2019 Softball Year In Review (NL)
Prepared By Bill Barron
MARCH 2019
Softball NL Named Coaching Appointments For 2019
Mark Nash (Placentia) U23 Men’s
Loyola Power (Long Pond) U19 Men’s
David Kennedy (Carbonear) U16 Boy’s
Chris Ledrew (Kelligrews) U14 Boy’s
Andrea Wolf (Wapella Sask) Senior Women’s
Steven Rice (Torbay) U14 Girl’s
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APRIL 2019
Softball NL Named Best For 2018
Jason Hill (St. John’s) Senior Male Player of the Year
Jenna Connolly (Goulds) Senior Female Player of the Year
Eric Healey (Chapel’s Cove) Junior Male Player of the Year
Abigail Gambin (Placentia) Junior Female Player of the Year
John Webber (Placentia) Minor Male Player of the Year
Emily Hawco (Chapel’s Cove) Minor Female Player of the Year
Jeff Kirk (Goulds) Adult Coach of the Year
Dave Connors (Conception Harbour) Minor Coach of the Year
Hughie Clarke (St. John’s) Umpire of the Year
Brady Hanlon (Shea Heights) Junior Umpire of the Year
Hughie Clarke (St. John’s) Bob Whelan Memorial Award
Joe Deveraux – Canadian Indicator Club Award Recipient
Joe Devereaux (Kelligrews) Became The 6th Umpire From The Province To Receive The Canadian Indicator Club Award. This Award Recognizes Individuals For Their Leadership On And Off The Field.
Softball NL Held AGM & Election Of Officers
Softball NL Held Its Annual General Meeting & Election Of Officers On Saturday, April 13 At The Swilers Complex – 100 Crosbie Road, St. John’s.
Softball NL Elected Board of Directors For 2019-2021
Gary Corbett (Holyrood) President
Les Howey (Kelligrews) Vice-President
Bill Barron (St. John’s) Finance Director
Gerald Gosse (St. John’s) Secretary
Sean Cadigan (Logy Bay) Minor Director
Victoria Davis (Torbay) Female Director
Tom Healey (Gander) Central Director
Ross Crocker (Corner Brook) Western Director
Softball NL Added 8 New Members To Hall of Fame
Joe Fagan (St. John’s) Athlete
John Farrell (Holyrood) Athlete
Bob Gulliver (St. John’s) Builder
Harold Kelly (Outer Cove) Athlete
Wally Layman (St. John’s) Builder
Len Wakeham (Placentia) Athlete
Bas Whelan (St. John’s) Athlete/Builder
Sean Whitten (Petty Harbour/Maddox Cove) Athlete
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MAY 2019
Ward Gosse Inducted Into Provincial Sports HOF
Ward Gosse (Bay Roberts) Was Inducted Into The Provincial Sports Hall of Fame.
St. John’s To Host Women’s Canadian Fastpitch Championship
City To Host 2019 Canadian Senior Women’s Fastpitch Softball Championships From August 14-18 At Lions And Victoria Parks. Paddy Phillips (Marysvale) Has Been Named Chairman For The Event And Andrea Wolf The Teams Head Coach.
Locals Named To Men’s National Team, 2 Coaches On Staff
7 Players From Province – Ryan Boland (Goulds), Shane Boland (Goulds), Sean Cleary (Harbour Main), Brad Ezekiel (Harbour Main), Kyle Ezekiel (Holyrood), Jason Hill (St. John’s) And Stephen Mullaley (Freshwater) Named To Play For Team Canada At The WSBC June 13-23 In The Czech Republic. John Hill (St. John’s) And Les Howey (Kelligrews) Are Assistant Coaches.
Newfoundland Labrador Umpires Association Re-Appoints Board For The 2019 Season
President – Bob Walsh (Petty Harbour)
Vice-President – Joe Devereaux (Kelligrews)
Treasurer/Scheduler – Keith Pender (St. John’s)
Secretary – Kearney O’Keefe (Shea Heights)
Senior League – Opening Day
Sunday, May 26 – The 5-Team Molson St. John’s Senior Men’s Softball League Opened Its 63rd Season With Kellys Pub Molson Bulldogs Defeating Defending Champs 3 Cheers Pub Bud Light Dodgers 1-0 In 8-Innings And The Bigs Defeating NTV Hitmen 6-3 In The Second Half Of The Double-Header.
Intermediate League – Opening Day
Monday, May 27 – The 6-Team Molson St. John’s Intermediate Men’s Softball League Opened Its 15th Season With CBS Storm Defeating Defending Champs Roebothan McKay Marshall Republic 6-5 In The Opening Game And Lafontaine Club Defeating CBC Junior Canadians 3-1 In The Second Half Of The Double-Header.
2019 Premier’s Athletic Awards Recipients
Calista Corbett (Holyrood)
Jordan Pomeroy (Placenta)
2019 Elite Athletic Excellent Fund Program Recipients
Kyle Ezekiel (Holyrood)
Shane Boland (Goulds)
2019 Sport NL Scholarship Award Recipient
Jordan Pomeroy (Placentia)
Brad Ezekiel Reached Career Milestone – 200th Run Scored
On May 30 – Brad Ezekiel (NTV Hitmen) Recorded His 200th Career Run Scored.
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JUNE 2019
Laval Captured Softball NL High School Boy’s Fastpitch Invitational
Laval Of Placentia Slipped Past St. Kevin’s Of The Goulds 7-6 To Capture 1st Ever Softball NL High School Boy’s Invitational Fastpitch Softball Championship. Marcus Pittman Pitched The Win For Laval With Ryan Kelly Taking The Loss For St. Kevin’s. The Tournament Also Included Host Carbonear Collegiate And Roncalli Of Avondale.
Laval
Chris Clarke, Owen Edison, Aaron Hussey, Brady Judge, Allan Linehan, Blake O’Keefe, Lucas Pitcher, Marcus Pittman, Brady Tremblett-Power, John Webber, Matthew Webber, Luke Wadman, Jacob Whittle & Mark Nash-Coach.
