After the baseball leagues in Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, France, the Czech Republic, Belgium and Austria, we’re continuing our review series of the 2010 season with Croatia.
BK Zagreb
2010 Record: 3-16 (8-20*)
2010 Ranking: 4th after regular season with a 3-9 record. In the semifinals they played against Nada SSM Split (2009 cup winner) and lost 3-0 (10-0, 14-3, 13-1) and in the series for 3rd place they lost again 3-0 (7-1, 4-1, 6-4). In the Inter League (Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Serbia and Croatia) they had a 5-5 record and that was all for the 2008 Croatian champion.
Runs Scored: 75
Runs Allowed: 153
Best Batter: Mario Manojlov .429 (OBP .545/SLG .714) with 6 doubles & 2 triples, 14 runs and 4 RBI in 10 games. He also win award for best hitter in Croatian league.
Most RBI: Ivan Gambiroza 7
Most Runs Scored: Mario Manojlov 14
Most Stolen Bases: Ivan Gambiroza 5
Best Pitcher: Dejan Marin. He had a 2:1 record with an ERA of 5.73 in 5 games. He struck out 20 batters in 33 innings, walking 16.
Best ERA: Dejan Marin 5.73
Most Strikeouts: Dejan Marin 20
Most Walks: Hrvoje Toljanic 16
Most Innings Pitched: Dejan Marin 33
* with Inter league games
by Goran Supraha