Alby Stars – Goteborg Hajarna 3-10, 15-9
Alby and Goteborg split their doubleheader in the Swedish Elitserien on Saturday. In game one Hajarna built up a fast 5-0 lead after two en route to a 10-3 win over Alby. Johan Weidlof and Evan Porter scored four runs apiece. Brian Straw-Johnson drove in three. In the second match the Stars opened the game with an eight-run first, added seven more runs until the fourth and prevailed 15-9 in the end.
Gefle – Leksand Lumberjacks 3-13 (7), 5-1
In their season opener the Leksand Lumberjacks managed a split on the road against Gefle. In game one Leksand celebrated a lopsided 13-3 win in seven innings, which was highlighted by a nine-run sixth. Mats Jones and Simon Emanuelsson hit homeruns to lead the attack. Jones (W 1-0) also picked up the win in relief. In the second match Gefle avoided the sweep with a 5-1 win. Leksand is back on the field on Tuesday evening, facing the Academy.
Karlskoga Bats – Stockholm 4-9, 3-2
In a rematch of last year’s finals the Karlskoga Bats and Stockholm split a twin bill. In game one Stockholm scored six combined runs in the fifth and sixth en route to a 9-4 win. Bjoern Johannessen and Matt Merrifield had two RBI apiece. Each player in the lineup of Stockholm had at least a hit. Scott Mulhearn reached base four times for Karlskoga. He also hit a homerun and drove in three. He wasn’t that lucky on the mound, as he took the loss in relief of Kenta Sato, who had shut out Stockholm in the first four innings. Jakob Claesson (W 3-0) allowed six hits, four runs and seven walks in seven innings. He struck out eight.
In the second game Paul Waterman (W 3-0) went the distance to lead the Bats to a 3-2 win in a nail biter. His offense provided him with all three runs in the bottom of the sixth. Elias Sölveling had the big hit with a two-run single. Waterman issued just two unearned runs on five hits and two walks in nine innings. He struck out eight. Joakim Claesson (L 1-1) surrendered eight hits, three runs and six bb in seven innings to take the loss.
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