Lewis Blast Gave Bulldogs St. John’s Day Tournament Crown
Mark Lewis (Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs) Hit A Walk-Off Solo Home Run In The Bottom Of The 7th Inning To Edge NTV Hitmen 6-5 And Capture The Title In The 39th Annual Molson Coors St. John’s Day Men’s Fastpitch Tournament.
AWARD WINNERS
MVP: Blair Ezekiel (Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs)
Batting: Colin Walsh (3 Cheers Pub Bud Light Dodgers) 5-for-6 .833BA)
Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs
Stephen Strapp, Liam Shea, Mark Lewis, Blair Ezekiel, Riley Kenny, DJ Lake, Jon Kelly, Scott Myers, Stephen Dobbin, Jeremy Hickey, Liam Myers, Andrew Wade, Gary Bruce & Jim Dunphy-Coach.
Canada Earned Bronze At 2019 WBSC World Men’s Fastpitch Championship
Stephen Mullaley And Brad Ezekiel Drove In The Runs, As Canada Defeated New Zealand 2-1 In The Bronze Medal Game Of The 2019 WBSC World Men’s Fastpitch Championship In The Czech Republic. 7 Newfoundlanders Mullaley, Ezekiel, Sean Cleary, Shane Boland, Ryan Boland, Jason Hill & Kyle Ezekiel Were Members Of Team Canada, Along With Assistant Coaches John Hill & Les Howey.
Nick Pittman Named MVP, Lafontaine Club Swing Into Summer Champions
Tournament MVP Nick Pittman Pitched The Win On A Two-Hitter And Hit A Solo Home Run, As Lafontaine Club Blanked Roebothan McKay Marshall Republic 6-0 To Claim The Title In The 22nd Annual Molson Coors Swing Into Summer Intermediate Men’s Fastpitch Tournament.
AWARD WINNERS
MVP: Nick Pittman (Lafontaine Club)
Batting: Chris Thorne (Roebothan McKay Marshall Republic) 7-14 .500BA
Lafontaine Club
Brent Hatfield, Andrew Kelly, Troy Leonard, Joel Nash, Blake O’Keefe, Gerard O’Reilly, Matthew O’Reilly, Blair Pittman, Marcus Pittman, Nick Pittman, Liam Shea & Sheldon Keefe-Coach.
Senior & Intermediate Molson Coors Players of the Month – June
Blair Ezekiel (Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs) Named Senior League Molson Coors Player of the Month For June
Nick Pittman (Lafontaine Club) Named Molson Coors Intermediate League Player of the Month For June
Justin Gill Reached Career Milestone – 200th Run Scored
On June 25 – Justin Gill (NTV Hitmen) Recorded His 200th Career Run Scored.
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JULY 2019
Clarenville #1 Claimed U12 Boy’s Moss Championship
Clarenville #1 Defeated CBS Storm 7-6 With 3-Runs In The Bottom of the 7th Inning To Capture The U12 Boy’s Division And Finish With A 6-0 Record In The 12-Team Tournament.
Clarenville #1
Ryder Brown, Jacob Chard, Chase Drover, Logan Eddy, Riley Kelly, Will MacDonald, Russell Monk, Keegan Morgan, James Park, Devon Price, Tristan Spurrell, Jaxon Wicks, Jill Monk-Manager, Brad Kelly-Coach, Landon Park-Coach, Keith Chard-Coach & Paul Monk-Coach.
Southern Shore Crush Claimed U14 Boy’s Moss Championship
Southern Shore Crush Defeated Conception Bay Central 7-6 In The Championship Game Of The U14 Boy’s Division To Finish With A 6-0 Record In The 11-Team Tournament.
Southern Shore Crush
Aiden Brothers, Brady Burke, William Carey, Carter Coady, Nick Dalton, Keegan Goodridge, Michael Hann, Liam Janes, Matthew Molloy, Owen O’Driscoll, Darcy O’Neill, Devin Puddister, Gavin Rice, Nolan Stanley, Richard Bohlke-Coach & Corey Burke-Coach.
Conception Bay Central #2 Claimed U16 Boy’s Moss Championship
Conception Bay Central #2 Defeated Carbonear Islanders 5-4 In The Championship Game Of The U16 Boy’s Division In The 39th Annual Constable William Moss Memorial Softball Tournament To Finish With A 5-0 Record In The 8-Team Tournament.
Conception Bay Central #2
Evan Buckle, Colby Dalton, Colby Hawco, Daniel Hawco, Noah Healey, Patrick McGrath, Liam Morgan, Riley Snow, Noah Tizzard, Nicholas Woodford, Riley Snow Sr.-Coach & Linus Woodford-Coach.
Clarenville Claimed U12 Girl’s Moss Championship
Clarenville Defeated Outer Cove 5-4 In The Championship Game Of The U12 Girl’s Division To Finish With A 5-0-1 Record In The 7-Team Tournament.
Clarenville
Brooke Cooper, Lexie Cooper, Ava Gaulton, Jada Harnum, Mackenzie Hookey, Megan Hookey, Brooklyn Jefford, Alexis Jones, Abigal Krebs, Sophia Penney, Katie Power, Emma Rogers, Abigail Skiffington, Lily Spurrell, Michael Penney-Coach, Gillian Brown-Coach, Nick Rogers-Coach & Terry Spurrell-Coach.
Conception Bay Central #2 Claimed U14 Girl’s Moss Championship
Conception Bay Central #2 Defeated Outer Cove 11-10 In The Championship Game Of The U14 Girl’s Division To Finish With A 4-2 Record In The 5-Team Tournament.
Conception Bay Central #2
Chloe Barron, Ava Buckle, Presley Curran, Mia Hickey, Lily Moriarity, Gracie Murphy, Drew Nolan, Jordyn Rose, Brooke Wall, Sara Woodford, Michael Moriarity-Coach, Mark Woodford-Coach & Dave Connors-Coach.
Southern Shore Claimed U16 Boy’s Moss Championship
Southern Shore Crush Defeated Conception Bay Central #2 8-4 In The Championship Game Of The U16 Girl’s Division To Finish With A 5-0 Record In The 7-Team Tournament.
