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Day 1 in the books
Defending champion Galway Hitmen win big on opening day
On Day 1 at the 2016 Men’s and Master Men’s Canadians Fast Pitch
Championships in St. John’s, NL, the Galway Hitmen reminded softball
fans why they are the four­time defending national champions.
After trouncing the Saskatoon Bridge City Sharks 13­0 in the morning
match, the Hitmen returned to Pepperrell Field at the Caribou Memorial
Softball Complex in the evening with a 14­0 rout of the Allvinston, Ont.,
Indians.
“We came in with a plan to smash balls. There’s no doubt about it, we’ve
got a huge, deep, hitting lineup,” coach Mark Dwyer said after the second
win. “The key for us is for everyone to get going and we didn’t think
everyone would get going like they did. Thankfully they did and it’s just
so tough to get through our lineup and I think the guys feed of that. They
hit relaxed and they know we have so much depth that they’re
comfortable in the box.”
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No Hitmen player was more relaxed at the dish than Brad Ezekiel, who
finished the day with five hits — including two home runs — four RBI,
one walk, and a stolen base.
The Galway Hitmen won twice on opening
day, scoring 27 runs and giving up none.
“That’s just Bradley being Bradley,” said Dwyer. “He hits like that in the St. John’s senior league, he hits like that
at the World Championships and at the Canadians Championships. He puts up little league numbers in a men’s
game.”
The Indians lopsided loss came on the heels of a dramatic 7­6 9­inning win over the Sharks, but head coach Paul
McCart insists the emotional high from an extra­inning victory and a quick turnaround to take on the defending
champs didn’t play into his team’s downfall.
“Against a team like that if you don’t play well defensively, you’re not going to win, you’re not even going to be in
the game. We made a lot of mistakes defensively and we only had one hit,” McCart explained. “You have to play
perfect defence and get a few hits to even stay in a game with that team and we didn’t do either. We didn’t give
ourselves a chance.”
Hitmen ace pitcher Sean Cleary was his usual self on the mound, giving up one hit and striking out nine over five
innings of work. Michael Legace Roote — who had the only hit off Cleary — took the loss and Travis Jones
tossed in relief.
Today at 6:30 p.m., weather permitting, the Master Men’s tournament gets underway when Newfoundland’s
3Cheers Pub takes on Ontario’s Mississauga Rusty Jiggers Diamond No. 2.
Day 1 Results
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Standings
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This date in Newfoundland softball history
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1972: Loyola Mackey threw a wild pitch while attempting to intentionally walk a batter to
allow the only run of the game to score in a 1­0 loss to Nova Scotia at the Canadian
Senior Men's Championships in Edmonton, Alta. 1972: The St. John’s Capitals won its first ever game at the Canadian Senior Men's
Championships with a 4­3 win over the host Edmonton Red Socks.