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Nada SSM Split Croatian champion 2012

By: Goran Supraha

After five games (best of seven series) played in seven days Baseball klub Nada SSM Split won Croatian championship fifth time (1992., 2004., 2005., 2010.), and seventh time in club history. Since 1974. Nada SSM Split also won two Yugoslav championships (1980. & 1981.). In this finals Nada SSM Split defeted Olimpija Karlovac (11th time Croatian Champion) 4:1, but it wasn't an easy walk for Nada SSM Split.
 
First win in series took Olimpija Karlovac scoring final run in 9th inning. Game was thriller; Karlovac took early lead 1:0 in 1st inning, till 5th it was 2:0 for Karlovac but in 7th inning Split woke up and score two runs for tie. But in 9th inning, on two outs with runner on second Neven Spoljaric hits walk off for a lead in series 1:0
 
In second game Nada SSM Split won 16:7 but Olimpija lead a game till 8th inning with 5:3, when Split offense produced 13 runs with 10 hits in last two inings and ties series to 1:1.
 
Series continued in Split on tuesday and wednesday where, in front of domestic audience, Nada SSM Split played two games for remember. In third game starting pitcher for Nada SSM Split was veteran of European baseball, 44 years old Mladen Sasso, who pitched 8 innings and got only one run and 5 hits. On other side Karlovac starter Slobodan Gales gets 6 runs and 12 hits in 8th innngs.
 
In forth game Nada SSM Split had great start and in 3rd inning had the lead of 4:0, but in 5th inning Karlovac produced 4:0 runs and bring game on the beginning. In the next inning Split led by Ivan Racic solo homerun which was the start of Split “hurricane” which produced five more runs till the end and took third win in this series with result 10:6.
 
Series return to Karlovac for fifth game where Nada SSM Split immediately at 1st inning made 5 runs, in 4th it was unachievable 9:2. Game finished with high 15:2 for new Croatian champion Nada SSM Split.
 
 
Olimpija Karlovac – Nada SSM Split 3:2 (1:0)
Olimpija Karlovac – Nada SSM Split 7:16 (1:1)
Nada SSM Split – Olimpija Karlovac 6:1 (2:1)
Nada SSM Split – Olimpija Karlovac 10:6 (3:1)
Olimpija Karlovac – Nada SSM Split 2:15 (1:4)
 

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