BY PAT HEALEY
MEDIA OFFICER
SUMMERSIDE - The Scarborough Wolverines took home the most awards with four, but it was Newfoundland and Labrador’s Kelly’s Pub Canadians ace Sean Cleary walking away with the coveted Tournament MVP award at the 2007 Causeway Bay Softball Canada Junior Men’s fast pitch championship Friday night.
The awards were presented prior to the start of the playoff round and the first game between the first place, undefeated Kelly’s Pub and Elmira Advance Millwright.
Kelly’s Pub, Elmira Advance Millwright and Saskatchewan Junior Diamondbacks each took home two awards.
Cleary was dominant on the slab, leading his team to a perfect 8-0 record, going 4-0 withy 37 strikeouts and an ERA of 0.56. He was named Thursday to the third NL entry at the upcoming Sr. Men’s Canadians later this month, the Grumpy Stump.
"We had a good week so far," Cleary said. "But it doesn’t mean nothing right now. Everything we’ve done to this point is erased."
Kelly’s Pub second basemen Ryan Boland earned the second award for his team, hauling in an all star second base award while batting .368 and a fielding percentage of 1.000.
Jason Hill was getting the ball for NL in their playoff game Friday night with Elmira. Dan Martin was providing the opposition.
Andrew Putnam of the Scarborough Wolverines was named the week-long tournament’s top pitcher. He was a unanimous choice, after going 4-0 with a 0.48 ERA while fanning 37 batters.
Putnam’s teammate, Nick Dambrosio was named the tournament’s top batter in the round robin, batting .500. The short stop also had a fielding average of .950.
Pitcher - Dan Martin of the Elmira Advance Millwrights was named all star pitcher, pitching in seven of his team’s eight games, a total of 39 innings, sitting down 30 and batting .350.
Catcher - BL Sparvier of the Saskatchewan Junior Diamondbacks was named all star catcher, batting .421 with a .920 fielding percentage.
1st base - Patrick Stewart of East Hants Henchmen with a .428 batting average and a .980 fielding percentage.
3rd Base - Matt King of the Junior Diamondbacks was awarded this trophy after hitting .409 and a .880 fielding average.
Fielder - Miguel Mottard of Quebec batted .400 with a fielding percentage of 1.000
Fielder - Ryan Jaynes of Scarborough Wolverines took home the second of three fielder awards, batting .450 with a fielding average of 1.000.
Fielder - Alex MacDonald of the host P.E.I. Source for Sports Twins rounded out the fielder all stars, batting .389 with a .800 fielding percentage
Utility player - Jack McLaren of the Elmira Advance Millwrights took this honour, batting .421 and a .810 fielding average.
Hill leaves in style, leading Kelly’s Pub over Elmira
BY PAT HEALEY
MEDIA OFFICER
SUMMERSIDE - Jason Hill left the 2007 Causeway Bay Softball Canada Junior Men’s championship in style Friday night, leading Newfoundland and Labrador’s Kelly’s Pub Canadians past Elmira Advance Millwright 8-4 in the first playoff game at the 2007 Causeway Bay Softball Canada Junior Men’s fast pitch championship.
Hill leaves Saturday morning to join his International Softball Congress team the Farm Tavern of Wisconsin at the ISC World Tournament in Kitchener.
He made a lasting impression of how powerful his bat can be, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two singles, a double, a walk and two RBI.
Brad Ezekiel was also perfect at the plate in three at bats, driving home a run. Justin Gill (2-5, three runs scored), Stephen Strapp (1-4, RBI) and Ken Gosse (1-3, two RBI) were also hot at the dish for the defending champions.
Elmira scored three runs on errors to NL first basemen Gary Bruce, followed by a passed ball by catcher Stephen Strapp in their half of the second.
