Superpesis roundup

Tampere add tactical genius Matti Iivarinen to their coaching staff for 2020 The roundup 7th to 21st October 2019 The big stories Tampere Manse PP sign a new manager for 2020 On 14th October Tampere announced that Matti Iivarinen had signed to be their new manager for 2020 on a 1 year deal. Iivarinen leaves KPL after steering them to a silver and bronze finish in Superpesis for 2018 and 2019 respectively, with some 400 plus games under his belt with various teams. Prior to his career as a manager, Iivarinen was a great pitcher, representing in the East v West game on 11 occasions and winning pitcher of the year twice. With Juha Niemi having signed for Tampere already this offseason, they are looking to make an impact in their return to Superpesis after an outstanding season in Ykköspesis that saw them automatically promoted. Siilinjärvi still looking to make moves to secure lineup On 14th October Tampere announced that Matti Iivarinen had signed to be their new man...

Kitee clinched the final playoff spot in thrilling fashion  End of season evaluation and review part 2 Places 6-9 As the season is but a distant memory now, we look back at each team and consider their performance. 6th Seinäjoen JymyJussit Seinäjoki had a steady run throughout the year, but it was fairly average. Their runs for was above average however, although their results were effectively 15 wins and 15 losses.  At the end of the season Seinäjoki were 1 point above 7th and 1 point behind 5th, but well adrift of securing home field advantage. The final full week of the regular season saw Seinäjoki take 3 points in a win over Tahko and 1 point in a narrow loss to Sotkamo, which earns them top of that weeks Superpesis Roundup power rankings. Sadly Seinäjoki could not continue this form into the post season and they were swept 0-3 by KPL. Final place in table: 6th Final calculation: 6th Mid season prediction: 6th Comment: Consistently 6th.  Wil...

Juha Puhtimäki walked away with a fist full of awards to add to his already impressive CV Photograph from Joensuu Facebook (c) Joensuun Maila 2019 Pesäpallo awards 2019 This year has been an exciting year in Pesäpallo and we have seen some tremendous efforts from clubs and individuals. Below are the results of the 2019 winners of the Pesäpallo association awards (for men’s superpesis). Stay tuned for later in the month when we at Superpesis Roundup will dish out our own special awards and tributes... Baseball players of the year Men’s Superpesis: Juha Puhtimäki, Joensuun Maila With an outstanding year and his second consecutive championship under his belt, it is hard to deny that Puhtimäki was not player of the year for 2019. Yes achievements at the plate were only part of his success, as his constant encouragement and team spirit shone. Superpesis for Boy’s: Perttu Ruuska, Vimpelin Veto At only 18 years of age Perttu followed up last year’s breakout season...

Jere Dahlström moves to KPL to add power to their lineup for 2020 The roundup 30th September to 6th October 2019 After a long hiatus the roundup is back! As we cover the news between seasons. The big stories Moves and signings for 2020 With 2019 in the books, the teams are already scrambling to sign out of contract players and secure their lineups for 2020. Some key signings include: Name 2019 Team 2020 Team Jere Dahlström Imatran Pallo-Veikot Kouvolan Pallonlyöjat Antti Hartikainen Kouvolan Pallonlyöjat Joensuun Maila Topi Hurskainen Kiteen Pallo -90 Joensuun Maila Tuomas Jussila Joensuun Maila Imatran Pallo-Veikot Antti Kiiskinen Sotkamon Jymy Sotkamon Jymy Jussi Korhonen  Sotkamon Jymy Kempeleen Kiri Roope Koskelainen Kouvolan Pallonlyöjat Kouvolan Pallonlyöjat Konsta Kurikka Imatran Pallo-Veikot Sotkamon Jymy Juha Niemi Joensuun Maila Tampere Manse ...

Joensuu are top of the class despite an average mid-season report Photograph from Joensuu Facebook (c) Joensuun Maila 2019 End of season evaluation and review part 1 Places 1-5 As the season is but a distant memory now, we look back at each team and consider their performance. 1st Vimpelin Veto Vimpeli dominated the regular season and topped the table to guarantee home field advantage in the postseason. Sadly Vimpeli couldn’t achieve full marks for the year as they lost in the semi finals to Joensuu 0-3. All of our calculations this year had Vimpeli topping the table and they achieved that with a healthy 6 point margin over Sotkamo. This dominant performance by Joensuu exposed some flaws in Vimpeli and left them feeling robbed of their place in the final. Vimpeli had the best offence in the league in terms of runs scored (331) and conceded the fewest (139). When Vimpeli look back over this year they will find it difficult to take much solace in their regular season perfo...

The Men’s Superpesis Champions 2019 - Joensuun Maila Photograph from Joensuu Facebook (c) Joensuun Maila 2019 The Champions As the dust settles one team remains as champions of the men’s Superpesis 2019 - Joensuun Maila. Having secured 4th in the table by some margin during the regular season, Joensuu swept Hyvinkään Tahko and Vimpelin Veto to reach this years final against Sotkamon Jymy. The final was tight game to game, with 2 of the games going to supervuoro and 1 game with a tied jakso, but ultimately Joensuun Maila were too much for Sotkamo and  took the series 3-1. But who are some of the key people behind the team? What does it mean to be a member of the Joensuun Maila championship winning side? The magnificent Kerubi Stadion Photograph from Joensuu Facebook (c) Joensuun Maila 2019 Joensuun Maila Joensuun Maila was founded in 1958, originally named Karjalan Maila, in the city of Joensuu in North Karelia in the East of Finland. Joensuu has a decent size pop...