Southern Shore Crush
Heidi Aspell, Kylie Carey, Abby Condon, Gracie Dalton, Katherine Kavanagh, Emma Molloy, Justina Navaz, Lauren Pennell, Emily Stanley, Andrea Sullivan, Derek Dunne-Coach & Ed McDonald-Coach.
U10 Timbits Jamboree #1 In Cabonear – 18 Teams
18-Teams (Clarenville-3, Bay Roberts Rovers-2, Outer Cove-2, Placentia-2, Southern Shore Crush-2, Whiteway Shagrockers-2, Butlerville Bombers-1, Cape St. Francis-1, Carbonear-1, CBC-1, Goulds-1) Played A Total Of 36 Games In The U10 Timbits Jamboree #1 Hosted By Carbonear Minor Softball Association July 06-07. Each Team Played A 4-Game Schedule With All Participants Receiving A Timbits Medal.
Twillingate Captains U12 Boy’s SP Provincial Champions
Twillingate Captains Defeated Marystown Mariners 8-6 To Capture U12 Boy’s Provincial Slo-Pitch Championship To Finish With A 5-1 Record In The 5-Team Tournament Hosted By Marystown July 12-14.
Twillingate Captains
Ryder Anstey, Forrester Baggs, Eric Bath, Cooper Blacker, Reid Brown, George Burton, Blake Cooper, Fisher Dalley, Avery Elliot, Simon Gillard, Preston Lambert, Loghan Rogers, Jeff Blacker-Coach, Scott Burton-Coach, Jody Cooper-Coach & Jeff Gillard-Coach.
Galway Women’s Provincial Fastpitch Champions
Galway Defeated Whelan’s Gate From Corner Brook 10-0 In The Championship Game Of The Molson Coors Provincial Women’s Fastpitch Championship Played In Holyrood/Avondale July 12-14. Galway Finished The 5-Team Tournament With A Perfect 6-0 Record.
Galway
Jenna Connolly, Jill Connolly, Calista Corbett, Victoria Curran, Victoria Davis, Abigail Gambin, Samantha Kennedy, Callie Langmead, Brittany McCarthy, Mariah Morrissey, Dayle Prowse, Gary Corbett-Coach, Blair Langmead-Coach, Dwayne Connolly-Coach & Andrea Wolf-Head Coach.
Conception Bay Central #1 U12 Girl’s Provincial SP Champions
Conception Bay Central #1 Defeated Conception Bay Central #2 21-2 In The Championship Game Of The U12 Girl’s Provincial Slo-Pitch Championship Played In Bay Roberts July 12-14. CBC #1 Finished The 10-Team Tournament With A Perfect 6-0 Record.
Conception Bay Central #1
Lila Buckle, Presley Curran, Wendy Dalton, Reagan Dalton, Ella Devereaux, Hannah Healey, Mia Hickey, Halle Joy, Maggie Penny, Jorja Tucker, Doug Devereaux-Coach & Craig Joy-Coach.
Hill United Chiefs 2019 ASA American National Fastpitch Champions
Hill United Chiefs With 4 Newfoundlanders – Brad Ezekiel, Shane Boland, Stephen Mullaley & Jason Hill On The Roster, Along With Head Coach John Hill Captured The 2019 ASA American National Men’s Fastpitch Championship Played In St. Joseph, MO July 18-21. The Chiefs Defeated Defending Champs New York Gremlins 8-1 To Move Into The Final, However Heavy Rains Cancelled Both Semi-Final And Final. Being The Only Undefeated Team (4-0) And Having Secured A Birth In The Final With A Double-Life, The Chiefs Were Declared The Champions.
AWARD WINNERS
Brad Ezekiel (Hill United Chiefs) All-Tournament Team – Outfield
Stephen Mullaley (Hill United Chiefs) All-Tournament Team – Utility Player
Colin Walsh (Hallman Twins) All-Tournament Team – Infield
Brad Ezekiel (Hill United Chiefs) Most Home Runs
Galway In Final Of Lloyd Poirier Memorial, But Lightning & Heavy Rain Washed Out Game
Galway Were Tied 1-1 In The Bottom Of The 4th Inning Versus The Steelers In The Championship Game Of The 2019 Lloyd Poirier Memorial Women’s Softball Tournament When Game Was Suspended Due To Lightning And Heavy Rain. The Tournament Was Played From July 19-21 In Lantz, NS. With No Makeup Date Possible No Champion Was Declared. Galway Was The Only Team In The Tournament To Go Undefeated And Finished Play With A 5-0 Record.
Galway
Jenna Connolly, Jill Connolly, Calista Corbett, Victoria Curran, Victoria Davis, Mikaila Etheredge, Abigail Gambin, Samantha Kennedy, Callie Langmead, Brittany McCarthy, Mariah Morrissey, Dayle Prowse, Gary Corbett-Coach, Dwayne Connolly-Coach & Andrea Wolf-Coach.
Southern Shore Crush U14 Girl’s Provincial FP Champions
Southern Shore Crush Defeated Outer Cove 13-6 In The Championship Game Of The U14 Girl’s Provincial Fastpitch Championship Hosted By Outer Cove July 19-21. Southern Shore Crush Finished The 6-Team Tournament With A 5-1 Record.
Southern Shore Crush
Michiaiah Sears, Jayda Sears, Kate Sullivan, Lauren Penney, Kelly Aylward, Alyssa Power, Hannah Tobin, Jorja Poole, Emma Carey, Kailey Walsh, Chloe Swain, Marissa Bishop, Jennifer Penney-Manager, Jessica Walsh-Coach & Scott Penney-Coach.
Conception Bay Central U14 Boy’s Provincial FP Champions
Conception Bay Central Defeated Goulds In The Championship Game Of The U14 Boy’s Provincial Fastpitch Championship Hosted By The Southern Shore Crush Minor Softball Association July 19-21. CBC Finished The 9-Team Tournament With A Perfect 5-0 Record.
