The Czech Baseball Association announced the preparation phase and a preliminary roster for the U21 Baseball World Cup this week. 29 players have been selected by the coaching staff of Pavel Chadim, Richard Dvorak, Jan Jablonka and Michal Muller. The U21 squad will also be strengthened by six U23 players, which will be named later. In preparation for the inaugural U21 Baseball World Cup the Czech U21 team will face the British Senior National Team on September 10 at the Eagles Ballpark in Prague. In October training camps are planned for October 12, 25 and 26 in Brno, the latter two with exhibition games. Right before the tournament in Taiwan three more exhibition matches are planned on site.
Preliminary Roster:
Surname | Name | Pos. | Bat | Throw | Club | |
Aubrecht | Ivan | OF | C | L | R | Kotlářka Praha |
Brabec | Matěj | P | R | R | Technika Brno | |
Cihlář | Josef | P | R | R | Kotlářka Praha | |
Červenka | Marek | P | R | R | Kotlářka Praha | |
Červenka | Martin | C | 3B | R | R | Kotlářka Praha |
Ercoli | Lukáš | P | L | L | Kotlářka Praha | |
Hajtmar | Adam | UNIV | L | R | Draci Brno | |
Chroust | Přemek | IF | L | R | Draci Brno | |
Janoud | Tomáš | OF | R | R | Hroši Brno | |
Juněc | Tomáš | 1B | OF | L | R | Arrows Ostrava |
Lukáš | David | P | R | R | Sokol Hluboká | |
Minařík | Marek | P | R | R | Kotlářka Praha | |
Moštěk | Filip | OF | 1B | R | L | Draci Brno |
Mužík | Martin | C | R | R | Kotlářka Praha | |
Novák | Jan | P | R | L | Kotlářka Praha | |
Ondra | Tomáš | P | R | R | Arrows Ostrava | |
Ondráček | Jakub | UNIV | R | R | Hroši Brno | |
Satoria | Ondřej | P | OF | R | R | Arrows Ostrava |
Sázavský | Richard | OF | R | R | Technika Brno | |
Síla | Petr | UNIV | L | R | Kotlářka Praha | |
Smola | Filip | IF | L | R | Kotlářka Praha | |
Sobotka | Michal | P | R | R | Draci Brno | |
Šmidt | Viktor | P | R | R | Eagles Praha | |
Tomek | Jan | P | R | R | Arrows Ostrava | |
Vítek | Dan | P | R | R | Eagles Praha | |
Vohanka | David | IF | P | L | R | Tempo Praha |
Vykoukal | Michael | C | OF | R | R | Arrows Ostrava |
Vykoukal | Marko | P | OF | R | R | Arrows Ostrava |
Zýma | Michal | IF | R | R | Eagles Praha | |
Managers, coaches, staff etc. | ||||||
Chadim | Pavel | manager | ||||
Dvořák | Richard | pitching coach | ||||
Jablonka | Jan | 3B coach | ||||
Muller | Michal | hitting coach |