32nd Annual Molson St. John’s Day Tournament
June 22nd to June 24th
Lions Park
 
Saint Division:
3Cheers Pub Bud Light
Bull Finch Bar & Grill
Kelly’s Pub Junior Canadians
 
John’s Division:
Imagewear Custom Apparel
Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs
Broadway Bar & Grill
 
Tournament Schedule
 
Day 3 Results: Sunday, June 24th
 
Game #9: Semi-Final #1
 
3Cheers Pub Bud Light 5 vs. Imagewear Custom Apparel 3
 
3Cheers Pub Bud Light Pitching Stats:
WP: Lee Cose 7IP, 3R, 5H, 2BB, 3K
 
3Cheers Pub Bud Light Top Batters:
Paul Maher 2-4, R
Mark Lewis 1-3, BB, RBI
Billy Patterson 1-3, R, RBI
Sheldon Keefe 1-3, 3R, BB
Trevor Carew 1-3
Wayne Bruce 1-4, RBI
 
3Cheers Pub Bud Light RUNS:
1R 1st: With 1-Out: Sheldon Keefe walked, advanced to second base on a wild pitch, advanced to third base on a Kyle Ezekiel ground out 1-3 and scored on a wild pitch.
 
2R 3rd: With 1-Out: Paul Maher reached on an infield single, Sheldon Keefe singled to centerfield, Maher advanced to second base, a pass ball advanced Maher to third base and Keefe to second base, Kyle Ezekiel grounded out 6-3 to score Maher, With 2-Out: Mark Lewis was walked intentionally and Wayne Bruce singled to right-field to score Keefe.
 
2R 7th: Billy Patterson led-off the inning with a single, advanced to second base on a pass ball, advanced to third base on a pass ball, Michael O’Keefe singled to left-field to score Patterson, Paul Maher reached on a fielder’s choice; O’Keefe out 6U, With 1-Out: Sheldon Keefe reached on a fielder’s choice; Maher out 6-4, With 2-Out: Keefe advanced to second base on a wild pitch, Kyle Ezekiel walked and Mark Lewis singled to left-field to score Keefe.
 
Imagewear Custom Apparel Pitching Stats:
LP: Harold Kelly 7IP, 5R, 7H, 4BB, 4K
 
Imagewear Custom Apparel Top Batters:
Chris Murphy 2-3, R
Johnny O’Reilly 1-2, BB, RBI
Craig Edmunds 1-3, R, Double
Danny Mullins 1-3, R
 
Imagewear Custom Apparel RUNS:
1R 2nd: Craig Edmunds led-off the inning with a double to centerfield, Chris Murphy singled to centerfield, Edmunds advanced to third base, With 1-Out: Kenny Gosse walked to load the bases and With 2-Out: Johnny O’Reilly drew a bases loaded walk to score Edmunds.
 
2R 7th: Chris Murphy led-off the inning with a single to left-field, Danny Mullins reached on an infield hit, Murphy advanced to third base and Mullins advanced to second base on a Kenny Gosse ground out 1-3 and With 1-Out: Joe Fagan grounded out 6-3 to score Murphy and Kenny Gosse scored on a throwing error.
 
Game #10: Semi-Final #2
 
Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs 3 vs. Bull & Finch Bar & Grill 4
 
Bull & Finch Bar & Grill Pitching Stats:
WP: Ward Gosse (Starter) 5IP, 2R, 4H, 3BB, 10K
SV: Mike Noftall 2IP, 1R, 2H, 0BB, 1K
 
Bull & Finch Bar & Grill Top Batters:
Colin Abbott 2-3, Double, RBI
Joey Maynard 2-3, R, RBI
Ward Gosse 1-2, R, Double, BB
Mike Noftall 1-2, R, Double, BB
 
Bull & Finch Bar & Grill RUNS:
3R 2nd: With 1-Out: Mike Noftall walked, advanced to second base on a wild pitch, Stephen Jesso walked, Joey Maynard singled to centerfield to score Noftall, Keith Maynard walked, Jamie Peddle reached on a fielder’s choice; Jesso out 4-2; Joey Maynard advanced to third base and Keith Maynard advanced to second base, With 2-Out: Joey Maynard scored on a wild pitch, Keith Maynard advanced to third on the play and later scored on a wild pitch.
 
1R 3rd: Ward Gosse led-off the inning with a double to right-field and Colin Abbott singled to centerfield to score Ward Gosse. 
 
Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs Pitching Stats:
LP: Donny Cleary 6IP, 4R, 6H, 5BB, 3K
 
Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs Top Batters:
Doug Marshall 2-4, R, RBI
Donny Cleary 1-2, BB
John Farrell 1-3, 2R, Double, BB
Gary Bruce 1-3
Evan Connors 1-3
 
Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs RUNS:
1R 1st: John Farrell led-off the inning by reaching base on a third strike pass ball, Farrell advanced to second base on a Stephen Strapp SAC 5-4, Farrell advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on an error.
 
