GeeGees shortstop selected in pro baseball draft

The University of Ottawa Gee-Gees women's softball team's shortstop Ela Day-Bedard was selected in the third round by San Francisco in the first ever Women’s Professional Baseball League draft this week. 

She was selected #41 overall and is the only drafted athlete playing softball at a Canadian school. Day-Bedard is also on the Canadian Senior Women’s National baseball team, was a 2025 Ontario University Softball All-Star and hit .554 for uOttawa this past season.

Fitzroy family wins big

Congrats to local Harbour Ball veteran Joey Sawyer and his spouse Shelley Eckford on their big win.

Harbour woman wins $2.45 million Russell Catch the Ace prize - West Carleton Online

Woody Cameron

Dwayne "Woody" Cameron died on Tuesday. 

Woody was an avid follower of men's fastball in the Ottawa Valley. He was frequently seen at local tournaments, Greater Ottawa Fastball League games, and Harbour Ball games. Woody for a time was on the coaching staff of the Ottawa Valley As of the GOFL. On at least one occasion he made the drive down to watch the action at Elkland, PA Labour Day after hearing so much about the event.

Woody, who was in his mid-60s, was a catcher when he played in area leagues including the former Arnprior Men's Fastball League. He loved to tell stories about "back in the day" playing with various legends of the area. Woody also was an umpire for a period of time in Harbour Ball. 

He had a unique passion for the game - for instance a few local players have been introduced to an invention of his related to fastball.

To say Woody was a character would be an understatement. If he knew you and liked you he was a friendly guy who loved to talk ball.

Woody died as a result of a car accident. In typical Woody fashion, after the accident left him badly injured, he struggled on for a period of time before succumbing to his injuries.

Life wasn't alwasy easy for Woody - harder than for most people. Now that his time has come to an end, may he rest in peace. 

Obituary: https://pilonfamily.ca/tribute/details/3581/Woody-Cameron/obituary.html

Lecuyer named to All PanAm U18 team

The World Baseball Softball Confederation Americas named the All PanAm U18 team based on the recent event at Bahia Blanca, Argentina. 

Colton Lecuyer, of Fitzroy Harbour, who plays for West Carleton Electric U20 and Men's teams was named as the all-star third baseman.

Sting wins Glen championship

Sting Electric won the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League playoff final on Tuesday night at the Grove in Stittsville sweeping D. King Drywall Storm two games straight. 

The final game was a 6-4 win, with Kyle Olson and Darren Featherstone chucking for the Sting. Matt McKay went the distance for the Storm.

The six-team Glen had a bit of a nomadic existence in 2025 as the AY Jackson Secondary School diamond at which the league had played for decades became inaccessible in late June. The league played games at various diamonds afterwards in Kanata, Carp and Stittsville. 

Back: Ed Lamont, Kyle Olson, Craig Pavia, Phil Brunet, Brennan Burnett, Adam Noffke

Front: Triston Brown, Scott Muir, Vik Iggy, Will Dunk, Darren Featherstone, Tyson Bissonnette

Canada beats Venezuela twice, wins bronze

Canada won bronze at the U18 Men's World Baseball Softball Confederation PanAm Championship in Bahia Blanca, Argentina after beating Venezuela twice on Friday.

With bad weather looming, organizers decided that Friday would not only see the remaining three games in pool play but also added the 5th place game and gold and bronze matches that were originally scheduled for Saturday. 

Canada took their three wins and one loss record into their final opening round game versus Venezuela, needing to win to have a chance at gold. Despite getting down 4-1 after two innings, they rallied for a 8-5 win. Colton Lecuyer was 2 for 4 with a solo home run. Bryce Rebertz was 1 for 4. Nova Scotia's Will Singer earned the win in the circle and hit a home run.

After Mexico defeated Argentina in the final pool play game, there were three teams with a record of four wins and one loss. Unfortunately for Canada, the WBSC tiebreaking formula put them in third place, setting up a bronze medal game against fourth place Venezuela. 

Committing a few untimely errors put Canada down 6-0 after three innings, but once again the Red and White (in their black uniforms) came back and won, this time 7-6 over the Venezuelans. A bases loaded walk in the bottom of the seventh won the match. Singer started pitching, and Mark Tomatuk of Eastmain, QC earned the win in relief. Singer had a homer and drove in five of Canada's runs. Lecuyer was 1 for 3, with a crucial walk in the bottom of the seventh.

Argentina won gold with a 6-0 victory over the Mexicans.  The top four teams have qualified for the U18 WBSC World Cup in 2027 in Czechia.

Local ball players winning bronze medals are Lecuyer of Fitzroy Harbour, Rebertz of Arnprior and Cade Kuehl of Shawville. 

Canada now 3-1 at U18 Men's PanAm championship

Team Canada now has a three win, one loss record at the U18 Men's World Baseball Softball Confederation PanAm championship in Bahia Blanca, Argentina.

Wednesday afternoon was a critical 10-8 win over Mexico in a wild game that almost took three hours. Trailing 6-0 after one inning, the Canadians rallied back for the win against a team they needed to beat to have a chance at the gold medal game on Saturday. Both teams ended the day with 2-1 records. Bryce Rebertz caught for Canada and scored three runs, going 1 for 1 with two walks and a hit by pitch. Colton Lecuyer played third and scored a run, walked once and was hit by two pitches. Jeremy Breton had the win in the circle in relief.

