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Monday, July 06, 2009

WC Electric 7 Greely Eagles 3

In the first game of the doubleheader in North Gower on Monday night, West Carleton Electric defeated the Greely Eagles 7-3.

Steve Cavanagh had the win in relief of Bud Hanlon, while Gord Flannery took the loss with relief from Ryan Cox.

In the first inning, Jon Daley led off for WC Electric with a single, but was caught stealing. After a strikeout, the Electric loaded the bases with three consecutive singles from Jeff Cavanagh, Neil Murphy and Steve Cavanagh, putting Mitchell Taylor to the plate. Taylor hit a home run deep into the soy beans in right field, his first career grand slam, to put the visitors up 4-0.

Greely responded right away as Tom Edwards led off the bottom of the first with a solo home run. Then with one out, Anil Hayne tripled and scored on a Shannon Borho single making the tally 4-2 for the visitors.

The Eagles threatened to put runs across in the bottom of the third. Mike Savoie led off with a single. Anil Hayne then attempted a sacrifice bunt which was misplayed at the bag to put runners on first and second with none out. After a pop up, a ground out then moved the runners up 60 feet. Steve Tsonos then drove a ball hard to third baseman Steve Cavanagh, which tipped off his glove, deflected to shortstop Jon Daley who then made a nice throw for the 5-6-3 put out to end the inning.

Fitzroy added three in the fifth inning. Jeff Cavanagh led off with a double and moved to third on a ground out. A Steve Cavanagh single plated his brother. Then Mitchell Taylor walked. Both Steve Cav and Taylor advanced a base on a ground out. Adam Brown's single over third base cashed in two runs to put the score to 7-3.

In the top of the seventh it looked like the Electric might add to their lead, but two nice defensive plays prevented runs from scoring. With one out, Steve Cavanagh reached first on an error. Then Mitchell Taylor hit the ball hard to the gap. Cavanagh attempted to score, but a good throw from centrefielder Tom Edwards had the out at the dish. Then Bud Hanlon stroked a hard one to right centre that Edwards dove for, coming up with the catch to end the inning.

The Eagles scored a final run in the bottom of the seventh. Tom Edwards walked with one out and advanced on a Mike Savoie single. Both runners moved a base on a wild pitch. Edwards scored on a Anil Hayne ground out, but that was it as the final score was 7-3 for West Carleton Electric.

Fitzroy pitching
Bud Hanlon 3IP 2R 2ER 5H 2K 1BB
Steve Cavanagh 4IP 1R 1ER 2H 5K 1BB

Greely pitching
Gord Flannery 2.1IP 4R 4ER 8H 3K 0BB
Ryan Cox 4.2IP 3R 3ER 5H 1K 1BB

Fitzroy hitting
Jon Daley 3-4
Jeff Cavanagh 2-4, 2R, 2B
Neil Murphy 1-4, R
Steve Cavanagh 3-4, 2R, 2B, RBI
Mitchell Taylor 2-4, HR (grand slam), 4RBI, 2B, BB
Adam Brown 1-3, 2RBI
Joey Sawyer 1-3

Greely hitting
Tom Edwards 1-3, HR, RBI, 2R, BB
Mike Savoie 2-4
Anil Hayne 1-3, 3B, R, RBI
Shannon Borho 2-4, 2B, RBI

Week 10 in GOFL

Week 10 in the Greater Ottawa Fastball League has seven games on the schedule.

Monday sees the home of Johnny and Robert Craig, North Gower, host men's fastball for the first time in while, with the Greely Eagles relocating their for the night to host a doubleheader. West Carleton Electric is in for the first game at 7pm, with the Stittsville 56ers play the night cap at 9pm.

The Tuesday game in Quyon has been postponed due to player issues with the Orleans Gators.

The weekly Wednesday doubleheader in Manotick sees the Printers playing the Blitz at 7pm following but the Printers vs Team Easton at 9pm (Easton home game). Wednesday will also see Quyon visit the Grove to face the 56ers at 8:30pm.

Another doubleheader is on the schedule Thursday, as I4C hosts the Gators at 7pm and then I4C "visits" Team Easton at 9pm.

