by Michal Hanus
On Friday evening April 11th the defending champions AVG DRACI BRNO welcome vice-champions MZLU EXPRESS BRNO in Brno to the opener of the Czech Baseball Extraleague. The other six clubs will their season during the weekend. AVG DRACI won the 2007 championship in a best-of-five series against municipal rival and partnership club MZLU EXPRESS 3-0. All clubs, which played in last year’s edition of the Czech Baseball Extraleague, remain for the 2008 season.
Opening Weekend:
| Time | Home | Visitor | Field | |||
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| Dates and Times are subject to change! In case of doubt check with the responsible national federation! | ||||||
| Friday, April 11 2008 | ||||||
| 17:30 | Technika Brno | Draci Brno | MBS |  |
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| Saturday, April 12 2008 | ||||||
| 14:00 | Krč Altron | Tempo Titans Praha | Krč | |
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| 14:00 | MZLU Brno | Black Hill Blansko | MBS | |
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| 14:00 | Skokani Olomouc | Arrows Ostrava | Olomouc | |
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| 17:00 | Tempo Titans Praha | Krč Altron | Tempo | |
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| Sunday, April 13 2008 | ||||||
| 14:00 | Arrows Ostrava | Skokani Olomouc | Ostrava | |
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| 14:00 | Black Hill Blansko | MZLU Brno | Blansko | |
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Czech Extraleague Champions of this century
2000 Draci Brno
2001 Draci Brno
2002 Draci Brno
2003 Draci Brno
2004 Draci Brno
2005 Draci Brno
2006 Draci Brno
2007 AVG Draci Brno
Final standings 2007
1. AVG Draci Brno
2. MZLU Express Brno
3. Krc Altron
4. Arrows Ostrava
5. Technika Brno
6. Skokani Olomouc
7. Tegola Titans Praha
8. Black Hill Blansko
Top Batters 2007
1. Malik (Arrows)
2. Vesely (Draci)
3. Griffin (Draci)
4. Bren (Draci)
5. Svoboda (Technika)
Top Pitchers 2007
1. Schneider (Draci)
2. Kubat (MZLU)
3. Husek (Krc)
4. Bokaj (Arrows)
5. Janda (Tegola)
Check part two of the Czech Extraleague preview for a more detailed look at the teams.
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