by Gabor Mako and Zsolt Versenyi
Óbuda Brick Factory defeated last year’s champion Szentendre Sleepwalkers 4-1 in a best-of-seven series. Óbuda pitcher Zsolt ZALABAI had four wins in the series with an ERA of 4.50, striking out 27 in 22 innings. The leading hitter was Roberto MORUA, who hit for a .478 average with three doubles, one triple and eight RBI. ZALABAI hit two homeruns, while Xiaobo XIONG and Jorge FERNANDEZ each hit one home run during the series.
Szentendre catcher Imre ILLÉS hit .412 with four RBI, Balázs NÉMETH had one homerun. The lone win of Szentendre was credited to pitcher Attila VÁRKONYI.
Results:
Game1: Szentendre – Óbuda 4-17 Boxscore
Game2: Szentendre – Óbuda 4-5 Boxscore
Game3: Óbuda – Szentendre 4-12 Boxscore
Game4: Óbuda – Szentendre 8-5 Boxscore
Game5: Óbuda – Szentendre 15-8 Boxscore
Hungarian champions of the past few years:
2001 Nagykanizsa Ants
2002 Nagykanizsa Ants
2003 Nagykanizsa Ants
2004 Óbuda Brick Factory
2005 Óbuda Brick Factory
2006 Szentendre Sleepwalkers
2007 Szentendre Sleepwalkers
2008 Óbuda Brick Factory
Photo by Peter Brecska