Thursday's game was against winless Guatemala was an 11-1 final in a four inning game. Lecuyer was at third and right field and had a double, a walk, was hit by another pitch and scored three times. Cade Kuehl played half the game at third and drove in a run on a ground out.

Next up for Canada is a critical game against Venezuela on Friday at 4 p.m. Eastern. If they win that game, they will have a very good chance to advance to Saturday's gold medal game. If they lose, they will likely be playing for bronze on Saturday.

Grandor wins Harbour Ball playoff title

Grandor Farms won the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League playoff title on Wednesday night with a 17-10 win in the deciding game three of the final series over Hicks Custom Interiors. 

Grandor, which finished sixth of seven teams in league play pulled off the upset after losing the first game of the series to the second seeded HCI.

Ryland Hill, John Sullivan and Ryley Burns all pitched for Grandor, while Matt McIntyre and Blake Bramburger threw for Hicks. Jackson Vance hit a homer for HCI.

A good crowd of around 40 fans were on hand to watch despite the 5°C temperature and Blue Jays playoff game on television. 

Grandor Farms - Left to right: Joey Sawyer, Jordan McKenzie, Kyle Campbell, Gavin Boyd, John Sullivan, Todd Smart, Ryland Hill, Simon Lockhart, Ryley Burns (sponsor), Ben Wade, Shane Boyd. Missing: Jack Armstrong 

League Commissioner Brendan Coker, in his brand new custom jacket, presented the trophy to team captain John Sullivan at the conclusion of the game.

Canada 1-1 at U18 Men's PanAm

Team Canada evened their record at one win and one loss at the World Baseball Softball Confederation Men's U18 PanAm event in Bahia Blanca, Argentina.

Canada lost their first game 11-4 to host Argentina on Monday night after scoring the first four runs of the game. Cade Kuehl had an RBI in this one, and Colton Lecuyer was 1 for 3 with a run scored.

The Canadians bounced back with a big 16-0 victory over Peru (0-3) on Tuesday. Lecuyer was 1 for 2, with a walk and two runs scored. Bryce Rebertz hit a grand slam.

Next up is a game at 4 p.m. Eastern time vs Mexico (2-0). Argentina is also undefeated at 3-0. Other teams at the event are Venezuela (1-1) and Guatemala (0-2).

Livestream is available for a fee at gametime.sport.

Sting advance to Glen Final

Sting Electric advanced to the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League best-of-three final with a 13-8 win over West Carleton Electric U20 in the deciding game of their semi-final on Monday night at the Grove in Stittsville. 

Kyle Olson and Darren Featherstone threw for Sting while Blake Bramburger and Kaden Fowler threw for WC.

Conner Hopper had a monster home run for West Carleton and Tyson Bissonnette also hit one out for the Sting.

The Sting will play D. King Drywall Storm in the final, scheduled to begin on Wednesday October 8 at 7 p.m. at the Grove.

Harbour Ball Finals game three on Wednesday

The best-of-three Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League finals are scheduled to wrap up on Wednesday night at 8 p.m as Hicks Custom Interiors play Grandor Farms in the deciding game for Harbour Ball supremacy.

Blue Jays win Blackburn title

from Nick Bowman

The Blue Jays defeated the Orioles 2-1 to capture the Blackburn Men's Fastball League playoff Championship on Thursday night.

The Orioles got the scoring started in the top of the third with a leadoff triple and scoring on a wild pitch. The score remained 1-0 until the bottom of the seventh.

In the bottom of the seventh, Spencer Rodd hit a single. Tyler Borris cashed him in on a double to tie the game at 1-1. With first base open, the Orioles walked Andy Barber. Andre Mainville proceeded to hit a walk off single to cash in Tyler Borris from second and win the game 2-1.

Andy Barber picked up the win for the Blue Jays and Will Lowe picked up the loss.

Congratulations to the Blue Jays for winning the championship!

Back row: Tyler Borris, Matt Ellis, Andrew Farrell, Anthony De Carlo, Chad Milne, Miguel Paillé

Front row: Andre Mainville, Andy Barber, Travis Valois, Spencer Rodd, Brett Dugan

Farmers win Ashton league

The four-team Ashton Men's Fastball League finished up last Thursday.

The Farmers beat the Shockers 2 games to 0 in the best-of-three final. The A's beat the Brewers 2 games to 0 in B final. 

Ashton Farmers - A Champs

Grandor evens Harbour Ball Finals

Grandor Farms evened up the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League best-of-three finals at one game apiece with a 5-4 win over Hicks Custom Interiors on Thursday night.

Ryley Burns and Ryland Hill threw for Grandor while Matt McIntyre and Blake Bramburger pitched for HCI.

The date for the deciding game three is to be determined.

Hicks wins game one of Harbour Ball Finals

Hicks Custom Interiors came back from a 7-4 deficit to defeat Grandor Farms 8-7 in game one of the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League best-of-three final series on Wednesday night.

Matt McIntyre and Blake Bramburger pitched for HCI, while John Sullivan and Ryland Hill pitched for Grandor.

Game two of the series will be Thursday night at 9 p.m.

ISC World Tournament locations set through 2028

The International Softball Congress has announced hosts for the annual World Tournament for the next three years.

