In the Swedish Elitserien six games were played on Saturday. Stockholm swept the Sölvesborg Firehawks 2-0 and 20-5. In game one Jakob Claesson struck out 14 in a three-hit complete game shutout, out-dueling Eddie Aucoin, who issued just two hits, an unearned run and no walks in six innings. In game two all nine Stockholm players scored at least once. Andrew Carlson collected four hits. 14 of the 20 runs were scored in the fifth and sixth innings.
In the other matchups the Leksand Lumberjacks defeated the Goteborg Hajarna 6-1 and 12-2. The Karlskoga Bats and Sundbyberg Heat settled for a split. Karlskoga won game one 5-2, scoring all five runs in the ninth. Paul Waterman received the win after four innings of one-hit relief. In game two the Heat scored eight runs combined in the seventh and eighth for an 11-7 victory. Brent Page and Raul Lozano had two RBI apiece.
Results:
Saturday, May 10, 2014:
Goteborg – Leksand 1-6
Goteborg – Leksand 2-12 (7)
Stockholm – Sölvesborg 2-0
Stockholm – Sölvesborg 20-5 (6)
Sundbyberg – Karlskoga 2-5
Sundbyberg – Karlskoga 11-7