The selection of American players AIST has won the 2010 Prague Baseball Week. They defeated Russia 7-1 in the title game on Saturday evening at the Eagles ballpark in Prague Krc. Three runs in the fifth and four in the ninth sealed the win.
It already was the third game for AIST on the day, as they beat Israel 10-2 and the Czech Under-21 squad 6-5 in the afternoon. With the latter win, which was secured through a five-run sixth, they reached the finals. Russia had crushed the Czech Junior National Team 15-5 to clinch their spot.
Croatia, which used the Prague Baseball Week in preparation for the upcoming European Championship in Germany, concluded the tournament with a 3-3 record after prevailing 6-4 against Austria. They will remain in Prague for the next couple of days, playing some scrimmages against local clubs.
Results Day 5:
July 17:
Russia – Czech Juniors 15-5
CZJ 000 011 300 5 RUS 202 200 072 15
AIST – Israel 10-2
ISR 001 000 100 2 AIST 012 032 20X 10
AIST – Czech Republic 6-5
CZE 302 000 000 5 AIST 100 005 00X 6
Austria – Croatia 4-6
CRO 003 101 001 6 AUT 010 100 110 4
Finals: Russia – AIST 1-7
AIST 000 030 004 7 RUS 000 010 000 1
Final Standings:
- AIST (6-1)
- Russia (5-2)
- Czech Republic (4-2)
- Croatia (3-3)
- Austria (2-4)
- Czech Juniors (1-5)
- Israel (1-5)