| Marek Deska | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born:August 24, 1985 Toronto Ontario, Canada | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Marek Leszek Deska (born August 24,1985) is a Polish-Canadian professional baseball player who began his baseball career in Toronto,Ontario,Canada and,as of 2007 [update] ,is playing in the Dutch Major League (Honkbal Hoofdklasse) for Mediamonks RCH. [1] Upon his first start,which was against Instant Holland Almere '90 on May 20,2007,Deska became the first player in history to play in the highest Dutch league with a Polish passport. [2] Deska is a right-handed pitcher and started his professional baseball career with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the Intercounty Major Baseball League.
In 2006,as a rookie in the Intercounty Major Baseball League,Deska acted as a reliever for the Toronto Maple Leafs and posted a 1–2 record with a 3.12 earned run average (ERA) while tallying 19 strikeouts in 17.1 innings of work. [3]
Deska pitched in his first Honkbal Hoofdklasse season in 2007 for RCH Mediamonks who made their first appearance in the top Dutch league in 6 years. Deska ended the season with a 3.70 ERA and boasted a 3–6 record. [4] He finished in the top 10 in the league in pitching categories such as innings pitched,complete games and quality starts with 7 while finishing 12th in the league in total strikeouts. [5] He fell to 2–8,4.85 in 2008.[ citation needed ]
Deska has also pitched for the Polish national baseball team. In the 2008 European Championship Qualifiers,Deska allowed two runs and fanned 12 in 9 innings of work for Poland,leading the Prague qualifiers in K's;Poland failed to advance to the 2009 European Championship with a 2–2 record.[ citation needed ]
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