Jakub Horáček

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 176 lb.

• Born February 19, 1989

Biographical Information

Jakub Horáček has played and coached for the Slovakian national team.

In the 2010 European Championship U21, he hit .176/.333/.176. In the 2011 European Championship Qualifier, he batted .267/.353/.400 with six runs in four games, tying Hans Heyrman for third in the event in runs (behind Steven De Lannoy and Randy Giorgiadis )and leading Slovakia. He was at .200/.278/.267 in the 2013 B-Level European Championship. During the 2015 B-Level European Championship, he was 1 for 3, backing up Tomáš Biskorovajný in center. His hit came off Ernesto Pereira.

Playing for Apollo Bratislava in the 2016 Federations Cup, he posted a .375/.476/.500 batting line with seven RBI in five games. He tied Přemek Chroust for 7th in slugging and tied for 5th in RBI. He hit .214/.389/.214 in the 2019 B-Level European Championship. In the 2021 European Championship Qualifier, he batted .214/.267/.286 but drove in three runs in the finale to beat Ireland as Slovakia won a spot in the European Championship for the first time.

He not only was a player for Slovakia in the 2021 European Championship but also coached; he was not the only member of the team's staff to also be a player (so were Biskorovajný and manager Martin Brunegraf). He was the team's main left fielder. In their European Championship debut, he started in left and hit 5th. His first at-bat, he struck out against former minor leaguer Mike Bolsenbroek. He later drew a walk from Jayden Gonesh. His first hit came against Sweden's Oskar Syrén. He finished the Euros at .182/.250/.182 with one RBI, handling seven putouts with no miscues.