Sotkamo’s Jymy’s men rectified their mistake at the opening of the Superpesis quarterfinals by claiming an away victory over Joensuu Maila in the second match.
The loss to Joensuu Maila 0-1 (0-3, 3-3) was the first in the playoffs against Jymy at Mehtimäki.
The visitors’ number one hero had opened his home run account for the season, hitting a run in both periods Kalle Kuosmanenwho also took care of seven of the forwards of the home team with a flipper in hand.
– JoMa got a grip when I made a knock-up fire at the beginning of the second period, which left our batting order in a bad place. I gave another run of the gauntlet. However, we were able to withstand the pressure in the places where we gave away runs in the first game, commented Kuosmanen.
In the second match played in North Karelia, Kiteen Pallo lost for the second time to Kouvola’s Ballonlyöji, the second runner-up in the regular season. The screws were twisted until the end, until KiPa was humbled to lose 0–2 (0-1, 1-2).
The only run of the opening period was scored in the first inning by Kopla’s joker Patrik Wahlsten with the second border point. Changer Patrik Vartama (at 5/8) brought in two runs for KPL. Sacristan Elias Pitkänen (at 4/5) was on fire both inside and outside shifts.
– An incredibly important attachment was drilled in the outdoor game, Pitkänen summed up.
The people of Kempele tied the match series against Vimpel
At least four games are needed in the match series between Kempele’s Kiri and Vimpel’s Veto, because Kiri leveled the situation with a 2-0 home win (4-3, 2-1).
The opening period ended with Kirin tying the last inning at one point Ossi Meriläinen for the winning stroke to the second seam. Kiri was ahead 14-11 in three-point situations. In addition to Meriläinen, who scored two runs (at 3/8), the home team’s top scorer who brought in one run was awarded Teemu Holland (at 7/7).
Pattijoki Urheilijat is in the position of three forced wins after losing the second meeting to Manse PP 0-2 (0-6, 3-9).
In the lower playoffs, Hamina’s Palloilijat came within a win of securing their place in the series after beating Alajärvi’s Ankkurit 2-0 (3-1, 6-2) at Vallikentä. HP leads the match series with 2-1 wins.