Swedish Finals, Game 1, September 18:
(1-0) Karlskoga Bats – Stockholm 2-6
STO 230 000 001 6 10 0 KAR 000 000 110 2 7 5
Defending champion Stockholm scored five runs in the first two innings en route to a 6-2 win over the Karlskoga Bats in game one of the Swedish Finals on Saturday. Leadoff hitter Liam Hopkins scored three times to set up the table. Damon Lessler went 3-for-5 with a RBI. The Bats only managed single runs in the seventh and eighth.
Stockholm also took advantage of five errors committed by the opposing defense. Jakob Claesson (W 2-0) won his second game this postseason, allowing six hits, two runs and two bb in eight innings. He struck out four. Jason Enewold (L 0-1) issued six hits and five runs (1 ER) in six innings to take the loss.
Swedish Finals, Game 2, September 19:
(1-1) Karlskoga Bats – Stockholm 5-3
STO 000 110 100 3 9 3 KAR 000 002 030 5 9 1
The Karlskoga Bats won game two 5-3 on Sunday against Stockholm to even the best-of-five championship series. The defending champion twice took a lead in the game, but each time the Bats had an answer and came back.
Christoffer Johansson tied the contest with a two-run homerun in the bottom of the sixth. After Stockholm had regained the lead one frame later, Karlskoga’s Elias Soelveling, Bryce Enewold, Johansson, Olle Oeijen and Stefan Fahlin came through with hits in the eighth to put three runs on the board and to seal the victory.
Eimantas Zickus (W 2-0) conceded nine hits, three runs and three bb in the complete game victory. He struck out nine. Joakim Claesson (L 1-1) took the loss after surrendering nine hits, five runs (3 ER) and two walks in eight innings. He collected seven Ks in the game.
Schedule:
Saturday, September 25:
13:00 Stockholm – Karlskoga Bats
16:00 Stockholm – Karlskoga Bats
Sunday, September 26:
13:00 Stockholm – Karlskoga Bats*
*if necessary