{"id":349,"date":"2026-04-29T10:01:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bejzbal.sk\/eurounicorns\/?p=349"},"modified":"2026-04-29T10:01:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T08:01:13","slug":"on-the-road-to-hluboka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bejzbal.sk\/eurounicorns\/on-the-road-to-hluboka\/","title":{"rendered":"oN THE ROAD TO hLUBOK\u00e1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Supercup 2026:
EuroUnicorns Are (almost)<\/span> Ready<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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A pan-European girls baseball team is about to make history at SuperCup 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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When the Slovakia Panthers \u2014 a girls baseball team assembled from Slovak players \u2014 competed at the SuperCup in Hlubok\u00e1 nad Vltavou in 2025, they planted a seed. A seed of something much bigger, that goes beyond a single country, beyond a single tournament: The potential that could redefine what girls’ baseball looks like in Central Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to the organizers of Supercup, who gave the team under the helm of general manager Zuzana Zambojov\u00e1 their blessing, EuroUnicorns were born. And on May 29th, 2026, they arrive in Hlubok\u00e1 to prove that this seed has grown into something extraordinary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\u2b25 November 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Selection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The journey began at the “Baseball is for Girls Too” tournament in Bratislava in November 2025. Girls born in 2016 or later were evaluated with a specific goal in mind: assembling a pan-European team to represent the continent at the SuperCup the following spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The selection criteria were not purely athletic. The coaches were looking for character \u2014 for players who would embrace the challenge of representing not just themselves but an entire international community of girls who love this game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They found them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udccd Bratislava, November 2025 \u2014 The selection begins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\u2b25 December 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Steps Together<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first training camp took place in Bratislava in December 2025. For many of the girls, it was the first time they had met their new teammates. They trained together, played baseball, and most importantly, truly enjoyed every moment. New friends were made. The first team bonds were formed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A coaching group took shape around head coaches Lukas from Schwechat Blue Bats and Mario from Trnava Angels, joined by always smiling Tom\u00e1\u0161 and Sofia from Bratislava Phoenix and Manuel from Vienna Panthers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\u2b25 February 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chemistry on the Field<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

February brought the team to Vienna for a full training camp. Players from Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, and Slovakia gathered for what coaches described as a challenging but incredibly rewarding weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What struck everyone was how naturally the chemistry worked. Some of the girls were meeting for the very first time in their lives. Yet they played like a team \u2014 anticipating each other, covering ground, executing plays that took genuine coordination and trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the end of the Vienna camp, EuroUnicorns were no longer just a selection. They were a unit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udccd Vienna, February 2026 \u2014 A unit is born<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Results were secondary. What mattered was the team’s cohesion under pressure, their ability to apply training in a live competitive environment, and their resilience across multiple games in a single day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u2b25 March 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Competition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

March took the team to the Czech Republic for the Euro Kids Tournament in Ro\u017enov pod Radho\u0161t\u011bm, co-organized by baseball team Camels Ro\u017enov. For the first time, EuroUnicorns faced outside competition \u2014 three teams from Czech Republic and Austria across a full day of baseball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udccd Ro\u017enov pod Radho\u0161t\u011bm, March 2026 \u2014 First competition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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They passed every test.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\u2b25 April 2026 \u00b7 Mainz, Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baseball Goddesses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On April 17th and 18th, EuroUnicorns traveled to Germany to compete in a SuperCup selection tournament hosted by Mainz Athletics. Players and parents arrived from four countries \u2014 some after journeys of up to ten hours. That alone said everything about commitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every inning, every match was a little celebration for shiny Unicorns. For the first time ever they put on their new uniforms. And they deserve the honor of wearing them. The match against Future Stars \u2014 multiple SuperCup winners \u2014 became the talk of the tournament. EuroUnicorns hit accurately, threw precisely, played fast and with composure. They lost in overtime by a single point, 11:12. Spectators gathered from all over the venue to watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“They played like baseball goddesses.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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Saturday \u2014 The team finding their rhythm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Sunday \u2014 The incredible match against Future Stars<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\u2b25 May 16\u201317, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Final Test<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before Hlubok\u00e1, there will be one more stop. The “Baseball is for Girls Too” tournament in Bratislava on May 16th and 17th serves as both the team’s final preparatory competition and the moment when the definitive SuperCup roster is confirmed. The same event that identified these players in November now closes the loop \u2014 the dress rehearsal before the main stage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udccd Bratislava, May 2026 \u2014 The final rehearsal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\u2b25 May 29\u201331, 2026 \u00b7 Hlubok\u00e1 nad Vltavou<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Main Stage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The SuperCup in Hlubok\u00e1 nad Vltavou is one of the finest youth baseball tournaments in Central Europe. For EuroUnicorns, it is the destination that everything \u2014 the camps, the tournaments, the thousands of kilometers traveled \u2014 has been building toward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They will arrive as a team that has been tested at every stage and has not broken at any of them. The project will continue beyond Hlubok\u00e1 \u2014 next November, a new edition of “Baseball is for Girls Too” will open another selection process, and the EuroUnicorns story will grow another chapter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Play ball. \u26be<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Follow EuroUnicorns at bejzbal.sk\/eurounicorns<\/a> and on Instagram<\/a> and Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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