Archive info from 2004-2005 - Upper Ottawa Valley Men's Fastball Leauge

 ·      October 8, 2005:  Congratulations to the Micksburg Twins who won the Regional Final play off series.  Team Easton won Game 2 on October 7 in Micksburg by a score of 4-0, setting up the Game 3 “mini-game” immediately following, which turned into an eight inning battle.  Corey Costello hit a solo walk-off home run to win the final game by a score of 1-0.  See the story for the complete details.

 

·      October 7, 2005:  Jerry McIntyre of Micksburg receives the league playoff trophy from Ron Laronde in photo from the Pembroke Daily Observer.  The Pontiac Equity has also provided fastball coverage all year and here is the year-end wrapup.

 

·      October 5, 2005:  Micksburg won game one of the Regional Finals by a score of 4-0 over Team Easton in Stittsville.  The game was played under beautiful conditions in front of a decent crowd, which included several members of the Ottawa U GeeGees Women’s Fastball team.  Corey Costello was the winning pitcher throwing a no hitter, facing only 22 batters.  The only Easton runner, Kevin Chevrier, reached on an error in the fourth.  Costello also drove in two runs, including a solo HR.  Dan Konkle took the loss, but only allowed five hits.  Full details available here.  Game two will be played Friday night October 7^th at 8PM in Micksburg.  If the weather cooperates, a large crowd is expected on hand.

 

·      October 3, 2005:  Campbell’s Bay Royals have announced that they will be known as the Pontiac Royals for the 2006 season, and will be playing home games in various locations across Pontiac County in west Quebec, including the towns of Bryson, Chapeau and Quyon.  Manager Tim Ferrigan has issued a team report and a team photo.

 

·      September 30, 2005:  Games one and two of the regional finals are set – Tuesday Oct 4 8PM in Stittsville and Friday Oct 7 8PM in Micksburg.

 

·      September 30, 2005:  ISC II stats are now available for the ToC in Wisconsin.  Team Easton stats.  Notable performances:  Kevin “All World Chevy” Chevrier led the team with a .611 batting average.  Shawn Costello had a .412 batting average with two homers, drew four walks and the top team slugging percentage of .765.  Corey Costello led the team with seven RBI with two homers and a .333 batting average.  Dave Tubman had two triples and four RBI.  The team hit .332 and left 47 runners on base in seven games.  Corey Costello had a 0.62 ERA, with 4-1 record and 47 strikeouts in 22.2 innings.  Dan Bradley had a 1.35 ERA, a 1-0 record and had 23 strikeouts in 10.1 innings.  Dan Konkle struck out 25 batters over 13 innings.  As a team, the fielding percentage was .982 with only three errors in seven games.

 

·      September 30, 2005:  The league playoff report and the final rankings for ISC II teams in Ontario are now available.  Micksburg was given “honourable mention”, and Ottawa Team Easton was ranked fourth in the province.

 

·      September 29, 2005:  Micksburg team photo from the Pembroke Daily Observer.

 

·      September 28, 2005: Micksburg Twins defeated the Campbell’s Bay Royals 5-2 last night in Bryson to win the UOVMFL Playoff Championship.  Key hits for Micksburg came from Kerr Childerhose driving in 2 runs & Brent McIntyre hitting a home run.  Corey Costello was the winning pitcher, striking out twelve batters, while Len Burger took the loss.  Micksburg is now to face the playoff champions of the Greater Ottawa league, Kanata Team Easton, in a best of three regional final. Dates to be announced.

 

·      September 23, 2005: Game 6 was rained out Thursday night.  The game will be played Tuesday in Bryson at 8PM, with Game 7, if necessary, on Friday September 30 in Micksburg at 8:30PM.

 

·      September 22, 2005:  Kanata Team Easton, led by pitcher Dan Konkle, won the Greater Ottawa league playoff finals for the third year in a row.  Team Easton defeated Stittsville 56ers by a score of 2-1 to win the best of five series in four games.

 

·      September 19, 2005:  In Greater Ottawa league finals, Team Easton beat Stittsville 5-1 in Game 3 to take a 2 games to 1 lead in the best of five final.  Game 4 will be Wednesday in Stittsville at 7:30PM.

 

·      September 19, 2005:  With Friday’s game rained out, Game 5 was played on Sunday in Micksburg.  Corey Costello was healthy enough to play – and threw a one-hit shutout with fifteen strikeouts, as Micksburg defeated Campbell’s Bay 3-0 to take a 3 games to 2 lead in the final series.

