Finish of First League is here and little is decided
The second best Czech baseball league is likely the closest in the history. No one is certain to reach TOP 6 with 1 round and one postponed game to go. Who will we see in Promotion League?
At the beginning of the season no one could predict there would be three teams sharing the first place with 7-5 record. They are followed by two teams with 6-6 record, with Kladno being another team with .500 record (5-5). Only Jablonec and Blansko are currently below .500 but this doesn’t mean they can’t reach TOP 6.
First League standings
| W | L | % | GB | Skóre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SaBaT Praha | 7 | 5 | .583 | – | 101 : 59 |
| Klasik Frýdek-Místek | 7 | 5 | .583 | – | 80 : 76 |
| Technika Brno | 7 | 5 | .583 | – | 71 : 74 |
| Hippos Brno | 6 | 6 | .500 | 1 | 91 : 72 |
| Skokani Olomouc | 6 | 6 | .500 | 1 | 94 : 96 |
| Miners Kladno | 5 | 5 | .500 | 1 | 76 : 78 |
| Blesk Jablonec | 4 | 6 | .400 | 2 | 65 : 87 |
| Olympia Blansko | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3 | 71 : 107 |
All teams have one round to go, with 2 games to play. Blansko and Jablonec will played a postponed double header as well. It is likely we will have to wait till the very end to see who gets into TOP 6 and who will stay behind. The remaining 2 teams will played in demotion part of the league.
Since there are many options for how teams can end up in Promotion League, we asked artificial intelligence to compute chances of each team. Predictions look interesting despite some limitations, with SaBaT seeming the most likely to get a chance to play for Extraliga spot. On the other hand, Blansko has the least chance to get to TOP 6
Teams‘ chances for TOP 6 based on AI predictions:
- Sabat: 44.44%
- Klasik: 33.33%
- Technika: 22.22%
- Hippos: 22.22%
- Skokani: 22.22%
- Miners: 22.22%
- Blesk: 33.33%
- Olympia: 11.11%