It all happened after what appeared to be a third out for the inning. Pitcher Sean Cleary threw to Bruce, who bobbled the ball as he and the Elmira runner, Josh Brohman (1-4), made contact. This allowed Ben Wideman (1-3) and Ron Dean (2-3, RBI) to be plated on the play giving the Ontario runner ups a 3-2 lead. Jack McLaren, losing pitcher Dan Martin and Travis Martin each had 1-for-3 summaries.
MVP Sean Cleary went the distance giving up four runs - one earned - on seven hits while sitting down eight.
Martin pitched a complete game, surrendering eight runs - five earned - on 12 hits while walking six.
NL had a chance to open the scoring much more then they did, loading the bases in each of the third, sixth and seventh innings but failing to cash the runners in.
Kelly's Pub will now await the winner of the Saskatchewan and Scarborough game at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.
N.L., Scarborough win opening playoff
games at Jr. Men’s championshipEast Hants-Quebec, P.E.I.-Simcoe battle to continue on Saturday at 9 and 11 a.m.
BY PAT HEALEY
MEDIA OFFICER
SUMMERSIDE - Newfoundland and Labrador’s Kelly’s Pub Canadians and the Scarborough Wolverines both won their opening playoff games here Friday night at the 2007 Causeway Bay Junior Men’s Fast pitch championship.
By both teams winning, it sets up a rematch of the two teams that met in round robin play, a game that decided first place when NL won 7-3.
The Canadians defeated Elmira Advance Millwrights 8-4 while later the Wolverines edged the Saskatchewan Junior Diamondbacks 3-1.
Against Elmira, Jason Hill left the week-long tournament in style going a perfect 3-for-3 with two singles, a double, a walk and two RBI. Hill leaves Saturday morning to join his International Softball Congress team the Farm Tavern of Wisconsin at the ISC World Tournament in Kitchener.
Brad Ezekiel was also perfect at the plate in three at bats, driving home a run. Justin Gill (2-5, three runs scored), Stephen Strapp (1-4, RBI) and Ken Gosse (1-3, two RBI) were also hot at the dish for the defending champions.
Elmira scored three runs on errors to NL first basemen Gary Bruce, followed by a passed ball by catcher Stephen Strapp in their half of the second.
It all happened after what appeared to be a third out for the inning. Pitcher Sean Cleary threw to Bruce, who bobbled the ball as he and the Elmira runner, Josh Brohman (1-4), made contact. This allowed Ben Wideman (1-3) and Ron Dean (2-3, RBI) to be plated on the play giving the Ontario runner ups a 3-2 lead. Jack McLaren, losing pitcher Dan Martin and Travis Martin each had 1-for-3 summaries.
MVP Sean Cleary went the distance giving up four runs - one earned - on seven hits while sitting down eight.
Martin pitched a complete game, surrendering eight runs - five earned - on 12 hits while walking six.
NL had a chance to open the scoring much more then they did, loading the bases in each of the third, sixth and seventh innings but failing to cash the runners in.
Elmira will now play the winner of the East Hants Henchmen-Quebec game scheduled for a 9 a.m. first pitch here.
Putnam a fireballer for Scarborough in playoff winScarborough’s Andrew Putnam was on fire again, throwing a complete game one hitter in a 4-1 win with a Colby Bierle home run accounting for the Diamondbacks only run. Putnam whiffed nine batters in coming close to pitching a perfect game.
Powering the offense at the plate for the Ontario champions was Brandon Horn (2-3, run scored, RBI, hit by pitch) and Cam Haulk (1-4, solo home run)
Kyle Hyrcuik had a single in the top of the seventh.
Brady Woods, who was solid on the slab, was tagged with the loss allowing three runs on six hits in five and one third innings. Kyle Hyrcuik came on in relief.
The loss means Saskatchewan will await the winner of P.E.I. Source for Sports Twins-ONT 3 Simcoe set for 11 a.m. Saturday morning.
Putnam whiffed 11 not nine he had nine when i typed it up as to get it out right after the game so i did...so can youe dit that please..THANKS
PAT