 

·      September 15, 2005:  For fastball reports on intermediate leagues, including the GOFL, visit http://www.fastpitchwest.com/thedeuce.

 

·      September 15, 2005:  Game three of the GOFL finals was rained out last night.  It has been rescheduled for Sunday September 18 in Stittsville with a tentative start time of 7:30PM.

 

·      September 14, 2005:  With ace starter Corey Costello out for the Twins with a knee injury, Campbell’s Bay defeated Micksburg 4-3 in Bryson in Game 4 of the Finals to tie the series at two games each.  Len Burger had the pitching win and Matt Greer hit two homers for the Royals.  Dwight Mick took the loss for the Twins.  Kevin Humphries had a home run in the seventh for Micksburg.  Game 5 is Friday night in Micksburg at 8:30PM, with Corey Costello being a tentative starter.

 

·      September 13, 2005:  Some great photographs from the ISC II Tournament of Champions in Wisconsin are available at www.botpix.com. 

 

·      September 12, 2005:  An update from the Greater Ottawa league finals: the series between Stittsville 56ers and Kanata Team Easton is tied at one game each, their best of five match up.  Dan Konkle won game one for Team Easton, final score 6-4.  Dan Bradley won game two for Stittsville, throwing a two hitter, final score 1-0.  Game three will be Wednesday in Stittsville at 9PM.

 

·      September 5, 2005:  Fitzroy Harbour WC Electric came up just short at the twelve-team OASA Men’s Intermediate C Provincial tournament, returning from Bobcaygeon and Fenelon Falls with silver medals.  Fitzroy defeated Colborne Merchants (7-3), Lake Simcoe Lightning (3-1) and Belmore Stingers (2-1) to go undefeated into the final.  Belmore came back up through the loser’s side and faced Fitzroy Harbour in the final, defeating the WC Electric in both games 7-1 and 4-1.  Belmore pitcher Scott Smith was the MVP of the tournament.  Smith was the most valuable pitcher at the 2004 ISC II Tournament of Champions in North Dakota.  Blackburn Bombers finished fourth in the tournament, losing to the third place Lake Simcoe Lightning.

 

·      September 1, 2005:  Finalists have been determined for the GOFL best-of-five series.  Stittsville 56ers swept Fitzroy Harbour WC Electric 3 games to none.  Dan Bradley allowed just one run in 21 innings of work and had all three wins.  Kanata Team Easton also swept Manotick Lomor Printers.  Dan Konkle won two games, both by shutouts, and allowed just one hit in 12 innings.  Bill Gerber had the other win for Kanata.  Team Easton were the playoff champions in 2003 and 2004. The winner of this series is to face the UOVMFL champion in a best-of-three series.  In the RA League, the Ottawa Valley Raiders repeated as league champions, defeating the Atlantic Storm two games to one.

 

·      August 31, 2005:  Corey Costello stays hot, striking out 18 and throwing a one-hitter in an 8-0 victory over Campbell’s Bay in Game 1 of the league finals.

 

·      August 31, 2005:  Some news from other eastern Ontario playoffs: North Leeds Men’s Fastball League playoff championship has been won by Newboro Rideau Insurance who defeated the Landsdown Longhorns 2-1-2 in a 6 point series.  This was Newboro’s first title since 1999.   In the Ottawa RA league, the Ottawa Valley Raiders are facing the Ottawa Atlantic Storm in the finals with the best of three tied at one game each.  The deciding game is scheduled to be played tonight, weather permitting.  In the Greater Ottawa Fastball League, the best of five semi-finals are still being played, with Stittsville 56ers leading Fitzroy Harbour WC Electric two games to none and Kanata Team Easton leading Manotick Lomor Printers by the same margin.  Game 3 in both series are to be played tonight, weather permitting.

 

·      August 28, 2005:  The schedule for the Finals has been released.  See above for the schedule of games, starting Tuesday August 30 in Micksburg.

 

·      August 26, 2005:  Archived Internet radio broadcasts of the ISC II Tournament of Champions games, including at least four games featuring the Ottawa Team Easton Thunder, are now available at www.ballparkradio.com.  If you are interested in purchasing a CD with these recordings, contact Jim Flanagan at jim@fastpitchwest.com for more information.

