2011 Softball Year in Review

1/9/2012

2011 SOFTBALL YEAR IN REVIEW

MARCH:

Softball NL 2010 Award Winners

Softball Newfoundland and Labrador names its Best for 2010:

Male Minor Player of the Year: Shane Boland (Goulds)
Female Minor Player of the Year: Amy Corbett (Chapel’s Cove)
Senior Male Player of the Year: Brad Ezekiel (Harbour Main)
Senior Female Player of the Year: Stefanie Walsh (St. John's)
Executive of the Year: Kathy Lukeman (Corner Brook)
Bob Whelan Memorial Award: Sherry Maher (Petty Harbour)
Rookie Umpire of the Year: Bryan Clarke (St. John’s)
Umpire of the Year: Bud Sullivan (Corner Brook)

Softball NL Elects Board Of Directors for 2011-12

Softball Newfoundland and Labrador Elects its Board of Directors for 2011 & 2012:

President: Ross Crocker
Vice-President: Paul Smith Sr.
Finance Director: Bill Barron
Minor Director: Sherry Maher
Adult Director: Lee Cose
Eastern Canadian Director: Ed McDonald
Secretary: Gerald Gosse
Umpire-in-Chief: John Sullivan

Softball NL Umpires Attending Canadian National Championships

Softball Newfoundland & Labrador Names Umpires who will be Officiating at Canadian National Championships:

John Sullivan Senior Men’s Owen Sound, Ontario
Keith Pender Senior Ladies Montreal, Quebec
Bud Sullivan U23 Men’s Napanee, Ontario
Joe Devereaux U19 Men’s Fredericton, New Brunswick

APRIL:

Senior League Getting Ready For 2011

Five teams to compete in the Molson St. John’s Senior Softball League: Kelly's Pub Molson Bulldogs, Kelly's Pub Junior Canadians, Imagewear Custom Apparel, West Side Charlies Bud Light and Bull & Finch Bar & Grill. The new season is scheduled to open May 29th.

MAY:

Senior League Kicks Off With Double-Header

55th Senior Softball season opened on Sunday, May 29th with a doubleheader. In the first game, Kelly's Pub Junior Canadians downed Kelly's Pub Molson Bulldogs 5-3 and the second game saw West Side Charlies Bud Light defeat Imagewear Custom Apparel 8-6.

Intermediate League Underway

The St. John’s Intermediate Softball League opened its seventh season on Monday, May 30th with CBC Junior Canadians defeating Trimmer Holmes 8-0 and Lafontaine Club Molson defeating the Goulds 5-3.

Metro Umpires Association Elected Executive

Metro Umpires Association Elects Executive for Season:

President: Joe Devereaux
Vice President: Terry Sweeney
Treasurer/Scheduler: Keith Pender
Secretary: Clyde Power

JUNE:

Kelly's Pub Molson Bulldogs Win 31st Annual Molson St. John's Day Tournament

The Kelly's Pub Molson Bulldogs nipped Imagewear Custom Apparel 2-1 to win the 31st Annual Molson St. John’s Day Tournament. The winning run came in the sixth inning on an RBI single by John Farrell.

Award Winners:
Batting: Jason Hill West Side Charlies Bud Light 4-9 .444BA
MVP: Sean Cleary Kelly's Pub Molson Bulldogs

Kelly's Pub Molson Bulldogs:
Jon Kelly, Al Hurlburt, Darrell Walsh, Sean Cleary, John Farrell, Donny Cleary, Gary Bruce, Shane O’Brien, Doug Marshall, Blair Ezekiel, Evan Connors, Stephen Strapp, Michael Gregory, Scott Myers & Ron Ezekiel-Coach.

Diamonds Capture St. John's Coors Light Ladies League Season Opening Tourney

Diamonds defeated Midget Selects 6-1 to win the St. John’s Coors Light Ladies Fastpitch League Season-Opening Tournament. Stephanie Pomeroy tossed a four hitter to pick up the win.

