Svecova shines in Czech Republic win over Hong Kong

Svecova shines in Czech Republic win over Hong Kong
07/12/2022
Czech Republic pitcher Marketa Svecova had 10 strikeouts allowing only three bases on balls.

Pitcher Marketa Svecova pitched a no-hitter for Czech Republic to lead their 10-0 four-inning win over Hong Kong on Wednesday in the II WBSC U-12 Softball World Cup at Jin-Long Field.

Svecova had 10 strikeouts allowing only three bases on balls, while teammate Tereza Valtusova went two-for-two in hitting and added a run to lead the Czech offence.

Daniel Mach ran the offence of the Czech Republic at the bottom of the first inning, as he singled through the right side, reached third on a wild pitch and topped his play with a run when Krystof Roll singled for a 1-0 lead at the bottom of the first inning.

Katerina Slanska went for the run next. After earning a walk, she easily moved to bases as the opposing side struggled, then reached home plate on a Svecova ground out. Roll and McKeon scored the next two runs to close the first inning with a 4-0 advantage.

In the second frame, Slanska earned another walk and finished the run on Svecova’s single to second base to increase the lead further to 5-0.

As Svecova kept her fine pitching form in the three innings, her teammates continued to score runs. Alfred Steiner started the offence with a single to right centre, followed by Valtusova’s second hit to right field and Ondrej Kos’ reaching first base on fielder’s choice.

With three in scoring position, Natalie Budinova pushed her teammates further to home plate on fielder’s choice to allow Steiner for the run. Valtusova and Budinova also scored when Mach reached base on a fielding error.

Czech Republic closed the game in four innings after logging two additional runs from Roll and Sebastian Mckeon at 10-0.