Conception Bay Central
Logan Lewis, Adam Crawley, Jalen Vokey, Dawson Boland, Zachary Devereaux, Zachary McGrath, Ethan Murphy, Ryder Lewis, William Lewis, Michael Strapp, Mark Corbett, Jim Corbett-Coach & Doug Devereaux-Coach.
Eric Healey Named MVP, CBC Junior Canadian Intermediate Men’s Provincial Champions
CBC Junior Canadians Defeated Lafontaine Club 2-0 In The Championship Game Of The Provincial Intermediate Men’s Fastpitch Championship Played At Lions Park July 19-21. CBC Finished The 6-Team Tournament With A Perfect 4-0 Record.
AWARD WINNERS
MVP: Eric Healey (CBC Junior Canadians)
Batting: Brent Hatfield (Lafontaine Club) 6-11 .545BA
Sportsmanship & Ability: Gerard O’Reilly (Lafontaine Club)
CBC Junior Canadians
Liam Costello, Justin Doyle, Coady Furey, Shane Healey, DJ Lake, Patrick O’Leary, Jordan Penney, Ryan Petten, Mitchel Whelan, Jacob Whittle & Kyle Ezekiel-Coach.
U8 Timbits Jamboree #1 Hosted By Placentia – 13 Teams
13-Teams (Conception Bay Central-2, Outer Cove-2, Placentia Lions-2, Southern Shore Crush-2, Whiteway Shagrockers-2, Bay Roberts Rovers-1, Burin Eagles-1, Clarenville Caribous-1) Played A Total Of 26-Games In The U8 Timbits Jamboree #1 Hosted By The Placentia Minor Softball Association July 20-21. Each Team Played A 4-Game Schedule With All Participating Players Receiving A Timbits Medal.
Marystown Mariners U19 Men’s Provincial SP Champions
Marystown Mariners Defeated Gander 12-4 In The Championship Game Of The U19 Men’s Provincial Slo-Pitch Championship Hosted By Gander July 20-21. Marystown Finished The 4-Team Tournament With A 4-1 Record.
Marystown Mariners
Liam Best, Noah Dumaresque, Patrick Farrell, Jacob Gaulton, Jonah Hanrahan, Wyatt Keeping, Dylan Murray, Nick Oake, Logan Paddle, Marcus Simms, Ethan Walsh, Zachary Walters, Terry Paddle-Coach & Kyle Paul-Coach.
Conception Bay Central #2 U16 Girl’s Provincial SP Champions
Conception Bay Central #2 Defeated Outer Cove In The Championship Game Of The U16 Girl’s 8-Team Provincial Slo-Pitch Championship Hosted By Southern Shore Crush Minor Softball Association July 26-28.
Conception Bay Central #2
Mackenzie Bartlett, Ava Buckle, Georgia Dalton, Jenna Farrell, Amber Furey, Olivia Hawco, Jamie Howe, Jenna Murphy, Madison Murray, Tianna Ryan, Barry Poole-Coach & John Farrell-Coach.
Port Aux Basques U16 Boy’s Provincial SP Champions
Port Aux Basques Defeated Portugal Cove/St. Phillips Pirates 6-2 In The Championship Game Of The U16 Boy’s 11-Team Provincial Slo-Pitch Championship Hosted By Butlerville July 26-28.
Port Aux Basques
William Street, Cody Drover, Jordan Pike, Morgan Colbourne, Markus Horwood, Nick Davis, Zachery Warren, Marcus Farrell, Travis Mauger, Ryan Farrell, Matt Lefrense, Dalton Bryan, Sheldon Street-Coach & Eric Davis-Coach.
U14 NL Selects 9th Place At U14 Boy’s Canadians
NL Selects Finished 9th With A 1-6 Record In The 10-Team U14 Boy’s Canadian Fastpitch Championship Played In Saskatoon, Saskatchewan July 27-31.
AWARD WINNERS
Jesse Harris (All-Tournament Team – Utility Player)
U14 Boy’s NL Selects
Riley Hutchings, Owen O’Driscoll, Colton Chafe, Nicholas Dalton, Ryder Lewis, Alex Earle, Harrison Lynch, Jesse Harris, Luke Rideout, Mark Corbett, Etan Murphy, Jacob Ledrew, Jacob Kennedy, Colleen Dalton-Manager, Chris Ledrew-Coach & David Kennedy-Coach.
Chayee Bourras Wines & Vines 4th Place At U23 Men’s Canadians
Chayee Bourras Wines & Vines Finished 4th With A 4-5 Record In The 8-Team U23 Men’s Canadian Fastpitch Championship Played In Saskatoon, Saskatchewan July 30-August 04.
Chayee Bourras Wines & Vines
Austin Dawe, Eric Healey, Nathan Kenny, Joel Nash, Jordan Noftall, Darcy O’Reilly, Ryan Petten, Nick Pittman, Jordan Pomeroy, Alex Rhoddy, Kelton Cyr, Bill Pomeroy-Manager & Mark Nash-Coach.
U16 Boy’s NL Selects 9th Place At U16 Boy’s Canadians
U16 NL Selects Finished 9th With A 3-5 Record In The 14-Team U16 Boy’s Canadian Fastpitch Championship Played In Saskatoon, Saskatchewan July 31-August 04.
AWARD WINNERS
Joshua Kennedy (All-Tournament Team – Infield)
U16 Boy’s NL Selects
Blake O’Keefe, Nicholas Woodford, Adrian Green, William Lynch, Mason Molloy, Cameron Christopher, Lucas Maloney, Gavin Pitcher, Brady Judge, Matthew King, Patrick Costigan, Joshua Kennedy, Reid Deering, Liam Underhay, Allan Linehan, Charlie Deering-Coach, Daniel O’Keefe-Coach & David Kennedy-Coach.