Diamonds:
Amber Kennedy, Danielle Dunphy, Victoria Davis, Stephanie Walsh, Stephanie Pomeroy, Michelle Mullaley, Vicky Mullaley, Jessica Walsh, Kaitlyn O’Reilly, Peyton Morrissey, Sara Nash & Raya Parsons.

Other:

Mike Noftall Kelly's Pub Junior Canadians named Telegram Athlete of the Week for June 18.

Sean Cleary Kelly's Pub Molson Bulldogs named Molson St. John’s Senior Softball Player of the Month for June.

Mark Power Goulds named Molson Intermediate Softball Player of the Month for June.

JULY:

Liam Myers Dominates 14th Annual Molson Swing Into Summer Tournament

Liam Myers tossed a three hitter to lead CBC Junior Canadians to a 3-2 win over Goulds in the Championship Game of the 14th Annual Molson Swing into Summer Tournament.

Award Winners:
Batting: Liam Myers CBC Junior Canadians 8-12 .667BA
MVP: Liam Myers CBC Junior Canadians

CBC Junior Canadians:
Tyrone Fewer, Kyle Ezekiel, Andrew Wade, Johnny Doyle, Rylee Costello, Scott Myers, Jeff Conway, Blair Myers, Phillip Corbett, Brady Lewis, Riley Kenny, Jeremy Hickey, Liam Myers, Stephen Strapp-Coach & Jim Dunphy-Coach.

Bombers Win Pepsi Minor Provincial Slo-Pitch Mite Boys Championship

The Butlerville Bombers defeated the Southern Shore 11-7 to win the Pepsi Minor Provincial Slo-Pitch Mite Boys Tournament.

Butlerville Bombers:
Kyle Whalen-Power, Justin Snow, Dawson Mercer, Troy Mercer, Marcus Pottle, Jonathan Bradbury, Chase Seymour, Gage Drover, Brady Butler, Isaiah Butler, Cameron Kavanagh, Coby Seymour, Mason Crane, Nathan Butler, Betty Parsons-Coach & John Parsons-Coach.

Goulds Crowned Pepsi Provincial Pee-Wee Boys Fastpitch Champions

Goulds defeated Placentia 8-1 to win the Pepsi Provincial Pee-Wee Boy's Fastpitch Championship:

Goulds:
Blake Dalton, Tyler Templeman, Simon Davis-Power, Mitchell Stack, Brent Williams, Conor McCarthy, Michael Dalton, David Fitzgerald, Joel Antle, Liam Kirk, Keeghan Ridgley & Jeff Kirk-Coach.

Placentia Wins Pepsi Provincial Squirt Boys Fastpitch Championship

Placentia blanked Foxtrap 7-0 to win the Pepsi Provincial Squirt Boy's Fastpitch Championship.

Placentia:
Liam Shea, Cody Traverse, Jordan Pomeroy, Joel Nash, Marcus Pittman, Joey Sweeney, Ryan Hickey, Douglas Cheeseman, Cody Power, Michael Leonard- Power, T J Schumann, Jonathan Griffiths, William Griffiths, William Neville, Dave Shea-Manager & Bill Pomeroy-Coach.

Placentia Claims Squirt Boys Division Title (Constable William Moss)

Placentia defeated Goulds 4-2 to claim the Squirt Boy's Division of the 31st Annual Constable William Moss Memorial Softball Tournament.

Player of the Game: Placentia-Jordan Pomeroy
Player of the Game: Goulds-Mark Stack

Placentia:
Liam Shea, Cody Traverse, Jordan Pomeroy, Joel Nash, Marcus Pittman, Joey Sweeney, Ryan Hickey, Douglas Cheeseman, Cody Power, Michael Leonard-Power, T J Schuman, Jonathan Griffiths, William Griffiths, William Neville, Dave Shea-Manager & John Pittman-Coach.

Goulds Pee-Wee Boys Division Champs (Constable William Moss)

Goulds defeated Waterford Valley 10-3 to claim the Pee-Wee Boy's Division.

