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Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs Capture St. John’s League Title

Friday, October 8th, 2010

Senior League Final (Result: Game #5)

Molson St. John’s Senior Men’s Fastpitch League (Playoffs)

League Final (Best-of-7)

Result: Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

Game #5: Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs 2 vs. West Side Charlies Bud Light 0

The Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs blanked West Side Charlies Bud Light 2-0 Wednesday night at Lions Park to capture the 2010 Molson St. John’s Senior Men’s Fastpitch League Championship.

The Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs took the title in five games, their third straight Molson St. John’s Senior Men’s Fastpitch League Championship and fourth in the last five years. The Kelly’s Pub Junior Canadians won the Senior League Championship in 2007.

2010-Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs
2009-Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs
2008-CBC Senior Canadians
2006-North Atlantic Marine

Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs Pitching Stats:
WP: Blair Ezekiel 7IP, 0R, 1H, 2BB, 10K

Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs Top Batters:
Doug Marshall 2-3, 2R, SB, BB
Jon Kelly 2-4, 2RBI
Gary Bruce 1-2, Double, BB
Blair Ezekiel 1-2, HBP, BB
John Farrell 1-3, BB

Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs (RUNS)
1R T1ST: Doug Marshall singled to left-field, advanced to second on a pass ball and scored on Jon Kelly’s RBI single to centerfield.

1R T5TH: Doug Marshall singled to centerfield, advanced to second on a SAC Bunt 3-4 by Stephen Strapp and scored on Jon Kelly’s RBI single to centerfield.

West Side Charlies Bud Light Pitching Stats:
LP: Stephen Mullaley (Starter) 4.1IP, 2R, 5H, 2BB, 2K
Lee Cose (In Relief) 2.2IP, 0R, 2H, 2BB, 2K

West Side Charlies Bud Light Top Batters:
Mark Lewis 1-3 (Only Hit Off Blair Ezekiel; single to left-field to lead off the Bottom of the 7th Inning)

West Side Charlies Bud Light (RUNS)
None

Note: Blair Ezekiel (KPMB) took a No-Hitter into the Bottom of the 7th Inning, but WSCBL 3B Mark Lewis led off the Bottom of the 7th Inning with a single to left-field.

2010 Molson St. John’s Senior Men’s Fastpitch League

Playoff Awards
MVP: John Farrell (Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs) 12-28 .429BA, 6R, D, HR, 6RBI
Top Batter: Blair Ezekiel (Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs) 11-23 .478BA

Members of the Championship Team:
Doug Marshall, Stephen Strapp, Blair Ezekiel, Jon Kelly, John Farrell, Donny Cleary, Gary Bruce, Sean Cleary, Tyrone Fewer, Wayne Bruce, Rylee Costello, Jerry McCarthy, Scott Myers, Al Hurlburt and Mike Gregory. Coach Ron Ezekiel.

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Conquistadors Men’s Fastpitch Tournament – Colton CA – Oct. 16-17

Friday, October 8th, 2010

Fastpitch softball tourney is planned

The Colton Dirtbags, a men’s fastpitch softball team, will be hosting the annual Conquistadors Men’s Fastpitch Softball Tournament on the weekend of Oct. 16 and 17 at Veterans Park in Colton.

The tournament is rated class “C” and has an entry fee of $350. Veterans Park is located at 292 East O Street.

For more information, call Tony Campa at (909) 824-1620 or Joaquin Juarez at (909) 915-4946.
The Colton Dirtbags, a men’s fastpitch softball team, will be hosting the annual Conquistadors Men’s Fastpitch Softball Tournament on the weekend of Oct. 16 and 17 at Veterans Park in Colton.

The tournament is rated class “C” and has an entry fee of $350. Veterans Park is located at 292 East O Street.

For more information, call Tony Campa at (909) 824-1620 or Joaquin Juarez at (909) 915-4946.

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Blake Miller to Oregon Ducks

Tuesday, October 5th, 2010


EUGENE – University of Oregon softball head coach Mike White announced Monday that the program is excited to add Blake Miller as an assistant coach for the 2010-11 season.

