EXL: Tempo took two wins from Brno

4.7.2021 Zuzana Ferková 2 min read

One of the highlights of Saturday TOP 6 games was Marek Minařík performance. But fans could see much more than that.

The second game between Arrows and Eagles was played in Ostrava, this time starting two experienced pitchers in Boris Bokaj for Arrows and Tomáš Duffek for Eagles. We had to wait till the bottom of the third inning to see the first run, when Jakub Malík scored in Jakub Kubica. But visitors came back in next half inning, as Michal Zýma blasted a three run homerun.

Since this moment, Eagles wouldn’t let go of the lead. Tomáš Duffek was substituted in the eight inning by Ondřej Kvapil and in the ninth we saw Joseph Evan Enea, who played in Extraliga for the first time and also got his first save.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Eagles Praha	0	0	0	4	1	1	1	1	0	8	10	1
Arrows Ostrava	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	5	12	0

While Hluboká kept close with Draci till the very end on Friday, reigning champions didn’t allow any drama on Saturday. Home team could rely on starter Filip Čapka, who only allowed 2 hits and no runs in six innings. Trio Arnošt Dubový (4 H1 3 R, 2 RBI), Eugene Helder (3 H, 2 RBI, 1 BB) and Filip Moštěk (2 H, 2 RBI, 1 BB) complemented him in the offense. Draci earned a dominant win and moved to the first place in TOP 6 standings.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Sokol Hluboká	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	2
Draci Brno	1	3	0	1	3	0	2	0	–	10	14	1

Doubleheader between Tempo and Hroši brought good pitching performances. First game was all about Marek Minařík, who didn’t allow any hits and earned his first no-hitter in career. Tempo also took the 7-0 win.

In the second game Tempo started Joey Wagman and he also played well. In seven innings, he didn’t allow any runs and had 10 SO. On the other hand, visitors took the lead in the first inning after runs by David Vohánka and Marek Minařík. They slowly increased it until 5-0.

Hroši had to wait for their first run till the eight inning (17th in the doubleheader), when Lukáš Trunkát scored in Jakub Ondráček. At that time, Tempo had Jake Rabinowitz on the mound. However, visitors responded in the following half inning, adding four runs and increasing their lead to final 9-1.