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The VOITH Heidenheim Heidekoepfe and the Guggenberger Legionäre Regensburg from the Baseball-Bundesliga Division I, which is operated by the Deutscher Baseball Softball Verband, and the Eagles Praha and the Draci Brno from the Extraliga, operated by the Czech Baseball Association, will be the participating teams in the 2024 Baseball European Champions Cup.
The 2024 BECC will begin on May 15, when VOITH Heidenheim Heideköpfe will face Eagles Praha at the Hellensteinenergie Ballpark Heidenheim in Heidenheim, Germany. Draci Brno will play Guggenberger Legionaere Regensburg at the YD Baseball Arena in Brno, Czech Republic. Both games will start at 7 p.m. Central European Time.
All regular season games will be played on Wednesdays, with games on May 15, June 5, June 12, July 17, August 14, and August 21.
During the 2024 BECC scheduled dates, the games will be played at Armin-Wolf-Arena in Regensburg, Germany, and at the Baseballový areál Eagles Praha in Prague, Czech Republic.
The top two teams will play the championship game on Saturday, September 28, at a venue to be determined. The 2024 Baseball European Champions Cup title game will start at 9 a.m. EST on September 28.
All of the 2024 Baseball European Champions Cup games will be streamed on https://wbsce.tv/home with a paid subscription service. You can also access the box scores and live stream link on the website at https://www.wbsceurope.org/en/events/2024-baseball-european-champions-cup-2024/schedule-and-results.
VOITH Heidenheim Heidekoepfe 13, Eagles Praha 0 F/7 – Hellensteinenergie Ballpark Heidenheim
The VOITH Heidenheim Heidekoepfe offense had 13 hits in their first game of the 2024 BECC against the Eagles Praha pitching staff during their seven-inning mercy rule win on Wednesday night.
The Eagles Praha offense had two hits on Wednesday.
The Eagles Praha pitching staff allowed 13 earned runs, five walks, and three strikeouts.
Eagles Praha starting pitcher Natsuki Tamba recorded the loss, threw three innings, allowed three hits, two earned runs, and walked two batters on Wednesday night.
The VOITH Heidenheim Heidekoepfe pitching staff walked one batter and struck out 12.
VOITH Heidenheim Heidekoepfe starting pitcher Jared Mortenson recorded the win and threw six innings, allowed one hit, one walk, and struck out 10 batters.
VOITH Heidenheim Heidekoepfe third baseman William Germaine launched a three-run home run off of Eagles Praha relief pitcher Emmanuel Herrera in the bottom of the fourth inning, scoring center fielder Gary Owens and first baseman Simon Guhring to extend the lead to 10-0.
VOITH Heidenheim Heidekoepfe second baseman Drew Janssen had two hits in two at-bats, scoring two runs, driving in two RBIs, and walking one.
Owens had three hits in four at-bats with one run scored and one RBI.
Germaine scored three runs with four RBI and two hits in four at-bats.
VOITH Heidenheim Heidekoepfe right fielder Shawn Larry recorded two hits, two RBI and scored one run in four at-bats.
VOITH Heidenheim Heidekoepfe shortstop Simon Liedtke had one hit in four at-bats, scored one run with two RBI, and struck out once.
Draci Brno 2, Guggenberger Legionaere Regensburg 0 – YD Baseball Arena
Draci Brno did not get their first run of the game until the bottom of the fourth inning on Wednesday night when first baseman Alex Monsalve lifted a solo home run over the left field fence off Guggenberger Legionaere Regensburg starting pitcher Scott Harkin to make it 1-0.
Harkin took the loss on Wednesday night and threw five innings, allowing three hits, one earned run, one walk, and six strikeouts.
Draci Brno starting pitcher Yoervis Medina won the game, threw five innings, and allowed two hits, two walks, and three strikeouts.
Draci Brno relief pitcher Jhenderson Hurtado recorded the save and threw three innings, allowing one hit, one walk, and struck out two batters.
The Draci Brno pitching staff combined to allow three hits, walking four batters, and striking out five during the first day of the 2024 BECC.
Draci Brno right fielder Martin Kalabek scored the second run of the game on a wild pitch during catcher Jakub Winkler’s at-bat in the bottom of the seventh inning with one out.
