobotka Michal (Draci Brno)
Tomek Jan (Buchbinder Legionnaire)
Catchers:
Čech Petr (Draci Brno)
Voják Jakub (Skokani Olomouc)
Vavruša Daniel (Kotlářka Praha)
Červenka Martin (Lake County Captains)
Infielders:
Chroust Přemek (Draci Brno)
Hajtmar Jakub (Draci Brno)
Junec Tomas (Arrows Ostrava)
Mužík Martin (Kotlářka Praha)
Schneider Martin (Draci Brno)
Sládek Jakub (Kotlářka Praha)
Zýma Petr (Eagles Praha)
Outfielders:
Hajtmar Adam (Draci Brno)
Hejma Matěj (Eagles Praha)
Malík Jakub (Arrows Ostrava)
Ondráček Michal (Draci Brno)
Síla Petr (Kotlářka Praha)