Draci Brno

Baseball team from Brno, Czech Republic

Draci Brno

Team logo	Cap insignia

Information

League

Czech Extraliga

Location

Brno, Czech Republic

Ballpark

Městský stadium

Established

1972; 52 years ago (1972)

League championships

22 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020)

Colors

Black, white and gold

Draci Brno (English: Brno Dragons) is a baseball team from Brno, Czech Republic. The team plays in the Czech Extraliga.

History

Draci Brno was founded as Slavia Brno VŠZ in 1972. In 1973, the team won the Czechoslovak amateur softball tournament and the next year they were invited to join the newly created national league organized by the Czechoslovak Association of Physical Education. Since then, the club has played every season on the top tier of Czechoslovak/Czech baseball, except for the 1993 season, when they were forced to play in a lower level league. That same year, the team changed its name to VSK VŠZ Draci Brno.^[1]

Draci Brno won their first Extraliga title in 1995 and won every season back to back from 1995 to 2010. The club has the most titles with a total of 22.^[2]

In 2016 the team participated in and won the inaugural and only season of the Euro League Baseball.^[3]

Ballpark:

Multicipal Stadium for Baseball in Brno-(City)

Ulica :Sokolova Nr.(706/2h)

      637 - 00 Brno 
      CHECH REPUBLIC

      (Brno-Komorov)

Roster

Draci Brno roster - Extraliga 2021
Players	Coaches
Pitchers 11 Radim Chroust 23 Marcus Jensen 14 Filip Čapka 42 Jan Vašourek 16 Jan Nebenführ 43 David Mergans 16 Tomáš Hrbek 12 Ondřej Furko		Catchers 18 Michael Varga 30 Šimon Drápela 25 Jakub Winkler Infielders 24 Pavel Budský 27 Přemek Chroust 2 Jakub Hajtmar 10 Martin Červinka 28 Zdeněk Chvátal 13 Martin Schneider 56 Milan Prokop Outfielders 9 Arnošt Dubový 1 Adam Hajtmar 31 Filip Moštěk 8 Martin Kalábek		Manager 19 Arnošt Nesňal Coaches 22 Hynek Čapka (head) 50 David Winkler (third base) 13 Pavel Chadim (assistant) 26 Karel Hrušovský (assistant)

Draci Brno roster - Extraliga 2021

Players

Coaches

Pitchers

11 Radim Chroust
23 Marcus Jensen
14 Filip Čapka
42 Jan Vašourek
16 Jan Nebenführ
43 David Mergans
16 Tomáš Hrbek
12 Ondřej Furko

Catchers

18 Michael Varga
30 Šimon Drápela
25 Jakub Winkler

Infielders

24 Pavel Budský
27 Přemek Chroust
2 Jakub Hajtmar
10 Martin Červinka
28 Zdeněk Chvátal
13 Martin Schneider
56 Milan Prokop

Outfielders

9 Arnošt Dubový
1 Adam Hajtmar
31 Filip Moštěk
8 Martin Kalábek

Manager

19 Arnošt Nesňal

Coaches

22 Hynek Čapka (head)
50 David Winkler (third base)
13 Pavel Chadim (assistant)
26 Karel Hrušovský (assistant)

Euro League Baseball

Draci Brno is one of the four teams to start in the inaugural season of the Euro League Baseball.

2016 Euro League Baseball standings
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	HW	HL	AW	AL	GB	PCT
1	Draci Brno	8	2	2	4	0	—	.750
2	Regensburg Legionäre	8	2	2	1	3	3	.375
3	Munich-Haar Disciples	8	2	2	1	3	3	.375

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Achievements

Extraliga : 22 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2022)
CEB Cup winner : 1 (2017)
3rd European Cup : 2 (1998, 2004)

References

^ "Draci Brno". Extraliga (in Czech). Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^ "O historii – Draci Baseball". draci.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^ "ELB is set to start 4-team inaugural season". euroleaguebaseball.com. 24 February 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.