Arrows Ostrava

Arrows Ostrava
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Information
League	Czech Extraliga
Location	Ostrava, Czech Republic
Ballpark	Arrows Park
Established	1973 (1973)
League championships	3 (2018, 2019, 2021)
Colors	Navy blue, red and white
Manager	Boris Bokaj
Current uniforms
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Arrows Park

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.

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.

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. Arrows hosted the 2021 tournament, finishing 6th with a 2–2 record. The club has had its best performance so far in the 2022 tournament, held in Bonn, where they finished 5th. 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.

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 area and a press room.

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.

Roster

Arrows Ostrava roster
Players				Coaches
Pitchers 42 Boris Bokaj 12 Jiří Hikl 38 Michal Kovala 54 Jan Kozel 31 Martin Kubovčík  3 Adrián Mück  5 Matyáš Novotný 52 Matyáš Pjontek 95 Michal Puškár 97 Matěj Satoria 21 Ondřej Satoria 99 Alexandr Šin 90 Filip Votava 26 Marko Vykoukal		Catchers 27 Michael Vykoukal 67 Mário Gottschall Infielders 14 Rory Graf-Brennen 60 Matyáš Kozel 40 Jakub Kubica 18 Radim Novotný 23 Marek Slapnička 25 Martin Šmoldas Outfielders 16 Daniel Černý  2 Jakub Grepl 96 Adam Gřeš 11 David Koláček 13 Jakub Malík 64 Šimon Všetečka  1 Aleš Navrátil		Manager 42 Boris Bokaj Coaches  1 Aleš Navrátil (coach) Roster updated on 12 January 2024

Achievements

• Extraliga : 3 (2018, 2019, 2021)

European Champions Cup record

Year	Venue	Finish	Wins	Losses	Win%	Manager
2019	Bologna	7th	2	3	.400	Boris Bokaj
2021	Ostrava	6th	2	2	.500	Boris Bokaj
2022	Bonn	5th	1	3	.250	Boris Bokaj
2023	Bussum	7th	3	2	.600	Boris Bokaj
Total			8	10	.444

External links

• Official club webpage