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Game 1 & 2 Recaps:
We opened the weekend against Olomouc and I couldn't have been prouder of our team. We had only 3 outdoor practices under our belts and just one short intra-squad game before having to play real games against an actual opponent. Overall, we got great starting pitching from Svata Kraut and Marek Bosansky who combined to throw 11 shut-out innings in the 2 games on Saturday. Vojtech Jelinek also pitched well, despite unusual circumstances - when he had to wait over an hour between innings during a rain delay in Game 1. I think our pitching was a big question mark going in to the season and those 3 pitchers really answered the call. Usually when you start a baseball season, the offense is the last thing to come around but our guys did a fantastic job hitting the ball - out-hitting Olomouc in both games. If we continue that type of production we are going to be successful this season. Individually, Jan Jablonka and Premek Chroust did a great job getting on base and setting the table as our 1-2 hitters in the line-up. Tomas Janicek and Jan Kuzma also had some big hits in Game 2 that really put the game out of reach. Our defense faltered in Game 1 but played a much cleaner Game 2, and once we get some more practices I think we will be able to improve a lot and correct some early season miscues. Finally, hats off to Martin Dvorak who behind the plate for every inning of both games, stepping up due to injuries and illness that made our other catchers unavailable for the games. Looking forward to this weekend's games in Ostrava and hopefully starting the year with a 3-1 record.
Our Game 1 starter, young lefty pitcher Svata Kraut
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