 

·      August 25, 2005:  The three pitchers from the ISC II #3 Ottawa Team Easton Thunder squad all excelled after their return from the Tournament of Champions in Wisconsin.  At Stittsville: Dan Bradley, pitching for Stittsville 56ers, threw a two hit complete game shutout over the Fitzroy Harbour WC Electric in a 1-0 victory.  Bradley had seven strikeouts in the victory.  Fitzroy Harbour pitcher Brad Porter, a pitcher on the 2004 roster for the Thunder, also threw a two hitter - the only run was unearned.  Stittsville leads the best-of-five series 2-0.  At Manotick: Dan Konkle, pitching for Kanata Team Easton, threw a one hit complete game shutout over the Manotick Lomor Printers in a 5-0 victory.  Konkle had eighteen strikeouts in the victory, and did not go to more than two balls on any batter.  Kanata leads the series 1-0.  At Beachburg: Corey Costello, pitching for the Micksburg Twins, threw a perfect game, his second of the season, in a 7-0 victory over Beachburg NRTco.  Costello had sixteen strikeouts in the win.  In one night combined totals for Bradley, Konkle and Costello:  21 innings, 0 runs allowed, 3 hits, 3 walks, and 41 strikeouts.

 

·      August 25, 2005:  Attention readers of Al’s Fastball escribe site.  A message from Al Doran: eScribe is down and maybe out, maybe for good.  eScribe went down over a week ago, just as the ISC's were getting underway. This is not the first time they have crashed and been down for more than a few hours. In June 2004 they went down and were down for weeks while the owner bought and set up all new servers.  eScribe is privately owned, my company has nothing to do with it.  Al's Fastball is just one of hundreds of list servers that make use of the services provided by eScribe. This service has always been free.  Last year in June we learned that the owner, Scott Paterson, was working with a couple of unpaid volunteers to keep eScribe going. He had to buy expensive computer equipment to replace the servers that had worn out and died.  This week we learned that they major technical problems and the prognosis is not good. See Scott's note to me today: Al - Dead power supply and lack of financial support and non-paid volunteers. Going to try to fix it myself as soon as I have time, but really, with no end-user financial support, it's most likely done for. –Scott This does not sound good.  Thousands of fastball fans miss their easy access to recent posts AND to a virtual gold mine of history on the game, posts from the past several years.  We are encouraging Scott to carry on, which is not easy as he cannot receive email any longer @escribe.com, the system is totally down.  We do write the occasional very short note to Scott at his work address but I cannot give this out, his employer frowns upon getting private email at his work place.  In the interim, we have been using Jim Flanagan's TEMP site, as our only site for posting fastball news. That site is: http://www.fastpitchwest.com/alsfastball. For now we are not calling it the TEMP site, its our only site at the moment.  We are looking at other options as the temp site does have some drawbacks, including the fact that the latest postings are at the bottom of the page and not the top. As well, if someone sends me a post and then changes their mind, its not that easy to remove the post in error as eScribe was.  Jim Flanagan has very kindly provided this site and I would most appreciate if you could tell your friends about it, many fans may not know about it. We have almost 2,000 fans on our subscriber list but we estimate there are at least that many who were looking daily at eScribe to get their fastball news.  Thanks Al.

 

·      August 25, 2005:  League finalist are set as both Micksburg and Campbell’s Bay swept their first round series in three straight games.  In Game 3 of the Micksburg – Beachburg series, Corey Costello threw his second perfect game of the year, striking out 16.  Costello previously threw a perfect game in a 10-0 victory over Manotick in inter-league play on May 25.  Len Burger won all three games for Campbell’s Bay over Shawville.  Watch the website for the best-of-seven schedule once announced.

 

·      August 24, 2005:  The Williamsburg tournament is looking for more teams to round out their field of ten.  There is a three game guarantee, $325 entry fee.  Top prize is $1000, runner up gets $600.  Last year donations were made to Ottawa Cancer Research Centre and the Diabetes Association for $1600.  Contact Lyle at 535-1852 for more information.

 

·      August 24, 2005:  The Quyon Flyers were winners at the McNab tournament, defeating the new Antrim Truck Stop team in the finals.

 

·      August 24, 2005:  Al’s Fastball site at Escribe is offline at this time, but there is a temporary site for fastball fans at http://www.fastpitchwest.com/alsfastball.  A playoff update is posted there.