Senior & Intermediate League Molson Coors Players of the Month – July
Jason Hill (3 Cheers Pub Bud Light Dodgers) Named Molson Coors Senior League Player of the Month For July
Nick Pittman (Lafontaine Club) Named Molson Coors Intermediate League Player of the Month For July
Senior League Career Milestones Reached
July 09 Robbie Greene (NTV Hitmen) Recorded Career Strikeout 1500
July 18 Danny Mullins (NTV Hitmen) Recorded Career Stolen Base 75
July 22 Doug Marshall (3 Cheers Pub Bud Light Dodgers) Recorded Career Run Scored 200
July 30 Jon Kelly (Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs) Recorded Career Double 60
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AUGUST 2019
CBC Captured U16 Girl’s Fastpitch Provincial In Extra-Inning
Conception Bay Central Defeated U14 Selects 9-8 (8-Innings) In The Championship Game Of The U16 Girl’s 7-Team Provincial Fastpitch Championship Hosted By Cape St. Francis August 02-04.
Conception Bay Central
Ariel Bartlett, Mackenzie Bartlett, Katelyn Bell, Amy Connors, Jenna Farrell, Amber Furey, Kyleigh Gear, Taylor Hynes, Jamie Howe, Jenna Murphy, Makayla Ryan, Tianna Ryan, Sydney Walsh, Jamie Walsh-Coach & John Farrell-Coach.
U10 Timbits Jamboree #2 Host By Southern Shore – 16-Teams
16-Teams (Southern Shore Crush-3, Bay Roberts Rovers-2, Clarenville Caribous-2, Goulds-2, Outer Cove-2, Placentia Lions-2, and Southern Shore Crush-2 Whiteway Shagrockers-1) Made Up Of 11 Co-Ed And 5-Girls Teams Played A Total Of 32-Games In The U10 Timbits Jamboree #2 Hosted By Southern Shore Crush Minor Softball Association August 03-04. All Teams Played 4-Games And Each Participant Was Presented With A Timbits Medal.
Clarenville Caribous #1 U12 Boy’s Provincial FP Champions
Clarenville Caribous #1 Defeated Goulds 6-5 (9-Innings) In The Championship Game Of The U12 Boy’s Provincial Fastpitch Championship Hosted By Clarenville August 09-11. Clarenville Finished The 10-Team Tournament With A Perfect 6-0 Record.
Clarenville Caribous #1
Russell Monk, Tristan Spurrell, Will MacDonald, James Park, Jacob Chard, Devon Price, Jaxon Wicks, Chase Drover, Ryder Brown, Logan Eddy, Keegan Morgan, Riley Kelly, Jill Monk-Manager, Keith Chard-Coach & Paul Monk-Coach.
Sean Cleary & Ryan Kirk All-World Selections At ISC
At the ISC World Tournament Held From August 10-17 In Denmark, Wisconsin Sean Cleary (Hallman Twins) Was Named To The 1st Team All-World (Pitcher) And Ryan Kirk (Hallman Cubs) Was Named To The 2nd Team All-World (Designated Hitter).
Conception Bay Central U12 Girl’s Provincial FP Champions
Conception Bay Central Defeated Clarenville Caribous #1 8-7 (8-Innings) In The Championship Game Of The U12 Girl’s Provincial Fastpitch Championship Hosted By Placentia August 09-11. Conception Bay Central Finished The 8-Team Tournament With A Perfect 6-0 Record.
Conception Bay Central
Mia Hickey, Presley Curran, Jessica Wall, Lily Moriarity, Sophie McGrath, Victoria Hawco, Lila Buckle, Ella Devereaux, Abby Woodford, McKinlee Moriarty, Hannah Healey, Mark Woodford-Coach & Doug Devereaux-Coach.
Carbonear Islanders U16 Boy’s Provincial FP Champions
Carbonear Islanders Defeated Goulds 9-2 In The Championship Game Of The U16 Boy’s Provincial Fastpitch Championship Hosted By Carbonear August 09-11. Carbonear Finished The 7-Team Tournament With A Perfect 6-0 Record. Reid Deering (Carbonear Islanders) Named Sportscraft Tournament Top Pitcher (3-0 Record, 12 Innings Pitched, 16 Strikeouts)
Carbonear Islanders
Cameron Byrne, Jacob Clarke, Reid Deering, Adrian Green, Riley Green, Keenan Grimes, Joshua Kennedy, Matthew King, Denver Neil, Ben Ryan, Liam Underhay, Jacob Kennedy, Seger Clarke, Paul Underhay-Coach, Charlie Deering-Coach & David Kennedy-Coach.
Marystown Mariners U14 Boy’s Provincial SP Champions
Marystown Mariners Defeated Butlerville Bombers #2 9-8 In The Championship Game Of The U14 Boy’s Provincial Slo-Pitch Championship Hosted By Marystown August 16-18. Marystown Finished The 7-Team Tournament With A Perfect 6-0 Record.
Marystown Mariners
Logan Connors, DJ Deveau, Ryan Dominie, Landon Foote, Coby Fowler, Patrick Hanrahan, Cameron Jones, Philip Murphy, Nicholas Murray, Tyler Norman, Riley Power-Walsh, Jackson Walsh, Sam Ruttgaizer, Kyle Paul-Coach, Marty Hanrahan-Coach, Dale Foote-Coach & Rod Norman-Coach.
CBC U14 Girl’s Provincial SP Champions
Conception Bay Central Defeated Bay Roberts Rovers 13-4 In The Championship Game Of The U14 Girl’s 4-Team Provincial Slo-Pitch Championship Hosted By Bay Roberts August 17-18.
Conception Bay Central
Jillian Doyle, Danielle Joy, Chloe Barron, Gracie Murphy Jazmin Lewis, Ava Buckle, Sara Woodford, Jordyn Rose, Madison Connors, Halle Joy, Lily Moriarity, Abby Woodford & Mark Woodford-Coach.
Sean Cleary Named MVP, Bulldogs Men’s Provincial Champions
Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs Defeated NTV Hitmen 3-1 In The Championship Game Of The 57th Annual Men’s Provincial Fastpitch Championship Played At Lions Park August 23-26. Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs Finished The 4-Team Tournament With A 4-2 Record.