Hurtado shut the door with a 1-2-3 inning in the top of the ninth inning and got Guggenberger Legionaere Regensburg second baseman Edoardo Cornelli to ground out to third baseman Jonas Krejci as he threw the ball over to Monsalve for the final out of the game.
2024 Baseball European Champions Cup Schedule
All Games Start Times Are Central European Time
All Games From June 5 Until August 21 Will Start At 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
June 5
7 p.m. – Eagles Praha at Guggenberger Legionaere – Regensburg, Germany
7 p.m. – VOITH Heidenheim Heidekoepfe at Draci Brno – Brno, Czech Republic
June 12
7 p.m. – Eagles Praha at Guggenberger Legionaere – Prague, Czech Republic
7 p.m. – Draci Brno at VOITH Heidenheim Heidekoepfe – Heidenheim, Germany
July 17
7 p.m. – VOITH Heidenheim Heidekoepfe at Eagles Praha – Prague, Czech Republic
7 p.m. – Draci Brno at Guggenberger Legionaere – Heidenheim, Germany
August 14
7 p.m. – Eagles Praha at Draci Brno – Brno, Czech Republic
7 p.m. – Guggenberger Legionaere at VOITH Heidenheim Heidekoepfe – Heidenheim, Germany
August 21
7 p.m. – Draci Brno at Eagles Praha – Prague, Czech Republic
7 p.m. – VOITH Heidenheim Heidekoepfe at Guggenberger Legionaere- Heidenheim, Germany
September 28
3 p.m. – Championship Game – Teams and Venue To Be Determined
2024 Baseball European Champions Cup Official Rosters
*Two-Way Player
^Utility Player
Eagles Praha
Pitchers
Tomas Duffek
Emmanuel Herrera
Michal Kohout
Vasko Kolev
Filip Nemec
Albert Prazak
Natsuki Tamba
David Wilson
Koya Uemura*
Catchers
Stepan Matousek
Lukas Derganz
Infielders
Ondrej Hrdlicka
Jan Mulac
Petr Zyma
Simon Blazek
Willie De La Barcena^
Marek Slaby^
Outfielders
Zdenek Machaka^
Tadeas Zavadil^
Ales Prandzev
Mikulas Hanus^
Matyas Smola
Michael Anton
Coaching Staff: Manager Michal Muller and Coach Martin Smidt
VOITH Heidenheim Heidekoepfe
Pitchers
Mike Bolsenbroek
Christoph Bolsenbroek
Jared Mortenson
Maurice Montgomery*
Timo Plitz
Konstantin Schiele
Sven Schuller
Patrick Seyfried
Johannes Weber
Catchers
Daniel Vavrusa
Kilian Redle^
William Germaine^
Infielders
Philip Schulz
Simon Guhring
Drew Janseen*
Simon Liedtke*
Nateshon Thomas^
Outfielders
Shawn Larry
Gary Owens
Elias Redle
Konstantin Holl
Thomas Geiger^
Davis Dinski
Coaching Staff: Manager Klaus Eckle and coaches Hannes Hirschberger, Marc Janssen, and Markus Winkler
Draci Brno
Pitchers
Tomas Hrbek
Filip Capka
Jhenderson Hurtado
Yoervis Medina
Jan Vasourek
Tomas Urbanek
Catchers
Martin Hribn
Richard Omelka
Infielders
Martin Cervinka
Flip Hedl^
Jakub Winkler^
Matias Takeda
Hugo Pejchar
Milan Prokop
Jonas Krejci
Kaub Hatjmar
Outfielders
Simon Klacl
Martin Kalabek
Michal Sindelka
Filip Mostek
Martin Pernicka
Coaching Staff: Manager Pavel Budský and coaching staff Ondřej Furko and Luis Miguel Villarroel.
Guggenberger Legionäre
Pitchers
Joe Cedano De Leon
Terrell Joyce
Aljo Sujak
Nicholas Michale Miceli
Konsta Kurrika
Patrick Mitchell
Pascal Amon*
Marius Wolf*
Catchers
Antonios Torres Skerrett
Elias von Garben Elias
Infielders
Edoardo Cornelli
Alexander Schidmt
Daniel Patrice
Marlon Chayanne Jimenez Ramos
Outfielders
Eric Harms
Nino Sacasa
Lou Helmig
Coaching Staff: Manager Martin Helmig, Coach Lenin Santa Cruz, Pitching Coach Michael Wäller, and Staff Philipp Weishaupt
