Stockholm – Leksand Lumberjacks 4-3 (12), 9-8
STOCKHOLM remained one game back in the Swedish Elitserien standings with two close games against LEKSAND. In game one they needed three extra innings to beat the LUMBERJACKS 4-3. In the second part of the doubleheader they prevailed 9-8. LEKSAND remains in sixth place and advanced into the second round of the regular season.
Tranås – Rättvik Butchers 12-1 (7), 5-0
TRANAS defended first place in the standings with a sweep over fifth-ranked RÄTTVIK. In game one Matt Merrifield (5 RBI) and David Leander homered in a 12-1 victory in seven innings. Adam Balan scored three times. Eimantes Zickus (W 6-0) struck out nine in seven innings for the win. In the second game Cameron Penney (W 4-0, 6 IP, 4 H, BB, 3 SO) and Leander combined to throw nine shutout innings in a 5-0 win. Merrifield collected three hits and a run. Peter Jansson (L 2-4) gave up six hits and four runs (2 ER) in six innings.
Gefle – Sundbyberg Heat 5-6, 7-13
The HEAT scored three runs in the top of the ninth to beat GEFLE 6-5 in game one of their twin bill last Saturday. Philip Gajzler went four-for-four with a homerun, two runs scored and three RBI. Peter Elfwing drove in two. Bobby Wright homered for the host. Grant Irving (W 4-1) picked up the win with 3 2/3 solid innings of relief. Mikael Bostroem (L 1-6) went the distance, conceding 13 hits, six runs (5 ER) and a walk. In the second match all nine SUNDBYBERG players in the starting lineup had hits to lead their team to a 13-7 victory. Irving reached four times and drove in three. Oliver Gajzler and Per Lindgren scored three runs each. Wright collected four hits for GEFLE. Aaron Hutchinson drove in four.
Goteborg Hajarna – Karlskoga Bats 5-15, 12-7
GOTEBORG and KARLSKOGA settled for the lone split in Sweden this past weekend. In game one the BATS scored nine runs in the last three innings in a 15-5 win. Ronny Frid drove in five with three doubles. Heath Herron went four-for-five with two walks and two runs scored. Joey Schwartz got four hits for HAJARNA. In the second match GOTEBORG prevailed 12-7 in another slugfest. Bryan Lee (got also the win on the mound) and Curtis Dionne combined for six RBI. Schwartz and Mattias Backmark scored half of the HAJARNA runs in the game. Christoffer Johansson hit a homerun for KARLSKOGA.
Box scores available on HeatStat
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