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Butchers played a great game. Mattias Stenis
and Janne "Stroppen" Sandh gave away only 1
hit in 7 innings. The Butchers were
able to take a four-run lead in the first
inning, and they never looked back. Lund's
starting pitcher Takaki Fujikawa finished
the inning with two strike-outs and Lund
started the second inning well with a double
by Danish player Michael Falk but Rättvik's
infielders, Marcus Glad, Kristoffer Sjöberg,
Rickard Reimer and Kim Thunell took care of
the 3 next batters with some beautiful
defensive plays.
Mattias
Stenis got 7 strike-outs and didn't give
away a single walk in 6 innings pitched: -"I
went out there, I got the lead, so my main
thing was to just pound the strike zone,
make them put the ball in play, and not give
up any free passes."
Rättvik's outstanding offensive performance
overshadowed their own defensive gems. With
a total of 17 hits the Butchers showed that
they don't need to rely exclusively on their
pitchers to win. Newcomer Rickard Reimer
played an amazing game at short-stop and
went 3-for-3 with 2 doubles, a single and a
walk. Tobias Andersson hit his third homerun
of the season and added a single, a walk and
was hit by a pitch (again) during the game.
Tomas Börjes got a single, a double and a
walk. Philippe Longchamps went 5-for-5
against his former team, Kristoffer Sjöberg,
Emil Hansson, Fredrik Hansson, Marcus Glad
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The Butchers kept the pressure on
Lund. Rickard Reimer: 1 single, 2
doubles and a walk |
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Kristoffer Sjöberg played his best
defensive game of the season at
third base, Markus Glad got 2
assists and 2 put-outs at second
base. Catcher Tomas Börjes acted as
a virtual brick wall behind the
plate. Philippe made a terrific, but
unnecessary, sliding catch in the
left field, Adam Villamo showed that
he's gaining confidence at center
field with another great catch on a
line-drive, Tobias Andresson got 3
put-outs in the right-field and
Rickard Reimer is bringing
experience to our infield, leading
by example and giving good advice to
his teammates. The presence of
Magnus Höglund as an assistant coach
had a huge impact on the Butchers.
His experience and pedagogical
qualities are needed and appreciated
by all members of the club. Darin
O'Connor and Gustav Uhr were used as
designated hitters in the 5th and
6th inning.
Some of the credit can go to a solid
pitching performance by relief
pitcher Janne "Stroppen" Sand, who
managed to dodge bullet after bullet
in the 7th inning allowing no hits
and no runs despite a walk and two
fielders-choice.
Lund Giants defensive highlite of
the game came in the 4th inning when
second baseman Charlie Hodgdon
turned out a beautiful double-play
with the help of his teammates
Thomas Zalcberg and Kasper Hertvig-Olsen.
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