2019 Men’s Canadian Fastpitch Championship
Dates: August 28 to September 01
Location: Grande Prairie, AB
Day 5 Results: Sunday, September 01, 2019
DC Galway Hitmen Go A Perfect 3-for-3 On Championship Sunday!
Quarter-Final (Winner C6 vs. Winner C5)
C8: HOST Grande Prairie Pirates 7 vs. DC Galway Hitmen 9
Kyle Ezekiel Walk-Off 2-Run Home Run With 1-Out In Bottom of the 7th Inning
DC Galway Hitmen Defeated HOST Grande Prairie Pirates 9-7
Jeff Farion Picked-Up The Win In Relief
Kyle Ezekiel (2-3, 2B, 2R HR, 2RBI) & Shane Boland (2-3, 1R)
Ryan Kirk (1-1) & Peter Kavanagh (1-2, 2R, Solo HR, 1RBI)
Stephen Mullaley (1-3, 2R, 1RBI), Jason Hill (1-3, 1RBI) & Brad Ezekiel (1-3, 1R)
DC Galway Hitmen Pitching Stats:
Colin Walsh (Starter) 5.2IP, 7R, 7ER, 10H, 3BB, 7K
WP: Jeff Farion (In Relief) 1.1IP, 0R, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 3K
DC Galway Hitmen Top Batters:
Kyle Ezekiel 2-3, 1R, Double, 2-Run Home Run, 1SAC, 2RBI
Shane Boland 2-3, 1R, 1BB
Ryan Kirk 1-1
Peter Kavanagh 1-2, 2R, Solo Home Run, 1SB, 1BB, 1RBI
Stephen Mullaley 1-3, 2R, 1BB, 1RBI
Jason Hill 1-3, 1R, 1RBI
Brad Ezekiel 1-3, 1R, 1BB
Colin Walsh 1-4, 1R
DC Galway Hitmen RUNS:
3R 1st: Colin Walsh led-off the inning with a single to right-field, Walsh advanced to second base on a pass ball, Shane Boland walked, Brad Ezekiel singled to left-field to load the bases, Blair Ezekiel hit a SAC Fly to centerfield to score Walsh and Boland advanced to third base on the play and Brad Ezekiel advanced to second base on the play, With 1-Out: Jason Hill grounded out 3-4 to score Boland and Brad Ezekiel advanced to third base on the play and With 2-Out: Stephen Mullaley reached on an infield hit to score Brad Ezekiel.
1R 2nd: Peter Kavanagh led-off the inning with a Solo Home Run to centerfield.
3R 3rd: Jason Hill led-off the inning with a single to centerfield, Hill advanced to second base on a pass ball, Stephen Mullaley walked, Hill advanced to third base and Mullaley advanced to second base on a Kyle Ezekiel SAC; Kyle Ezekiel out 1-4 on the play, With 1-Out: Hill scored on a pass ball and Mullaley advanced to third base on the play, Peter Kavanagh walked, Kavanagh stole second base (could have been a defensive indifference) and With 2-Out: Colin Walsh reached on an error that allowed Mullaley and Kavanagh to score on the play.
2R 7th: With The Game Tied 7-7 Heading To The Bottom of the 7th Inning: Jason Hill led-off the inning and on a 2-1 count fouled a ball off and was hurt on the play, Ryan Kirk came on to replace Hill with a 2-2 count, Kirk singled to right-field, Jordan Pomeroy came on to pinch-run for Kirk, Stephen Mullaley reached on a fielder’s choice; Pomeroy out 5-4 on the play and With 1-Out: Kyle Ezekiel stepped to the plate and hit a game-winning walk-off 2-Run Home Run to right-field to give the DC Galway Hitmen the 9-7 win.