Player of the Game: Goulds-Connor McCarthy
Player of the Game: Waterford Valley-Andrew Picco

Goulds:
Michael Dalton, Liam Kirk, Simon Davis-Power, Blake Dalton, Tyler Templeman, David Fitzgerald, Connor McCarthy, Brent Williams, Matthew Kenny, Aaron Williams, Keegan Ridgley, Joel Antle, Mitch Stack, Ryan Doyle, Mike Dalton-Manager, Jack Power-Coach & Jeff Kirk-Coach.

Waterford Valley Captured Bantam Boys Division Title (Constable William Moss)

Waterford Valley defeated CBC #2 7-0 to win the Bantam Boy's Championship.

Player of the Game: Waterford Valley-Patrick Healey
Player of the Game: CBC Riley Kenny

Waterford Valley:
Jordan Noftall, Adam Healey, Josh Grouchy, Isaac Davis-Power, Brandon Pomroy, Michael King, Matthew Stone, Jordan Richards, Bruce Murphy, Andrew Moland, Cody Donaghey, Paddy Bonnell, Jordan Boland, Paul Healey-Manager & Donny King-Coach.

Waterford Valley Takes Bantam Girls Division Crown (Constable William Moss)

In the bantam Girl's Division Waterford Valley defeated CBC 16-9 in the Championship Game.

Player of the Game: Waterford Valley-Maria McKay
Player of the Game: CBC-Victoria Healey

Waterford Valley:
Heather Richards, Carolyn Woolridge, Rebecca Sanger, Katie Ryan, Emily Hicks, Jamie Crocker, Julie Crocker, Maria McKay, Noelle Stanford, Natasha Noel, Katie White, Brittany Antle, Hannah Boone, Jill Grouchy-Coach & Connor Donaghey-Coach.

Virginia Park Claims Tier 2 Girls Championship (Constable William Moss)

In the Tier 2 Girls Championship Game Virginia Park defeated CBC 14-13.

Player of the Game: Virginia Park--Stephanie Foley
Player of the Game: CBC-Kaleigh Powell

Virginia Park:
Robyn Dawe, Rebecca Byrne, Faith Owens-Sweeney, Alyssa Young, Stephanie Foley, Katie Goodwin, Rebecca Crowley, Samantha Gosse, Emma Vincent, Gabrielle Murphy & Chris Whelan-Coach.

Gale's Solo HR In Bottom of the 10th Inning Gives Goulds Intermediate Provincial Crown

Andrew Gale hit a game winning solo home run in the Bottom of the 10th Inning to lead Goulds to a 5-4 win over the CBC Junior Canadians in the Championship Game of the Labatt Intermediate Fastpitch Provincial Tournament. The hit capped off a perfect four-for-four performance for Gale, who drove in two runs. Mark Power (10IP, 4R, 11H, 3W, 7K) pitched the win. Liam Myers (9IP, 5R, 13H, 1W, 8K) took the loss for CBC. He also had a solo home run.

Award Winners:
Batting: Aaron Janes-Coastal Outdoors 4-8 .500BA
Sportsmanship & Ability: Liam Myers-CBC Junior Canadians
MVP: Mark Power-Goulds

Goulds:
Mark Power, Andrew Gale, Shane Kelly, Colin Walsh, Shane Boland, Alex Power, Adam Doyle, Jason Gulliver, Jonathan Mootrey, Drew Sullivan, Joel; Whelan & Dave Boland-Coach.

Other:

July 5: Joey Maynard Bull & Finch Bar & Grill became the 15th player in Senior League History to record 300 Hits.

July 14: Ward Gosse Bull & Finch Bar & Grill became the second winningst pitcher in League History when he recorded win number 162 in a 8-1 win over Kelly's Pub Molson Bulldogs.

July 26: Harold Kelly Imagewear Custom Apparel became the ninth pitcher in League History to record 100 Career Wins with a 5-4 win over West Side Charlies Bud Light.

Brad Ezekiel Imagewear Custom Apparel named Molson St. John’s Senior Softball Player of the Month for July.

Shane Kelly Goulds named Molson St. John’s Intermediate Softball Player of the Month for July.

Sean Cleary Kelly's Pub Molson Bulldogs named Telegram Athlete of the Week for July 02.

Mark Power Goulds named Telegram Athlete of the Week for July 10.

