Gefle – Goteborg 2-6, 4-7
Goteborg won both games of a Swedish Elitserien doubleheader in Gefle on Saturday. In game one Curtis Dionne (W 3-2) allowed just three hits and three walks in seven scoreless innings to lead his team to a 6-2 win. Ryan Brown went 3-for-4 with a homerun and three RBI. Dane Youtz went deep for Gefle. In the second game Goteborg scored all seven runs of a 7-4 win between the third and the fifth frame. Gefle tried to come back in the end, but single runs in each of the last four innings were not enough. Jonny Edgren (3 RBI) and Johan Weidolf homered for Goteborg, Youtz again for Gefle.
Leksand – Eskilstuna 5-3, 16-0 (7)
The Leksand Lumberjacks also celebrated a sweep, defeating the Eskilstuna Hammers in both ends of a twin bill. In game one Leksand broke a 3-3 tie by scoring twice in the bottom of the frame en route to a 5-3 win. Dan Lassak drove in two for the Lumberjacks, Johan Andersson for the Hammers. In the second match Leksand scored 14 runs in the first two innings on their way to a 16-0 rout in seven. Daniel Farth and Nicklas Melin combined for five hits, three runs and eight RBI in five at-bats.
The Swedish Elitserien continues on Tuesday evening with a pair of top-four matchups, as Stockholm meets with Sundbyberg and Karlskoga takes on Tranås.
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