AWARD WINNERS
MVP: Sean Cleary (Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs)
Batting: Chris Murphy (NTV Hitmen) 8-14 .571
Sportsmanship & Ability: Jon Kelly (Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs)
Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs
Sean Cleary, Daniel Dalton, Stephen Dobbin, Justin Doyle, Blair Ezekiel, Kurt Fardy, Jeremy Hickey, Jon Kelly, Mark Lewis, Liam Myers, Scott Myers, Patrick O’Leary, Liam Shea, Stephen Strapp, Joel Whelan & Jim Dunphy-Coach.
U8 Timbits Jamboree #2 Host By Bay Roberts – 17 Teams
17-Teams (Bay Roberts Rovers-2, Conception Bay Central-3, Southern Shore Crush-3, Whiteway Shagrockers-3, Outer Cove-2, Clarenville Caribous-2, Placentia Lions-2) PLayed A Total Of 34 Games In The U8 Timbits Jamboree #2 Hosted By Bay Roberts August 23-24. All Teams Played A 4-Game Schedule And Received A Timbits Medal.
Placentia U19 Men’s Provincial FP Champions
Placentia Defeated CBS Storm 5-0 In The Championship Game Of The U19 Men’s Provincial Fastpitch Championship Hosted By Placentia August 30-September 01. Placentia Finished The 4-Team Tournament With A 4-1 Record.
AWARD WINNERS
MVP: Logan Power (CBS Storm)
Batting: Joey Sweeney (Placentia) 7-11 .615BA
Top Pitcher: Marcus Pittman (Placentia) 3-0, 17IP, 31K, 3H
Placentia
Blake O’Keefe, Marcus Pittman, Jacob Maltais, Jacob Whittle, Allan Linehan, John Webber, Brady Judge, Douglas Cheeseman, Liam Shea, Jarrod Bohlke, Joey Sweeney, Dave Shea-Coach & John Pittman-Coach.
Bronze Medal For Host Carbonear Islanders U16 Boy’s ECSC
Carbonear Islanders With A 3-4 Record Finished 3rd And Capture The Bronze Medal In The 6-Team U16 Boy’s Eastern Canadian Fastpitch Championship Held August 15-18 In Carbonear. Two Other Local Teams Also Participated In The Championships: Conception Bay Central Who Finished 5th With A 2-3 Record And Goulds Who Finished 6th With A 2-3 Record.
Tournament All-Star Team Selections
Brady Judge (Goulds) Infield
Cameron Christopher (Goulds) Catcher
Riley Snow (CBC) Infield
Joshua Kennedy (Carbonear) Infield
Reid Deering (Carbonear) Pitcher
Carbonear Islanders
Cameron Byrne, Jacob Clarke, Reid Deering, Adrian Green, Riley Green, Keenan Grimes, Joshua Kennedy, Matthew King, Denver Neil, Ben Ryan, Liam Underhay, Blake O’Keefe, Jacob Kennedy, Segar Clarke, Paul Underhay-Coach, Charlie Deering-Coach & David Kennedy-Coach.
Conception Bay Central
Colby Hawco, Patrick Costigan, Evan Buckle, Logan Lewis, Shane Ryan, Lucas Maloney, Nicholas Woodford, Riley Snow, Liam Morgan, Noah Tizzard, Patrick McGrath, Noah Healey, Daniel Hawco, Riley Snow-Coach & Linus Woodford-Coach.
Goulds
Jaedon Putt, William Lynch, Cameron Christopher, Thomas Deir, Brandon Ennis, Liam Morry, Cameron Hiscock, Mason Hemron, Ethan Coady, James Power, Brady Judge, Kris Condon, Donnie Earle-Coach, Terry Putt-Coach & Danny Campbell-Coach.
CBC Captured Bronze Medal At U14 Boy’s ECSC
Conception Bay Central Finished With A 5-3 Record To Capture The Bronze Medal In 7-Team U14 Boy’s Eastern Canadian Fastpitch Championship Played August 15-18 in St-Damien-de-Buckland/St-Raphael QC.
Conception Bay Central
Dawson Boland, Mark Corbett, Adam Crawley, Zachary Devereaux, Connor Lewis, Logan Lewis, Ryder Lewis, Will Lewis, Zachary McGrath, Ethan Murphy, Michael Strapp, Jalen Vokey, Keegan Warren, Andy Lewis-Coach, Jim Corbett-Coach & Doug Devereaux-Coach.
U16 Girl’s NL Selects 10th Place At U16 Girl’s ECSC
U16 Girl’s NL Selects Finished 10th With A 0-4 Record In The 10-Team U16 Girl’s Eastern Canadian Fastpitch Championship held from August 22-25 in Whitby, Ontario.
U16 Girl’s NL Selects
MacKenzie Bartlett, Abbigale Condon, Amy Connors, Gracie Dalton, Jenna Farrell, Kyleigh Gear, Olivia Hawco, Taylor Hayes, Cassidy Roff, Andrea Sullivan, Madison Walsh, Sydney Walsh, Abigail White, Kay Fleet-Manager, Jamie Walsh-Coach & Dave Connors-Coach.
U19 Men’s NL Selects 6th Place At U19 Men’s Canadians
U19 Men’s NL Selects Finished 6th With A 5-5 Record In The 10-Team U19 Men’s Canadian Fastpitch Championship Played In Owen Sound, Ontario August 06-11.
AWARD WINNERS
Marcus Pittman (Top Pitcher – Qualifying Round)
U19 Men’s NL Selects
Douglas Cheeseman, Justin Doyle, Jacob Gill, Ryan Kelly, Ryan Maher, Marcus Pittman, Linden Power, Logan Power, Liam Shea, Luke Strickland, John Webber, Mitchel Whelan, Alex Williams, Missy Power-Manager, Chris Maher-Coach, Dale Kelly-Coach & Loyola Power-Coach.
U14 Girl’s NL Selects 21st Place At U14 Girl’s Canadians
U14 Girl’s NL Selects Finished 21st With A 0-7 Record In The 21-Team U14 Girl’s Canadian Fastpitch Championship Played In Montreal, QC August 07-11.