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Semi-Final – Bronze Medal Game (Winner C8 vs. Loser C7)
C9: ON1 Oshweken Hill United Chiefs 3 vs. DC Galway Hitmen 8
DC Galway Hitmen Advance To Gold Medal Game
DC Galway Hitmen Defeated ON1 Oshweken Hill United Chiefs 8-3
Colin Walsh Pitched The Win
Shane Boland (2-4), Kyle Ezekiel (2-3, 3RBI) & Stephen Mullaley (1-2, 2B)
Nick Pittman (1-3, Grand Slam HR, 4RBI) & Justin Gill (1-3, Solo HR, 1RBI)
DC Galway Hitmen Pitching Stats:
WP: Colin Walsh (Starter) 6IP, 3R, 3ER, 8H, 3BB, 4K
Jeff Farion (In Relief) 1IP, 0R, 0ER, 0H, 1BB, 2K
DC Galway Hitmen Top Batters:
Shane Boland 2-4
Kyle Ezekiel 2-3, 1R, 3RBI
Stephen Mullaley 1-2, 2R, Double, 1BB
Nick Pittman 1-3, 1R, Grand Slam Home Run, 4RBI
Justin Gill 1-3, 1R, Solo Home Run, 1RBI
Colin Walsh 1-4, 1R
DC Galway Hitmen RUNS:
7R 1st: Colin Walsh led-off the inning with a double to centerfield, Shane Boland singled to centerfield and Walsh advanced to third base on the play, Brad Ezekiel lined into a double-play; Brad Ezekiel out 5U and Boland out 5-3 on the play and With 2-Out: Blair Ezekiel walked, Stephen Mullaley walked, Kyle Ezekiel singled to right-field to score Walsh and Blair Ezekiel, Peter Kavanagh was Hit-By-Pitch to load the bases, Nick Pittman hit a Grand Slam Home Run to centerfield and Justin Gill hit a Solo Home Run to centerfield.
1R 5th: With 1-Out: Stephen Mullaley doubled to left-field and Kyle Ezekiel singled to centerfield to score Mullaley.
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Final – Gold Medal Game (Winner C9 vs. Winner C7)
C10: DC Galway Hitmen 10 vs. BC1 Sooke Loggers 7
Colin Walsh Named Top Player Championship Round!
DC Galway Hitmen Strike Gold In Grande Prairie, Alberta!
DC Galway Hitmen Outlasted BC1 Sooke Loggers 10-7!
DC Galway Hitmen 2019 Men’s Canadian Fastpitch Champions!
DC Galway Hitmen Captured Province’s 7th National Title In Past 8-Years: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 & 2019!
DC Galway Hitmen Pitching Stats:
WP: Colin Walsh (Starter) 6IP, 7R, 7ER, 8H, 0BB, 5K
Jeff Farion (In Relief) 1IP, 0R, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 0K
DC Galway Hitmen Top Batters:
Shane Boland 3-4, 3R, Double, 2-Run Home Run, 1BB, 2RBI
Blair Ezekiel 3-5, 1R, 2-Run Home Run, 4RBI
Brad Ezekiel 2-2, 2R, 2-Run Home Run, 3BB, 2RBI
Nick Pittman 2-4, 1R, Double, 1RBI
Colin Walsh 1-4, 1R, Solo Home Run, 1BB, 1RBI
DC Galway Hitmen RUNS:
1R 1st: Colin Walsh led-off the game with a Solo Home Run to centerfield.
2R 3rd: Shane Boland led-off the inning with a double to left-field and Brad Ezekiel hit a 2-Run Home Run to centerfield.
3R 4th: Peter Kavanagh led-off the inning with a walk, Nick Pittman doubled to centerfield to score Kavanagh, With 1-Out: Pittman advanced to third base on a pass ball and With 2-Out: Shane Boland walked, Brad Ezekiel walked to load the bases and Blair Ezekiel singled to centerfield to score Pittman and Boland.
4R 6th: Colin Walsh led-off the inning with a walk, Jordan Pomeroy came on to pinch-run for Walsh, Shane Boland hit a 2-Run Home Run to left-field, Brad Ezekiel singled to left-field, Brad Ezekiel advanced to second base on a pass ball and Blair Ezekiel hit a 2-Run Home Run to centerfield.
Members of the DC Galway Hitmen Championship Team
Shane Boland, Bryan Clarke, Daniel Dalton, Blair Ezekiel, Brad Ezekiel, Kyle Ezekiel, Jeff Farion, Justin Gill, Jason Hill, Peter Kavanagh, Ryan Kirk, Stephen Mullaley, Nick Pittman, Jordan Pomeroy, Colin Walsh, Sean Cadigan (Coach), Mark Dwyer (Coach), Eddy McDonald (Coach), Brian Roche (Coach), Danny Williams (Sponsor) & Ryder Jennings (Bat Boy).
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Softball NL Would Like To Take This Opportunity To Congratulate The DC Galway Hitmen On Capturing The 2019 Men’s Canadian Fastpitch Championship In Grande Prairie, Alberta!
Congratulations DC Galway Hitmen!
