Filip Čapka

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 197 lb.

• School Wake Technical College
• High School Gymnazium Matyase Lercha

• Born November 4, 1998 in Brno Czech Republic

Biographical Information

Filip Čapka has pitched in the Extraliga and for the Czech national team.

He pitched one shutout inning for Draci Brno in the 2015 European Cup. In the 2015 U-18 Baseball World Cup, he started in center for the Czechs, going 2 for 23 with 2 BB, 2 HBP and 2 R. He fielded .944. He made his Extraliga debut, allowing one unearned run in three innings for Draci Brno. He allowed two runs (one earned) in three innings in the 2016 Federations Cup.

In '17, he was 0-2 with a 4.74 ERA for the Třebíč Nuclears and hit .208/.282/.260; he was also 1-0 with two shutout innings for Draci Brno. He was with Draci Brno in 2018, going 1-0 with one unearned run in 4 1/3 IP. In the 2018 U-23 Baseball World Cup, he was 0-1 with a 27.00 ERA, losing to Puerto Rico. He lost to South Korea and Taiwan in the 2018 World University Championship, despite a 3.52 ERA. He tied for 2nd in the event in losses. He then went to Wake Tech, which had featured fellow Czech players Martin Červinka and Martin Mužík the prior year. He was 2-1 with a save and a 8.15 ERA, striking out 23 in 17 2/3 IP. He pitched one shutout inning in the 2019 CEB Cup, going 1-0.

Čapka had a 2-1, 3.00 record for Draci Brno in 2020 after missing the 2019 Extraliga. He had a 3.38 ERA for Draci Brno in the 2021 CEB Cup. In that year's Extraliga, he was 4-1 with two saves and a 2.28 ERA, 10th in the league in ERA. He was 1-1 with a 0.95 ERA in the 2021 European U23 Championship, beating Belgium and losing to Britain.

He then made his debut for the senior Czech national team, in the 2021 European Championship. His first game, he relieved Marek Minařík in the third with a 1-0 deficit against title-bound the Netherlands. He started by retiring Jiandido Tromp but walked Roger Bernadina and gave up a single to Ray-Patrick Didder. After Juremi Profar flew out, Sharlon Schoop hit a two-run single. He gave up a single to Dwayne Kemp then got Sicnarf Loopstok to hit into a force to end the inning. In the 4th, he struck out John Polonius but also allowed a 3-run homer to Didder. Tomáš Duffek relieved him in the 5th with a 6-1 deficit. His other outing came against Croatia, succeeding Ondřej Satoria in the 6th with a 15-2 lead. He yielded hits to Marin Tadić and Philip Smith but got out of it as he retired Mario Manojlov on a fly, struck out Hrvoje Tadić and got Pavao Karin to fly out. His 15.00 ERA the highest on the Czech staff; Duffek was next at 8.10.

In the 2021 U-23 Baseball World Cup, he was 0-1 with a 2.03 ERA, losing to Germany.