The 2026 and 2028 events will be hosted by Bear Creek Sports and Entertainment at the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation west of London, Ontario. These newly built diamonds hosted the Ontario Amateur Softball Association Men's Elimination tournament in May 2025.

The 2027 World Tournament will be hosted by Saskatoon Amateur Softball Association at the Gordie Howe Sports Complex. The SASA has hosted many Softball Canada national Championships and World Baseball Softball Confederation events in recent years. They are also the host for the 2026 Canadian Championship for U23 Men's, Men's and Masters.

Kitchener had originally been pegged to host in 2026, but that will no longer be the case.

U18 PanAm championship starts Oct 5

The World Baseball Softball Confederation Americas U18 Men's PanAm championship event starts on October 5 in Bahia Blanca, Argentina. 

There are six countries participating in the tournament, attempting to qualify for the U18 Men's World Cup: Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Venezuela, Peru and Argentina. 

Canada gets started with an evening game against the host country on October 6. Game times in the attached schedule are local Argentina time, same time as Atlantic time, one hour different than the Eastern zone.

Games will be streamed through Softball Premier TV at gametime.sport (paid subscription required).

Team Canada features three local players - Bryce Rebertz (Arnprior) and Colton Lecuyer (Fitzroy Harbour) of West Carleton Electric and Cade Kuehl (Shawville) of Quyon Flyers.

Bryce Rebertz, Cade Kuehl and Colton Lecuyer at the Ottawa Airport getting ready to depart for South America

Blackburn finals now set

 from Nick Bowman

The Blackburn Men's Fastball League finals are now set. 

The Orioles defeated the Braves 15 to 0. The Orioles got the scoring started early in the first and never looked back. Fredyan Carpio and Elvin Gomez hit home runs for the Orioles. Nick Bowman took the loss with relief from Steve Walman. Will Lowe picked up the five-inning win, giving up four hits. 

The Orioles will face the Blue Jays in the double elimination finals. The Blue Jays have the extra life and home field advantage. Next game is Thursday, October 2 at 8:00 pm at the Blackburn arena diamond*.

* Stay tuned for an upcoming City of Ottawa Council vote to rename the diamond the Greg Kazmierski Diamond, in honour of the late Greg Kazmierski, Mayor of Blackburn and member and bat boy of the BMFL.

Sting evens Glen semi with WC

Sting Electric won game two the best-of-three semi-final series 6-3 over West Carleton Electric U20 to even up things 1-1 in the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League playoffs.

Darren Featherstone earned the pitching win. Blake Bramburger took the loss. Sting captain Craig Pavia hit a "no doubter" homerun to left field in the sixth inning.

The deciding game of the series will be played Monday October 6 at 7 p.m. at the Grove in Stittsville.

The winner of the series will play D. King Drywall Storm in the best-of-three finals, slated to begin on Wednesday October 8 at 7 p.m. at the Grove.

The Glen had to move from their regular diamond at A.Y. Jackson Secondary School in Kanata due to ongoing construction.

Harbour Ball finals

Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League best-of-three final series starts this week between #2 seed Hicks Custom Interiors and #6 seed Grandor Farms.

Game 1 - Wednesday at 9 p.m. (updated time)

Game 2 - Thursday at 9 p.m.

BMFL playoff update - down to three teams

Blackburn Men's Fastball League playoff update: On Sunday September 14, in game 3, the Blue Jays defeated Goodfellows 10-2. Andy Barber picked up the win and Shannon Borho picked up the loss.

In game 4, the Orioles defeated the Bandits 18-2. Will Lowe picked up the win.

On Thursday night, in game 5, the Braves defeated the Bandits 7-4. Nick Bowman picked up the win. Bandits carried a 4-3 lead into the top of the 7th, but, led by Mike Brownhill who had a stellar day at the plate, the Braves were able rally and score 4 in the inning. 

On Sunday, September 21, Goodfellows defeated Rogues 10-0. Shannon Borho picked up the win and Matt Cox the loss.

In the undefeated game, the Blue Jays defeated the Orioles 3-1. Andy Barber picked up the win and Will Lowe the loss.

Game 6 took place between the Braves and Goodfellows on Tuesday night. The Braves got their offence rolling and won 8-3. Geoff Grace broke the scoring in the top of the 2nd with a 3 run home run. Steve Walman added two more runs with a single. Goodfellows cut the lead to 5-3 with a two run home run from Derek Martin, followed shortly after by an rbi single. Braves added to the lead with rbi singles with Jeremy Regan and Russell Donald. Russell Donald added a solo home run in the top of the 7th to make it 8-3. Nick Bowman got the win and Shannon Borho the loss.

BMFL playoffs are now down to 3 teams. Game 7 of the double-knockout format is set for Thursday between the Orioles and Braves. The winner will face the Blue Jays in the finals.

 

Storm advance to Glen finals

The D. King Drywall Storm beat Corfix 3-2 on Wednesday night to upset the number one regular season finisher and advance to the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League finals with a 2-0 series win. Matt McKay was the winning pitcher. Kevin Daize and Nick Ellis pitched for Corfix.

The Storm will face the winner of the West Carleton Electric U20 vs Sting Electric series. WC leads one game to none. That game is scheduled for Monday September 29 at 7 p.m. at the Grove in Stittsville.

