 An impressive 1-22 to 2-11 victory gave Fitzpatrick his first championship medal.He later added a Leinster medal to his collection when Ballyhale secured a comprehensive 1-20 to 1-8 defeat of Birr to take the provincial title for the first time in seventeen years.On 17 March 2007 Ballyhale Shamrocks faced Loughrea in the All-Ireland decider.