 

·      August 21, 2005:  Congratulations to two members of Ottawa Team Easton Thunder who were named to the ISC II Tournament of Champions All-World Team.  Kevin Chevrier was named an “All World Infielder” and Corey Costello was named “All World Designated Hitter”.

 

·      August 19, 2005:  #3 Ottawa Team Easton Thunder were defeated in the semi-finals by #10 Port Elgin Blue Devils by a score of 2-0.  Team Easton finishes with a record of 5-2, tied for third place in the 38-team tournament.  Port Elgin will face #32 Elmira Cubs in the finals, in a battle of Ontario teams.  Corey Costello took the loss, allowing one run on three hits, two walks and ten strikeouts in four innings of work.  Dan Bradley pitched two innings in relief, allowing a run on a solo home run.  Port Elgin winner was Dan Martin, a 19-year old lefty, with the save going to Rob Fawcett.  For Team Easton, Dave Tubman, Corey Costello, Shawn Costello, Kevin Chevrier, and Scott Herriott (Stittsville 56ers) had hits.  The game had a thrilling finish – down 2-0 in the seventh, with Herriott on second base, Todd Fraser (Shawville Hursty’s Athletics) came into pinch-hit.  Fraser lifted a long fly ball deep to centre, but it was caught by the centre fielder from Port Elgin who crashed into the fence and came up with the ball for the win.  UPDATE August 24:  Stats are now available for this game: http://www.iscfastpitch.com/webstartme/tours/2005world/isc2/101.htm.

 

·      August 19, 2005: #3 Ottawa Team Easton Thunder (5-1) defeated #21 Hermann Black Gold by a score of 5-1.  Team Easton will move on to a semi-final versus #10 Port Elgin Blue Devils at approximately 12:30PM Eastern time this afternoon (Aug 19).  Check www.ballparkradio.com for the Internet broadcast on “Channel 1”.  All the remaining semifinalists are from Ontario.  Dan Konkle started the game against Hermann and went four innings, allowing one run on five hits, striking out nine and walking one.  Corey Costello came on in the fifth inning and got the pitching win (now 4-0), striking out six and walking one.  Several Easton players contributed offensively including: Dave Tubman with a triple, and RBI and scoring a run; Kevin Chevrier with three hits and scoring an run; Corey Costello with three hits and an RBI; Greg McMillan with and RBI single; Sam Oliver (Stittsville 56ers) with a hit, a walk and scoring two runs, Darrell Warren (Kanata Team Easton) with two hits including a triple, two RBIs and scoring a run.  UPDATE August 24: Stats are now available for this game: http://www.iscfastpitch.com/webstartme/tours/2005world/isc2/97.htm.

 

·      August 18, 2005:  Rain has suspended play at the Tournament of Champions in Wisconsin.  Ottawa Team Easton Thunder will face #21 Hermann, MO at around 9AM Eastern tomorrow, August 19.  Visit www.ballparkradio.com for possible Internet broadcasts.

 

·      August 18, 2005:  #3 Ottawa Team Easton Thunder (4-1) defeated #24 Memphis, TN Posse (3-3) by a score of 4-2 and will move on to the round of eight teams.  Next game is at 6PM Eastern vs. either #21 Hermann, Missouri or #18 Kenosha, Wisconsin. This game should also be broadcast on Ballpark radio, check http://www.sportsjuice.com/providers2/index.php?tname=isc2.  Lead off hitter Dave Tubman led Team Easton with a triple, two RBIs and scoring a run.  Corey Costello and Dan Jessiman (Stittsville 56ers) had the other RBIs for Team Easton.  Corey Costello got the pitching win, going six innings and striking out 11, walking one, giving up only four hits and one run.  Dan Bradley came in for one inning of relief to close the game, striking out one and allowing one run on one hit and one walk.  Corey Costello was clocked on the radar gun at this game, with his fastest pitch reaching 76 miles per hour, the fastest recorded speed to date at the ISC II Tournament of Champions in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.  Details of the victory over Memphis to be posted at http://www.iscfastpitch.com/webstartme/tours/2005world/isc2/89.htm.

 

·      August 17, 2005:  Despite finishing with a 4-0 record, the Sioux Falls Sox withdrew from the Tournament of Champions, apparently due to injuries.  This means that Ottawa Team Easton Thunder is now awarded first place in Pool C.  Team Easton will play #24 Memphis Posse from Tennessee at 10AM Eastern tomorrow (August 18). This game will be broadcast live on Ballpark Radio.  Click on http://www.sportsjuice.com/providers2/index.php?tname=isc2.

