37th Annual St. John's Day Tournament
Date: June 16-18
Location: St. John's, NL
Ballpark: Lions Park

The 37th Annual St. John's Day Tournament kicked off with a double-header Friday night (June 16) at Lions Park. All five Senior League teams (3 Cheers Pub Dodgers, Canada Games, Kelly's Pub Molson Bulldogs, NTV Hitmen & The Bigs) are participating in the three-day event. The 3 Cheers Pub Dodgers are the Defending Champions.

Play continues Saturday, June 17 with four-games on the schedule and will conclude on Sunday, June 18 with the Semi-Finals & Final.

37th Annual St. John's Day Tournament

Day 1 Results: Friday, June 16, 2017

Game #1: Kelly's Pub Molson Bulldogs 2 vs. The Bigs 1

Cleary Fanned 15, As Kelly's Pub Molson Bulldogs Edged The Bigs 2-1

Kelly's Pub Molson Bulldogs Pitching Stats:
WP: Sean Cleary 7IP, 1R, 2H, 2BB, 15K

Kelly's Pub Molson Bulldogs Top Batters:
Andrew Wade 2-3, Double
Jon Kelly 1-3, 1R, Double, 1RBI
Liam Myers 1-3, 1RBI
Mark Lewis 1-3
Daniel Dalton 1-4, 1R, 1SB

Kelly's Pub Molson Bulldogs RUNS:
2R 3rd: Daniel Dalton led-off the inning with an infield hit, Dalton stole second base and With 1-Out: Jon Kelly doubled to right-field to score Dalton, Kelly advanced to third base on a pass ball, Sean Cleary walked and Liam Myers singled to right-field to score Kelly.

The Bigs Pitching Stats:
LP: Mark Power 7IP, 2R, 6H, 3BB, 8K

The Bigs Top Batters:
Shane Kelly 1-2, 1SB, 1RBI
Geoff Evely 1-3

The Bigs RUNS:
1R 5th: With 1-Out: Felix Squires reached on an error, Jeff Conway came on to pinch-run for Squires, Conway advanced to second base on a pass ball and Shane Kelly singled to right-field to score Conway.

Game #2: NTV Hitmen 1 vs. 3 Cheers Pub Dodgers 5

Kyle Ezekiel Solo Home Run, As 3 Cheers Pub Dodgers Defeated NTV Hitmen 5-1

3 Cheers Pub Dodgers Pitching Stats:
WP: Jason Hill 7IP, 1R, 4H, 3BB, 5K

3 Cheers Pub Dodgers Top Batters:
Jason Hill 1-2, 2R, 1BB
Ryan Kirk 1-3, 1R, 1RBI
Doug Marshall 1-3, 1R
Tyler McDonald 1-3
Kyle Ezekiel 1-4, 1R, Solo Home Run, 1RBI

3 Cheers Pub Dodgers RUNS:
3R 1st: Kyle Ezekiel led-off the inning with a Solo Home Run to centerfield, Doug Marshall singled to left-field, Jason Hill singled to right-field, Ryan Kirk singled to right-field to score Marshall and a throwing error allowed Hill to score.

2R 6th: Jason Hill led-off the inning with a walk, Ryan Kirk reached on a fielder's choice; a throwing error allowed Hill to advance to third base, a wild pitch allowed Hill to score and Kirk to advance to second base on the play, Kirk advanced to third base on a wild pitch and With 1-Out: Phillip Corbett walked, Corbett advanced to second base on a wild pitch, Tyler McDonald reached on an infield hit to load the bases and Eddie Hefferan reached on an error that allowed Kirk to score on the play.

NTV Hitmen Pitching Stats:
LP: Lee Cose (Starter) 5IP, 3R, 4H, 1BB, 5K
Robbie Greene (In Relief) 1IP, 2R, 1H, 2BB, 2K

NTV Hitmen Top Batters:
Kenny Gosse 2-3, 1R, Solo Home Run, 1RBI
Brad Ezekiel 1-2, 1BB
Ryan Boland 1-3

NTV Hitmen RUNS:
1R 7th: With 2-Out: Kenny Gosse hit a Solo Home Run to left-field.

Standings After Day 1
3 Cheers Pub Dodgers 1-0
Kelly's Pub Molson Bulldogs 1-0
NTV Hitmen 0-1
The Bigs 0-1
Canada Games 0-0

Day 2 Schedule: Saturday, June 17, 2017
Game #3: 10:00am Canada Games vs. Kelly's Pub Molson Bulldogs
Game #4: 12-noon The Bigs vs. NTV Hitmen
Game #5: 2:00pm 3 Cheers Pub Dodgers vs. Canada Games
Game #6: 4:00pm 5th Place vs. 4th Place (Play-In Game)

Cheers,
Gerald