Summary
Olimpija Karlovac began its title defense with a pair of resounding victories in Week 1 of the 2022 in Croatian baseball season. The central Croatian city had an astonishing campaign last summer, compiling an overall record of 36-5 and winning the CEB Federations Cup, the regular season and postseason titles in Croatian baseball, the Croatian Cup, the V Dragutin Gales Memorial Tournament, and the Balkan Series. It ended 2021 on a 10-game winning streak that lasted until its second pre-season game this spring, but after travelling to Split and dismantling the men of Nada SSM – a club that went 17-10 and sprinted to a 3-0 in the Croatian finals — by scores of 14-3 and 22-1, it now has a new run of four-straight victories. Zagreb had to fight harder for its Opening Weekend sweep, sending off Vindija Varaždin on the latter’s home ground, 6-3 and 8-5.
Results
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Week 1 (Apr. 2-3)
Zagreb 6 – Varaždin 3
Karlovac 14 – Split 3
Zagreb 8 – Varaždin 5
Karlovac 22 – Split 1
Bye week: Medvednica
Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | H | A | RF | RA | +/- |
| Olimpija Karlovac | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 0-0 | 2-0 | 36 | 4 | 32 |
| Zagreb | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 0-0 | 2-0 | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| Medvednica | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nada SSM Split | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 8 | 14 | -6 |
| Vindija Varaždin | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 36 | -32 |