Ashton league playoff update

The Ashton Men's Fastball League playoffs have now determined the "A" and "B" finals.

In the "A" final, the Ashton Farmers face the defending champion NAPA Shockers in a best-of-three series, starting tonight at 7 pm.

The "B" final features the As vs Lee's Plumbing, also a best-of-three series. They being tonight at 9 pm.

Harbour Ball playoff update

In the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League, there are five teams still in the hunt for the playoff title.

Murphy's Plumbing, Clean Cut Maintenance and All in One Septic & Excavating have all won their first round series.

Anderson Automotive and the Cheshire Cat Pub will play the deciding game three on Tuesday at 7 pm to determine who advances as the fourth team to the semi-finals.

Final four determined in Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League

The Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League playoffs have now determined the final four teams remaining. All the first round best-of-three series were sweeps.

1st place finishers Wild Wings face 5th place Laurysen Kitchens.

2nd place Don Cherry's are up against 3rd place Ken Leslie State Farm.

Both series are best-of-three, and games will start on Tuesday September 4 and Wednesday September 5 at the AY Jackson diamond.

I4C - Valley As first round set

The best of three Greater Ottawa Fastball League playoff series between I4C Victory (4th) and Ottawa Valley As (5th) has been set as follows:

1. Wednesday September 5 at 8 pm in Manotick
2. Thursday September 6 at 8 pm in Carp
3. Wednesday September 12, time TBD in Manotick (if necessary)

GOFL playoff positions now set

With the result from the make up games on Wednesday, the final positions in the Greater Ottawa Fastball League standings are now set. Playoffs start after Labour Day, with exact dates and times to be determined. Watch the blog for details as they finalized.

1. Quyon Flyers 12-3-4 = 26 pts
2. Kars Aces 10-5-4 = 24 pts
3. West Carleton Electric 10-6-3 = 23 pts
4. I4C Victory 6-9-4 = 16 pts
5. Ottawa Valley As 7-12 = 14 pts (tiebreaker, based on wins)
6. Micksburg Twins 6-11-2 = 14 pts
7. Stittsville 56ers 5-11-3 = 13 pts

Quyon Flyers earn the bye to the final four. Quyon has never won the league playoff title, but were finalists for four consecutive years from 2009 to 2012.

The match ups for the best-of-three first round are as follows:

Kars Aces vs Stittsville 56ers
These two teams matched up in the regular season, with Kars winning two games 4-1 and 5-3 and Stittsville winning one game 5-4. The Aces franchise has won the playoff title eight times, with the last one in 2012, which was the third of three in a row. The 56ers last playoff titles were back in 2008 and 2009.

West Carleton Electric vs Micksburg Twins
This a re-match of last year's finals. In the regular season, every game was shortened by the run rule - two in favour of Micksburg (11-1 and 7-0) and one for WC (15-0). Micksburg are defending playoff champions and have won the title twice. West Carleton has been in the finals three times but never won the title.

I4C Victory vs Ottawa Valley As
The regular season games between these two teams were all close. I4C won 8-5 early in the year, then Valley took the next two match ups 8-7 and 4-3. I4C won the playoff crown in 2014 and 2015. This is Valley's fourth season in the GOFL and they have yet to make the finals.

Annual GOFL history lesson

As per the annual tradition, it is time for blog readers' annual history lesson on the GOFL.

The Greater Ottawa Fastball League and its predecessor, the Kemptville Men's Fastball League have been around since 2000.

Here are the past winners/finalists, as well as the league teams.

Past winners / finalists
2000 Dolco defeated Macton (3-0)
2001 Macton defeated D.T.I. (3-1)
2002 Lomor defeated Macton (3-0)
2003 Team Easton defeated Macton (1 game final, 8 innings)
2004 Team Easton defeated West Carleton Electric (3-1)
2005 Team Easton defeated Stittsville (3-1)
2006 Team Easton defeated Stittsville (3-1)
2007 Team Easton defeated West Carleton Electric (3-0)
2008 Stittsville defeated Team Easton (3-1)
2009 Stittsville defeated Quyon (3-2)
2010 Kars defeated Quyon (2-0, series shortened to best of three)
2011 Kars defeated Quyon (Final Weekend Showdown tournament format)
2012 Kars defeated Quyon (FWS tournament format)
2013 Micksburg defeated Kars (FWS tournament format)
2014 I4C Victory defeated Micksburg Twins (FWS tournament format)
2015 I4C Victory defeated Micksburg Twins (2-0, best of three)
2016 Micksburg defeated Kars (Final Four format)
2017 Micksburg defeated West Carleton Electric (Final Four format)