AUGUST:

Weather/Poor Field Conditions Drown Provincial Ladies Tournament

The Provincial Ladies Senior Softball Championship scheduled for St. John’s August 4 to 7 was postponed due to weather and poor field conditions. Only two of the five team thirteen game schedule were completed.

Waterford Valley Tops In Bantam Boy's Fastpitch Provincial

Waterford Valley defeated CBC 7-0 to win the Provincial Bantam Boy's Fastpitch Championship.

Waterford Valley:
Michael King, Adam Healey, Ryan Kenny, Isaac Davis-Power, Jordan Noftall, Brandon Pomroy, Matthew Kenny, Bruce Murphy, Andrew Moland, Jordan Boland, Paul Healey-Coach & Donny King-Coach.

Waterford Valley Crowned Champs In Bantam Girls Fastpitch Provincial

Waterford Valley defeated Goulds 12-5 in the Championship Game of the Provincial Bantam Girl’s Fastpitch Tournament.

Waterford Valley:
Natasha Noel, Rebecca Sanger, Noelle Stanford, Laura Whelan, Carolyn Woolridge, Jamie Crocker, Julie Crocker, Brittany Antle, Callie Langmead, Maria Mackey, Katie White, Katie Ryan, Heather Richards, Sydney Ezekiel, Jill Grouchy-Coach & Connor Donaghey-Coach.

Goulds Captured 4th Straight Provincial Midget Boy's Fastpitch Championship

Geoff Stack scored on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth inning to lead Goulds to their fourth straight Provincial Midget Softball Title with a 3-2 win over Placentia. Mark Power tossed the win over Jeremy O’Reilly. Ryan Kirk hit a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to tie the game and force the extra inning.

Award Winners:
Batting: Colby Murphy-Placentia 6-8 .750BA
Sportsmanship & Ability: Jeremy O’Reilly-Placentia
MVP: Mark Power-Goulds

Goulds:
Colin Walsh, Jonathon Mootrey, Ryan Kirk, Mark Power, Daniel Dalton, Ryan Williams, Jason Gulliver, Joel Whelan, Geoff Stack, Matthew Hurley, Adam Walsh, Brett Williams & Jeff Kirk-Coach.

Goulds Win Pepsi Minor Provincial Slo-Pitch Squirt Boy's Title

Goulds defeated Foxtrap 12-5 to win the Pepsi Minor Provincial Slo-Pitch Squirt Boy's Championship.

Goulds:
Brandon Arbour, Mark Stack, Noah Dinn, Ryan Maher, Kassidey Chubbs, Liam Buckle, Jordan Hamilton, Brandon Coady, Mike Clarke, Josh Morris, Lee Dalton, R J Lee, Stephanie Stack-Coach, David Stack-Coach & David Dinn-Coach.

Foxtrap Snares Pepsi Minor Provincial Slo-Pitch Pee-Wee Boys Title

Foxtrap posted a 5-0 record to win the Pepsi Minor Provincial Slo-Pitch Pee-Wee Boy's Championship.

Foxtrap:
Keisha Rideout, Troy Pericey, Riley Brown, Jason Morgan, Bradley Parsons, Skylar Kennedy, Cory Ralph, Rory O’Leary, William Taylor, Stephen Jackson, Jeffery Greenslade, Ryan Williams, Sean Fowler-Coach & Graig Gill-Coach.

Foxtrap Claims Pepsi Minor Provincial Slo-Pitch Bantam Boys Crown

Foxtrap defeated CBC 12-2 to win the Pepsi Minor Provincial Slo-Pitch Bantam Boy’s Championship.

Foxtrap:
Andrew Davis, Matthew Lush, Stephen Hare, Justin Kennell, Jamie Tilley, Shawn Batten, Cody Kennedy, Cody Butler, Cody Petten, Anthony Gosse, Garrett Petten, Robert Batstone, Marcus Butler, Nathan Butler, Rita Butler-Manager & Jim Batten-Coach.

4th Place Finish For NL At Midget Nationals, Ryan Kirk Named To All-Star Team

After going undefeated in their seven round robin games the NL Selects lost both their playoff games to finish in fifth place with a 7-2 record at the National Midget Under-19 Softball Championships in Fredericton, NB.

