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Arrows Ostrava

{{Infobox baseball team

| name = Arrows Ostrava

| location = Ostrava, Czech Republic

| logo = Arrows Ostrava logo.png

| cap_logo = Arrows Ostrava insignia.png

| league = Czech Extraliga

| ballpark = Arrows Park

| established = {{Start date and age|1973}}

| league_champs = 3 (2018, 2019, 2021)

| colors = Navy blue, red and white
{{color box|#002540}} {{color box|#E1001D}} {{color box|white}}

| manager = Boris Bokaj

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File:Arrows Ostrava 4.jpg

SKSB Arrows Ostrava, z.s., or simply Arrows Ostrava, is a baseball team from Ostrava, Czech Republic. The team plays in the Czech Extraliga and have won the league title three times in 2018, 2019 and 2021.

History

The roots of Arrows Ostrava go back to 1971, when a group of young people led by Zdeněk Ploskonka started playing softball. Later, in 1973, the club was established as Permon Ostrava, with a baseball and softball section. In 1976 the team changed its name to Permon Sokol Pustkovec and in 1985 to TJ VOKD Poruba. In 1996, the baseball section split from VOKD Poruba and changed its name to SK Arrows Ostrava.{{cite web|title=Arrows Ostrava|url=https://extraliga.baseball.cz/klub-1/arrows-ostrava|website=Extraliga|access-date=13 April 2021|language=cs}}{{cite web|title= Historie |url=http://www.arrows.cz/klub/historie|website=arrows.cz|access-date=13 April 2021|language=cs}}

Arrows Ostrava has played in the Extraliga since 1995 and have never been relegated. The club finished as runner-ups in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2017 and 2020. In 2018, Arrows won its first Czech championship, an achievement they would repeat in 2019 and 2021, all under player-manager Boris Bokaj.{{cite web|title=Arrows Ostrava|url=https://baseball-stat.cz/Tymy/index.php?tym=ARR|website=Baseball-stat.cz|access-date=12 January 2024}}{{cite web|title= Český Baseball 2018|url=https://is.baseball.cz/download/2018/rocenka18_web.pdf|website=baseball.cz|access-date=13 April 2021|language=cs}}

Arrows Ostrava has participated four times in the European Champions Cup, Europe's top baseball club competition. The team made its debut in the 2019 edition, where they finished 7th with a 2–3 record.{{cite web|title=Standing|url=https://www.baseballstats.eu/2019/bologna/standing.php|website=baseballstats.eu|publisher=Confederation of European Baseball|access-date=12 January 2024}} Arrows hosted the 2021 tournament, finishing 6th with a 2–2 record.{{cite web|title=Parma Baseball wins the 2021 Champions Cup|url=https://www.wbsceurope.org/en/news/parma-baseball-wins-the-2021-champions-cup|publisher=WBSC Europe|date=18 July 2021|access-date=12 January 2024}} The club has had its best performance so far in the 2022 tournament, held in Bonn, where they finished 5th.{{cite web|title= 2022 EU-CHAMP-CUP-M-BB European Baseball Champions Cup 2022 Final Report|url=https://static.wbsc.org/upload/db3ec1ed-b26d-7f05-e76d-6edf12ea72f8.pdf|page=2|publisher=WBSC Europe|date=11 June 2022|access-date=12 January 2024}} In their last appearance, in the 2023 cup, Arrows finished 7th with a 3–2 record.

Four Arrows Ostrava players represented Czech Republic at the 2023 World Baseball Classic: pitchers Michal Kovala and Ondřej Satoria, infielder Jakub Kubica and outfielder Jakub Grepl.{{cite web|title=Czech Republic Roster & Staff|url=https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic/roster/czech-republic|website=MLB.com|access-date=20 April 2023}}{{cite web|first=Petr|last=Kubovčík|title=Hráči Arrows bojují na WBC|url=http://www.arrows.cz/klub/aktuality/3147-hraci-arrows-bojuji-na-wbc|website=arrows.cz|date=12 March 2023|access-date=12 January 2024|language=cs}}

Ballpark

Arrows Ostrava plays their home games at the Arrows Park, located in the Poruba district in Ostrava. The complex has two softball fields, a secondary baseball field and the main baseball field, that has a capacity of 600 seated spectators. There is also a restaurant, a conference room, VIP are and a press room.{{cite web|title=Areál|url=http://www.arrows.cz/park/areal|website=arrows.cz|access-date=12 January 2024|language=cs}}

