by Rudolf Ruter
Last weekend, Croatian Cup quarterfinal games were played. Olimpija narrowly won over Zagreb 5-4 in Karlovac, while Vindija in Varaždin expectedly beat young guys from Grabrik/Karlovac 15-0. Donat draw for quarterfinals was against team Gajnice from Zagreb, but they canceled their participation at the last minute in this year’s Cup and League play, so Donat advanced automatically in Cup semis.
Unbelievable news and probably one of the greatest upsets in Croatian baseball history came from Split, where current Croatian and Interleague champion, Nada SSM lost to Kaptol Lions from Zagreb with a score 4-7. Kaptol offense capitalized early on opposing errors, and took the lead for the rest of the game. Former Croatian national team player, Robert Kovačević had a fantastic game for Kaptol, with 1 earned run, 6 strikeouts, allowing 5 hits through 9 innings while going 3 for 5, with an RBI and a stolen base. Veteran Mladen Sasso took the loss for Nada SSM.
Semifinal and final games are to be played in Karlovac, 25/26.9.2010
- Donat vs. Kaptol
- Olimpija vs. Vindija