League Composition

2000 - 6 teams
Kemptville Macton Muckdogs
Kemptville D.T.I.
Stittsville 56ers
Kemptville Dolco Printing
Kemptville Thunder Juniors
Kanata Pirates Juniors

2001 - 5 teams
Kemptville Macton Muckdogs
Kemptville D.T.I.
Stittsville 56ers
Kemptville Dolco Printing
Kanata Pirates Juniors

2002 - 4 teams
Kemptville Macton Muckdogs
Kemptville Team Easton (formerly D.T.I.)
Stittsville 56ers
Kemptville Lomor Printers (formerly Dolco Printing)

2003 - 4 teams
Kemptville Macton Muckdogs
Kemptville Team Easton
Stittsville 56ers
Kemptville Lomor Printers

2004 - 5 teams
Kemptville Macton Muckdogs
Kanata Team Easton
Stittsville 56ers
Manotick Lomor Printers
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric

2005 - 4 teams
Kanata Team Easton
Stittsville 56ers
Manotick Lomor Printers
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric

2006 - 6 teams
Kanata Team Easton
Stittsville 56ers
Manotick Lomor Printers
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
Carp I4C Victory
Ottawa Blitz

2007 - 8 teams
Ottawa Team Easton
Stittsville 56ers
Manotick Lomor Printers
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
Carp I4C Victory
Ottawa Blitz
Quyon Combat Flyers
Orleans Gators

2008 - 9 teams
Ottawa Team Easton
Stittsville 56ers
Manotick Lomor Printers
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
Carp I4C Victory
Ottawa Blitz
Quyon Combat Flyers
Orleans Gators
Greely DNTW Eagles

2009 - 9 teams
Ottawa Team Easton
Stittsville 56ers
Manotick Lomor Printers
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
Carp I4C Victory
Ottawa Blitz
Quyon Combat Flyers
Orleans Gators
Greely DNTW Eagles

2010 - 8 teams
Kars Aces (formerly Team Easton)
Stittsville 56ers
Barrhaven Broadway Blues (formerly Lomor Printers)
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
Carp I4C Victory
Ottawa Blitz
Quyon Combat Flyers
North Gower Marlboroughs (formerly Greely Eagles)

2011 - 7 teams
Kars Aces
Stittsville 56ers
Barrhaven Broadway Blues
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
Carp I4C Victory
Ottawa Taylor's Blitz
Quyon Combat Flyers

2012 - 7 teams
Kars Aces
Stittsville 56ers
Barrhaven Broadway Blues
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
Carp I4C Victory
Ottawa Taylor's Blitz
Quyon Combat Flyers

2013 - 8 teams
Kars Aces
Stittsville 56ers
Barrhaven Broadway Blues
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
Carp I4C Victory
Manotick Taylor's Blitz (changed name to Manotick)
Quyon Flyers
Micksburg Twins

2014 - 7 teams
Kars Aces
Stittsville 56ers
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
I4C Victory (home diamond moved to Manotick)
Quyon Flyers
Micksburg Twins
Kanata Pirates

2015 - 7 teams
Kars Aces
Stittsville 56ers
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
I4C Victory
Quyon Flyers
Micksburg Twins
Ottawa Valley As

2016 - 7 teams
Kars Aces
Stittsville 56ers
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
I4C Victory
Quyon Flyers
Micksburg Twins
Ottawa Valley As

2017 - 7 teams
Kars Aces
Stittsville 56ers
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
I4C Victory
Quyon Flyers
Micksburg Twins
Ottawa Valley As