The 10-year college coaching veteran joins the Ducks after serving as head coach at Texas A&M-Kingsville the past three seasons. In prior stints, he served as the head coach at Darton College (2006-07) and an assistant coach at East Tennessee State (2005), Missouri Western State (2004) and Mesa State (2001-03).

“We‘re thrilled to add someone of Blake’s caliber to our coaching staff,” White said. “As a U.S. National Team member he was known for his competitiveness and was a leader by example. His versatility on the field and at the plate were impressive, as was his intelligence on the field – he looked for the little things which are big in our game. Adding in his experience as a head coach at two successful Division II programs, he will help our players, particularly our young ones, continually increase their softball knowledge.”

Altogether during his coaching career, he coached two All-Americans, nine Academic All-Americans, and guided four teams to regional bids and one Junior College World Series trip.

Miller played on International Softball Congress world championship gold medal teams in 2008 and ’09 for the Kitchener, Ont., Riversharks, and the same team won the U.S. title in ‘10. A four-time first-team All-American (1999, 2002, ’05, ’07), he played on silver-medal U.S. teams in the 2003 Pan Am Games, 2007 European World Cup, the gold-medal squad in the 2007 American Challenge Series and fourth-place team in the 2009 ISF World Championships in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

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Molson St. John’s Senior Men’s Fastpitch League

Sunday, October 3rd, 2010




From the Molson St. John’s Senior Men’s Fastpitch League website:

2010 Awards Presentation

The Molson St. John’s Senior Men’s Fastpitch League Awards Presentation Will Be Held On The Field (Lions Park) At The Conclusion Of The Championship Game Of The League Final Between West Side Charlies Bud Light And Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs.

All Players (Not Participating In The League Final) That Have Been Selected To Receive Awards For Their Performance During The 2010 Season Will Be Contacted Directly By Email or Indirectly Through A Coach Or Team Representative.

Cheers!

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Ipswich Under-19s runners-up at titles

Sunday, October 3rd, 2010



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By Jay Buchan

Ipswich players watch a team-mate bat against Toowoomba on Saturday on their way to a runners-up finish at the Queenslandunder-19 men’s softball titles at Leichhardt.

Rob Williams
IPSWICH men’s softball appears to be in safe hands.

The home team finished runners-up at the under-19 men’s state titles, which began on Friday and finished yesterday at Leichhardt.

Ipswich went confidently into yesterday afternoon’s final but couldn’t match tournament favourites and defending champions Redlands, losing a one-sided contest 9-1.

“It’s disappointing but I’m still happy making the final,” Ipswich coach Steve Muller said of his team’s successful campaign.

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Softball complex is renamed after Larry Miller

Saturday, October 2nd, 2010


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Wes Haymond, a former teammate and competitor of Larry H. Miller, speaks Friday at a dedication ceremony during which the Cottonwood Regional Softball Complex was renamed in honor of the late Jazz owner and philanthropist. (Photo by Kristin Murphy, Deseret News)

SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake County officials and members of the Larry H. Miller family [unveiled] new signage at the Cottonwood Regional Softball Complex Friday, Oct. 1, at 3 p.m. when it will be renamed the Larry H. Miller Softball Complex. A brief ceremony will be held at the park, at 4350 S. 1300 East. Of his fastpitch softball career, Miller once said, “Other than the times I’ve spent with (his wife) Gail, I will say that some the happiest times of my life were when I was in uniform competing at the ballpark.”

Earlier this year, the Salt Lake County Council unanimously approved the name change.

“Softball was a big part of my dad’s life,” said Greg Miller, CEO of the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies. “I think for him, it provided an opportunity to compete, socialize and have fun all at the same time. Personally, I have many fond memories related to my dad’s softball career. … From traveling around the country in the back of a Toyota station wagon to attend his tournaments, to the hundreds of hours I spent playing ball and watching him at this (the Cottonwood Complex) facility. I can think of no more fitting way to memorialize my dad than to have this facility, where he spent so much time and learned and taught so much, named after him.”

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