The people of Tampere got their first runs from Hyvinkää’s junior mistakes.
Men’s After the first semi-final games of Superpesis, it would seem that there will be no battle for the final match places.
Manse Pp, the second runner-up in the regular season defending the championship, defeated Hyvinkää Tahko, who visited Tampere, 2–0 (7–2, 3–1) in the opening match.
“Maybe he improved in the second period, but this was a good match for us. No breakthroughs were allowed, so it made our job easier”, described Mansen’s handyman Tuomas Jussila.
The opening period was practically over even before Tahko’s first at-bat. Manse started by scoring four runs, all of which came on junior-level errors by the Tahko players Konsta Lehtola, Petteri Alanen, Miikka Matikka and Jere Vikström. Four of the seven runs in the hosts’ opening innings came by bat Perttu Ruuska and three brought Juuso Myllyniemi.
On the other in the period, Mansen’s running faucet was opened by those who put pressure balls worth running into the visitors’ front court Henri Puputti and Juha Puhtimäki.
Mansen’s awardees were Ruuska, who scored five runs out of seven home runs (5 top hits/7 attempts) and second baseman Myllyniemi, who brought in four runs (5/6).
From Tahko, it is worth mentioning the leading scorer who scored one run Teemu Nurmio (5/7) and a one-run slugger Valentin Ikonen (1/5). The withdrawal balance of the visiting Jokers was 1/8.
A place in the finals is clinched with three wins. The second match will be played in Hyvinkää on Thursday.
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