Twins win GOFL playoff title (now with details)

The Micksburg Twins won the Greater Ottawa Fastball League playoff title with a 8-0 victory on Tuesday night over the Vars Aces in game two in Manotick to sweep the best-of-three series. 

This is the Twins' eighth playoff title and second in a row after winning last season.

Joran Graham earned the win, throwing a three hitter and striking out 21.  Andy Barber took the loss and had relief from Cory Alkerton. Andy McIntyre had a homer for the Twins.

The Twins scored in the top of the first. Jared Steege walked with two out, moved to second on a passed ball, moved to third on a misplayed ground ball, and scored on a Joe Mick single.

In the third inning, Steege led off with a triple and scored on a Graham single. Scott Conroy then singled to put runners on the corners, followed by a John Enright bunt single to score a run and make it 3-0.

Andy McIntyre homered to start off the fourth. Steege hit a double with one out, moved to third based on a ball that got by the catcher, and scored on a Graham sacrifice fly. 

Andy McIntyre got another hit, this time a double, in the sixth, moved to third on a fly ball and scored on a single by Steege to make the score 6-0.

In the final frame, Conroy singled, Jason McIntyre singled and Ryan McIntyre hit an RBI single. A based loaded walk to Steege later in the inning capping the scoring at 8-0.

Back row: Jamey Mick, Scott Conroy, Paul Griffith, Joran Graham, Jared Steege
Front row: Jason McIntyre, Ryan McIntyre, Andy McIntyre, Matt McIntyre, John Enright, Joe Mick
Missing: Noah Fleurie, Nolan Rook, Quinton Rook

Paul Griffith (L) is presented with I4C Consulting Trophy by Associate Junior Commissioner of the GOFL, Adam Rueckwald.

Harbour Ball finals

UPDATE: Tonight's game is postponed due to player availability issues. The new date is to be determined.

Game one of the best-of-three Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League final series is scheduled for Wednesday September 24 at 8:30 p.m. at the Fitzroy Harbour Community Centre.

Grandor Farms, the #6 seed, hope to continue their playoff success in facing off against the #2 seed, Hicks Custom Interiors.

Three Team Canada players named to "All PanAm Team" at the U23s

Three players from Canada were named to the "All PanAm Team" based on results at the U23 tournament held last week in Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina.

Nick White is from Nova Scotia, Alex McGillivray is from Ontario, and Nic Neid is from British Columbia.

BMFL playoff posts

Posted late due to logistics issues - more updates to come.

Initial post

The 2025 Blackburn Men's Fastball League playoffs get underway on Thursday, September 11, at 7:00 pm at the Blackburn arena diamond. The playoff format is double knockout.

Goodfellows and Bandits finished 1st and 2nd respectively and earned a bye.

Game 1 will feature the 4th place Blue Jays against the 5th place Braves. Andy Barber will toe the rubber for the Blue Jays and will look to lead his team offensively along with Spencer Rodd. Nick Bowman will pitch for the Braves. Keep an eye on the 38-year veteran of the BMFL league, Steve Walman, with a one game home run streak. 

Winner of game 1 will face Goodfellows, led by Shannon Borho, on Sunday at 6:00 pm.

Game 2 at 9:00 pm will feature the 3rd place Rogues against the 6th place Orioles. Derick Bulley and Matt Cox will likely see some pitching duties for the Rogues. Will Lowe will pitch for the Orioles and Manuel Luna will look to cash in some runners via the long ball.

Winner of game 2 will face the Bandits, led by Max Lalonde, Sunday at 8:00 pm.

Games will be played Thursday and Sunday throughout the playoffs with Tuesday being used for Sunday rainouts.

BMFL Playoff Update #1

In game 1, the Blue Jays defeated the Braves 8-1. Andy Barber picked up the win and Nick Bowman the loss. Matt Ellis broke the scoring and gave the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead in the second inning with a solo shot. Andy Barber hit a two-run home run in top of the 4th. Miguel Paillé and Anthony De Carlo also contributed with big hits contributing 2 RBIs. 

The Blue Jays face Goodfellows Sunday at 6:00 pm.

Orioles defeated the Rogues 5-3. Will Lowe earned the win, 7IPs, 7 Ks. Matt Cox took the loss, 7IPs, 9 Ks.

After getting out of a bases loaded one-out jam in the top half, the Rogues struck first with textbook small ball. Tyler Cox lead off with a single, Derek Bergeron moved him over to 2nd on a bunt, and Marcel Mondoux cashed him with a double. Doug Cranston smoked a single to right to add to the lead. Orioles lead off the 2nd with a solo bomb, followed later by a 2-run double by Wilmer Lovera to take the lead. They’d strike again in the third when Lowe hit a 0-2 pitch into CF to make it 5-2. Cranston would cash Mondoux in the bottom of the third to cut the lead to 2, but that’s as far as it would get as both pitchers threw shutout ball the remaining 4 innings.

The Orioles face the Bandits Sunday at 8:00 pm.

Canada awarded silver at WBSC U23 PanAm event

After Saturday's playoff round games were washed out, Canada was awarded silver medals at the World Baseball Softball Confederation Americas U23 Men's PanAm event in Santa Rosa, Argentina.

Argentina and Mexico were both awarded gold medals after each finished with five wins and one loss. Canada has five wins and two losses. Those three teams, plus Venezuela, have qualified for WBSC U23 Men's World Cup in Colombia in April.

