By Michal Hanus
Tenth annual international baseball tournament was played last June weekend at Tempo Titans Praha baseball facility. Six teams from five countries divided into two groups played two group games on Saturday. Sunday was dedicated to games for final standings. Home team Tempo Titans, polish Krakow Kings and Team Nicarao played in group A. Members of group B were Aligatori Znojmo, Fighting Flies Bratislava and Dresden Dukes.
Group A were very close and Team Nicarao won the group A thanks to better result with Krakow Kings. Tempo Titans only tie with Team Nicarao and finished second. Very well playing Krakow Kings finished third without win. In group B Fighting Flies and Aligatori Znojmo were passed as favorites of this group. Dresden Dukes lost both game and finished third. Fighting Flies swept Aligatori 8:5 and won group B. Aligatori Znojmo finished second.
The first Sunday game between Krakow Kings and Dresden Dukes brought very nice baseball, where pitchers dominated over batters. In this game Krakow won 3:0 and finished fifth in tournament. Dresden Dukes remained without win sixth. Also game for the third place between home team Titans and Znojmo was closed till the last inning. Titans ran six times in the last frame and won 8:1 over the Aligatori. The final game between Fighting Flies and Nicarao started very well for Nicarao. After second inning, score was 7:0, then only Fighting Flies scored, but only three times and Team Nicarao won this game 7:3 and also whole tournament. Fighting Flies finished second.;
Big thank must to be send to all participated teams for their really nice baseball during whole weekend and organizers are hoping, that all six team will arrive to Prague next last June weekend for 11th annual PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL BASEBALL CUP.
Tournament results:
group A
Tempo Titans vs. Krakow Kings 8:5
Krakow Kings vs. Team Nicarao 0:8
Team Nicarao vs. Tempo Titans 4:4
Tempo Titans vs. Krakow Kings 8:5
Krakow Kings vs. Team Nicarao 0:8
Team Nicarao vs. Tempo Titans 4:4
group B
Dresden Dukes vs. Aligatori Znojmo 2:19
Aligatori Znojmo vs. Fighting Flies Bratislava 5:8
Fighting Flies Bratislava vs. Dresden Dukes 8:0
Dresden Dukes vs. Aligatori Znojmo 2:19
Aligatori Znojmo vs. Fighting Flies Bratislava 5:8
Fighting Flies Bratislava vs. Dresden Dukes 8:0
5th place game
Krakow Kings vs. Dresden Dukes 3:0
Krakow Kings vs. Dresden Dukes 3:0
3rd place game
Tempo Titans vs. Aligatori Znojmo 8:1
Tempo Titans vs. Aligatori Znojmo 8:1
final game
Fighting Flies Bratislava vs. Team Nicarao 3:7
Fighting Flies Bratislava vs. Team Nicarao 3:7
Final Standings:
1. Team Nicarao (NIC)
2. Fighting Flies Bratislava (SVK)
3. Tempo Titans Praha (CZE)
4. Aligatori Znojmo (CZE)
5. Krakow Kings (POL)
6. Dresden Dukes (GER)
1. Team Nicarao (NIC)
2. Fighting Flies Bratislava (SVK)
3. Tempo Titans Praha (CZE)
4. Aligatori Znojmo (CZE)
5. Krakow Kings (POL)
6. Dresden Dukes (GER)