 

·      August 17, 2005:  #3 Ottawa Team Easton Thunder (3-1) defeated the unranked Dubuque, IA Hammerheads (0-4) by a score of 10-1 at the Tournament of Champions in Wisconsin, in a five inning mercy rule game.  Details of the game: http://www.iscfastpitch.com/webstartme/tours/2005world/isc2/69.htm.  Easton finished Pool C in second place, and will play the third place team in Pool F at 10PM Eastern tonight (August 17) which will be the #11 Ashland (Ohio) Merchants.  UPDATE Aug 17: Dan Bradley had the complete game win for Easton – of the 15 total outs in the game, he struck out 14 Dubuque hitters.  Dubuque had only three base runners, with two hits and one man reaching on an error. Team Easton had 13 hits, with Scott Herriott (Stittsville 56ers), Kevin Chevrier, Sam Oliver (Stittsville 56ers), and Corey Morrison (Kanata Team Easton) all going two for three.  Corey Costello had a three run homer, his second of the tourney.

 

·      August 17, 2005:  #3 Ottawa Team Easton Thunder lost to #19 Sioux Falls, SD Sox (4-0) by a score of 3-1 at the Tournament of Champions in Wisconsin.  Dan Konkle took the loss for Team Easton.  Winning pitcher was Shane Bouman (brother of New Orleans Saints quarterback Todd Bouman).  Details soon to be posted at http://www.iscfastpitch.com/webstartme/tours/2005world/isc2/65.htm.  Team Easton (2-1) has one game remaining, at 10AM on August 17 against unranked Dubuque, Iowa (0-3). UPDATE Aug 17: Sioux Falls pitcher Shane Bouman had a complete game five-hitter.  Dan Konkle gave up three runs on five hits with eight strikeouts in 3.2 innings, leaving the game in the fourth with an apparent sore ankle.  Dan Bradley (Stittsville 56ers) finished the game, giving up only one hit and striking out six in 2.1 innings of work.  Greg McMillan (Stittsville 56ers) had the lone RBI for Team Easton.

 

·      August 15, 2005:  #3 Ottawa Team Easton Thunder defeated #14 St-Paul, MN ABS-Villard 5-4 in eight innings to go 2-0 at the Tournament of Champions in Wisconsin.  Details soon to be posted at http://www.iscfastpitch.com/webstartme/tours/2005world/isc2/31.htm.  Corey Costello started the game pitching and then was replaced by Dan Konkle (two innings).  Corey Costello (six innings total) re-entered the game in the seventh to get the pitching victory.  Next game is August 16 at 8PM Eastern vs. Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  This game will be on “Internet Radio” – click http://www.ballparkradio.com/isc_II_toc.htm for more information. UPDATE Aug 16: In the game vs. St-Paul, both Corey Costello and Shawn Costello (second of the tourney) hit back-to-back solo home runs in the sixth inning.  Corey Costello also had the game-tying RBI in the top of the seventh to send the game to extra innings.  Kevin Chevrier (Kanata Team Easton) went four for four with a run scored.  Dave Tubman (Kanata Team Easton) went two for four, including singling in the game winning RBI in the top of the eighth inning.

 

·      August 15, 2005:  Ottawa Team Easton has won their first game 2-0 over #33 Rice Lake, WI Orangemen at the Tournament of Champions in Wisconsin.  Full details available from the ISC II page: http://www.iscfastpitch.com/webstartme/tours/2005world/isc2/3.htm.  Shawn Costello (Beachburg NRTco) hit a two run homer.  Corey Costello (Micksburg Twins) pitched four innings of no-hit ball, getting the win while striking out nine. Dan Konkle (Kanata Team Easton) pitched three innings in relief, allowing three hits, striking out five.  Next game is August 15 at 3PM Eastern vs. St-Paul, MN.  Note that the game on Tuesday at 8PM Eastern vs. Sioux Falls, SD will be broadcast over the Internet.  Go to http://www.fastpitchwest.com/thedeuce for more information. 

 

·      August 14, 2005:  For full details of the Fitzroy Harbour tournament, click here.

 

·      August 7, 2005:  Fitzroy Harbour WC Electric win the Fitzroy Harbour tournament, going undefeated at 4-0, defeating Stittsville 56ers in the final.

