NL1 Galway Hitmen Strike Gold In Saskatoon!

NL1 Galway Hitmen Captured The Province’s 9th Men’s Canadian Fastpitch Championship!

Congratulations NL1 Galway Hitmen!

2024 Men’s And Master Men’s Canadian Fastpitch Championship

Dates: August 28 to September 01
Host: Saskatoon, SK
Location: Gordie Howe Sports Complex
Ballparks: Bob Van Impe Stadium And Joe Gallagher Field

NL1 Galway Hitmen Tournament Results

Day 5 Results: Sunday, September 01, 2024

Gold Medal Game
Game #9: DC Toronto Batmen 8 vs. NL1 Galway Hitmen 9 (8-Innings)

Nick Shailes 3-5, 2 Doubles, 2RBI (Game-Winning Hit)

Brad Ezekiel 3-5, 2R, Double, 1RBI (Game-Winning Run)

Shane Boland 3-5, 1RBI

Jordan Pomeroy 2-4, 1R, 2RBI

Colin Walsh 2-4, 2R

Jason Hill 1-3, 2R, 2R Home Run, 1BB, 2RBI

NL1 Galway Hitmen Edged DC Toronto Batmen 9-8 In 8-Innings

NL1 Galway Hitmen 2024 Men’s Canadian Fastpitch Champions!

NL1 Galway Hitmen Pitching Stats:
Sean Cleary (Starter) 5IP, 7R, 7ER, 6H, 1BB, 4K
WP: Colin Walsh (In Relief) 3IP, 1R, 1ER, 1H, 1BB, 5K

NL1 Galway Hitmen Top Batters:
Nick Shailes 3-5, 2 Doubles, 2RBI
Brad Ezekiel 3-5, 2R, Double, 1RBI
Shane Boland 3-5, 1RBI
Jordan Pomeroy 2-4, 1R, 2RBI
Colin Walsh 2-4, 2R
Jason Hill 1-3, 2R, 2R Home Run, 1BB, 2RBI
Kyle Ezekiel 1-4, 1R, 1RBI
Ryan Boland 1-4

NL1 Galway Hitmen RUNS:
3R 2nd: Trailing 3-0 Headed To The Bottom Of The 2nd Inning: Ryan Boland led-off the inning with a single to centerfield, Jason Hill reached on an error and Ryan Boland advanced to second base on the play, With 1-Out: Patrick O’Leary came on to pinch-run for Ryan Boland, Kyle Ezekiel grounded out 6-3 and O’Leary advanced to third base and Hill advanced to second base on the play, Jordan Pomeroy reached on an infield hit to score O’Leary and Hill advanced to third base on the play, Shane Boland reached on an infield hit to score Hill and Pomeroy advanced to second base on the play, Liam Shea came on to pinch-run for Shane Boland and Brad Ezekiel doubled to centerfield to score Pomeroy.

2R 3rd: With The Game Tied 3-3 Headed To The Bottom Of The 3rd Inning: With 1-Out: Colin Walsh singled to right-field, Ryan Boland reached on a fielder’s choice; Walsh out 6-4 on the play and With 2-Out: Walsh came on to run for Ryan Boland (Courtesy Runner) and Jason Hill hit a 2R Home Run to centerfield to put the Galway Hitmen ahead 5-3.

1R 4th: With 2-Out: Brad Ezekiel singled to left-field, Brad Ezekiel advanced to second base on a wild pitch and Nick Shailes doubled to left-field to score Brad Ezekiel to extend the Galway Hitmen lead to 6-3.

2R 5th: Trailing 7-6 Headed To The Bottom Of The 5th Inning: Colin Walsh led-off the inning with a single to left-field, Walsh advanced to second base on a wild pitch, Walsh advanced to third base on a Ryan Boland 5-3 groundout and With 1-Out: Jason Hill walked, Peter Kavanagh came on to pinch-run for Hill, Kyle Ezekiel singled to left-field to score Walsh and Kyle Ezekiel advanced to second base on the throw and With 2-Out: Jordan Pomeroy singled to right-field to score Kyle Ezekiel to put the Galway Hitmen ahead 8-7.

1R 8th: With The Game Tied 8-8 Headed To The Bottom Of The 8th Inning: With 2-Out: Brad Ezekiel singled to left-field and Nick Shailes doubled to centerfield to score Brad Ezekiel with the game-winning and championship-winning run.

NL1 Galway Hitmen Team Roster
Ryan Boland, Shane Boland, Sean Cleary, Blair Ezekiel, Brad Ezekiel, Kyle Ezekiel, Jason Hill, Peter Kavanagh, Sheldon Keough, Ryan Maher, Doug Marshall, Jordan Noftall, Patrick O’Leary, Jordan Pomeroy, Nick Shailes, Liam Shea, Colin Walsh, Mark Dwyer (Head Coach), Eddy McDonald (Assistant Coach), Brian Roche (Assistant Coach), Aidan Keough (Bat Boy) And Danny Williams (Sponsor – Galway).

NL1 Galway Hitmen 2024 Men’s Canadian Fastpitch Champions

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NL1 Galway Hitmen 9-0 After Day 5 Action
NL1 Galway Hitmen 1st Place – Gold Medal

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NL1 Galway Hitmen Tournament Summary

Preliminary Round Record: 6 Wins, 0 Losses (1st Place)
Game #1: 9-2 Win (5-Innings) vs. ON1 Bear Creek Express
Game #2: 4-1 Win (7-Innings) vs. NS East Hants Mastodons
Game #3: 13-3 Win (4-Innings) vs. SK2 Saskatoon Angels
Game #4: 9-2 Win (6-Innings) vs. ON2 Kitchener Hallman Cubs
Game #5: 11-0 Win (4-Innings) vs. AB Grande Prairie Pirates
Game #6: 10-0 Win (4-Innings) vs. SK1 Bruno Merchants

Playoff Round Record: 3 Wins, 0 Losses (1st Place)
Game #1: 10-0 Win (4-Innings) vs. ON2 Kitchener Hallman Cubs
Game #2: 2-1 Win (8-Innings) vs. DC Toronto Batmen
Gold Medal Game: 9-8 Win (8-Innings) vs. DC Toronto Batmen

Overall Record: 9 Wins, 0 Losses (1st Place – Gold Medal)

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NL1 Galway Hitmen Award Winners

Preliminary Round
Brad Ezekiel (MVP)
Blair Ezekiel (All-Star Infield)
Nick Shailes (All-Star Infield)
Jordan Pomeroy (All-Star Outfield)

Championship Round
Colin Walsh (Top Player)

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Interesting Notes
NL Have Captured 9 Men’s Canadian Fastpitch Championships
3 Cheers Pub Bud Light (2012-2013-2014)
Galway Hitmen (2015-2016-2018-2019-2022-2024)

NL Captured The Men’s And Junior Men’s National Titles In The Same Year On Two Occasions (2012 And 2024).

Shane Boland Was A Member Of The Men’s & Junior Men’s Champions In 2012 And Ryan Maher Was A Member Of The Men’s & Junior Men’s Champions In 2024.

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Softball NL Would Like To Take This Opportunity To Congratulate NL1 Galway Hitmen On Capturing The Gold Medal At The 2024 Men’s Canadian Fastpitch Championship In Saskatoon, SK.