Award Winners:
Ryan Kirk: NL Selects named All-Star Team Catcher.

NL Selects:
Jeff Conway, Phillip Corbett, Daniel Dalton, Stephen Dobbin, Johnny Doyle, Jason Gulliver, Eddie Hefferan, Patrick Heffernan, Ryan Kirk, Jonathan Mootrey, Jeremy O’Reilly, Mark Power, Colin Walsh, Aaron Whelan, Hughie Clarke-Coach & Jeff Kirk-Coach.

Kelly's Pub Junior Canadians 4th Place Finish At Junior Nationals, Liam Myers All-Star Selection

A spirited playoff run came to an end for Kelly's Pub Junior Canadians Saturday at the National Junior (Under-23) Softball Championships in Napanee, Ontario. The Junior Canadians lost 7-4 to the host Napanee Shoeless Joe’s Saturday night to finish the tournament in fourth place with a 6-4 record.

Award Winners:
Liam Myers: Kelly' s Pub Junior Canadians-Named All-Star Team Utility Player

Kellys Pub Junior Canadians:
Craig Edmunds, Tyrone Fewer, Andrew McCarthy, Alex Power, Andrew Wade, Kyle Ezekiel, Shane Boland, Shane Kelly, Liam Myers, Matt Power, Johnny O’Reilly, Rylee Costello, Scott Myers, Mark Kavanagh, Mike Noftall, Ross Crocker-General Manager, Carl (Kelly) Thompson-Manager, Stephen Strapp-Coach & Jim Dunphy-Coach.

NL Finished 4th At ECSC Midget Boy's Division, Colby Murphy Top Batter

The NL Selects finished in fourth place with a 2-3 record at the Eastern Canadian Midget Boys Championships played in North River, Nova Scotia.

Award Winners:
Top Batter: Colby Murphy-NL Selects 6-10 .600BA

Silver Medal for NL Selects ECSC Bantam Boys Division

The Eastern Canadian Bantam Boy's Championships held at the Lions Park in St. John’s with two teams from the Province participating NL Selects and Constable William Moss Bantams. The Selects earned a Silver with a 9-8 extra inning loss to Ontario’s Travistock Athletics in the Championship Game. The Selects finished the tournament with a 5-4 record while the Moss team finished in sixth place with a 1-5 record.

Award Winners:
Riley Kenny: NL Selects Named First Team All-Star Short Stop
Brandon Moriarity: Moss Bantam's Named Second Team All-Star Infield
Mike King: NL Selects Named Second Team All-Star Infield
Ryan Kenny: NL Selects Named Second Team All-Star Outfield

NL Selects:
Jordan Boland, Isaac Davis-Power, Scott Green, Adam Healey, Eric Healey, Riley Kenny, Ryan Kenny, Mike King, Brady Lewis, Jordan Noftall, Nick Pittman, Ryan Wall, Wendy Kenny-Manager, Paul Healey-Coach & Donny King-Coach.

Goulds Capture Bronze Medal At ECSC Pee-Wee Boys Division

The Eastern Canadian Pee-Wee Boy's Championships played in Trenton, Nova Scotia with two teams from the province participating. Goulds defeated Quebec 7-4 in the Bronze Medal Game to finish with a 5-3 record, while Placentia finished in eighth with a 0-6 record.

Goulds:
Blake Dalton, Tyler Templeman, Simon Davis-Power, Mitchell Stack, Brent Williams, Connor McCarthy, Michael Dalton, David Fitzgerald, Joel Antle, Liam Kirk, Keeghan Ridgeley & Jeff Kirk-Coach.

ECSC Midget Girls Division

NL Selects finished in seventh place with 1-3 record at the Eastern Canadian Midget Girl's Championships played in Cornwall, PEI.

ECSC Bantam Girls Division

NL Avalon Stars finished in eleventh place with a 0-5 record at the Eastern Canadian Bantam Girl's Championships played in St. Basile, Quebec.

