Jan Tomek
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Jan Tomek
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 187 lb.
- Born January 29, 1992
Jan Tomek has pitched in the Extraliga and for the Czech national team.
Tomek was the youngest Czech player in the 2007 European Junior Championship, retiring the only batter he faced. He was in the 2008 MLB European Academy. In 2008, he was 2-0 with a 3.47 ERA for MZLU Express Brno. In the 11th/12th place game at the 2008 World Junior Championship, Tomek saved the Czech win over Russia. He had a 2-4 record, one save and a 4.78 ERA for the same club in 2009, but walked 31 in 37 2/3 innings at age 17. He again appeared in the European Junior Championship, allowing six runs (only one earned) in seven innings. His 9 strikeouts trailed only future Tampa Bay signee Štěpán Havlíček on the Czech staff.
With MZLU Express in 2010, Jan went 3-1 with a save and a 4.04 ERA. He made the Czech senior team for the 2010 Intercontinental Cup. In his first outing, he threw 1 1/3 shutout innings against the South Korean national team. The next time, though, he allowed a hit and a walk while retiring no Nicaraguans. He did finish the event with the second-least action of any Czech pitcher (only fellow youngster Tomas Duffek pitched fewer innings) but only Boris Bokaj had a 0.00 ERA in more innings than Tomek.
[edit] Sources
- CEB website
- Czech Baseball Federation
- 2010 Intercontinental Cup Final Report
