The Swedish Junior league season opened at Stockholm's Skarpnäck stadium Sunday, with Stockholm taking both its games in the three way round-robin.

Stockholm dominated Alby/Sundbyberg 22-1 in the first game, which was called in the 5th inning because of the 10 run mercy rule.

Alby/Sundbyberg also lost the second game of the day, to Eskilstuna 9-2.

In the closer Stockholm beat Eskilstuna 15-2.

The other team in the Junior league, Leksand, will be taking part in the next round, in Eskilstuna, on May 31.

With today's twin victories, Stockholm is in first place, and undefeated, in both the Swedish adult Elite Division as well as the Junior league.

Leksand Saturday (Photo: Johnny Stormats) click for more photos

What a difference a week makes!

Last weekend saw perfect baseball weather in Stockholm, warm but not too hot. This weekend half of Sweden's baseball games were snowed out, and two more were called on account of rain.

And Sunday's opening junior series in Stockholm was played in the rain and temperatures of around 4 degrees Celsius.

There was snow in Dalarna Saturday, stopping Stockholm's two games in Leksand and Alby's games in Rättvik. Farther south the doubleheader between visiting Karlskoga and Gefle was rained out.

The only games played were Tranås at Sundbyberg, which the home team won 7-2 and 8-7 (10 innings). The twin victories put Sundbyberg into a tie for third place with Tranås, with 3 victories and 3 loses each.

Stockholm remains in first place with a 4-0 record, followed by Rättvik at 3-1.

Oskar Carlstedt prepares to throw the opening pitch

Stockholm holds undisputed first place in the Swedish Elite League, after Sunday's round of doubleheaders.

Stockholm defeated visiting Gefle 23-1 (called in 7 innings because of the 10 run rule) and 10-2. Oskar Carlstedt got the win in the opener, pitching the first 5 innings, with Johan Lindgren pitching the final two.

Stockholm's clean-up hitter Björn Johannessen was 4 for 5, with two doubles and a triple, and 7 RBIs. Stockholm scored 7 runs with two outs in the second inning, with 4 more runs in the fourth, two in the fifth, and ten in the sixth.

The second game was more even, but Stockholm had a 6-0 lead by the end of the second inning. Jakob Claesson pitched five shut-out innings, with seven strike-outs before he was relieved by older brother Joakim, back in Sweden after playing college baseball in the United States. Linus Hösöyen pitched the final 1 and 2/3 innings.

Stockholm is now 4-0 and alone in first place, after the second week of the new season. Tranås and Rättvik are tied for second with 3-1 records, after splitting their Sunday doubleheader 8-2 and 2-13.

Karlskoga and Leksand are tied for fourth place, with 2-2 records, after Karlskoga beat Lekand (last year's Swedish champions) twice Sunday, 11-2 and 9-2.

Alby and (last year's first place finisher) Sundbyberg share sixth place, after splitting Sunday 6-8 and 14-2.

Gefle, with an 0-4 record, is in last place.

The Swedish baseball season 2008 opened Saturday, with four doubleheaders, and with the four home teams finishing the day 2-0.

Stockholm beat visiting Karlskoga 6-5 (in 10 innings) and 15-5 (called in 7 innings because of the 10 run rule).

Leksand won over Gefle 3-0 and 13-4.

Rättvik took two from last year's first place team and Swedish Cup winner Sundbyberg 20-3 and 11-10.

Tranås defeated Alby 3-1 and 12-3.