Czech Republic players celebrate the team’s victory in the World Baseball Classic Pool B game between Czech Republic and China at Tokyo Dome on March 10, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Kenta Harada/Getty Images)
The Czech Baseball Association announced their roster for the host nation for the 2023 European Championships which will be held from September 24 to October 1.
The relegation and placement rounds will be from September 28-30. The gold medal and bronze medal games will be on October 1.
The 2023 European Championships will have six venues during the international senior event: Eagles Prague in Prague, Arrows Park Ostrava in Ostrava-Poruba, BrnoField in Brno, Třebíč Na Hvězdě in Třebíč, YD Baseball Arena Brno in Brno, and Strawberry Field Blansko in Blansko will be the host sites.
The Czech Republic is ranked No. 15 in the World Rankings and will have 2023 World Baseball Classic manager Pavel Chadim return at the helm for the 2023 European Baseball Championship. The rest of the 2023 European Championship coaching staff will be the same from the 2023 World Baseball Classic except Michael Griffin, former first base coach from the previous international senior event, will not return for the Czech Republic.
Alex Derhak was the hitting coach at the 2023 World Baseball for the Czech Republic, and will split time as the hitting coach and first base coach during the 2023 European Championships. Tomas Duffek will b the bullpen coach, and former bullpen coach of the 2023 World Baseball Classic Dusan Randak will be the pitching coach for the 2023 European Championship team.
The Czech Republic roster will contain players that are born in the country or obtain Czech citizenship and that have played in the Extraliga operated by the Czech Baseball Association along with a majority of the players from the 2023 World Baseball Classic
Czech Republic pitcher Michael Senay and pitcher Tomas Ondra are the only two players that are listed on the active roster for the 2023 European Championships that did not play in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.
The Czech Republic qualified for the 2023 World Baseball Classic beating Spain 3-1 in Regensburg, Germany last September. During the 2023 World Baseball Classic in Pool B at the Tokyo Dome, the Czech Republic went 1-3 in their first appearance at the event, beating China in their first game 8-5. The Czech Republic will not have to qualify for the next World Baseball Classic in 2026 because China went 0-4 during the event.
The Czech Republic will face World ranked No. 21 Spain, No. 41 Greece, and No. 26 Austria during the pool round of the 2023 European Championships.
The WBSC Europe website and social media pages will have all the listed information on streaming the European Championships on their YouTube and Facebook page.
2023 Czech Republic Pool Round Schedule European Championships
Sunday, September 24, 2023
12 p.m. EDT – Austria vs. Czech Republic – Arrows Park Ostrava, Ostrava-Poruba
Monday, September 25, 2023
11:30 a.m. EDT – Greece vs. Czech Republic – Arrows Park Ostrava, Ostrava-Poruba
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
11:30 a.m. EDT – Czech Republic vs. Spain – Arrows Park Ostrava, Ostrava-Poruba
2023 Czech Republic European Championship Roster
Pitchers
Jeffrey Barto
Filip Capka
Lukas Hlouch
Marek Minarik
Jan Novak
Tomas Ondra
Jake Rabinowitz
Martin Schneider
Ondrej Satoria
Jan Tomek
Michael Senay
Catchers
Martin Cervenka
Martin Muzik
Michael Vykoukal
Infielders
Eric Sogard
Filip Smola
Vojtech Mensik
William Escala
Petr Zyma
Outfielders
Marek Krejcirik
Marek Chlup
Arnost Dubovy
Matej Mensik
2023 Czech Republic European Championship Coaching Staff
Pavel Chadim – Manager
David Nevril – Bench Coach
John Hussey – Pitching Coach
Tomas Duffek – Bullpen Coach
Alex Derhak – Hitting Coach/First Base Coach
David Winklr – Third Base Coach
2023 European Championships Schedule
Sunday, September 24, 2023
5 a.m. EDT – No. 52 Switzerland vs. No. 19 Israel – Eagles Prague, Prague
5 a.m. EDT – No. 35 Ukraine vs. No. 30 Croatia – MBS Brno, Brno-jih-Komárov
5 a.m. EDT – No. 41 Greece vs. No. 21 Spain – Arrows Park Ostrava, Ostrava-Poruba
11:30 a.m. EDT – No. 17 Germany vs. No. 25 Belgium – Eagles Prague, Prague
11:30 am. EDT – No. 22 France vs. No. 7 Netherlands – MBS Brno, Brno-jih-Komárov
11:30 a.m. EDT – No. 33 Sweden vs. No. 20 Great Britain – Třebíč Na Hvězdě, Třebíč
Monday, September 25, 2023
5 a.m.EDT – No. 52 Switzerland vs. No. 25 Belgium – Eagles Prague, Prague
5 a.m. EDT – No. 7 Netherlands vs. No. 35 Ukraine – MBS Brno, Brno-jih-Komárov
5 a.m. EDT – No. 40 Hungary vs. No. 20 Great Britain – Třebíč Na Hvězdě, Třebíč
5 a.m. EDT – No. 21 Spain vs. No. 26 Austria – Arrows Park Ostrava, Ostrava-Poruba
11:30 a.m. EDT – No. 22 France vs. No. 30 Croatia – MBS Brno, Brno-jih-Komárov
11:30 a.m. EDT – No. 12 Italy vs. No. 33 Sweden – Třebíč Na Hvězdě, Třebíč
2 p.m. EDT – No. 19 Israel vs. No. 17 Germany – Eagles Prague, Prague
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
5 a.m. EDT – No. 25 Belgium vs. No. 19 Israel – Eagles Prague, Prague
5 a.m. EDT – No. 35 Ukraine vs. No. 22 France – MBS Brno, Brno-jih-Komárov
5 a.m. EDT – No. 33 Sweden vs. No. 40 Hungary – Třebíč Na Hvězdě, Třebíč
5 a.m. EDT – No. 26 Austria vs. No. 41 Greece – Arrows Park Ostrava, Ostrava-Poruba
11:30 a.m. EDT – No.17 Germany vs. No. 52 Switzerland – Eagles Prague, Prague
11:30 a.m. EDT – No. 30 Croatia vs. No. 7 Netherlands – MBS Brno, Brno-jih-Komárov
11:30 a.m. EDT – No. 20 Great Britain vs. No. 12 Italy – Třebíč Na Hvězdě, Třebíč
