The East Hants Mastodons were a few outs away from a Canadian senior men’s fast-pitch title on Sunday in Quebec.
The Mastodons fell 4-3 to the defending-champion Galway Hitmen of Newfoundland and Labrador in the gold-medal game.
Up 3-2 heading to the bottom of the sixth inning, East Hants allowed a sacrifice fly to Jason Hill and an RBI single to Colin Walsh for the deciding runs.
Craig Manuel and Aaron Harvey homered for East Hants in the loss. Jay Duffy had three singles.
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Editor’s note: Jef Ellsworth’s final game? Click here to read more on that subject. On the other side of field, Ellsy’s Team Canada and Hill United teammates set a record that may stand for the ages. ISC Canada East noted:
Steve Mullaley, Jason Hill, and Brad Ezekiel, completed a golden summer with a Canadian Senior Men’s Championship as Newfoundland Hitmen win 4-3 over East Hants, NS Mastadons for the province’s 4th straight title. Mullaley, Hill & Ezekiel win WBSC, Pan Am, ASA, ISC and Canadian gold, a feat likely never to be duplicated. Sean Cleary got the win, giving him three golds this year.
Had the East Hants been able to hold onto the 6th inning lead, Jeff Ellsworth would have been the lone member of the “5 Gold” Club.
Editor’s Note # 2: As an alert reader writes, Had the East Hants been able to hold onto the 6th inning lead, Jeff Ellsworth and Jason Sandford would have been members of the “5 Gold” Club.
If East Hants would have won Jason Sandford would also be included in this “5 ring summer”