Press Release-Grumpy Stump
Coach Jim Dunphy has named 15 players who will form the core of the Grumpy
Stump team that will represent Softball Newfoundland and Labrador in the
Labatt 2007 Senior Men’s Canadian Fastpitch Championships.
The Championships will be played August 26th to September 2nd at the Caribou
Memorial Complex in St. John’s.
Roebothan McKay Marshall and Impact Signs, the other two Newfoundland and
Labrador teams entered in the 12-team competition, were named earlier.
Overall, the 12 clubs contain many of the best softball players in the
world.
Dunphy, named Canada’s top softball coach for 2006, will have Jack Ring as
assistant coach.
The Grumpy Stump roster includes:
Jamie Peddle, catcher, is a fine receiver who has represented Softball
Newfoundland and Labrador in two national senior championships after playing
for 11 seasons in the St. John’s Senior Men’s League. He has backstopped
three teams to provincial titles and has been a member of four League
champions.
Steven Rice, outfield/catcher, is basically an outfielder who can fill in as
a catcher. He has played 15 seasons in the St. John’s Senior Men’s League
and represented Softball Newfoundland and Labrador at two national senior
championships. He has played for one provincial champion and two League
champions.
Darren Zack, pitcher, is one of the greatest softball pitchers ever. The
Ojibwa pitcher, with a towering 6’4, 270-pound frame, has dominated the
fastball circuit for almost two decades, leading Canada to two Pan-American
Games gold medals. In 1995, the same year Softball Newfoundland and Labrador
hosted the national senior men’s tournament, Zack’s Toronto Gators became
kings of the softball world when they won the ISC title as he fanned 150
batters in ten wins. The 46-year-old is perhaps the most decorated softball
player ever, having won numerous national, international and aboriginal
titles. In the twilight of a brilliant career, he currently plays for Horse
Lake, Alberta.
Sean Cleary, pitcher, is one of the most promising young players in Canada
both as a pitcher and as a hitter, He pitched Newfoundland and Labrador to
the 2006 national junior title and is a main cog in the 2007 effort to
repeat. He has played six seasons in the St. John’s Senior Men’s League.
Donny King, pitcher, is a veteran player with 16 seasons in the St. John’s
Senior Men’s League where he was named “Comeback Player Of The Year” for
2006. A member of one provincial championship club, he has twice represented
Softball Newfoundland and Labrador in national senior championships.
Robbie Greene, pitcher, has been playing in the St. John’s Senior Men’s
League for eight years and posted the best pitching record in 2003 and 2006.
He was a member of one provincial championship club and twice represented
Softball Newfoundland and Labrador in national senior championships.
Sean Cadigan, outfield/pitcher, has one League title to his credit from nine
seasons in the St. John’s Senior Men’s League. The League’s “Comeback Player
Of The Year” for 2005, he has been named a League All-star and is playing in
his second national senior championships.
Colin Swain, infield, has one League title and one provincial championship
to his credit from two seasons in the St. John’s Senior Men’s League.
Paul Maher, infield, is playing his first year in the St. John’s Senior
Men’s League and has one provincial championship on his record.
Fergie Griffiths, infield, has been a member of three provincial
championship teams and one of three League championship teams during his
nine years in the St. John’s Senior Men’s League.
Keith Coady, infield, has been selected as a League All-star twice during
his 12 seasons in the St. John’s Senior Men’s League where he’s played for
three championship teams. Representing Softball Newfoundland and Labrador in
his third national senior championships, he’s been a member of two
provincial champions.
Keith Maynard, infield, won one St. John’s Senior Men’s League championship
in ten seasons and is playing in his fourth national senior championships.
He was a member of one provincial championship club.
Brian Roche, outfield, was the St. John’s Senior Men’s “Come Back Player Of
The Year” for 2003 and twice selected as a League All-star during his 11
seasons. A member of a League and a provincial championship team, he is
playing in his third national senior championship.
Joe Fagan, outfield, has played 25 seasons in the St. John’s Senior Men’s
League and was the first player to perform in 500 League games. A four time
All-star selection, he has represented Softball Newfoundland and Labrador in
six national senior championships and has two provincial and two League
titles to his credit.
Evan Connors, outfield, during his four years in the St. John’s Senior Men’s
League has one League and one provincial championship on his record as he
plays in his first national senior tournament.
Cheers,
Gerald
geraldcgosse@hotmail.com
http://www.2007labattfastpitch.com/