U14 Girl’s NL Selects
Kiley Rice, Halle Joy, Abigail Woodman, Regan Culleton, Emma Kelly, Kelly Aylward, Jordyn Rose, Sara Woodford, Lauren Penney, Jorja Roff, Madison Connors, Kate Sullivan, Rita Sullivan-Manager, Dave Connors-Coach & Steven Rice-Coach.
Women’s Canadians Hosted In St. John’s
Galway (Host) Finished 8th With A 1-7 Record And NL Animal Health Centre Wildcats (Corner Brook) Finished 9th With A 0-7 Record In The Women’s Canadian Fastpitch Championship Played At Lions Park & Victoria Park In St. John’s, NL August 14-18.
Host Galway
Jenna Connolly, Jill Connolly, Calista Corbett, Victoria Curran, Victoria Davis, Mikaila Ethridge, Abigail Gambin, Samantha Kennedy, Callie Langmead, Brittany McCarthy, Jaclyn Morgan, Mariah Morrissey, Dayle Prowse, Alia Stachoski, Blair Langmead-Coach, Gary Corbett-Coach, Dwayne Connolly-Coach & Andrea Wolf-Coach.
NL Animal Health Centre Wildcats
Ashley Penney, Coolene Brake, Danielle Hurley, Dionne Winsor, Jill Mason, Jillian Wells, Karen Lamontagne, Kathy Lukeman, Katie Evans, Katie Woodford, Kelly Matthews, Kerri Boyle, Lisa Keeping, Lorna Lovell, Nikki Rose, Shilo Chislett, Dawn Tulk, Peggy Colbourne-Manager, John Dawe-Coach, Neil Benson-Coach & Ross Crocker-Coach.
Galway Hitmen Captured 7th Canadian Men’s Fastpitch Championship
Galway Hitmen Took The Long Route By Winning Three Straight Games On Sunday, Including A 10-7 Decision Over The Sooke Loggers Of British Columbia In The Tournament Final To Claim Their 7th Canadian Senior Men’s Fastpitch Championship In 8-Years. Galway Hitmen Finished With A 10-1 Record In The 10-Team Tournament Played In Grand Prarie, Alberta August 28-September 01.
AWARD WINNERS
Colin Walsh (MVP Championship Round)
Brad Ezekiel (All-Tournament Team Outfield)
Colin Walsh (All-Tournament Team Utility Player)
Galway Hitmen
Peter Kavanagh, Shane Boland, Colin Walsh, Blair Ezekiel, Brad Ezekiel, Kyle Ezekiel, Stephen Mullaley, Jason Hill, Justin Gill, Jeff Farion, Bryan Clarke, Ryan Kirk, Nick Pittman, Daniel Dalton, Jordan Pomeroy, Danny Williams-General Manager, Brian Roche-Manager, Sean Cadigan-Coach, Ed McDonald-Coach & Mark Dwyer-Coach.
Senior & Intermediate League Players of the Month – August
Colin Walsh (3 Cheers Pub Bud Light Dodgers) Named Senior League Player of the month For August
Jordan Pomeroy (Lafontaine Club) Named Intermediate League Player of the Month For August
Senior League Milestones Reached In August
August 01 Fergie Griffiths (NTV Hitmen) Recorded Career RBI 200
August 06 Sean Cleary (Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs) Recorded Career Strikeout 2000
August 06 Robbie Greene (NTV Hitmen) Recorded Career Pitching Win 100
August 21 Brad Ezekiel (NTV Hitmen) Recorded Career RBI 200
Duey Fitzgerald Memorial Field
August 24 – Ballpark at Victoria Park Renamed In Honour Of Local Sports Icon – “Duey Fitzgerald Memorial Field”.
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SEPTEMBER 2019
Roncalli Captured Grade 7 Girl’s FP Invitational
Roncalli Defeated Ferryland Academy 11-1 In The Championship Game Of The Grade 7 Girl’s Invitational Fastpitch Tournament Hosted By Conception Bay Central September 20-21. Roncalli Finished The 4-Team Tournament With A Perfect 3-0 Record.
Roncalli
Halle Joy, Lily Moriarity, Presley Curran, Jessica Wall, Reagan Dalton, Jorja Tucker, Wendy Dalton, Lila Buckle, Mia Hickey, Hannah Fowler & Craig Joy-Coach.
Carbonear Captured Grade 7 Boy’s FP Invitational
Carbonear Academy Defeated Roncalli 8-6 In The Championship Game Of The Grade 7 Boy’s Invitational Fastpitch Tournament Hosted By Carbonear September 20-21. Carbonear Academy Finished The 4-Team Tournament With A Perfect 4-0 Record.
Carbonear Academy
Drew Deering, Ben Preston, Nolan Butt, Eric King, Phil Bartlett, Andon Parsons, Avery Parsons, Nathan Bakeogeorge, Marc Ash, Matthew Stone, Charlie Deering-Coach, Chris Hussey-Coach, Chris Parsons-Coach & Joey King-Coach.
Ward Gosse Named MVP, As RMM Republic Repeat As Intermediate League Champions
Playoff MVP Ward Gosse Struckout 11 Batters As Roebothan McKay Marshall Republic Beat Lafontaine Club 5-2 To Win The Best-of-Five Series 3-2 And The Molson St. John’s Intermediate Men’s Fastpitch League Championship For The 2nd Straight Year. Gosse Allowed 4 Hits, 2 Walks In The Title Clinching Game. He Was 5-2 In The Post-Season With 85 Strikeouts In 45 Innings And Hit .333.