1R 6th: With 1-Out: Doug Marshall singled to right-field, advanced to second base on a wild pitch, advanced to third base on a wild pitch and scored on a Shane O’Brien SAC Fly to left-field.
 
1R 7th: John Farrell led-off the inning with a double to right-field and With 2-Out: Doug Marshall singled to right-field to score Farrell.
 
Game #11: Championship Game
 
Bull & Finch Bar & Grill 10 vs. 3Cheers Pub Bud Light 0 (5-Innings)
 
Bull & Finch Bar & Grill Pitching Stats:
WP: Mike Noftall 5IP, 0R, 2H, 0BB, 3K
 
Bull & Finch Bar & Grill Top Batters:
Shane Kelly 2-2, R, Double, 2RBI
Stephen Jesso 2-2, R, SAC, 2RBI
Colin Abbott 1-2, R, BB, 2RBI
Bryan Clarke 1-2, 2R, BB, RBI
Mike Noftall 1-2, BB, RBI
 
Bull & Finch Bar & Grill RUNS:
2R 1st: With 1-Out: Ward Gosse walked, Colin Abbott walked, Ward Gosse advanced to second base, Bryan Clarke reached on an error; Ward Gosse advanced to third base and Colin Abbott advanced to second base; Ward Gosse scored on the error, Abbott advanced to third base on the error and with 1-Out: Stephen Jesso hit a SAC Fly to left-field to score Abbott.
 
6R 2nd: Joey Maynard led-off the inning with a walk, Keith Maynard walked, a wild pitch allowed Joey Maynard to advance to third base and Keith Maynard to advance to second base, Shane Kelly reached on an infield single, Geoff Evely hit a SAC Fly to centerfield to score Joey Maynard, With 1-Out: Ward Gosse walked to load the bases, Colin Abbott singled to left-field to score Keith Maynard and Shane Kelly, Bryan Clarke singled to centerfield to score Ward Gosse, Stephen Jesso singled to right-field to score Abbott and Mike Noftall singled to centerfield to score Clarke.
 
2R 4th: Bryan Clarke led-off the inning with a walk, Stephen Jesso singled to right-field, Mike Noftall walked to load the bases and With 2-Out: Shane Kelly doubled to right-field to score Clarke and Jesso.
 
3Cheers Pub Bud Light Pitching Stats:
LP: Lee Cose (Starter) 1IP, 3R, 0H, 3BB, 0K
Wayne Bruce (In Relief) 4IP, 7R, 7H, 8BB, 1K
 
3Cheers Pub Bud Light Top Batters:
Paul Maher 1-2 (1-Out Single to right-field in the 4th Inning)
Kyle Ezekiel 1-2 (1-Out Single to centerfield in the 4th Inning)  
 
3Cheers Pub Bud Light RUNS:
None
 
Award Winners
 
Top Batter
Colin Abbott (Bull & Finch Bar & Grill) 5-9 .556BA
 
MVP
Ward Gosse (Bull & Finch Bar & Grill)
Batting Stats: 5-11 .455BA, 6R, 1D, 2HR, 4BB, 4RBI
Pitching Stats: 2-0, 11.1IP, 3ER, 8H, 5BB, 21K, 1.89ERA
 
MVP NOTE
Ward Gosse Became The First Three Time Winner Of The MVP Award In The History Of The Molson St. John’s Day Tournament. Ward Gosse Was Also Named St. John’s Day Tournament MVP In 1995 As A Member Of The Gators And In 2001 As A Member Of The Fog City Brewers.
 
Members of the Championship Team:
Geoff Evely, Ward Gosse, Colin Abbott, Bryan Clarke, Stephen Jesso, Mike Noftall, Joey Maynard, Keith Maynard, Shane Kelly, Jamie Peddle, Felix Squires, Aaron Whelan, Leon Cantwell and Donny King. Coach Hughie Clarke.
 
Tournament Champions (1981-2012)
1981-Beothuck Crushing & Paving
1982-Molson
1983-Beothuck Crushing & Paving
1984-Junior 50’s
1985-Capt. Quik
1986-Big Ben’s
1987-Labatt Blues
1988-Green Sleeves
1989-Green Sleeves
1990-Green Sleeves
1991-New Rob Roy
1992-Labatt Blues
1993-Stanley’s Sports Pub
1994-Green Sleeves
1995-Gators
1996-PC Junior Gators
1997-Fog City Brewers
1998-Labatt Blues
1999-Fog City Brewers
2000-Stanley’s Labatt Blues
2001-Fog City Brewers
2002-Galaxy Bulldogs
2003-The Newfoundland Herald
2004-Labatt Grumpy Stump
2005-Labatt Grumpy Stump
2006-Kelly’s Pub Junior Canadians
2007-North Atlantic Marine
2008-CBC Senior Canadians
2009-Kelly’s Pub Junior Canadians
2010-West Side Charlies Bud Light
2011-Kelly’s Pub Molson Bulldogs
2012-Bull & Finch Bar & Grill