In the Women’s Super Pes, Manse PP celebrates the victory of the regular season under the leadership of batting queen Siri Eskola. However, all eyes will be on the quarterfinals starting next Wednesday.
The final round of the Women’s Superpesis regular season was played on Sunday. Manse PP secured the regular season win when it took the period win it needed from Jyväskylä’s Kirittäri. In a match that stretched into a super innings, Manse PP, who really stepped into the limelight this season, scored the deciding run Siri School.
In the last game of the regular season, Eskola also reached a wild result, when she broke the 100-run mark as the first female baseball player. Against Kirittäri, Eskola hit a total of three runs, and the final women’s regular season new hit record is 102.
The past season has already been like fireworks for Eskola so far. At the end of the regular season, Eskola will be crowned the hitter queen of the women’s Superpesis. In addition, Eskola also recorded the victory in the top hit statistic with 149 top hits.
– The feelings are good, the win in the regular season is pretty great and then I also had some personal successes, Eskola commented at the end of the last regular season match.
Siri Eskola’s mood after the last regular season match. The story continues after the video.
Compared to last seasons, Eskola’s range of shots has expanded dramatically. In the last regular season match, Eskola decided the match exceptionally with the first goal. Shot solutions are created together with the game director Jari Cavernelis and Antti Vihtkarin with.
– However, I can’t think about the outfield that much while batting. Sometimes, however, I may also decide myself. For example, I had decided that I would hit the hook key for that first line today, Eskola reveals.
In the last round of the regular season, Hyvinkää Tahko advanced to the playoffs thanks to the victory in the last round, when it overtook Joensuu Maila by a point. Thus, the winner Manse PP will receive Tahko. The opponent is suitable for Eskola.
– This is good for us. It’s a really short trip to Hyvinkää, and it’s good to beat the local people there too, Eskla says.
Manse PP (1st) – Hyvinkää Tahko (8th)
Nest Bears (2nd) – Clubs (7th)
Jyväskylä Kirittäret (3rd) – Fera (6th)
Lapuan Virkiä (4th) – Seinäjoki Maila-Jussit (5th)
The playoffs start with the quarterfinals, which are played on a best-of-five basis. The first quarter-final round will be played on Wednesday, August 17. In parentheses is the team’s ranking in the regular season.