AWARD WINNERS
Batting: Jordan Pomeroy (Lafontaine Club) 20-50 .400BA
Home Runs: Marcus Pittman (U19 Selects) 5
RBI: Marcus Pittman (U19 Selects) 17
Pitching Wins: Nick Pittman (Lafontaine Club) 11
Strikeouts: Nick Pittman (Lafontaine Club) 137
ERA: Nick Pittman (Lafontaine Club) 0.90 (9ER-70IP)
MVP-Season: Nick Pittman (Lafontaine Club)
MVP-Playoffs: Ward Gosse (Roebothan McKay Marshall Republic)
Comeback Player: Gerard O’Reilly (Lafontaine Club)
Rookie of the Year: Linden Power (U19 Selects)
Golden Glove: Liam Shea (U19 Selects)
Sportsmanship: Patrick O’Leary (CBC Junior Canadians)
Top Batter Playoffs: Nick Pittman (Lafontaine Club) 8-18 .444BA
ALL-LEAGUE TEAM
Catcher: Patrick Heffernan (Sportscraft Waterford Valley)
Pitcher: Nick Pittman (Lafontaine Club)
Infield: Philip Corbett (Roebothan McKay Marshall Republic)
Infield: Nathan Kenny (Sportscraft Waterford Valley)
Infield: Gerard O’Reilly (Lafontaine Club)
Infield: Liam Shea (U19 Selects)
Outfield: Andrew Temple (Roebothan McKay Marshall Republic)
Outfield: Jordan Pomeroy (Lafontaine Club)
Outfield: Andrew Kelly (Lafontaine Club)
Utility Player: Marcus Pittman (U19 Selects)
Roebothan McKay Marshall Republic
Leon Cantwell, Bryan Clarke, Phillip Corbett, Andrew Corcoran, Mike Crowe, Ward Gosse, Trevor Hefferan, Blair Myers, Stephen Oates, Darcy O’Reilly, Ryan Paquette, Matt Power, Andrew Temple, Chris Thorne, Andrew McCarthy, Dawson Sieben & Corey Drake-Player/Coach.
Nick Pittman – Triple Crown of Pitching
In 2019 Nick Pittman (Lafontaine Club) Captured The Intermediate Leagues (2005-2019) 1st Triple Crown of Pitching.
Molson Coors Intermediate League Player of the Month – September
Ward Gosse (Roebothan McKay Marshall Republic) Named Molson Coors Intermediate League Player of the Month For September.
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OCTOBER 2019
Scott Myers Delivered, Bulldogs Captured Senior League Crown
Scott Myers 1-Out Bases Loaded Single In The Bottom of the 5th Inning Proved To Be The Difference As Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs Took The 2019 Molson St. John’s Senior Softball Championship With A 5-3 Win Over 3 Cheers Pub Bud Light Dodgers In The 7th-And-Deciding Game Of The Final. It Is The 6th Title In 7-Years For The Bulldogs. It Was The Bulldogs 3rd Crown Of The Season Having Previously Claimed The St. John’s Day Tournament And The Provincial Senior Men’s Titles.
AWARD WINNERS
Batting: Brad Ezekiel (NTV Hitmen) 18-32 .563BA
Home Runs: Jeremy O’Reilly (NTV Hitmen) 5
RBI: Jeremy O’Reilly (NTV Hitmen) 19
Pitching: Sean Cleary (Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs) 8
Strikeouts: Sean Cleary (Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs) 126
ERA: Sean Cleary (Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs) 1.72 (16ER-65IP)
MVP-Season: Sean Cleary (Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs)
MVP-Playoffs: Blair Ezekiel (Kellys Pub Molson Bulldogs)
Comeback Player: Shane Kelly (The Bigs)
Rookie of the Year: Liam Shea (Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs)
Golden Glove: Liam Shea (Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs)
Sportsmanship: Danny Mullins (NTV Hitmen)
Top Batter Playoffs: Blair Ezekiel (Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs) 14-27 .519BA
ALL-LEAGUE TEAM
Pitcher: Sean Cleary (Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs)
Catcher: Blair Ezekiel (Kellys Pub Molson Bulldogs)
Infield: Jeremy O’Reilly (NTV Hitmen)
Infield: Peter Kavanagh (The Bigs)
Infield: Jason Hill (3 Cheers Pub Bud Light Dodgers)
Infield: Jordan Pomeroy (Chayee Bourras Wines & Vines)
Outfield: Danny Mullins (NTV Hitmen)
Outfield: Shane Kelly (The Bigs)
Outfield: Brad Ezekiel (NTV Hitmen)
Utility Player: Colin Walsh (3 Cheers Pub Bud Light Dodgers)
Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs
Gary Bruce, Sean Cleary, Daniel Dalton, Blair Ezekiel, Jeremy Hickey, Jon Kelly, Riley Kenny, Mark Lewis, Liam Myers, Scott Myers, Patrick O’Leary, Liam Shea, Stephen Strapp, John Farrell-Coach & Jim Dunphy-Coach.
10 Newfoundlanders Named To MNT 44-Man Athlete Pool
Softball Canada Named Long List Of 44-Players For Its Men’s Team And 10 Are From This Province
Ryan Boland-Goulds, Shane Boland-Goulds, Sean Cleary-Harbour Main, Brad Ezekiel-Harbour Main, Kyle Ezekiel-Holyrood, Jason Hill-St. John’s, Colin Walsh-Petty Harbour, Blair Ezekiel-Harbour Main, Peter Kavanagh-Ferryland & Nick Pittman-Placentia.
Molson Coors Senior League Player of the Month – September/October
Blair Ezekiel (Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs) Named Molson Coors Senior League Player of the Month for September/October.
Sean Cleary Captured Triple Crown of Pitching
Sean Cleary (Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs) Became The 1st Pitcher In St. John’s Senior League History To Capture 3 Straight (2017-2018-2019) Triple Crown of Pitching Titles And 4th (2013) Career Title.
Stephen Strapp Captured Another Championship
Stephen Strap (Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs) Captured His 14th Senior League Championship – Most In League History.
Bulldogs Captured 2nd Triple Crown of Championships
Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs Became The 2nd Team In Senior League History To Capture 2 Triple Crown of Championships (2017-2019), The Other Was Green Sleeves (1988-1999).
Bulldogs Added Another League Title
Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs Captured Its 8th Senior League Championship – Most In League History. The 2nd Highest Is Green Sleeves With 6.
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NOVEMBER 2019
Newfoundland To Host Men’s And U19 Men’s Canadians In 2020
Softball Canada Announced That Newfoundland Will Play Host To The Canadian Senior Men’s National Championship September 2-6, 2020 In St. John’s And Carbonear Will Host The U19 Men’s August 11-16.
