{"id":41601,"date":"2023-06-25T14:54:12","date_gmt":"2023-06-25T21:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=41601"},"modified":"2023-06-26T09:39:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T16:39:24","slug":"gremlins-win-two-more-on-sunday-to-capture-the-2023-hill-united-chiefs-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=41601","title":{"rendered":"NY Gremlins win two more on Sunday to capture the 2023 Hill United Chief&#8217;s Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The New York Gremlins won two more games on Sunday, to capture the 2023 Chief&#8217;s Challenge in Simcoe Ontario Canada.   The Gremlins eliminated Bear Creek in the morning semi-final, having lost to Bear Creek 3-1 on opening night.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gremlins advanced to the tournament&#8217;s championship game, facing the host, undefeated Hill United.  The Gremlins jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, but Hill United stormed back with 4 runs, including a two run home run by tournament MVP Nick Shailes for a 4-3 Hill United lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blake Hunter struck the big blow, a grand slam home run in the top of the 6th after the Gremlins had tied the game at 4.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pablo Migliavacca pitched 4 innings of scoreless relief to pick up the win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch this space\/site for photos, box scores and more soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game 5 &#8211; Semi -Final &#8211; NY Gremlins 3, Bear Creek Express 1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Both teams were strong in the circle Sunday, but NY Gremlins defeated Bear Creek Express 3-1. Jack Besgrove allowed just five hits to Bear Creek Express.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the second inning, NY Gremlins got their offense started when Zenon Winters singled on a 1-1 count, scoring one run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bear Creek Express knotted the game up at one in the bottom of the third inning, when Quinten Bruce&#8217;s sac fly scored one run for Bear Creek Express.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NY Gremlins pulled away for good with one run in the fourth inning.&nbsp; In the fourth Bryan Abrey tripled on a 1-0 count, scoring one run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besgrove pitched NY Gremlins to victory. Besgrove allowed five hits and one run over seven innings, striking out ten and walking one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Justin Schofield took the loss for Bear Creek Express. The bulldog allowed four hits and two runs over four innings, striking out four and walking zero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NY Gremlins totaled six hits in the game.&nbsp; Winters and Erick Ochoa all had multiple hits for NY Gremlins.&nbsp; Ochoa and Winters each collected two hits to lead NY Gremlins.&nbsp; NY Gremlins was sure-handed and didn&#8217;t commit a single error. Nick Mullins made the most plays with&nbsp; ten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jordan Pomeroy led Bear Creek Express with two hits in three at bats.&nbsp; Bear Creek Express was sure-handed in the field and didn&#8217;t commit a single error. Ryan Boland had the most chances in the field with 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Box Score &#8211; Game 5 &#8211; NY Gremlins 3, Bear Creek Express 1<\/h2>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/NYGremlins_vs_BearCreekExpress_Jun_25_2023-1.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">NYGremlins_vs_BearCreekExpress_Jun_25_2023-1<\/a>\n<p class=\"wp-block-pdfemb-pdf-embedder-viewer\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game 6 &#8211; CHAMPIONSHIP GAME &#8211; Chief&#8217;s Challenge &#8211; New York Gremlins 8, Hill United Chiefs 4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>NY Gremlins stole the lead late in the game in an 8-4 victory over HILL UNITED CHIEFS on Sunday.&nbsp; The game was tied at four with NY Gremlins batting in the top of the sixth when Blake Hunter homered on a 2-2 count, scoring four runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HILL UNITED CHIEFS scored three runs in the third inning, but NY Gremlins still managed to pull out the victory.&nbsp; BRADLEY EZEKIEL and NICK SHAILES all moved runners across the plate with RBIs in the inning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NY Gremlins got on the board in the first inning.&nbsp; Jerome Raemaki hit a solo homer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pablo Migliavacca got the win for NY Gremlins. The pitcher surrendered zero runs on three hits over five innings, striking out five and walking one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DANIEL CHAPMAN was in the pitcher&#8217;s circle for HILL UNITED CHIEFS. CHAPMAN allowed five hits and three runs over three innings, striking out five and walking zero.&nbsp; MICHAL HOLOBRADEK and ADAM FOLKARD entered the game as relief, throwing two and a third innings and one and two-thirds innings respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andrew Kirkpatrick started the game for NY Gremlins. The lefthander surrendered four runs on five hits over two innings, striking out two and walking zero<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NY Gremlins hit three home runs on the day. Raemaki went yard in the first inning. Erick Ochoa had a four bagger in the first inning. Hunter went deep in the sixth inning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NY Gremlins tallied ten hits on the day.&nbsp; Zenon Winters and Ochoa each managed multiple hits for NY Gremlins.&nbsp; Ochoa and Winters each collected two hits to lead NY Gremlins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>JOSH MCGOVERN went 2-for-4 at the plate to lead HILL UNITED CHIEFS in hits.\u00a0 HILL UNITED CHIEFS didn&#8217;t commit a single error in the field. MCGOVERN had the most chances in the field with ten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Box Score Game 6 &#8211; CHAMPIONSHIP GAME &#8211; Chief&#8217;s Challenge &#8211; New York Gremlins 8, Hill United Chiefs 4<\/h2>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/NYGremlins_vs_HILLUNITEDCHIEFS_Jun_25_2023.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">NYGremlins_vs_HILLUNITEDCHIEFS_Jun_25_2023<\/a>\n<p class=\"wp-block-pdfemb-pdf-embedder-viewer\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Gremlins won two more games on Sunday, to capture the 2023 Chief&#8217;s Challenge in Simcoe Ontario Canada. The Gremlins eliminated Bear Creek in the morning semi-final, having lost to Bear Creek 3-1 on opening night. The Gremlins advanced to the tournament&#8217;s championship game, facing the host, undefeated Hill United. 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