Arrows Park hosted the 2021 European Champions Cup, the top European competition for baseball clubs, won by Parma Baseball, with the local team finishing sixth.{{cite web|title=Champions Cup and CEB Cup underway in Ostrava and Sénart|url=https://www.wbsceurope.org/en/news/champions-cup-and-ceb-cup-underway-in-ostrava-and-senart|publisher=WBSC Europe|date=12 July 2021|access-date=15 January 2023}}

Roster

{{baseball tournament roster

| TeamName = Arrows Ostrava

| TournamentName =

| BC1 = #002540

| BC2 = #E1001D

| FC1 = white

| FC2 = white

| ActiveAlt = Players

| CoachesAlt = Coaches

| Pitchers =

{{player|42|CZE|Boris Bokaj}}

{{player|12|CZE|Jiří Hikl}}

{{player|38|CZE|Michal Kovala}}

{{player|54|CZE|Jan Kozel}}

{{player|31|CZE|Martin Kubovčík}}

{{player| 3|CZE|Adrián Mück}}

{{player| 5|CZE|Matyáš Novotný}}

{{player|52|CZE|Matyáš Pjontek}}

{{player|95|CZE|Michal Puškár}}

{{player|97|CZE|Matěj Satoria}}

{{player|21|CZE|Ondřej Satoria}}

{{player|99|CZE|Alexandr Šin}}

{{player|90|CZE|Filip Votava}}

{{player|26|CZE|Marko Vykoukal}}

| Catchers =

{{player|27|CZE|Michael Vykoukal}}

{{player|67|SVK|Mário Gottschall}}

| Infielders =

{{player|14|USA|Rory Graf-Brennen}}

{{player|60|CZE|Matyáš Kozel}}

{{player|40|CZE|Jakub Kubica}}

{{player|18|CZE|Radim Novotný}}

{{player|23|CZE|Marek Slapnička}}

{{player|25|CZE|Martin Šmoldas}}

| Outfielders =

{{player|16|CZE|Daniel Černý}}

{{player| 2|CZE|Jakub Grepl}}

{{player|96|CZE|Adam Gřeš}}

{{player|11|CZE|David Koláček}}

{{player|13|CZE|Jakub Malík}}

{{player|64|CZE|Šimon Všetečka}}

{{player| 1|CZE|Aleš Navrátil}}

| Manager =

{{player|42|CZE|Boris Bokaj}}

| Coaches =

{{player| 1|CZE|Aleš Navrátil}} {{small|(coach)}}

[https://extraliga.baseball.cz/klub-1/soupiska/arrows-ostrava/rok-2023 Roster] updated on 12 January 2024

}}

Achievements

European Champions Cup record

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

!scope="col" style="{{Baseball primary style|Arrows Ostrava}}" | Year

!scope="col" style="{{Baseball primary style|Arrows Ostrava}}" | Venue

!scope="col" style="{{Baseball primary style|Arrows Ostrava}}" | Finish

!scope="col" style="{{Baseball primary style|Arrows Ostrava}}" | Wins

!scope="col" style="{{Baseball primary style|Arrows Ostrava}}" | Losses

!scope="col" style="{{Baseball primary style|Arrows Ostrava}}" | Win%

!scope="col" style="{{Baseball primary style|Arrows Ostrava}}" | Manager

2019align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Bologna7th23{{winpct|2|3}}align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} Boris Bokaj
style="border: 3px solid red"

| 2021

align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} Ostrava6th22{{winpct|2|2}}align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} Boris Bokaj
2022align=left| {{flagicon|GER}} Bonn5th13{{winpct|1|3}}align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} Boris Bokaj
2023align=left| {{flagicon|NED}} Bussum7th32{{winpct|3|2}}align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} Boris Bokaj
style="{{Baseball secondary style|Arrows Ostrava}}"

| colspan="3" | Total

810{{winpct|8|10}}

References

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External links

  • [http://www.arrows.cz/ Official club webpage]

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Category:1973 establishments in Czechoslovakia

Category:Baseball in the Czech Republic

Category:Baseball teams established in 1973

Category:Czech Baseball Extraliga teams

Category:Sport in Ostrava

{{Czech Baseball Extraliga}}