 

·      August 6, 2005: Playoffs will begin in the UOVMFL with 1^st place Micksburg facing 4^th place Beachburg and 2^nd place Campbell’s Bay facing 3^rd place Shawville.   Playoff games are announced above.

 

·      August 4, 2005: Fitzroy Harbour tournament preview is on Al’s Fastball.

 

·      August 3, 2005:  McNab “Open” Men’s Fastball tournament in support of McNab Minor Softball is looking for teams for their event August 20-21, at the diamonds in McNab/Braeside, just west of Arnprior.  Contact Harold MacMillan 623-2739 for information.

 

·      July 30, 2005:  The Fitzroy Harbour tournament on Aug 5-7 will have eight teams: Fitzroy Harbour WC Electric, Stittsville 56ers/Team Easton, Ottawa Valley Raiders, Quyon Flyers, Micksburg Twins, Trent Hills Titans, Glen Cairn All-Stars and the Fitzroy “Juniors”.  Tournament information is available at this link.

 

·      July 25, 2005:  The schedule has been announced for the ISC II Tournament of Champions in Wisconsin.  Ottawa Team Easton Thunder are in Pool C and the schedule is as follows: Sunday Aug 14 at 12 pm vs Rice Lake (Wisconsin) Orangemen; Monday Aug 15 at 2 pm vs St. Paul (Minnesota) ABS-Villard; Tuesday Aug 16 at 7 pm vs Sioux Falls (South Dakota) Sox and Wednesday Aug 17 at 9 am vs Dubuque (Iowa) Hammerheads.

 

·      July 25, 2005:  Three interlock games were held at the Fitzroy “Harbour Days” festival on Sunday.  The UOVMFL had the edge, winning two of the games.  Micksburg beat Fitzroy 6-4 and Campbell’s Bay edged Kanata 2-1.  In the only GOFL win, Stittsville pounded Shawville 14-1.

 

·      July 20, 2005:  The Fitzroy Harbour tournament on August 5-7 has two openings remaining.  So far six teams have indicated they will be attending: Fitzroy Harbour WC Electric, Stittsville 56ers, Ottawa Valley Raiders, Quyon Flyers, Micksburg Twins and Trent Hills Titans.  A couple of other teams are tentative at this time and have not yet confirmed.  If any team is interested in this event, contact Adam Brown at 613-623-8867 or fitzroyfastball@yahoo.ca.

 

·      July 19, 2005:  Final rankings have been released for the ISC II Tournament of Champions in Wisconsin.  Ottawa Team Easton Thunder are ranked #3 in the continent, behind only Tavistock and Harriston, last year’s finalists which are both also from Ontario.  Cobourg Stingers, who finished third at the Blackburn qualifier, are ranked #30.  Micksburg Twins were not ranked, since they declined the invitation to Wisconsin and only attending teams are eligible.

 

·      July 18, 2005:  Shawville Hursty’s Athletics win the Shawville tournament, defeating Stouffvile Mennos in a rain-shortened final.

 

·      July 15, 2005:  “Bay Bash” was featured in front-page coverage in this week’s edition of the Pontiac Equity newspaper.  Accompanying the article is a picture of Earl Kearns of the Shawville team fouling off a pitch as umpire Ted Metcalfe looks on.

 

·      July 14, 2005:  The Shawville tournament is this weekend, with six teams attending: Shawville Hursty’s Athletics, Quyon Flyers, Ottawa Blitz, Stittsville 56ers, St-Leonard Express, and Stouffville Mennos.

 

·      July 11, 2005:  Congratulations to umpire Dan Fisher, of Petawawa, who has been selected to officiate at the ISC II Tournament of Champions in Wisconsin. Dan can be seen at umpiring at area tournaments including the Bay Bash this past weekend.

 

·      July 10, 2005:  Micksburg Twins go undefeated and win the six-team “Bay Bash” tournament, defeating Ottawa Team Easton Thunder in the final, 2-1.  Micksburg defeated Blackburn once and Ottawa twice to win the title.  Ottawa defeated Shawville, lost to Micksburg, defeated Blackburn, then lost to Micksburg again in the final. Shawville Hursty’s Athletics finish fourth with a 2-2 record, defeating Mansfield, losing to Ottawa, defeating Fitzroy Harbour then losing to Blackburn.

 

·      July 6, 2005:  The line up for the six-team “Bay Bash” tournament has been announced. This year’s event, the fifth annual, is in Mansfield, just north of Fort Colounge.  Participating teams in the double-knockout are Micksburg, Team Easton, West Carleton Electric, Blackburn, Shawville and a local Mansfield entry.