Tyler Branchaud of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League's Manotick Brewers was a member of the team. Other players were Max Major (SK), Mac Mulvey (ON), Ryan Maher (NL), Alex McGillivary (ON), Conner Brooks (ON), Nic Neid (BC), Matt Weiler (ON), Nick White (ON), Mason McKay (ON), Will Major (SK), Nathan Running (ON), Brad Barker (ON), Dale Schweyer (ON), Ryan Bicknell (SK) and Brody Fraser (NS).

Canada finishes pool play at 5-2

Canada completed pool play late Friday at the U23 Men's World Baseball Softball Confederation Americas Qualifier in Santa Rosa, Argentina with a 5-1 win over Venezuela. Nic Neid had the complete game win. Matt Weiler had two hits and two RBIs for Canada.

Canada finished pool play with a five win and two loss record. Placement in the standings (second or third) depended on the result of the final game of the pool play between Mexico and Argentina. However, that game was rained out in the bottom of the ninth - Mexico had the bases loaded with none out.

The USA, despite having ace Marco Diaz, finished the event with a three win and four loss record, tied for fifth place with Dominican Republic.

Medal games were planned for today (Saturday) between first and second for gold and third and fourth for bronze. However, heavy rain continues as of 10:30 a.m. local time and what will happen next is to be determined.

No matter what, Canada will finish in the top four and has qualified for the U23 Men's WBSC World Cup in Colombia in April, 2026.

Glen playoff schedule

The Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League semi-final playoff schedule for next week has been determined. With the Carp Fair coming up, games will be at the Grove in Stittsville.

West Carleton Electric U20 vs Sting Electric on Monday September 22 at 7 p.m. (WC leads best-of-three 1-0).

Corfix vs D. King Drywall Storm on Wednesday September 24 at 7 p.m. (Storm leads 1-0).

GOFL finals game 2 on Tuesday

Game two of the best-of-three final series for the Greater Ottawa Fastball League will be played in Manotick on Tuesday September 23 at 8 p.m.

Micksburg Twins lead the series over the Vars Aces by a game after a 1-0 win on Wednesday in Micksburg. 

Trappers win North Leeds league final (now with photo)

The North Augusta Trappers won game 2 of the North Leeds Men's Fastball League playoff best-of-three final 7-5 over the Lyn Lightning on Thursday night to take the championship in two games straight. 

Cory Alkerton started for NA, and Luke Severson got the win in relief. Alkerton also hit a homer run. 

Andrew Fortier started and Carley Shane came in in relief for the Lightning. 

North Augusta Trappers (incl family members!)

Front row L-R

Jordie Finucan, Kallan Knapp, Kristian Knapp, Conley Knapp, Kurtis Summers, Chris Finucan, Jason Poulin, Archer Alkerton, Matt Alkerton

Back

Shawn Forbes, Danny Powers, Jordan Shipclark, Hunter Shipclark, Ricky Salmon, Mike Conlin, Luke Severson, River Alkerton, Cory Alkerton

 

REMINDER: GeeGees softball coming to Fitzroy Harbour

University of Ottawa GeeGees Women's Softball team will be playing league games in Fitzroy Harbour this month:

September 20 at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. vs York University Lions

September 21 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. vs University of Toronto Varsity Blues

September 27 at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. vs Queen's University Gaels 

Grandor advances to Harbour Ball Finals (details added)

Grandor Farms defeated the Ottawa Valley Coffee Espressomen 13-6 on Thursday night to advance to the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League. Grandor won the best-of-three semi-final series in three games.

Ryland Hill and Ryley Burns threw for Grandor while Adam Rueckwald and Cole Ross chucked for OVC. 

Grandor went up 2-0 in top of the first on a two run double by Kyle Campbell. 

OVC responded in the bottom of the first on a three run homer by Ross. 

The Espressomen then went up 6-2 in the bottom of the second on another three run homer by Ross. 

A huge fourth inning was the difference for Grandor. Sullivan lead off with a solo homer. 

The Farmers went through the order and scored nine runs, including a second home run by Sullivan, a three run shot. 

Hill shut down OVC for the rest of the game and Grandor put another two across in the top of the seventh.

Grandor will play Hicks Custom Interiors in. the best-of-three final series starting next week.

Canada at 4-2 at U23 Americas Qualifier

After six days of competition at the World Baseball Softball Confederation U23 Men's Americas Qualifer, Team Canada has a record of four wins and two losses.

Canada lost 5-4 on Wednesday to Dominican Republic. Jonni Suriel had the win while Dale Schweyer and Brody Fraser pitched for Canada. 

Thursday was a big bounce back day as Canada defeated the United States 4-2. Nic Neid had the complete game win while Marco Diaz took the loss. Max Major had two hits for Canada and two RBIs.

Canada wraps up the qualifying round with a game Friday at 4:30 p.m. local time (3:30 p.m. Eastern) against Venezuela. 

With the top four teams qualifying for the World Cup in April, Canada has secured a spot. 

If Canada (4-2) wins Friday over Venezuela (4-2) and Argentina (5-1) loses to Mexico (5-1), Canada would finish second on a tie breaker (head to head vs Argentina) and play in the gold medal game on Saturday. 

