NL Galway Hitmen 2018 Men’s Canadian Fastpitch Champions
Gold Medal Game:
NL Galway Hitmen 8–BC Sooke Loggers 0 (5-Innings)
Ryan Boland Named Playoff MVP!
Ryan Boland 2-3, 1R, Walk-Off Grand Slam HR & 4RBI
Jason Hill 1-1, 3R, Solo HR, 1HBP, 1BB & 1RBI
Kyle Ezekiel 1-2, 1R & 2RBI & Shane Boland 1-2 & 1RBI
NL Galway Hitmen Pitching Stats:
WP: Sean Cleary 5IP, 0R, 1H, 2BB, 9K
NL Galway Hitmen Top Batters:
Ryan Boland 2-3, 1R, Grand Slam Home Run, 4RBI
Jason Hill 1-1, 3R, Solo Home Run, 1HBP, 1BB, 1RBI
Kyle Ezekiel 1-2, 1R, 2RBI
Shane Boland 1-2 1RBI
NL Galway Hitmen RUNS:
1R 2nd: Jason Hill led-off the inning with a Solo Home Run to centerfield.
3R 4th: With 1-Out: Jason Hill was Hit-By-Pitch, Ryan Boland reached on an infield hit and Hill advanced to second base on the play, Peter Kavanagh came on to pinch-run for Ryan Boland, a wild pitch allowed Hill to advance to third base and Kavanagh to advance to second base, Kyle Ezekiel singled to centerfield to score Hill and Kavanagh and an error allowed Kyle Ezekiel to advance all the way to third base and Shane Boland grounded out 5-3 to score Kyle Ezekiel.
4R 5th: Mathieu Roy led-off the inning with a walk, Roy stole second base, With 1-Out: Brad Ezekiel was walked intentionally, a wild pitch allowed Roy to advance to third base and Brad Ezekiel to advance to second base and With 2-Out: Jason Hill was walked intentionally to load the bases and Ryan Boland stepped to the plate and hit a walk-off Grand Slam Home Run to right-field to give his NL Galway Hitmen an 8-0 Win in 5-Innings and their 6th Canadian Championship in 7-years.
Members of the NL Galway Hitmen Championship Gold Medal Team
Ryan Boland, Shane Boland, Sean Cleary, Daniel Dalton, Blair Ezekiel, Brad Ezekiel, Kyle Ezekiel, Jason Hill, Peter Kavanagh, Sheldon Keough, Ryan Kirk, Stephen Mullaley, Jeremy O’Reilly, Nick Pittman, Jordan Pomeroy, Mathieu Roy, Colin Walsh, Luke Newton (Bat Boy), Les Howey (Head Coach), Mark Dwyer (Assistant Coach), Eddy McDonald (Assistant Coach), Sean Cadigan (Coach), Brian Roche (Coach) & Danny Williams (General Manager & Sponsor).
NL Fastpitch Would Like To Take This Opportunity To Congratulate The NL Galway Hitmen On Capturing The 2018 Men’s Canadian Fastpitch Championship!
Congratulations NL Galway Hitmen!
2018 Men’s Canadian Fastpitch Championship Award Winners
2018 All-Star Team Selections
1B Stephen Mullaley (NL Galway Hitmen)
Batting: 6GP, 7-16 .438BA, 4R, 1D, 1SB, 3BB, 4RBI
3B Blair Ezekiel (NL Galway Hitmen)
Batting: 6GP, 7-15 .467BA, 5R, 2D, 1HR, 2BB, 6RBI
OF Mathieu Roy (NL Galway Hitmen)
Batting: 6GP, 9-19 .474BA, 9R, 1HR, 2SB, 3BB, 3RBI
Utility Colin Walsh (NL Galway Hitmen)
Batting: 6GP, 7-14 .500BA, 3R, 1D, 2SB, 1HBP, 3BB, 1RBI
Pitching: 2GP, 2-0, 10IP, 1R, 0ER, 0.00ERA, 7H, 0BB, 12K
NL Fastpitch Would Like To Take This Opportunity To Congratulate Stephen Mullaley, Blair Ezekiel, Mathieu Roy And Colin Walsh On Their All-Star Team Selections At The 2018 Men’s Canadian Fastpitch Championship!
Congratulations Stephen, Blair, Mathieu & Colin!
Top Player of the Championship Round (Playoff MVP)
Ryan Boland (NL Galway Hitmen)
Batting: 3GP, 3-7 .429BA, 2R, 2HR (3R Home Run & Grand Slam HR), 1HBP, 7RBI