 

·      July 4, 2005:  June League report is now available.

 

·      June 30, 2005: Blair Setford has released the latest rankings for Ontario Intermediate Fastball.  Micksburg Twins are now ranked #5 in the province.  Team Easton is ranked #3.  Note:  Micksburg will no longer be eligible for the ISC II North American rankings when they are released in July since they will not be attending the Tournament of Champions in Wisconsin.

 

·      June 27, 2005:  Team Easton has accepted the invitation to Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin for the 2005 ISC II Tournament of Champions.  The team will be known as “Ottawa Team Easton Thunder” for the tournament that takes place August 14-19.  Micksburg was also offered a berth at the tournament but due to several injuries, they turned down the offer.  As the third place team, Cobourg Stingers were offered a berth to Wisconsin and have accepted.

 

·      June 26, 2005:  The ISC II qualifier results from Blackburn are posted.  The Micksburg Twins finished in second place, losing to the Kanata Team Easton Thunder 3-1 in the final game.

 

·      June 21, 2005:  The latest ISC II rankings have come out and Micksburg Twins show up at #11 in North America (#7 in Ontario).  Kanata Team Easton Thunder are ranked at #3 in the continent going into the qualifier this weekend.

 

·      June 20, 2005:  “Team Quebec” defeated “Team Ontario” 4-1 at Ballerama on Saturday.  Dan Konkle (Kanata Team Easton) and Mark Wright (Shawville) pitched for Team Quebec and Corey Costello (Micksburg) and Shawn Costello (Micksburg) pitched for Team Ontario.  Team Quebec had home runs from Todd Hearty (Shawville) and Randy Peck (Kanata), and Todd Fraser (Shawville) had an RBI double.  Scott Bell (Micksburg) had the lone RBI for Team Ontario.  Line Score.

 

·      June 16, 2005:  “Ballerama” is coming to Chapeau, QC on Saturday June 18.  The “Ontario All-Stars” will face the “Quebec All-Stars” in a game featuring players from the Upper Ottawa Valley Men’s Fastball league including pitchers Corey Costello (Micksburg), Shawn Costello (Beachburg), Len Burger (Campbell’s Bay) and Mark Wright (Shawville).  For more, see this article in the Pembroke Daily Observer.

 

·      June 10, 2005:  The field is set for the ISC II Qualifier tournament in Blackburn on June 24-26.  The following ten teams will be attending:  Micksburg Twins (UOVMFL), Kanata Team Easton (GOFL), Fitzroy Harbour WC Electric (GOFL), Manotick Lomor Printers (GOFL), Blackburn Bombers (Blackburn Men’s Fastball League), Navan Rookies (Blackburn Men’s Fastball League), Ottawa Valley Raiders (Ottawa RA League), Quyon Flyers (Ottawa RA League), North Fred Kings (Loughborough Fastball League) and the Cobourg Stingers.  Schedule is posted here.

 

·      June 2, 2005: The June league report is up on Al’s Fastball.

 

·      June 1, 2005:  The International Softball Congress has released the June ISC II rankings.  Micksburg Twins are ranked #16, seventh among Ontario-based teams.  Kanata Team Easton is now ranked #6 in the continent, fourth among Ontario-based teams. 

 

·      May 31, 2005:  The latest Ontario Intermediate Rankings are out.  Micksburg Twins retain their #3 ranking in the province, while Kanata Team Easton of the GOFL is now ranked #8 in the province.  Rankings are compiled by ISC II Ontario Rep Blair Setford.

 

·      May 26, 2005:  Corey Costello of the Micksburg Twins throws a perfect game 10-0 shutout, with 18 strikeouts, against Manotick Lomor Printers in interleague play.

 

·      May 16, 2005:  The Quyon tournament June 17/18 has been added to the tourney listings.

 

·      May 10, 2005:  The Manotick tournament, held in conjunction with Dickinson Days is still looking for a few teams to round out the field.  Contact Tony Riches at 286-5284 to enter your team.

 

·      May 9, 2005:  Be sure to check out the new tournaments listed – including Fitzroy Harbour tournament on August 5-7.

 

·      April 28, 2005: The 2005 schedule, including interlock games with the GOFL, is now posted.

