The Croatian team VINDIJA VARAZDIN won the championship in the 2009 Interleague with teams from Croatia, Serbia and Hungary. They defeated NADA SSM 5-3 in the finals on Sunday. VINDIJA had beaten BK ZAGREB 7-3 in the semi-finals; NADA eliminated the SLEEPWALKERS 3-2. ZAGREB took third place with a 7-6 win in the bronze medal match. The final tournament in Zagreb, Croatia was rescheduled to September 26&27 due to the Baseball World Cup at the beginning of the month.
Results:
Semi-Finals:
Nada – Sleepwalkers 3-2
SLE 010 010 000 2 NAD 001 100 10X 3
Vindija – Zagreb 7-3
ZAG 001 010 100 3 VIN 100 113 01X 7
Bronze Medal Game:
Zagreb – Sleepwalkers 7-6
SLE 100 110 021 6 ZAG 001 010 041 7
Championship Game:
Nada – Vindija 3-5
VIN 003 000 011 5 NAD 101 000 001 3
Individual Awards:
Best Batter: Ben Prather (Vindija)
Best Pitcher: Ernesto Pereira (Nada)
MVP: Marin Farkas (Vindija)
Final Standings 2009 Interleague:
- Vindija Varazdin
- Nada SSM
- BK Zagreb
- Sleepwalkers
- Olimpija Karlovac
- Spartans
- Vojvode
- Beograd