2018 - 7 teams + 1 affiliated team
Kars Aces
Stittsville 56ers
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
I4C Victory
Quyon Flyers
Micksburg Twins
Ottawa Valley As
Kemptville Black Sox (affiliate team)

Franchise History - Current Teams

Kars Aces
Home Diamond: Manotick
Years in League: 19 (2000-18)
Previous Names: D.T.I., Team Easton
Previous Home Diamonds: Kemptville, Stittsville, Kanata, North Gower
Championships: 8 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Finalists: 4 (2001, 2008, 2013, 2016)

Stittsville 56ers
Home Diamond: Stittsville
Years in League: 19 (2000-18)
Championships: 2 (2008, 2009)
Finalists: 2 (2005, 2006)

West Carleton Electric
Home Diamond: Fitzroy Harbour
Years in League: 15 (2004-2018)
Championships: none
Finalists: 3 (2004, 2007, 2017)

I4C Victory
Home Diamond: Manotick
Years in League: 13 (2006-2018)
Previous Home Diamonds: Carp
Championships: 2 (2014, 2015)
Finalists: none

Quyon Flyers
Home Diamond: Quyon
Years in League: 12 (2007-2018)
Other Home Diamond Used: Shawville
Previous Names: Quyon Combat Flyers
Previous League: Ottawa R.A. League
Championships: none
Finalists: 4 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

Micksburg Twins
Home Diamond: Micksburg
Years in League: 6 (2013-2018)
Previous League: Upper Ottawa Valley Men's Fastball League
Championships: 3 (2013, 2016, 2017)
Finalists: 2 (2014, 2015)

Ottawa Valley As
Home Diamond: Carp
Years in League: 4 (2015-2018)
Other Home Diamond Used: McNab, Pakenham
Championships: none
Finalists: none

Kemptville Black Sox
Home Diamond: Kemptville
Years in League: 1 (2018 - as an affiliated team; not in playoffs)

Franchise History - Defunct Teams

Kanata Pirates
Home Diamond: Carp
Years in League: 1 (2014)
Championships: none
Finalists: none

Manotick Taylor's Blitz
Home Diamond: Manotick
Years in League: 8 (2006-2013)
Previous Names: Ottawa Blitz, Ottawa Taylor's Blitz
Championships: none
Finalists: none

Barrhaven Broadway Blues
Home Diamond: Manotick
Years in League: 14 (2000-2013)
Previous Names: Lomor Printers, Dolco Printing
Previous Home Diamond: Kemptville
Championships: 2 (2000, 2002)
Finalists: none

North Gower Marlboroughs
Home Diamond: North Gower
Years in League: 3 (2008-2010)
Previous Names: Greely DNTW Eagles
Previous Home Diamond: Greely
Championships: none
Finalists: none

Orleans Gators
Home Diamond: Orleans
Years in League: 3 (2007-2009)
Championships: none
Finalists: none

Macton Muckdogs
Home Diamond: Kemptville
Years in League: 5 (2000-2004)
Championships: 1 (2001)
Finalists: 3 (2000, 2002, 2003)

Kanata Pirates Juniors
Home Diamond: Kemptville
Years in League: 2 (2000-2001)
Championships: none
Finalists: none

Kemptville Thunder Juniors
Home Diamond: Kemptville
Years in League: 1 (2000)
Championships: none
Finalists: none

Kars sews up second place on Wednesday night

The Kars Aces took three of a possible four points on Wednesday night in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play in Manotick, good enough to earn second overall in regular season standings.

Kars Aces 3 I4C Victory 3

The first game of the evening resulted in Kars and I4C tying at 3. Cory Alkerton pitched for Kars, allowing four hits, walking three and striking out 12. Matt McNish threw for I4C and also allowed four hits, hit one batter, walked five and struck out three.

Brad Pender led the Kars hitters going two for four with a double, and RBI and scoring a run. Nick Ellis also had a triple for the Aces. Curtis Scurr had a two run homer for I4C in the seventh to tie things up.

Kars Aces 3 Ottawa Valley As 1

The Aces won the late game with a 3-1 victory over the Valley As. Brad Porter had the win on the slab, while Ben Broek went the distance for the visitors. Jordan Shipclark had an RBI for Kars and Chad Milne drove in the other two. Broek had a solo homer for Valley.

