{"id":19321,"date":"2013-01-01T11:02:55","date_gmt":"2013-01-01T19:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=19321"},"modified":"2013-01-01T11:05:01","modified_gmt":"2013-01-01T19:05:01","slug":"newfoundland-softballers-shone-in-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=19321","title":{"rendered":"Newfoundland softballers shone in 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_18132\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18132\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetelegram.com\/Sports\/2012-12-31\/article-3148729\/Something-to-cheer-about\/1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/the-telegram-NL1-300x113.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"the telegram NL\" width=\"300\" height=\"113\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/the-telegram-NL1-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/the-telegram-NL1-1024x387.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/the-telegram-NL1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click logo for original story (scroll down once arriving at the page)<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<strong>Newfoundland softballers SHINE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Five Newfoundlanders helped Canada claim gold at the VIII Men\u2019s Pan American Softball Championship in Medellin, Colombia in September.<br \/>\nJason Hill and Ryan Boland from St. John\u2019s, Stephen Mullaley of Freshwater, Placentia and Harbour Main\u2019s Blair Ezekiel were part of the Canadian roster, as was Petty Harbour native Sean Whitten, who now calls Calgary home.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadians posted a 7-2 round-robin record, fell to Venezuela in the first vs. second playoff game, then defeated Argentina to earn a berth in the championship game,  where they met Venezuela again, winning 4-1 this time.<\/p>\n<p>The win guaranteed Canada a spot at the International Softball Federation world championships in March in Auckland, New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>Hill, Boland, Mullaley, and Whitten were named to Canada\u2019s roster for worlds, along with Harbour Main natives Brad Ezekiel and Sean Cleary, who were also part of Softball Canada\u2019s 40-man national senior men\u2019s team selection pool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newfoundland softballers SHINE Five Newfoundlanders helped Canada claim gold at the VIII Men\u2019s Pan American Softball Championship in Medellin, Colombia in September. 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