© Juha Tamminen
Go On Superjokeri, representing Lapua Virki Janette Lepistö has reached the limit of 500 strokes in the women’s Superpesis as the 11th player through time. The festive run was born at home against Fera from Rauma in Wednesday’s round.
Virkia’s own bred only needed 153 matches to achieve. Of the 500 players beaten, only one of the all-time female baseball players of all time has reached the hardest match-by-match average. Tuula Rantanen (181 matches, 111 + 568 hits, 499 imported).
Lepistö has celebrated as a batting queen and power player five times in a row. The current season was overshadowed by a minor injury, which left Lepistö missing five matches.
The seventh season of his career at Superpesis is underway. Lepistö celebrated the Finnish championship in its first two main series seasons 2014-15 and won the title of girl baseball player of the year in 2015. After becoming a Super Nest, Lepistö has played in all possible value matches, six times in the East West and three times in the Federation Press match.
Of the active players in Lepistö’s Through the Time batsman statistics, there is only the Go-Super Joker of Pori Bears Susanna Park.
At least 500 beats in the women’s Superpesis
1) Tanja Vehniäinen 20 + 823 = 843 2) Henna Salmela 38 + 758 = 796 3) Katja Saari 27 + 673 = 700 4) Minna Vienola 51 + 663 = 714 5) Johanna Nieminen 79 + 646 = 725 6) Tuula Rantanen 111 + 568 = 679 7) Susanna Park 22 + 573 = 595 * 8) Tarja Pöntinen 37 + 549 = 586 9) Armi Ahola 28 + 529 = 557 10) Krista Laurila 55 + 475 = 530 11) Janette Lepistö 31 + 470 = 501 *
*) Situation after the first period of Wednesday’s matches