Kemptville Black Sox complete "affiliated" schedule for 2018

The Kemptville Black Sox finished up their season of affiliated play with the Greater Ottawa Fastball League with a record of 3 wins, 2 losses, 2 ties. Word is that the Black Sox are looking to enter the #GOFL as a full time member in 2019.

Kars wins in Kemptville

The Kars Aces defeated the affiliated Kemptville Black Sox team 9-0 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play on Tuesday night.

Brad Porter had the win, allowing only three hits. Shannon Borho took the loss, with relief from Dan Thompson.

Cory Alkerton hit two home runs for Kars, including a grand slam and had six runs batted in.

Kemptville played each team in the GOFL once, ending their campaign with three wins, two losses and two ties.

Kars still has a chance at second place if they win both their make up games Wednesday in Manotick against I4C Victory and Ottawa Valley.

Elkland Durk Sherman Classic features 11 teams

The Durk Sherman Classic men's fastpitch tournament will feature 11 teams this year over Labour Day long weekend in Elkland, PA.

Three eastern Ontario teams are making the trip: West Carleton Electric will be attending for the 12 straight year. The Greenbush Generals, led by Terry McCann in his 39th straight trip to the event, will once again be playing. Also, the Party Lake team from the Kingston area will be attending - they were at the Gil Read Memorial event in 2017.

The year's event also involves the Team USA Futures team - info here.

The teams each play in a round robin to determine seeding. Then, bracket play on Sunday and Monday to determine a winner, with the top four teams getting a double life and single lives for all other clubs.

GOFL Make up Week #3

Some more games to be made up to complete the Greater Ottawa Fastball League regular season.

Tuesday night as Kars Aces playing in Kemptville against the affiliated Black Sox at 8 pm.

Then on Wednesday, the Aces play in Manotick against I4C Victory (7 pm) and the Ottawa Valley As (9 pm).

Once these games are completed, the standings will be finalized and playoffs can begin next week with best of three first round series. Quyon has the bye on to the final four.

Team Red wins Carp Men's Fastball League playoff tournament

Team Red were the winners of the four team Carp Men's Fastball League season ending tournament this past weekend, defeating Team Blue 8-7 in the final game.

Red was led on the pitching slab by seasoned veteran (and Ottawa Valley As assistant coach) Bryan Armstrong.

Greenbush looking for a pitcher for Elkland

The Greenbush Generals, perennial fan favourites at the Elkland Labour Day "Durk Sherman Classic" tournament, are seeking a pitcher for the 66th annual event this upcoming weekend in Elkland, PA.

Interested pitchers can contact Terry McCann at hockeyto@xplornet.com.

North Augusta Trappers win North Leeds League title

The North Augusta Trappers won the North Leeds Men's Fastball League playoff final with a 4-1 over Lyn to take the finals two games straight.

Photo from Facebook

GOFL standings - updated again

After Thursday's game, the playoff picture in the Greater Ottawa Fastball League is more clearer again.

1. Quyon 12-3-4 = 28 pts
2. West Carleton 10-6-3= 23 pts
3. Kars 8-5-3= 19 pts (3 games left)
4. I4C Victory 6-9-3 = 15 pts (1 game left)
5. Valley 7-11-0 = 14 pts (1 game left)
6. Micksburg 6-11-2 = 14 pts
7. Stittsville 5-11-3= 13 pts

Quyon Flyers: The Flyers have locked up first place. They earn the bye to the double-knockout round. 

West Carleton Electric: The Trics don't have any games remaining and their final placement depends on how Kars finishes up the season. WC will finish either second or third. If Kars and WC finish with identical records, the Electric hold the tiebreaker based on their season series.

Kars Aces: The final placement for the Aces is in their hands. If they win their remaining three games (or two wins and a tie) they finish second. Otherwise, they finish third. Their remaining games are against the affiliate team from Kemptville as well as I4C and Valley.

