Adam Buchner leads Czechia roster for U-23 Men’s Softball World Cup
Czech Softball unveiled the national team roster for the WBSC U-23 Men’s Softball World Cup, scheduled from 25 April to 3 May in Sincelejo, Colombia. The team will compete in Group A.
Czechia roster
- Adam Buchner
- Adam Bunata
- Jakub Holecek
- David Jaluska
- Filip Kucirek
- Hynek Mika
- Adam Peter
- David Pokorny
- Ondrej Seda
- Andrej Sokol
- Simon Sykora
- Tomas Trtilek
- Tadeas Tylich
- David Vicha
- Jonas Voracek
- Matyas Zelinka
The team qualified for the World Cup as the 2025 European champions, defeating Denmark 7–0 in five innings in the final. In the first edition of the U-23 World Cup, Czechia finished seventh.
Two veterans from the historic bronze medal-winning team at the U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup 2020 are included in the roster: Adam Buchner and Tomas Trtilek. Buchner is also the only returning player from the U-23 Men’s Softball World Cup 2023, where he hit .417 with one home run and five RBIs, finishing as the team’s top hitter.
World No. 9 Czechia is in Group A alongside No. 1 Japan, No. 3 Argentina, No. 7 New Zealand, No. 13 host Colombia, and No. 14 South Africa. The Europeans will open their campaign on 25 April against Japan. The full Czechia schedule is available here.