If Canada wins over Venezuela and Mexico loses to Argentina, Canada would finish third on a tie breaker (head to head vs Mexico) and play in the bronze medal game on Saturday. 

If Canada loses to Venezuela, even if the United States (3-3) defeats Guatemala (1-5), Canada will finish fourth on the tie breaker (head to head vs USA) and play in the bronze medal game.

If Canada defeats Venezuela, the USA would finish fourth if they defeat Guatemala, as they have the head to head tie breaker vs Venezuela. 

Twins take first game of GOFL final

The Micksburg Twins won game one of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League best-of-three final with a 1-0 win over the Vars Aces on a beautiful night in Micksburg in front of a good crowd. 

Joran Graham had the win while Andy Barber took the loss.

The game's only run was scored in the first inning. Andy McIntyre was hit by a pitch,  stole second and scored on a Jared Steege single.

Steege (2], Andy McIntyre, Paul Griffith and Jason McIntyre had hits for the Twins, while Derek Barber (2), Dylan Toms and Nick Ellis had hits for the Aces.

Game two is to be scheduled soon, once umpires are confirmed. 

HCI advances to Harbour Ball final

Hicks Custom Interiors won their second game of the best-of-three semi-final series in the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League on Wednesday night to advance to the finals. They defeated Campbell Contracting Logsplitters 6-2. Blake Bramburger and Steve Cavanagh threw for Hicks while Owen Brown pitched for CC. Les McLeod had a homer for HCI and Dylan Rorwick put one out for the Splitters. Hicks will now advance to the finals and await their opponent. 

In the other semi-final series, the Ottawa Valley Coffee Espressomen evened up their series at one game apiece with Grandor Farms. Adam Rueckwald and Cole Ross pitched for OVC and Ryley Burns and John Sullivan three for Grandor.

Two big wins for Team Canada U23

Team Canada earned two big wins at the World Baseball Softball Confederation Men's U23 Americas Qualifier in Santa Rosa, Argentina on Monday and Tuesday and now has a three win and one loss record.

Monday saw Canada beat winless Peru 11-0 in five innings. Brad Barker got the win with an inning of relief from Nathan Running. Mac Mulvey and Matt Weiler had homers for Canada. Tyler Branchaud was 1-3 and scored a run.

On Tuesday, Canada beat previously undefeated Argentina 10-2 in a game in front of a good hometown crowd. Nick Neid had the complete game win. Nick White, Connor Brooks, and Mulvey had homers for the red and white. Branchaud had a pinch hit and scored a run.

Next up is a game at 3:30 p.m. Eastern (4:30 p.m. local time) on Wednesday against the winless Dominican Republic.

Trappers win Game 1 in North Leeds

The North Augusta Trappers won game one of the North Leeds Men's Fastball League best-of-three finals over the Lyn Lightning by a score of 4-1 on Tuesday night in Lyn.

Luke Severson had the win, spinning a two hitter. Carley Shane took the loss. Jordan Shipclark had a homer for N.A.

Game two will be played Thursday night in North Augusta. 

Harbour Ball on Wednesday

The playoffs continue for the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League with the second games in the best-of-three semi-finals scheduled for Wednesday September 17.

#1 Ottawa Valley Coffee Espressomen will play #6 Grandor Farms at 7 p.m. on the upper diamond. Grandor leads the series 1-0.

#2 Hicks Custom Interiors play #5 Campbell Contracting Logsplitters at 8 p.m. on the main diamond. Hicks is up 1-0.

WC, Storm win in Glen

The best-of-three playoff semi-finals for the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League started on Monday night in Carp.

#4 D. King Drywall Storm defeated #1 Corfix by a score of 6-2. Matt McKay pitched for the Storm while Kevin Daize and Nick Ellis threw for Corfix. Spencer Lee from the Storm hit a three run homer.

#2 West Carleton Electric U20 got past #3 Sting Electric 5-0. Blake Bramburger and Kaden Fowler pitched for WC while Kyle Olsen and Darren Featherstone were on the slab for Sting.  Dylan Rorwick had a solo shot for WC.

Game two in each series is to be scheduled soon. 

Team Canada U23 after Day Two

Team Canada Men's U23 has one win and one loss after Day Two in Santa Rosa, Argentina at the U23 Men's World Baseball Softball Confederation Americas Qualifier. 

The first game was a 4-0 loss against Mexico. Carlos Parra threw a no hitter for the Mexicans, allowing only one walk. Nic Neid took the loss and had relief from Dale Schweyer. In Mexico's second game, Parra threw another shutout, this time a one hitter against the USA. 

In their second game, Canada defeated Guatemala 5-4. Neid had the win with relief from Schweyer. Diego Morales took the loss. Max Major led Canada at the plate going 1-2 with a walk and two RBIs. Nick White, Mason McKay and Alex McGillivray also had hits and RBIs for Canada.

Next up for Canada is a 4:30 p.m. local time game (3:30 p.m. Eastern) versus Peru (0-2).

The top four teams from the Qualifier will play at the U23 Men's WBSC World Cup in Colombia in April.

GOFL finals start on September 17

The best-of-three Greater Ottawa Fastball League final series between the Vars Aces and Micksburg Twins gets started next week.

Game one will be played on Wednesday September 17 at 8 p.m. at the Micksburg ball field.

Glen semi-finals set

After Wednesday night's games in the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League, the best-of-three semi-finals are set.