I4C Victory & Ottawa Valley As: Victory and Valley will finish fourth or fifth - but the order is to be determined. A win in their final game against Kars would secure I4C fourth. A win by Valley in their final game against Kars and a loss by I4C would get Valley the four spot. No matter what they play each other in the first round - home team advantage is what is at stake.

Micksburg Twins: With the loss in their final regular season game, the Twins finish sixth and will play the Aces or the Electric, depending on who finishes third.

Stittsvillle 56ers: Stittsville doesn't have any games remaining and will stay in seventh place and will play the Aces or the Electric, depending on who finishes second.

Quyon wins final regular season game

The Quyon Flyers won their final game of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League regular season, putting up a 12-5 win over the Micksburg Twins on Thursday night in west Quebec.

Matt Greer had the win for the home team, with relief from Todd Hearty. Brenden Hennessy threw for the Twins and had relief from Matt McIntyre.

Steve McCord and Zach Trudeau had home runs for the Flyers, while Quinton Rook had a big night at the plate for Micksburg going 3 for 4 with two home runs and a double.

Shawville tournament looking for teams

The Shawville Recreation Associaton will be hosting a men's fastpitch tournament with games September 13 to 15 (Thursday to Saturday). 

Teams will be guaranteed three games, with a quick-paced five inning format. Entry fee is $400, with prize money to be determined. 

There will be food truck onsite and of course a beer garden. 

If interested, contact Matt Greer at 819-918-5230.

GOFL Wednesday night round up

There were four games in Manotick on Wednesday night in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play with five different teams playing.

Quyon Flyers 4 Kars Aces 2

In their first game of their doubleheader, the Quyon Flyers won 4-2 over the Kars Aces. Matt Greer got the win while Brad Porter took the loss. Brad Pender had a home run for the Aces, while Greer hit one out for the Flyers.

Quyon Flyers 9 Kars Aces 9

The second game was a wild one, as the Flyers were up 9-3 in the seventh and the Aces put up six runs in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game at 9-9. Porter and Ian King threw for the Aces while Trevor Lahey and Greer threw for the Flyers. Home run hitters in this one were Pender and Kristian Knapp for the Aces, and Dennis McCleary and Curtis Daley for the Flyers.

Kemptville Black Sox 8 I4C Victory 2

The Kemptville Black Sox affiliate team continued their strong play with an 8-2 win over I4C Victory in the early game on Diamond 2. Will Lowe had the win for the Sox while Matt McNish took the loss. Dan Thompson hit a home run for Kemptville.

I4C Victory 7 Micksburg Twins 3

The late game saw Victory win 7-3 over the Micksburg Twins. McNish earned the win in this one while Matt McIntyre was tagged with the loss for the Twins.

Game in Kemptville rained out

The Greater Ottawa Fastball League game on Tuesday, Kars Aces vs Kemptville Black Sox, was rained out. Rescheduled date will be confirmed.

Elkland "Gary Sherman Knockout" Tournament features 12 teams

The Gary Sherman Knockout tournament in Elkland, PA (also known as the "B Weekend") features 12 teams this year.


Visit Al's Fastball for the schedule in text form, or Twitter for the bracket format.

North Leeds league finals set

The final best of three series for the North Leeds Men's Fastball League start tonight, with North Augusta hosting Lyn.


North Augusta finished first in the standings and defeated sixth place Seeley's Bay two straight in the semi-finals. Lyn was the second place finisher, and defeated 2017 playoff champions Eastons Corners As two straight in the other semi-final.


First round series saw Greenbush lose to Seeley's Bay, Westport fall to Eastons Corners As, Athens defeated by North Augusta, and Lyn get by the Eastons Corners Haymakers.

GOFL make up week #2

There are several make up games still to be played before the Greater Ottawa Fastball League playoffs can begin.


On Tuesday (tonight, weather permitting) at 8:30 pm, the Kars Aces (8-4-2) face the affiliated Kemptville Black Sox (2-1-2) in Kemptville.


Wednesday night sees a pair of doubleheaders in Manotick. One diamond will feature the Aces hosting Quyon Flyers (10-3-3) in a pair of games at 7 pm and 9 pm that could determine first place in the league. On the other diamond in Manotick, I4C Victory (5-8-3) will host the Black Sox at 7 pm and the Micksburg Twins (6-9-2) at 9 pm.


