by Alex Gorrin
Traditionally late, compared to other European leagues, Bulgarian baseball wrapped up the season and handed out the last trophies of the year. The Buffaloes from Blagoevgrad have done it again: the team from the south-west of Bulgaria won the 2015 National Championship by defeating Athletic Sofia 3-2 in the best-of-five Final Series. The Buffaloes defended their 2014 title in front of their home public, 12:6 in game 5 on Saturday, November 7, thus claiming their 20th National Championship title (from a total of 26). On the following day, November 8, in Sofia, Athletic Sofia won the Bulgaria Cup, the last game on the calendar, by a 8:5 score in the cup final against another team from the capital: Sofia Blues. This is Athletic’s 7th Bulgaria Cup (from a total of 21 ).
Bulgarian Championship 2015 Final Series
November 7, 2015
Buffaloes Blagoevgrad – Athletic Sofia 12:6 (Buffaloes win series 3:2)
Porter Field, Blagoevgrad | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
ATHLETIC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 1 |
BUFFALOES | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Х | 12 | 12 | 2 |
Final Standings, Bulgarian National Baseball Championship 2015
- Buffaloes Blagoevgrad
- Athletic Sofia
- Sofia Blues
- Devils Dupnitsa
- Akademiks Sofia
- Junak Sofia
- Athletic Kozloduy
- Wolves AAS Sofia
- Lions NSA Sofia
Bulgaria Cup Final
November 8, 2015
Athletic Sofia – Sofia Blues 8:5
ст. “Бейзбол” | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
BLUES | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
ATHLETIC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Х | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Bulgaria Cup 2015 Participants:
Abritus Razgrad, Akademiks Sofia, Athletic Kozloduy, Athletic Sofia, Buffaloes Blagoevgrad, Devils Dupnitsa, Junak Sofia, Lions NSA Sofia, Sofia Blues, Wolves AAS Sofia