The Czech Baseball Extraleague finals between twelve time consecutive winner AVG Draci Brno and MZLU Express Brno started on Sunday.
Some years ago, MZLU was a farm team of Draci Brno, and now both teams are in the Czech finals. This situation is a good indications of the
quality of the Draci Brno system.
Sunday’s game was again broadcasted by national sport TV channel CT4 and was a very well played defensive baseball game. Draci started with PROCHASZKA on the mount and MZLU sent Kubat to the hill. Express got the better start into the game and after a hit by Ovesny and double by Holovko they jumped ahead 1-0. In the 7th MADEIJ scored another run for the Express and made it 2-0. Until the 9th inning the Express pitcher KUBAT controlled the Draci offense. He was replaced by FABIAN who was supposed to close the game on Draci. But he loaded the bases with no outs and was replaced by VYSTRCIL. Draci was rolling and could not be stopped anymore. The recorded 2 more hits in the 9th, turned the game around and won 3-2. The series will continue next weekend with games on Saturday and Sunday played in municipal stadium. The games will again be telecated on TV.
Results:
AVG Draci Brno vs. MZLU Express Brno 1-0 (3-2)
The Play-off series for relegation in Extraleague 2008 also started in Liberec where winners of the 2nd National League Liberec Patriots played against no.8 team of the first leauge Black Hill Blansko. Blansko beat the Patriots 1-3 in 11 innings and 3-5 and only need one more win to stay in the Extraleague in 2008. The second series started in Prague where the Tegola Titans (7th in Extraleague) met with the Sokol Hluboka (2nd in 2nd National League). The Titans ran over Sokol 10-2 and 21-1 and also need only one more win to take the series and a sport for 2008. Both series will continue next weekend in Blansko and Hluboka.
Results:
Patriots Liberec vs. Black Hill Blansko 0-2 (1-3, 3-5)
Tegola Titans Praha vs. Sokol Hluboka 2-0 (10-2, 21-1)
Meanwhile in tournament for a spot in the 2nd Czech league Skokani and Louny came out as winners.
1. Skokani Olomouc B – promoted to 2nd National League 2008
2. Lokomotiva Louny – promoted to 2nd National League 2008
3. Technika Brno B
4. Tebic Nuclears
4. Wolfs Domazlice