Dream Kitchens Capture Coors Light St. John's Ladies FP League Title

Dream Kitchens defeated the Midget Selects 7-4 to sweep the Best of Three Finals and capture the Coors Light St. John’s Ladies Fastpitch Championship.

Award Winners:
Team Outstanding Player: Victoria Davis Diamonds
Team Outstanding Player: Amy Corbett Dream Kitchens
Team Outstanding Player: Sami Kennedy Midget Selects
Top Batter Playoffs: Meg Maddigan Dream Kitchens 11-16 .687BA
MVP Playoffs: Kristina Lemon Dream Kitchens

Dream Kitchens:
Amy Corbett, Meg Maddigan, Kristina Lemon, Jill Mason, Robyn Murphy, Laura Critch, Alicia Poole, Ashley Feaver, Chelsea Noftall, Amanda Wiseman, Robin Smith, Marilyn Patey, Steven Pittman-Coach & Fred Mills-Coach.

Other:

August 2: Blair Ezekiel Kelly's Pub Molson Bulldogs pitched his fourth career no-hitter with 5 walks and nine strikeouts in a 4-0 win over Kelly's Pub Junior Canadians.

August 18: Ward Gosse Bull & Finch Grill & Bar became the sixth player in League History to record 400 Hits in 8-3 win over West Side Charlies Bud Light.

Kyle Ezekiel Kelly's Pub Junior Canadians named Telegram Athlete of the Week for August 20.

Sean Cleary Kelly's Pub Molson Bulldogs named Telegram Athlete of the Week for August 27.

Brad Ezekiel: Chicago/New York Named Second Team All-World Outfield at ISC World Softball Tournament.

Brad Ezekiel & Stephen Mullaley were members of the Silver Medal Team Chicago/New York at the 2011 ISC World Softball Tournament.

Jon Kelly: Kelly's Pub Molson Bulldogs named Molson St. John’s Senior Player of the Month for August.

Gilbert Power: BK Services Named Molson St. John’s Intermediate Player of the Month for August.

SEPTEMBER:

Silver Medal For WSCBL At Senior Nationals

West Side Charlies Bud Light lost one game out of 10 at the Canadian Senior Men’s Softball Championships but it was the one that counted the most. The Kitchener Hallman Twins captured their third straight title with a 4-3 win over the previously undefeated Newfoundland representatives in the gold medal game.

Award Winners:
Batting: Ian Fehrman West Side Charlies Bud Light 9-17 .529
Top Pitcher: Sean Cleary West Side Charlies Bud Light
MVP Round Robin: Stephen Mullaley West Side Charlies Bud Light

All-Star Team Selections:
Catcher: Ryan Boland West Side Charlies Bud Light
Outfield: Jason Hill West Side Charlies Bud Light
Pitcher: Sean Whitten West Side Charlies Bud Light

West Side Charlies Bud Light:
Ryan Boland, Shane Boland, Sean Cleary, Ian Fehrman, Stephen Mullaley, Jason Hill, Brad Ezekiel, Geoff Evely, Justin Gill, Liam O’Keefe, Mark Lewis, Andrew Evans, Kyle Ezekiel, Blair Ezekiel, Sean Whitten, Lee Cose, Kris Abbott-Statistician, Jerry Bruce-General Manager, Hal Rice-Coach, John Hill-Coach.

ICA Edged WSCBL To Take Provincial Senior Crown

Backed by the MVP performance of pitcher Harold Kelly Imagewear Custom Apparel outlasted West Side Charlies Bud Light 9-7 to win the Labatt provincial senior men’s softball championship. The veteran Kelly allowed seven runs on eight hits and three walks to pick up the win. He struckout seven. Jason Hill started and was tagged with the loss. Fergie Griffiths, Justin Gill and Sheldon Keough had two hits for the winners. Jason Hill was three for four with a pair of home runs in a losing cause.

Award Winners:
Batting: Kyle Ezekiel Kellys Pub Junior Canadians 5-8 .625
Sportsmanship & Ability: Jason Hill West Side Charlies Bud Light
MVP: Harold Kelly Imagewear Custom Apparel

Imagewear Custom Apparel:
Justin Gill, Fergie Griffiths, Brad Ezekiel, Ryan Boland, Sheldon Keough, Chris Murphy, Brian Roche, Danny Mullins, Shawn Heffernan, Tyler McDonald, Kenny Gosse, Brad Tuttle, Sean Cadigan, Harold Kelly Joe Fagan, Mark Dwyer-Coach.

