Two weekends at Starom Placu (the “Old Ground”) in Split appeared to be just what the Adriatic club needed, as it has suddenly turned a corner in the 2021 Croatian Baseball League season. This week, Zagreb hosted the Hope (“Nada”) and were trounced in two lop-sided victories. Elsewhere, Medvednica had the difficult task of travelling to top-of-the-table Karlovac, which continued its relentless barrage on offense in both games.
Nada Split at Zagreb (13-1, 16-1)
Split hit the road after two invigorating weekends at home, travelling to Zagreb. Hope gave the club from Croatia’s capital a thrashing, upending hapless Zagreb 13-1 and 16-1. The pair of victories moves Nada into second in the Croatian Baseball League, only four games behind Karlovac. Meanwhile, Zagreb has plummeted after a strong start, with seven defeats in-a-row.
Medvednica at Olimpija Karlovac (9-19, 4-16)
Medvednica was back in action after a fortnight’s layoff. Its last games had been against Karlovac in Week 4, when the league leaders thumped the Bears, 24-2 and 13-1. Set in this context, Olimpija’s lopsided results actually show quite a bit of improvement by Medvednica.
Karlovac, on the hand, continues to annihilate the competition in the Croatian Baseball League, with an average margin of victory of 15-5. Including five non-league games, the pacesetters are 17-2 and have outscored opponents 239-79 (in the 17 games with published scores). The 19 and 16 runs posted last weekend make for 10 double digit efforts in 12 known attempts.
Week 6 Late Results: Zagreb at Olimpija Karlovac
Although scores are unavailable, Zagreb was unable to earn a split with Karlovac as it had in the clubs’ first meeting as Olimpija swept the two-game set. The 11-9 victory for Zagreb in Week 2 was, in fact, the last time the capital-based squad entered the win column.
By: Gabriel Fidler. No box scores available from Week 7.
Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | H | A | RF | RA | +/- | Str. |
| Olimpija Karlovac | 12 | 2 | .857 | 5-1 | 7-1 | 180 | 61 | 119** | W5 | |
| Nada SSM Split | 7 | 5 | .333 | 4 | 3-1 | 4-4 | 89 | 75 | 14 | W5 |
| Vindija Varaždin | 4 | 6 | .333 | 6 | 3-3 | 1-3 | 78 | 87 | -9 | L2 |
| Zagreb | 3 | 7 | .750 | 7 | 0-4 | 3-3 | 64 | 88 | -24** | L7 |
| Medvednica | 2 | 8 | .250 | 8 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 61 | -153 | -92 | L4 |
Number of stars corresponds to the number of games in which the score is unavailable.
Week 6 Results
May 15 Karlovac W – Zagreb
May 15 Varaždin 2 –Split 12
May 16 Karlovac W – Zagreb
May 16 Varaždin 5 – Split 6
Week 7 Results
May 22 Medvednica 9 – Karlovac 19
May 22 Split 13 – Zagreb 1
May 22 Medvednica 4 – Karlovac 16
May 23 Split 16 – Zagreb 1
Week 8 Schedule
May 29 Medvednica – Split
May 29 Varaždin – Zagreb
May 30 Medvednica – Split
May 30 Varaždin – Zagreb
Home team listed second.