Corfix will face the D. King Drywall Storm in one series and West Carleton Electric U20 will face Sting Electric in the other series.

Both series are scheduled to start Monday September 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Carp.

Hicks and Grandor win opening games

The first games of the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League best-of-three semi-finals were played Wednesday night.

#2 Hicks Custom Interiors defeated #5 Campbell Contracting Logsplitters 10-3. Matt McIntyre had a homer for HCI. McIntyre pitched as did Blake Bramburger. Owen Brown threw for the Splitters. 

#6 Grandor Farms won their third consecutive playoff game with a 6-2 win over the #1 Ottawa Valley Coffee Espressomen in 8 innings. Grandor was up 2-0 in the 7th, OVC put up two to force an extra inning, but the Farmers scored four in the top of the 8th. Ryley Burns and John Sullivan pitched for Grandor. Cole Ross and Adam Rueckwald threw for the Espressomen. 

The next games will be played next week with dates and times to be confirmed.

Lyn vs North Augusta in North Leeds final

The two teams in the North Leeds Men's Fastball League best-of-three playoff final have been determined. 

#1 Lyn Lightning had previously defeated #5 Spencerville in their semi-final two games straight. 

On Tuesday night #3 North Augusta Trappers defeated #2 Maitland 6-0 to win their series two games to one.

First game of the finals will be Tuesday September 16 at 8 p.m. in Lyn.

Three local players named to Team Canada U18 Men's National Team

Softball Canada released the roster for Team Canada U18 Men's National Team which will represent our country at the WBSC PanAmerican Championship in Bahia Blanca, Argentina from October 5 to 11.

There are three local players named to the team: Colton Lecuyer of Fitzroy Harbour and Bryce Rebertz of Arnprior, both who play for West Carleton Electric as well as Cade Kuehl of Shawville who plays for the Quyon Flyers.

Congratulations to these three young men - amazing representation from our area on a national team. 

Twins win; advance to GOFL finals vs. Aces

The Micksburg Twins won Game 2 of their Greater Ottawa Fastball League semi-final series 6-2 over the Manotick Brewers on Monday night to advance to the Finals.

Joran Graham earned the win, striking out 19, while Luc D'Entremont took the loss.

The Brewers took an early lead in the bottom of the third on a two run homer by Tyler Branchaud. 

Micksburg got a run back in the top of the fourth on an RBI double by Scott Conroy, scoring Jared Steege who had walked and stole second.

Down a run in the sixth, the Twins scored two to take the lead. Graham walked, moved to second on a passed ball, and scored on a double by Steege. After a walk to Conroy, both runners advanced 60 feet on a pitch that got by the catcher. A squeeze bunt by Quinton Rook scored Steege.

Micksburg added three runs in the seventh. Matt McIntyre walked, and Graham walked. A triple by Steege plated two, and he then scored on a sacrifice fly by Conroy.

Graham struck out the side in the bottom of seven to seal the win.

Micksburg advances to the best-of-three GOFL final against the Vars Aces. Game dates to be released as they are finalized. 

Night one in Glen playoffs

Results from game one of both first round best-of-three playoff series in the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League on Monday night, played in Carp.

D. King Drywall Storm 2

KMS Plumbing & Heating 1

WP Matt McKay

LP Daniel Read 

Sting Electric 13

Upper Canada Elevators 2

WP Kyle Olsen 

LP Trevor Lahey

The next games are scheduled for Wednesday in Carp.

Glen Cairn playoffs start September 8

The Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League final standings have been set based on regular season play.

1. Corfix
2. West Carleton Electric U20
3. Sting Electric
4. D. King Drywall Storm
5. KMS Plumbing and Heating
6. Upper Canada Elevators

Based on the standings, Corvix and West Carleton get byes to the semi-final round. The best-of-three semi-finals are scheduled as follows. All games will be played at the Carp Fairgrounds diamonds.

Monday September 8
A diamond - 7 p.m. - KMS vs Storm
B diamond - 7:30 p.m. - UCE vs Sting

Wednesday September 10 - both games on A diamond
7 p.m. - Storm vs KMS
9 p.m. - Sting vs UCE

Monday September 15 * if necessary
A diamond - 7 p.m. - UCE vs Sting
B diamond - 7:30 p.m. - KMS vs Storm

Harbour Ball semis start Wednesday

The Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League best-of-three semi-finals get started on Wednesday September 10 at the Fitzroy Harbour Community Centre. 

At 7 p.m. on A diamond, #6 Grandor Farms will play #1 Ottawa Valley Coffee Espressomen. The Espressomen got the bye to the semis and haven't played since early August.

The other semi-final will start at 8 p.m. on B diamond with the #5 Campbell Contracting Logsplitters playing the #2 Hicks Custom Interiors. 

Ashton playoffs have begun

The Ashton Men's Fastball League playoffs have begun. 

The Farmers defeated the Brewers in the first vs second game. The Shockers beat the A's in the third vs fourth game. The Brewers and Shockers have been waiting to play their game to determine who goes to the A Finals vs the Farmers for two weeks, but rain has hampered things. The Brewers-Shockers game is scheduled to take place Thursday September 11. The loser of the Brewers vs Shockers will play the A's in the B Final.

The best-of-three A Final and B Final series are scheduled to start next week.