NOTE:
Mark Lewis West Side Charlies Bud Light had a three home run game in a 7-6 loss to Lafontaine Club Molson in round robin play joining Kevin Beresford (1978) and Jerome Brocklehurst (1987) as the only players to hit three home runs in a game

Other:

September 22nd: Ward Gosse Bull & Finch Bar & Grill became the first pitcher to record 1000 career playoff strikeouts with five in 4-0 semi-final win over Kellys Pub Molson Bulldogs to run his career total to 1002.

Stephen Mullaley-West Side Charlies Bud Light named Telegram Athlete of the Week for September 10

Jason Hill-West Side Charlies Bud Light named Telegram of the Week for September 17

Jason Hill West Side Charlies Bud Light named Molson St. John’s Senior player of the month for September.

Johnny O’Reilly-Lafontaine Club Molson named Molson St. John’s Intermediate player of the month for September.

OCTOBER:

Bull & Finch Bar & Grill Sweep Senior League Title

Colin Abbott celebrated his birthday in grand style Saturday smashing a bases loaded home run that provided Bull & Finch Bar & Grill with all the offence it needed to beat West Side Charlies Bud Light 4-3 sweeping the best of seven finals in straight games. In the bottom of the sixth inning with West Side Leading 1-0 Abbott touched up Jason Hill for a two out grand slam over the left field fence. It was one of only two hits allowed by Hill the other being a second inning single by winning pitcher Ward Gosse.

Award Winners:
Batting: Jon Kelly Kelly's Pub Molson Bulldogs 35-65 .538
Home Runs: Jon Kelly Kelly's Pub Molson Bulldogs 7
Jason Hill West Side Charlies Bud Light 7
RBI: Jon Kelly Kelly's Pub Molson Bulldogs 27
Pitching: Harold Kelly Imagewear Custom Apparel 9-2
Strikeouts: Sean Cleary Kelly's Pub Molson Bulldogs 118
ERA: Sean Cleary Kelly's Pub Molson Bulldogs1.45
MVP Season: Jon Kelly Kelly's Pub Molson Bulldogs
Rookie of the Year: Jeremy O’Reilly West Side Charlies Bud Light
Golden Glove: Kyle Ezekiel Kelly's Pub Junior Canadians
Sportsmanship & Ability: Colin Abbott Bull & Finch Bar & Grill
Comeback Player: Shane Kelly Kelly's Pub Junior Canadians
MVP Playoffs: Colin Abbott Bull & Finch Bar & Grill
Ward Gosse Bull & Finch Bar & Grill
Top Batter Playoffs: Colin Abbott Bull & Finch Bar & Grill 13-24 .542

ALL LEAGUE TEAM:
Catcher: Ryan Boland Imagewear Custom Apparel
Pitcher: Sean Cleary Kellys Pub Molson Bulldogs
Infield: Justin Gill Imagewear Custom Apparel
Infield: Doug Marshall Kellys Pub Molson Bulldogs
Infield: Mark Lewis West Side Charlies Bud Light
Infield: Jeremy O’Reilly West Side Charlies Bud Light
Outfield: Jon Kelly Kellys Pub Molson Bulldogs
Outfield: Stephen Mullaley West Side Charlies Bud Light
Outfield: Brad Ezekiel Imagewear Custom Apparel

Bull & Finch Bar & Grill:
Leon Cantwell, Ward Gosse, Bryan Clarke, Keith Maynard, Geoff Evely, Colin Abbott, Donny King, Aaron Whelan, Ryan Kirk. Jamie Peddle, Robbie Greene, Andrew Evans, Felix Squires, Joey Maynard-Player/Coach.

Some side notes on championship series:
Nine members of the team played on their first league championship team:
Leon Cantwell. Ryan Kirk, Aaron Whelan, Bryan Clarke, Geoff Evely, Robbie Greene, Andrew Evans, Donny King & Joey Maynard.

