Superpesis roundup

The regular season has ended and the top 8 teams now know their opponents for the first round.   (1) Manse PP v (7) IPV The star studded Manse side finished top in the regular season and gained the privilege of choosing their first round opponents before anyone else. Manse chose 7th place IPV ahead of the team that finished in 8th (PattU). IPV have had their greatest season in 28 years, when they last made it to the playoffs. The powerful Manse lineup is likely to obliterate IPV, but the reds are in high spirits and their story may continue if they pull off the seemingly impossible once again. Prediction: Manse 3 - 0 IPV (2) Vimpeli v (8) PattU Vimpeli have continued to look impressive at the plate and Sarrikenttä has been a tough place for opponents to visit - especially if they didn’t bring enough dry pairs of socks! PattU’s season has been fairly pedestrian and their final position in the top 8 came as a shock to many, in particular given the fact that they won their final ga

Marko Pelkonen’s great performance at the plate gave KeKi the edge in this local derby game Pattijoen Urheilijat, Raahe v Kempeleen Kiri 0-1 (2-2, 2-4) This week’s featured game is the exciting matchup between PattU and Kempele. There is title more than 30 miles between the two teams and their final positions in the table this season could equally be close. PattU struggled offensively in 2020, whereas Kempele’s defence seemed to be the issue. The matchup sees veteran PattU pitcher Topi Kosonen go up against Kempele’s explosive lineup, which tore apart JoMa’s defence last week at Kerubi stadium. Kempele’s difficulties come from key areas defensively, but pitcher Jani Lassila continues to impress; if PattU’s offence stalls, or some of the key areas in KeKi’s defence start to firm up as the season progresses, the gap between these two teams could start to appear and put Kempele in prime spot for a top 8 finish. As it stood going into this game however, both teams only had 1 point this