On Thursday at 8 pm in Quyon, the Flyers host the Twins.


West Carleton Electric (10-6-3) and Stittsville 56ers (5-11-3) have completed their seasons. The Ottawa Valley As (7-11) still have one more make up game to figure out, against Kars.

"Harbour Ball" playoffs have begun

The eight teams in the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League (aka "Harbour Ball") started playoffs last week. The first round of playoffs is best of three. Second games in each series are on Wednesday.


Murphy's Plumbing (1st) vs Clouthier Custom Carpentry (8th)
Cheshire Cat Pub (2nd)  vs Anderson Automotive (7th)
Clean Cut Maintenance (3rd) vs Campbell Fuels (6th)
All in One Septic & Excavation (4th) vs Al's Corner Store (5th)

Shawville Men's Fastball League starts playoffs

Here is the playoff schedule for the five teams in the Shawville Men's Fastball League.

Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League update

The Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League has wrapped up, with each team having played 16 regular season games.

The playoffs begin on Monday with best of three series first round.

9th place Ottawa Home Services plays 8th place Kanata Sports Club to see who plays against 1st place Wild Wings.

2nd place Don Cherry's faces 7th place Broker4Tickets.

3rd place Ken Leslie State Farm against 6th place Osgoode Midgets.

4th place Upper Canada Elevators match up with 5th place Laurysen Kitchens.

Ashton League update

from Eric Rosequist

The four-team Ashton Men's Fastball League wrapped up its regular season this past week; playoffs begin on Thursday. Playoffs this year are using a curling-style page playoff format where the top 2 teams get a double life to reach the A final.

The NAPA Shockers and the Ashton Farmers finished the regular season in first and second place respectively. They're scheduled to play at 9PM on Thursday with the winner advancing to the best of three A final the following week.

In the 7PM game on Thursday, third place Lee Plumbing takes on the fourth place Ashton A's. The loser of that game goes to the B final.

The loser of the Shockers / Farmers game will play the winner of the Lee Plumbing / A's game the following Tuesday. The winner of the Tuesday game advances to the A final and the loser to the B.

All games take place at the ball diamond at Ashton Park just off Flewellyn Rd.

Kemptville wins two in Carp

The Kemptville Black Sox, affiliating with the Greater Ottawa Fastball League this season, won both games in Carp on Thursday night.

In the opener, they defeated the Micksburg Twins 8-4. Will Lowe had the win, while Brenden Hennessy took the loss.

The late game saw the Sox beat the Ottawa Valley As in a tight 6-5 match. Shannon Borho was the victorious chucker while Adam Rueckwald threw for Valley.

The Black Sox so far have two wins, a loss and two ties.

Stittsville vs Quyon cancelled

The Stittsville 56ers make up game against the Quyon Flyers scheduled for tonight has been cancelled due to player availability issues.

West Carleton winds up regular season

West Carleton Electric finished up their regular season in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play with a 15-0 win over a shorthanded Micksburg Twins squad in Fitzroy on Tuesday night.

Andy Barber had the win, while Matt McIntyre took the loss with relief from Jared Steege.

Chris Costello, Andy Barber, Shawn Rebertz and Derek Barber had home runs for West Carleton.

Paul Griffiths was 2 for 2 for the Twins, and Joseph Mick also had a hit.

West Carleton finishes the season with a 10-6-3 record. Micksburg still has three games to play.

Caveman at the ISC Worlds

Sunday and Monday, the Caveman and I were in southern Ontario so we took the opportunity to drop in to watch some of the International Softball Congress World Tournament in Kitchener.

It was great ball to watch, and lots of fun to run into former teammates and opponents from across North America.

On Monday afternoon, we were watching a game featuring the Rio Grande Senators from Texas on the main diamond. The Caveman says to me "This guy pitched for Mexico when we went to the PanAm Games."

I'm sceptical, "How do you know that?"

"I remember him", he says. "He's gained some weight but I remember the way he pitches and makes that noise."