67 Mon. Jul 6 7PM West Carleton Electric vs Greely DNTW Eagles in North Gower
68 Mon. Jul 6 9PM Stittsville 56ers vs Greely DNTW Eagles in North Gower
70 Wed. Jul 8 7PM Manotick Lomor Printers vs Ottawa Blitz in Manotick
71 Wed. Jul 8 9PM Manotick Lomor Printers vs Ottawa Team Easton in Manotick
72 Wed. Jul 8 8:30PM Quyon Combat Flyers at Stittsville 56ers
73 Thu. Jul 9 7PM Orleans Gators at Carp I4C Victory
74 Thu. Jul 9 9PM Carp I4C Victory vs Ottawa Team Easton in Carp

OASA Bantam Elims

Stratford won the 16-team OASA Bantam Eliminations.

McNab finished 2-2, while Smiths Falls finished 3-2.

Napanee earned bronze and Sydenham finished fourth.

Owen Sound wins Junior Elims

Owen Sound won the OASA Junior Elims, defeating Waterloo in the final of the 18 team tournament.

Owen Sound, Waterloo, Fingal and Napanee all advance to the Canadian junior men's championships in Owen Sound next month.

Smiths Falls was 0-2 at the tournament.

Quyon Flyers in Oswego

from Joe McCleary

Quyon beat CPI on Friday night 5-1, the lost three on Saturday to Easton 5-4, NY Gremlins 8-1 and Kitchener Outlaws 7-0. Saturday was a long day as they played at 9,11 and 1.

Quyon lost in semis to Gremlins again, 15-1.

Quyon Flyers have qualified for the Tournament of Champions in Iowa, since there were two berths available at the Oswego tournament and only two ISC II teams attended (Quyon and Kitchener).

Sunday, July 05, 2009

Blackburn Warriors seek players July 16-19

Blackburn Warriors of the Blackburn Men's Fastball League are having trouble filling a roster for the league tournament. They are looking for another pitcher and a couple of position players. The tournament is from the 16th to the 19th of july.

Jeremy Grimes: grim0022@gmail.com

Easton at Oswego

Easton results at the tournament in Oswego, txt msgs from Cory Morrison:

Easton 1 CPI Classics 0
WP: Dan Bradley, 1 hitter, 12K
LP: Shaun Winship, 3 hitter

Easton 5 Quyon Flyers 4
WP: Brad Porter
LP: Matt Greer

NY Gremlins 5 Easton 0
WP: Jeremy Tracey 2 hitter
LP: Brad Porter 2 hitter
Some defensive issues in this one apparently

Kitchener Outlaws 3 Easton 2 - 8 innings
WP: Mel Ross
LP: Brad Porter

Thursday, July 02, 2009

Thursday night in the GOFL rained out

The Team Easton / Fitzroy WC Electric game and the Carp / Orleans game were both washed out tonight and will be rescheduled.

Easton edges Greely 2-1 in Canada Day classic - now with details

from Cory Morrison

At the second annual Canada Day classic in Kenmore, Easton came from behind to top Greely 2-1 in front of a good sized crowd in Kenmore on Canada Day. Brad Porter got the win for Easton while Shannon Borho took the loss. Greely opened the scoring in the second as the result of a dropped 3rd strike and 2 consectutive singles. Easton tied the game in the 4th as Chad Milne singled then was plated by a Pat O'Connor triple. The visiting side took the lead for good in the 6th as Cory Morrison tripled and was driven in by Chad Milne. Brad Porter was able to pitch out of a jam in the 6th and got the Eagles in order in the 7th to secure the win.

Easton Batters
Chad Milne 2/3 (2)1B Rbi Run scored
Pat O'Connor 1/2 3B Rbi
Cory Morrison 1/3 3B Run Scored

Greely Batters
Anil Hayne 2/3 2(1B)
Terry Jones 1/3

Travel to AuSable - bridge at Cornwall Island is closed

Something to consider if you are travelling to Au Sable, NY for the tourney down there July 10-12.

Reports from Pugger indicate that the bridge at Cornwall is still closed. Since this is the normal route most area guys take to get to AuSable, you may want to plan accordingly.

Think about crossing at Ogdensburg or try to cross at Hemmingford, QC.

57th Elkland, PA Labour Day Tournament

from Bill Sherman

The Elkland Softball Association is still searching for teams for the 57th annual Elkland Labor Day double elimination tournament on September 4-7, 2009.

Prizes:
1st $2000
2nd $1000
3rd $500
4th $300

Entry: $250US

Contact Bill Sherman at esabill30 {at} yahoo.com or 814-258-7096.

Quyon 11 Carp 0

from GOFL.ca / Shawn Laframboise

The Flyers bats came alive early as Quyon beat Carp 11-0 in the second half of a home-and-home on Tuesday. Drew Hathway had the win for Quyon throwing all five innings. Neil Cooke took the loss with relief from Trevor Wood.

