Marek Deska
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Marek Deska
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lbs.
- Born August 24, 1985 in Czestochowa Poland
Marek Deska has pitched in Hoofdklasse and for the Polish national team.
He was named the Ontario University Athletics most valuable pitcher for 2008 while playing for the University of Toronto's Varsity Blues team. He pitched particularly well in the OUA playoffs that year, throwing a two hit shutout complete game against the Guelph Gryphons on October 1st. On three days rest, he would throw "eight more remarkable innings, giving up one earned run on two hits to upset the Western Mustangs 3-1, and keep his team in the hunt for the final playoff spot." according to this article in the U of T's newspaper [1].
After college, Deska signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the Intercounty Baseball League and was 1-2 with a 3.12 ERA. In 2007, he signed with the MediaMonks RCH and became the first player with a Polish passport to play in Hoofdklasse. Deska was 3-6 with a save and a 3.70 ERA in the 2007 Hoofdklasse. He fell to 2-8, 4.85 in 2008. In the 2008 European Championship Qualifiers, Deska allowed 2 runs and fanned 12 in 9 innings of work for Poland, leading the Prague qualifiers in K's; Poland failed to advance to the 2010 European Championship with a 2-2 record.
Marked would return to the Intercounty League again in 2010, pitching for the Toronto club.