The longest it has taken to win a league championship – Donny King 20 years & Joey Maynard 18 years.

The last time this team won a league title was 1996 under Green Sleeves with the only remaining player being Keith Maynard.

Ward Gosse won his 11th league championship and 10th playoff MVP.

LCM Win Intermediate League Title In 5th-and-Deciding Game

Lafontaine Club Molson edged B K Services 4-3 in eight innings to capture the Molson St. John’s Intermediate Softball Championship. Lafontaine took the best of five final series 3-2.

Winning pitcher Johnny O’Reilly single scored Paul Maher with the winning run. O’Reilly gave up three runs on five hits with eight strikeouts for the win over Shawn Everson (7.1IP, 4R, 6H, 2W, 9K)

Award Winners:
Batting: David Kennedy Coastal Outdoors 24-49 .490
Home Runs: Tyler McDonald CBS Storm 7
RBI: Shane Kelly Goulds 22
Pitching: Shawn Everson BK Services 9-4
Strikeouts: Shawn Everson BK Services 142
ERA: Johnny O’Reilly Lafontaine Club Molson 1.77
MVP Season: Shawn Everson BK Services
Rookie of the Year: Gilbert Power BK Services
Golden Glove; Colin Walsh Goulds
Comeback Player: Alex Power Goulds
Sportsmanship & Ability: Alex Power Goulds
MVP Playoffs: Johnny O’Reilly Lafontaine Club Molson
Top Batter Playoffs: Kevin Fitzpatrick BK Services 9-21 .429

ALL LEAGUE TEAM:
Catcher: Gilbert Power BK Services
Pitcher: Johnny O’Reilly Lafontaine Club Molson
Infield: Paul Maher Lafontaine Club Molson
Infield: David Kennedy Coastal Outdoors
Infield: Shane Boland-Goulds
Infield: Chris Doran Coastal Outdoors
Outfield: Sheldon Keefe Lafontaine Club Molson
Outfield: Shane Kelly Goulds
Outfield: Robbie McGrath BK Services

Lafontaine Club Molson:
Eddie Heffernan, Paul Maher, Matthew O’Reilly, Steven Pittman, Jeremy O’Reilly, Johnny O’Reilly, Billy Patterson, Sheldon Keefe, Joey Evely, Troy Leonard, Brad Mullaley, Jason Manning-Player/Coach.

Other:

Six locals named to represent Canada at the V111Pan Am Softball Championships: Ryan Boland, Jason Hill, Sean Cleary, Blair Ezekiel, Brad Ezekiel, Sean Whitten.

Colin Abbott Bull & Finch Bar & Grill named Telegram Athlete of the Week for October 08.

Joe Devereaux CBS named 2011 Softball Newfoundland Home Run Sports Umpire of the Year.

NOVEMBER:

Softball Canada Awards & Hall-of-Fame Induction

Keith Pender St. John’s awarded Softball Canada Home Run Sports Umpire of the year.
Sherry Maher Petty Harbour awarded Softball Canada Rose Hodgson Volunteer of the year.
Bill Barron St. John’s inducted into Softball Canada Hall of Fame.

DECEMBER:

Jason Hill West Side Charlies Bud Light named Molson St. John’s Senior Softball League Player of the Year.

Jeremy O’Reilly Lafontaine Club Molson named Molson St. John’s Intermediate Softball League Player of the Year.

Softball Canada announced that Men’s Softball has been reinstated for the 2017 Canada Summer Games scheduled for Manitoba.

Stephen Mullaley West Side Charlies Bud Light named Molson St. John’s Athlete of the Month for September.

Ryan Boland, Jason Hill & Blair Ezekiel invited by Softball Canada to compete at the Amateur Athletic Union International Men’s Fastpitch tournament with the Canadian Men’s Development Team in Lake Buena Vista Fladoria January 26 to 29 2012.

The Telegram sports staff in a list of Top Ten Sports stories for 2011 listed West Side Charlies Bud Light Silver Medal at the Canadian Senior Men’s Championships as number nine.