The four-team AMFL plays Thursday nights at the Cavanagh Community Centre in Ashton.

WBSC U23 Men's Softball Americas Qualifier starts next week

The World Baseball Softball Confederation U23 men's softball Americas qualifier will be played in Santa Rosa, Argentina. This is a qualifier for the U23 men's World Cup, with the top four teams advancing to the even to be played in the spring in Colombia.

Pool play games start on September 13 and medal games are to be played September 20. WBSC has indicated all games will be streamed on GameTime.

There are eight teams participating at the event: Canada, USA, Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Peru and Guatemala. The schedule 

Tyler Branchaud of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League's Manotick Brewers is on Team Canada. 

Visit Softball Canada's website for a full list of players and coaches.

North Leeds playoffs continue

The playoffs continue in the North Leeds Men's Fastball League, with first place finishing Lyn Lightning waiting in the finals. The Lightning got by Spencerville two straight in the best-of-three semi-finals with 7-0 and 10-3 victories.

The other semi-final has #3 North Augusta and #2 Maitland tied at one win apiece. Deciding game three is scheduled for Tuesday September 9 at 8 p.m. in Maitland.

Team Red repeats as Carp League champions

The Carp Men's Fastball League finished up their playoff event on Saturday at the Fairgrounds.

A full round robin of games was followed by a championship game at 1 p.m. on Saturday between the top two teams -Team Red, the defending champions, and Team Blue.

The final match up was an exciting 8-7 walk off win for Team Red. Bryan Armstrong started for Red on the slab and Jonny "Vegas" Daley earned the win in relief. Blue started Blair Foley, who had relief from Lee Nixon and Lane McMurtry finished the game for the finalists.

Down 7-6 in the bottom of the seventh, Armstrong scored from second base to tie the game when a Team Blue pickoff attempt went into centrefield. Later in the inning, with two out, Russ Gow walked, stole second. Then a single from Daley scored the winning run for Red.

The four-team CMFL plays Tuesday nights at the Carp Fairgrounds.

Kingston Axemen win the Elkland Durk Sherman Classic (updated)

For the second year in a row, the Kingston Axemen won the Durk Sherman Classic tournament over Labour Day weekend in Elkland, PA.

The defeated the host Elkland Softball Association team in the final. There were eight teams participating in the event.

Jordan "Fu" Macdonald was named the event's Top Pitcher.

Details here on Al's Fastball.

73rd Annual Durk Sherman Memorial Tournament champions, Kingston Axemen 

Game 2 in Twins - Brewers series is set

The second game of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League best-of-three playoff semi-final series between the Micksburg Twins and Manotick Brewers will be played Monday September 8 at 9 p.m. in Carp, as the Manotick diamond is not available.

Micksburg won game one by a score of 2-1.

The winner of the series will play the Vars Aces in the GOFL best-of-three final.

Carp league playoffs underway

The Carp Men's Fastball League playoffs are underway.  The four-team league plays Tuesday nights at the Carp Fairgrounds diamonds and finish up things with playoff games this Saturday.

The round robin playoffs got started Tuesday. Defending champions Team Red defeated Team Grey by a score of 17-11. Team Blue also defeated Team Black by the same 17-11 score.

Saturday September 6 at 8 a.m., Team Red will play Team Black and Team Grey will play Team Blue. Then at 11 a.m., Team Red vs Team Blue and Team Grey vs Team Black.

The two teams with the best playoff records will then face off at 1 p.m. to determine the playoff champion.

Aces to advance to GOFL finals

The Vars Aces won 4-0 on Thursday night in Fitzroy Harbour against West Carleton Electric to win their best-of-three semi-final series two games straight and advance to the Greater Ottawa Fastball League final.

Andy Barber earned the win tossing seven innings of no hit ball (12K, 2BB, 1HBP). 

Adam Rueckwald took the loss for WC (7IP 4ER 6H 7K 0BB)

All Aces runs came on homers. Kristian Knapp hit a solo shot in the first and Danny Powers hit a solo bomb in the second. Nick Ellis hit a two run shot in the third, driving in Brad Pender who had reached on an infield single.

Other hits for the Aces were by two singles by Andy Barber.

Conner Hopper had two walks for the Electric.

The Aces await the winner of the other semi-final series between Micksburg Twins and Manotick Brewers.  The Twins lead 1-0 with game two to be played early next week.

Hicks, Logsplitters advance to Harbour Ball semis

Hicks Custom Interiors and the Campbell Contracting Logsplitters both won last night in Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League playoffs last night in their deciding first round games three.

Hicks beat Baird Carpentry 6-2, getting out to an early lead and holding on for the win. Blake Bramburger and Matt McIntyre pitched for HCI while Jeff Campbell and Cole Ross (borrowed from OV Coffee for the night) were on the slab for Baird.

The late game saw the Campbell Contracting Logsplitters beat Bren Electric 7-5. Colton Lecuyer and Owen Brown pitched for the Splitters while Gabe Brown and Hunter Beauregard in his Harbour Ball debut threw for Bren. Beauregard had a homer as did Dylan Rorwick for Campbell. 

The best-of-three semi-finals will feature #1 Ottawa Valley Coffee Espressomen (who had a bye) against the #6 Grandor Farms and #2 Hicks vs #5 Logsplitters. Playoffs are expected to resume next Wednesday.