I4C Carp threatened in the top half of the first. After leading the game off with a single, Eric Colvin stole second base. After striking out the next two batters, Hathway surrendered a single to Al Read, however Colvin was thrown out by the left fielder.

Quyon put nine batters to the plate in each of the first two innings to score all 11 runs.

Matt Greer led off the home half of the first inning with a double. After being sacrificed to third by Dennis McCleary, he scored on a Nick Armitage single to left field. After back-to-back doubles by Hathway and Joe McCleary, Shawn Laframboise hit a two-run homerun to left-center.

In the second inning, Dennis McCleary singled with one out, and Armitage followed that up with a two-run homer of his own. Hathway then singled, and Joe McCleary hit a two-run shot. Finally, after a Steve McCord double, Laframboise homered for the second time to plate the 10th and 11th runs.

Carp I4C Victory
Eric Colvin 1-1 BB
Al Read 1-2

Quyon Combat Flyers
Dennis McCleary 1-2 R SAC
Nick Armitage 2-2 2R HR 3RBI BB
Drew Hathway 2-3 2R 2B RBI
Joe McCleary 2-2 2R 2B HR 3RBI
Shawn Laframboise 2-3 2R 2HR 4RBI

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Barber brothers battle in Fitzroy, Orleans wins 6-4

In game 2 of the doubleheader in Fitzroy Harbour on Tuesday, the Barber brothers faced off as big brother Jeff (win) had the ball for Orleans Gators and Andy (loss) got the start for Fitzroy Harbour WC Electric. Orleans won the game 6-4.

Andy Barber hit a homerun for Fitzroy in his first ever GOFL game.

more to follow

Jamieson leads Stittsville to 8-3 win over WC Electric

Kyle Jamieson led the Stittsville 56ers to a 8-3 win over West Carleton Electric in GOFL play on Tuesday night in Fitzroy Harbour in the first game of the doubleheader. Jamieson hit a three run shot in the sixth and a grand slam in the seventh to lead the 56ers.

Dan Bradley had the win on the slab, while Steve Cavanagh took the loss for Fitzroy. Jim Hook had a solo homerun for WC Electric.

more to follow

Monday, June 29, 2009

North Fred Kings at the Ontario East Challenge Cup

Word is that the North Fred Kings will represent the Loughborough Fastball League at the Eastern Ontario Challenge Cup in McNab/Braeside in September.

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Au Sable schedule released

10 teams in the 47th Au Sable, NY tournament July 10-12:

Quyon Flyers
Northline Utilities
Waterdown Hammer
Donnacona Blue Sox
Carp I4C Victory

Gordon Oil
Ottawa Blitz
Razzano's Trucking
Team Quebec Juniors
Knoxville/Ontario

47th Annual Au Sable Forks Fast-Pitch Tournament

Friday
F#1 7pm Quyon Flyers vs Northline Utilities
F#1 9pm Gordon Oil vs Ottawa Blitz

Saturday
F#1 9am Donnacona vs Waterdown
F#1 10:30 Quyon Flyers vs Carp I4C
F#1 12:00 Donnacona vs Northline Utilities
F#1 1:30 Quyon Flyers vs Waterdown
F#1 3:00 Razzano's vs Gordon Oil
F#1 4:30 Blitz vs Team Quebec Jrs
F#1 6:30 Waterdown vs Carp I4C
F#1 8:00 Knoxville vs Razzano's

F#2 9:30 Team Quebec Jrs vs Knoxville
F#2 11:00 Blitz vs Razzano's
F#2 12:30 Team Quebec Jrs vs Gordon Oil
F#2 2:00 Blitz vs Knoxville
F#2 3:30 Carp I4C VS Northline Utilities
F#2 5:00 Quyon Flyers vs Donnacona

Sunday

F#1 9:00 Team Quebec Jrs vs Razzano's
F#1 10:30 Knoxville vs Gordon Oil

F#2 9:30 Donnacona vs Carp I4C
F#2 11:00 Waterdown vs Northline Utilities

F#1 1:00 First Group 1 vs 2nd Group 2
F#1 3:00 First Group 2 vs 2nd Group 1
F#1 5:00 Final

Oswego Schedule released

The schedule for the Oswego, NY tournament July 3-5 has been released. Only five teams registered:

