Softballers Among Finalists For 2016 Provincial Awards

3/17/2017

Softballers Among Finalists For 2016 Provincal Awards

NL Fastpitch is proud to announce that Sean Cleary, Galway Hitmen Men’s Fastpitch Team & Paul F. Smith have been named Finalists for the 2016 Provincial Annual Awards.

The Stars & Legends Awards Gala will be held on Saturday, April 8th, 2017 at The Sheraton Hotel in St. John’s, NL.

Sean Cleary (Harbour Main) has been named a Finalists for the 2016 Senior Male Athlete of the Year Award. The winner will be presented with the Ferd Hayward Memorial Award.

Galway Hitmen Men’s Fastpitch Team has been named a Finalists for the 2016 Team of the Year Award. The winner will be presented with the Edward Browne Memorial Award.

Paul F. Smith (Upper Gullies) has been named a Finalists for the 2016 Executive of the Year Award. The winner will be presented with the Graham Snow Memorial Award.

NL Fastpitch would like to take this opportunity to Congratulate Sean Cleary, Galway Hitmen Men's Fastpitch Team & Paul F. Smith on being named Finalists for the 2016 Provincial Annual Awards.

Congratulations!!

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Sean Cleary (Harbour Main, NL) Enjoyed Another Successful Season On The Softball Diamond In 2016.

Sean Cleary's Overall Pitching Stats and Batting Stats For The 2016 Season

Pitching Stats: 36-6, 857W%, 285.2IP, 64ER, 1.57ERA, 568K, 7SHO, 1NH
Batting Stats: 26-for-68 .382BA, 19R, 2D, 1T, 4HR, 15BB, 16RBI

Senior League (Regular Season & Playoffs) Overall Stats & Awards:

Pitching Stats: 15-3, 117IP, 32ER, 1.91ERA, 247K, 3SHO, 1NH
Batting Stats: 26-for-68 .382BA, 19R, 2D, 1T, 4HR, 15BB, 16RBI
3rd Place Regular Season (12-11 Record) & 1st Place Playoffs (7-1 Record)
Lowest ERA During Regular Season (1.82)
Named Playoff Most Valuable Player
Named Molson/Coors St. John's Senior Men's Fastpitch League Player of the Month (September/October)

Senior Provincial Overall Stats & Awards:

Pitching Stats: 1-1, 12IP, 1ER, 0.58ERA, 25K
Batting Stats: 2-10 .200BA, 1R, 1D, 1RBI
3rd Place Senior Provincial (2-1 Record)

Senior Men's Nationals Overall Stats & Awards:

Pitching Stats: 6-0, 42IP, 2ER, 0.33ERA, 79K, 2SHO
1st Place: Gold Medal (9-0 Record)
5th Consecutive Canadian Senior Men's Fastpitch Crown (1st Province/Team To Accomplish This Feat)
Named Top Pitcher Qualifying Round (3-0, 17IP, 1ER, 0.41ERA, 35K)
Named Top Player Championship Round (3-0, 25IP, 1ER, 0.28ERA, 44K, 2SHO)

Travel League & ISC World Tournament Overall Stats & Awards:

Overall Pitching Stats: 14-2, 114.2IP, 29ER, 1.78ERA, 217K, 2SHO

ISC Canada East Qualifier (June 17-19 Innerkip, ON)

1st Place (5-0 Record)
Pitching Stats: 3-0, 19IP, 1ER, 0.37ERA, 34K
Led Tournament In Pitching

Peter Hallman Memorial Tournament (June 24-26 St. Clements, ON)

2nd Place (4-2 Record)
Pitching Stats: 3-0, 17IP, 5ER, 2.06ERA, 24K
Led Tournament With 3-Wins

Hill United Chiefs Rock Invitational (June 30-July 3 St. John's)

5th Place (1-3 Record)
Pitching Stats: 0-1, 13IP, 2ER, 1.08ERA, 26K

Cephas Roth Memorial Tournament (July 14-17 Tavistock, ON)

5th Place (4-1 Record)
Pitching Stats: 2-1, 19IP, 11ER, 4.05ERA, 39K
Most Strikeouts 39K in 19IP

North American Fastpitch Showcase (July 29-31 Mitchell, ON)

