Summary
The second weekend of action in Czechia saw Draci Brno sweep Sokol Hluboka in dominant fashion to improve to 6-0, with Tempo Prague (3-1) in second place after two victories against Nuclears Trebic.
Eagles Prague, who suffered at the hands of Draci last weekend, rebounded with a sweep of their own against the new boys from Technika Brno to keep pace with the pack, and Arrows Ostrava relied on strong pitching to improve to .500 as well.
Results (box scores linked)
Eagles Prague v. Technika Brno (8-4, 16-6, 19-0)
Tempo Prague v. Nuclears Trebic (5-1, 5-1, 4-5)
Hrosi Brno v. Arrows Ostrava (0-1, 16-6, 1-3)
Draci Brno v. Sokol Hluboka (10-0, 15-4, 4-0)
Highlights
Eagles swept their series against Technika Brno, with Martin Cervenka leading the way. The former Minor Leaguer went a combined 8-for-10 in the three games and also reached base on five walks. His five hits included two homers, his second and third of the season, and three doubles. He drove in eight runs and scored another nine.
There were a combined 73 strikeouts in the Tempo-Nuclears series.
Ondrej Satoria pitched a complete game shutout in Game 1 of the Arrows-Hrosi series. The 25-year-old scattered three hits and struck out five (no walks), outdueling his counterpart Jon Kennedy (7IP, 2H, 0R, 6K) for the W.
Martin Kalabek hit two homers and drove in six runs in Draci Brno’s Game 2 victory over Sokol Hluboka. Draci was dominant in the series sweep, outscoring Hluboka 29-4.
Standings
W | L | ||
Draci Brno | 6 | 0 | |
Tempo Prague | 3 | 1 | |
Hrosi Brno | 3 | 2 | |
Eagles Prague | 3 | 3 | |
Arrows Ostrava | 2 | 2 | |
Sokol Hluboka | 2 | 4 | |
Trebic Nuclears | 1 | 4 | |
Technika Brno | 1 | 5 |