By Alex Gorrin
Athletic Sofia have won the Sofia Cup. They defeated the Sofia Blues 9:8 in the final game. The Sofia Cup is a baseball tournament played between the teams from the capital of Bulgaria and gives them a chance to observe games on a more regular basis. As in previous years, most of the games on the calendar of the Sofia Cup are played in 7-innings and during weekdays (leaving the weekends available for the games of the regular National Championship).
This year 6 teams participated in the Sofia Cup, with the best 2 of the first phase, Athletic and the Blues, meeting, as the Sofia Cup tradition holds, in a regular 9-inning cup final on or around September 17 – the day of Sofia, nationally recognized holiday of the capital of Bulgaria. The regular phase featured 14 games. It’s the tournament’s 18th complete edition.
Sofia Cup 2015 Final, September 22
| ст. “Бейзбол” | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Athletic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 3 |
| Blues | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
Sofia Cup 2015, Final Standings
- Athletic
- Blues
- Junak
- Lions NSA
- Akademiks
- Wolves AAS
The title count is in favor of Athletic; they’ ve won the tournament a record 10 times; Blues and Junak have 4 titles each.