The inaugural Baseball European Champions Cup is ready to launch on May 15, 2024. The Eagles Praha (CZE) will take on the VOITH Heidenheim Heidekoepfe (GER) in Heidenheim. Simultaneously, the Draci Brno (CZE) will host the Guggenberger Legionäre (GER) at the YD Baseball Arena in Brno.
Both games are scheduled to start at 19:00.
The rosters for the participating teams have been announced:
Eagles Praha
63 Antoň Michal (OF)
21 Blažek Šimon (SS)
90 De La Barcena Willie (UTL)
14 DERGANZ Lukáš (C)
7 DUFFEK Tomáš (P)
48 Hanuš Mikuláš (UTL)
27 Herrera Emmanuel (P)
84 Hojda Jan (3B)
42 Hrdlička Ondřej (IF)
77 KOHOUT Michal (P)
51 Kolev Vasko (P)
68 Machačka Zdeněk (UTL)
60 Matoušek Štěpán (C)
73 Mulač Jan (IF)
66 NEMEC Filip (P)
39 Prandžev Aleš (OF)
50 PRAŽÁK Albert (P)
74 Slabý Marek (UTL)
26 Smola Matyáš (OF)
40 Tamba Natsuki (P)
70 Uemura Koya (P, OF)
13 Wilson David (P)
34 Zavadil Tadeáš (UTL)
9 Zýma Petr (3B)
The Czechs will be led by Manager Michal Müller and Coach Martin Šmidt.
VOITH Heidenheim Heidekoepfe
11 BOLSENBROEK Mike (P)
27 DINSKI David (OF)
27 EHRICH Christoph (P)
44 Geiger Thomas (C, OF)
26 Germaine William (C, IF)
14 Gühring Simon (IF)
1 Holl Konstantin (OF)
8 Janssen Drew (P, IF, OF)
7 Larry Shawn (OF) 2 LIEDTKE Simon (P, IF)
22 Montgomery Maurice (P, IF)
30 Mortensen Jared (P)
42 Owens Gary (OF)
40 Plitz Timo (P)
45 Redle Elias (OF)
55 REDLE Kilian (C, IF)
12 Schiele Konstantin (P)
33 Schüller Sven (P)
9 Schulz Philip (IF)
28 Seyfried Patrick (P)
32 Thomas Nateshon (IF, OF)
41 Valentin Christoph (OF)
18 VAVRUŠA Daniel (C)
20 Weber Johannes (P)
Leading the team will be Manager Klaus Eckle, helped by Coaches Hannes Hirschberger, Marc Janssen, and Markus Winkler.
Draci Brno
14 Čapka Filip (P)
10 Červinka Martin (IF)
9 Dubový Arnošt (OF)
2 Hajtmar Jakub (IF)
98 HEDL Filip (UTL)
84 Hrbek Tomáš (P)
6 Hřib Martin (C)
28 Hurtado Jhenderson (P)
8 Kalábek Martin (OF)
7 KLACL Šimon (OF)
18 Krejčí Jonáš (IF)
74 MEDINA Yoervis (P)
16 Monsalve Alex (C, IF)
31 MOŠTĚK Filip (OF)
97 Omelka Richard (C)
99 Pejchar Hugo (1B)
23 Pernička Martin (UTL) 56 Prokop Milan (IF)
11 ŠINDELKA Michal (OF)
96 TAKEDA Matias (UTL)
39 Urbánek Tomáš (P)
42 Vašourek Jan (P)
95 VENTRUBA Vojtěch (UTL)
17 WINKLER Jakub (C, 3B)
Led by Manager Pavel Budský, with coaching support from Ondřej Furko and Luis Miguel Villarroel.
Guggenberger Legionäre
73 Amon Pascal (P, OF)
52 CEDANO DE LEON Joe (P)
2 Cornelli Edoardo (IF)
18 Harkin Scott (P)
12 Harms Eric (OF)
7 HELMIG Lou (1B, OF)
20 Jimenez Ramos Marlon Chayanne (3B)
33 Joyce Terrell (P, OF)
5 Kurikka Konsta (P)
19 Michale Miceli Nicholas (P)
10 Mitchell Patrick (P)
69 PATRICE Daniel (1B, 3B, OF)
11 Sacasa Nino (IF, OF)
6 Schmidt Alexander (SS)
31 Sujak Aljo (P)
43 Torres Skerrett Antonios (C)
25 von Garßen Elias (C)
68 Wolf Marius (P, UTL)
Led by Manager Martin Helmig, Coach Lenin Santa Cruz, Pitching Coach Michael Wäller, and Staff Philipp Weishaupt.
The Baseball European Champions Cup will be visible worldwide with live streaming available on the WBSC Europe OTT platform, wbsce.tv.
Additionally, play-by-play will be available on the WBSC Europe website.
For the match between Draci Brno and Guggenberger Legionäre at the YD Baseball Arena in Brno, tickets are priced between 249 and 399 Czech crowns. Tickets can be purchased online at SMSticket.cz
For the game between VOITH Heidenheim Heidekoepfe and Eagles Praha in Heidenheim, day tickets are available for €10 for adults and €7 for reduced admission. Tickets can be purchased at the ticket shop at the entrance of the stadium or in advance via email to susanne@heidekoepfe.de.
