The Czech Republic bested Germany also in the second
of three exhibition games this week. The squad of manager Mike Griffin
prevailed 7-4 on Wednesday evening at the Armin-Wolf-Arena in Regensburg.
On Tuesday the Czech team already had won 7-1 in a
game played in Heidenheim. Game three of the series is set for Regensburg on
Thursday.
Petr Cech, who played for the Buchbinder Legionaere
Regensburg in the past, gave the Czech Republic a 3-0 lead in the second inning
with a long home run over the center field wall. In the following innings the
Czech team extended continuously their lead including a pair of RBI singles by
Matej Hejma and were up 7-2 midway through the eighth. Germany threatened to
rally, but during Elias von Garßen’s two-run single he got thrown out at second
base trying to stretch it into a double and ending the comeback try. Von
Garßen finished the game with three RBI in his first appearance for Germany’s
men’s national team.
Boris Bokaj earned the win with five innings. Sascha
Koch got charged with the loss, surrendering three extra-base hits, three runs
and two walks in three innings. Michal Sobotka, Jiri Vavrusa, Josef Cihlar and
Mikal Vykoukal also pitched for the Czech Republic. Kevin Trisl, Jonathan
Eisenhuth and Lukas Steinlein followed Koch on the mound for Germany.
Czech Republic 030 010 210 7 8 2
Germany 010 010 020 4 10 2
WP: Boris Bokaj, LP: Sascha Koch
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