The top-six round in the Swedish Elitserien started with a doubleheader between the Karlskoga Bats and Gefle on Saturday. The Bats won 10-0 and 4-2. Kenta Sato pitched six three-hit innings in game one. Petter Lundberg scored three times for Karlskoga. In the second match Spencer Kreisberg pitched five scoreless innings and the hosts scored four early runs for the win. Gefle avoided a second straight shutout thanks to Tomas Andersson’s two-run shot in the ninth. The second scheduled doubleheader between Sundbyberg and Stockholm got rained out.
Results:
Karlskoga Bats – Gefle 10-0 (7)
Karlskoga Bats – Gefle 4-2
Stockholm – Sundbyberg Heat postponed
Standings:
- Karlskoga Bats 14-2
- Stockholm 10-4
- Leksand Lumberjacks 8-6
- Sundbyberg Heat 8-6
- Goteborg Hajarna 8-6
- Gefle 5-11