 

·      April 26, 2005:  The interlock with the Greater Ottawa Fastball League has been finalized.  Each UOVMFL team will play a game against each of the four teams in the GOFL in addition to the 9 games against UOVMFL opponents.  There will also be a series between the two league playoff champions. See “League Format” above for more information.  Once finalized, the schedule will be posted.

 

·      April 25, 2005:  The pre-season North American rankings for ISC II fastball have been released.   Micksburg Twins have been ranked #21 (ninth amongst Ontario teams).   Kanata Team Easton Thunder are ranked at #5 in the continent (fourth amongst Ontario teams.)  These rankings are compiled by twelve different individuals from across North America.

 

·      April 22, 2005:  The pre-season rankings for ISC II fastball in Ontario have been released.  Micksburg Twins have been ranked at #3 to start the season.  Kanata Team Easton Thunder of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League has been ranked #6.  These rankings are created by ISC II Ontario rep Blair Setford.

 

·      March 28, 2005:  The UOVMFL league meeting has been set for Thursday April 21 at 7:30PM, at the Cobden Legion.  New teams welcome.

 

·      March 8, 2005:  Interested in the latest fastball rumours?  Check out the fastball forum at this location: www.ghfl.ca/forum.  Discussion on the “ISC II Fastball” forum has included some chatter about local players and teams, (including Micksburg) and some interesting rumours.

 

·      March 2, 2005:  The OASA may be considering a new format for the Intermediate provincials this season.  Instead of the previous method of three different tournaments (A, B & C) were held, apparently the OASA may go with single tournament where all Intermediate teams in Ontario would play in one weekend. The teams would play three games, which would seed them "A", "B", "C". Each division would then play a single elimination to decide each provincial champion. Bobcaygeon is the proposed site and Labour Day Weekend is the proposed time.

 

·      February 28, 2005: “The Deuce” section on Fastpitch West which covers ISC II fastball has posted an initial ranking of Intermediate teams across the continent.  Micksburg Twins have been slotted in the 7^th overall spot, which is 3^rd in Ontario.  Kanata Team Easton has come in at 20^th spot on the rankings, which is 7^th in Ontario. 

 

·      February 28, 2005:  For 2005, the International Softball Congress will hold an ISC II qualifying tournament in the eastern part of Ontario.  (Note: a minimum of eight teams must be committed for the ISC II berth to be effective.) The event will take place on the weekend of June 24-26, 2005 in Blackburn Hamlet. This qualifier is open to all ISC II teams in Ontario and Quebec.  The winner of the ISC II Qualifier will advance to the ISC II Tournament of Champions, August 14-19, 2005 in Chippewa Falls, WI.  The format will be double elimination - entry fee will be $325.  Visit http://www.bmfl.ca/ for more information or contacts Tim Keyes (tim.keyes@runaware.com), 1-800-430-3231 (work).  The ISC II Qualifier for Blackburn has been announced on Al’s page.

 

·      October 5, 2004:  Blair Setford, ISC II commissioner, has announced final Ontario rankings for intermediate fastball.  The Micksburg Twins finish the season ranked 5^th in the province.  Kemptville Thunder end up at ninth place.

 

·      October 4, 2004:  Two other leagues in eastern Ontario have declared champions.  Kanata Team Easton defeated Fitzroy Harbour WC Electric (an affiliate team with the UOVMFL) 3 games to 1 in the best-of-five Kemptville area league final to repeat as champions.  Dan Konkle won three games for Team Easton; Big Bud Hanlon won one game for Fitzroy.   Shawville Hursty’s Bar catcher Todd Fraser also plays for Team Easton, as do John and Randy Peck.   In the Loughborough league final for the Kingston area, the Kingston Cowboys defeated the Enterprise 401 Automall 4 games to 1 in the best of seven final to repeat as champions.

 

·      September 24, 2004: Thanks to all that visited this website and watch here for area fastball news over the winter.  In the two seasons that this site has been on the Internet, there have been 4956 hits to date on the home page – a pretty impressive total.  If any teams are thinking about joining the UOVMFL for 2005, contact the “commish” Barclay Bramburger at (613) 687-7592.

 

·      September 23, 2004:  The Micksburg Twins have reclaimed the league playoff title with a 4-1 series victory over Shawville.  Corey Costello had all four victories for the Twins, and Mark Wright had the sole win for Shawville.  This marks the fourth time in five years that Micksburg has won the league title.  Congratulations to Jerry McIntyre and the Twins on an excellent season.