While Technika Brno lost a three-game series against the North Stars Moscow in the European Cup Playoff, AVG Draci Brno and the Eagles Prague opened their best-of-five semi-final series in the Czech Extraleague. In game one on Saturday Draci used big rallies in the second and sixth to crush the Eagles 16-6 in seven innings. Pat Ahearne received the win on the mound. Tomas Duffek took the loss. On Sunday Brno celebrated a 10-0 shutout to take a 2-0 lead in the series. Petr Minarik got hit by a ball at his hand in the second frame, but went the distance anyway. Martin Schneider hit a two-run homerun in the sixth.
Results Czech Extraleague Semi-Finals:
Saturday, September 11:
Technika Brno – MZLU Express Brno 4-6
Sunday, September 12:
Technika Brno – MZLU Express Brno 1-4 (MZLU Express leads Series 2-0)
Saturday, September 18:
AVG Draci Brno – Eagles Prague 16-6
Sunday, September 19:
AVG Draci Brno – Eagles Prague 10-0 (AVG Draci leads Series 2-0)
Schedule Czech Extraleague Semi-Finals:
Saturday, September 25:
14:00 MZLU Express Brno – Technika Brno
14:00 Eagles Prague – AVG Draci Brno
Sunday, September 26:
14:00 MZLU Express Brno – Technika Brno*
14:00 Eagles Prague – AVG Draci Brno*
Tuesday, September 28:
14:00 Technika Brno – MZLU Express Brno*
14:00 AVG Draci Brno – Eagles Prague*
*if necessary