3-0 Record (Playoffs Rained Out)
Pitching Stats: 1-0, 11IP, 3ER, 1.91ERA, 24K, 1SHO

ISC World Tournament (August 13-20 Moline, IL)

1st Place-Gold Medal-World Champions (6-0 Record)
Pitching Stats: 5-0, 35.2IP, 7ER, 1.37ERA, 70K, 1SHO
Named 1st Team All-World (Pitcher)
Named Most Outstanding Pitcher

Other Awards/Accomplishments

Recorded 1500th Career Strikeout In Senior League On 7-8-2016
Hurled His 2nd Career No-Hitter In Senior League On 8-4-2016
Named The Telegram Athlete of the Week on 8-27-2016
Named Molson/Coors Athlete of the Month (September/October)
Named To Softball Canada's 2017 Men's National Team Athlete Pool (10-31-2016)
Named To Softball Canada's 2017 MNT Core Players (12-2-2016)

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Galway Hitmen Blanked Kelly's Pub Molson Bulldogs 3-0 In The Gold Medal Game At The 2016 Canadian Senior Men's Fastpitch Championship In St. John's, NL.

With The Win, Galway Hitmen Captured The Provinces 5th Consecutive Canadian Senior Men's Fastpitch Championship (2012-2013-2014-2015-2016). As A Result, The Galway Hitmen Made History In Becoming The First Province/Team To Capture 5 Consecutive Canadian Senior Men's Fastpitch Championships.

Overall Record: 9-0 (6-0 Round Robin & 3-0 Playoffs)

Runs For: 67, Runs Against: 12, Plus/Minus: +55
Batting Stats: 9GP, 90-244 .369BA, 67R, 13D, 4T, 10HR, 58ERI
Pitching Stats: 9GP, 9-0, 59IP, 8ER, 0.95ERA, 106K, 5SHO

2016 Tournament Award Winners

Top Batter (Based On Qualifying Round)

Shane Boland 12-17 .706BA
Brad Ezekiel 12-17 .706BA

Top Pitcher (Based On Qualifiying Round)

Sean Cleary 3-0, 17IP, 1ER, 0.41ERA, 35K

All-Star Team Selections (Based On Round Robin)

Ryan Boland (Catcher) 5-10 .500BA, 4R, 2RBI
Shane Boland (Shortstop) 12-17 .706BA, 6R, 2D, 1T, 1HR, 7RBI
Brad Ezekiel (Outfield) 12-17 .706BA, 14R, 1D, 1T, 3HR, 7RBI
Kyle Ezekiel (Outfield) 7-15 .467BA, 5R, 3D, 1T, 6RBI

Top Player (Championship Round)

Sean Cleary 3-0, 25IP, 1ER, 0.28ERA, 44K, 2SHO

Members Galway Hitmen Gold Medal Team

Ryan Boland, Shane Boland, Sean Cleary, Craig Edmunds, Blair Ezekiel, Brad Ezekiel, Kyle Ezekiel, Robbie Greene, Justin Gill, Jason Hill, Jon Kelly, Shane Kelly, Sheldon Keough, Joey Maynard, Stephen Mullaley, Danny Mullins, Jeremy O'Reilly, Mark Dwyer (Head Coach), Les Howey (Assistant Coach), Eddy McDonald (Assistant Coach), Sean Cadigan (Bench Coach), Brian Roche (Bench Coach) & Danny Williams (General Manager).

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Paul F. Smith (Upper Gullies) went above and beyond his role as President of Softball Newfoundland and Labrador in 2016. He chaired Board meetings, the Annual General Meeting, represented Softball Newfoundland and Labrador at the Softball Canada Annual General Meeting, filled in as Umpire in Chief in an acting capacity and was involved with the day-to-day operations of the organization. He has spent countless hours on softball related issues including the hiring of office staff for the summer months, drafting schedules for provincial tournaments, filling in to umpire when called upon, answering calls and emails from minor and adult associations, serving on several committees including the Moss Tournament Committee, the Hall of Fame Committee, and the Host Committee for The Canadian Senior Men’s Fastpitch Championships, along with many other tasks throughout the year. Paul is a dedicated and hard working individual whose energy and commitment contributes to the development of the sport of softball in Newfoundland and Labrador.