CPI Classics #8 ISC II
NY Gremlins #13 ISC
Quyon Flyers #33 ISC II
Kars Aces (Easton) #3 ISC II
Kitchener Outlaws #11 ISC II

Friday Night July 3rd
Field 1 7PM CPI VS Kars Aces
Field 1 9PM Quyon VS CPI

Saturday July 4th
Field 1
9AM NY VS CPI
11AM CPI VS Kitchener
1PM Kitchener VS Quyon
3PM NY VS Kitchener
5PM Kitchener VS Kars

Field 2
9AM Kars VS Quyon
11 AM NY VS Quyon
1PM NY VS Kars

Sunday July 5th
Field 1
10 AM Semifinal
12 Noon Final

GOFL week 9

Week 9 of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League sees some "special events" on tap.

First up on Tuesday night is a doubleheader in Fitzroy Harbour. The 7pm game sees WC Electric hosting the Stittsville 56ers, while the Electric will host the Orleans Gators in the 9pm tilt. Also on Tuesday is Carp I4C Victory traveling to Quyon to face the Flyers at 7:30.

The second annual Canada Day game in Kenmore will be on Wednesday at 4pm, with Team Easton facing the Greely Eagles. There are plenty of festivities throughout the day, including a kids' clinic at 3pm and other community activities.

On Thursday night, I4C Victory travels to Orleans to face the Gators at 8:30, while as part of the Harbour Days festival in Fitzroy Harbour, Team Easton and WC Electric will face off in a make up game from earlier in the season.

The Blitz and Manotick have the week off.

62 Tue. Jun 30 7:00PM Stittsville 56ers at Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
66 Tue. Jun 30 9:00PM Orleans Gators at Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
61 Tue. Jun 30 7:30PM Carp I4C Victory at Quyon Combat Flyers
63 Wed. Jul 1 4:00 PM Ottawa Team Easton at Greely DNTW Eagles (in Kenmore)
64 Thu. Jul 2 8:30 PM Carp I4C Victory at Orleans Gators
10 Thu. Jul 2 8:30 PM Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric vs. Ottawa Team Easton (in Fitzroy Harbour)

Friday, June 26, 2009

Fitzroy Harbour gets stimulated

The feds, province and city had a joint announcement today for $27 million in recreation projects in the City of Ottawa.

My sources tell me that one of the items on the list is putting lights on the second diamond in Fitzroy Harbour.

Carp to host Tournament Aug 7-9

Carp Ontario Fastpitch Tournament - Aug 7-9
from Eric Rosenquist

The Carp I4C Victory fastball club will be hosting a men's fastball tournament the weekend of August 7-9 2009 in Carp Ontario, just west of Ottawa. The tournament is open calibre but pitchers must be ISC-II eligible.

Entry fee is $425 with prize money based on 12 teams.

1st Place - $1200
2nd Place - $600

For teams attending the ISC Tournament of Champions this will be an excellent tune-up. Other intermediate teams will enjoy the small town atmosphere in a region with a rich fastball history. This will be the first competitive men's fastball tournament in Carp since the days of the Carp Valley Pride senior men's team in the early 1990s.

If you have questions or would like to reserve a spot, please contact Eric Rosenquist via email: eric [at] rosenquist [dot] com.

Quyon 3 Carp 2

from GOFL.ca

Quyon travelled to Carp Thursday night to make up a game that had originally been cancelled due to weather. The Flyers came away with the 3-2 victory.

Matt Greer had the win, Neil Cooke took the loss.

The Flyers jumped out to a quick start, capitalizing on a Carp error and putting three runs across in the top of the first inning to take a 3-0 lead.

Carp managed to mount a late rally late, starting with an Al Read solo homerun in the fifth. Quyon got out of the inning with no further damage however.

In the bottom of seven, I4C put two runners on with only 1 out. Tony MacDonald then came to the plate with a pinch-hit RBI single to bring I4C within one run. The ensuing play, with runners at the corners, saw a ground ball to Flyers second baseman Luke Young. A close play at the plate had the runner called out. Greer then induced another ground ball for the third and final out, and the Flyers narrowly held on for the victory.

Loughborough League night

from Jeff Hannah

The Loughborough League night that was planned for last week has been rescheduled for Tuesday June 30th at the Keeley Road diamonds.

There has been a slight change to the games as one team was unable to get enough guys on short notice.

The schedule is as follows:

7:00 Kingston Cowboys vs Sydenham Midgets
7:00 Squirt Game
9:00 Sunbury vs Battersea
9:00 Napanee Midgets vs Enterprise