I look him up online. Sure enough, he is correct it's Samuel Villalvazo, who threw at the PanAms in Toronto in 2015. Three years ago (when he was ten) he saw the guy throw at one event, and he recognizes and identifies him at the Worlds.

GOFL Make up games week #1

There are four games in the Greater Ottawa Fastball League to make up games that were previously postponed.

On Tuesday (tonight), the Micksburg Twins (6-7-2) are in Fitzroy Harbour to play West Carleton Electric (9-6-3) at 8 pm.

A doubleheader on Thursday in Carp sees the Twins play Kemptville Black Sox affilated team (0-1-2) at 7 pm, followed by the Sox facing Ottawa Valley As (7-10) at 9 pm.

Also on Thursday, the Stittsville 56ers (5-10-3) are in to play the Quyon Flyers (9-3-3) on the other side of the river at 8 pm.

The Kars Aces (8-4-2) and I4C Victory (5-8-3) have the week off.

Article on Noah Fleurie

Article courtesy of the Eganville Leader

West Carleton U12 Junior Electric

The West Carleton Junior Electric played at the Provincial A tournament in Innerkip this past weekend against the best U12 teams in the province.

Unfortunately, they went 0-2. They lost their first game 16-13 to Wilmot Thunder in tow extra innings in a back and forth game. The second match up saw them lose 10-8 to Tavistock Athletics in another close game.

Greely Eagles win U14 Select Provincial

The Greely Eagles U14 boys select team won the eight team Ontario Select Softball Tournament Association provincial event on Saturday, finishing with a 5-0 record and defeating Bracebridge 8-6 in the final.

Valley As split doubleheader

On Fan Appreciation Night in Carp, the Ottawa Valley As split their Greater Ottawa Fastball League doubleheader on Thursday.

Ottawa Valley As 13 Micksburg Twins 5

In the opener, the Valley As defeated Micksburg Twins 13-5. Micksburg put up five runs in the top of the first inning, but that was all the scoring they were able to do. The As responded with 13 runs over the next four innings to win the game. Adam Rueckwald was the winning pitcher. Matt McIntyre took the loss and had relief from Brendan Hennessy.

West Carleton Electric 6 Ottawa Valley As 0

The second game saw the West Carleton Electric prevail 6-0 over Ottawa Valley. Andy Barber had the shutout win, allowing only four hits. Ben Broek took the loss.

WC scored in the top of the first. Barber singled, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Trevor Barton, and scored on Chris Costello's two out single.

The Electric added a run in the second. Mitch Taylor was hit by a pitch but put out on a fielder's choice that saw Neil Murphy reach first. Dave Bahm, back from almost two year hiatus from the 'Trics, then singled. After a strike out, Barber walked to load the bases. Trevor Barton singled to drive in Murphy.

The visitors put up three in the fourth inning. Bahm was hit by a pitch, and Alex Boucaud singled. Barber then bunted for a single to load the bases. Barton hit a blooper over second base that couldn't be caught, but as Barber was put out, Bahm scored. Boucaud scored from third on a wild pitch, and Barton scored later on a Costello single.

The final run for West Carleton was in the sixth. Mike Cavanagh reached on an error with one out. Costello's double moved M Cav to third, and he scored on Jeff Cavanagh's ground out to shortstop.

Fitzroy
Andy Barber 7IP 0R 4H 8K 1BB

Andy Barber 2-3, BB, R
Trevor Barton 1-3, sac bunt, 2RBI, R
Chris Costello 3-4, 2RBI, 2B
Jeff Cavanagh RBI
Mitch Taylor 1-3, 3B, HBP
Neil Murphy 1-4, R
Dave Bahm 1-3, R, HBP
Alex Boucaud 2-4, R

Valley
Ben Broek 7IP 6R 5ER 11H 6K 1BB 2HBP

Jackson Vance 1-3
Clayton Vance 1-2, BB
Ben Broek 2-3

Quyon gets three points in Manotick

At the Greater Ottawa Fastball League doubleheader in Manotick on Wednesday night, Quyon Flyers won the first and tied the second against I4C Victory.

Game one saw the Flyers win 13-4, with Trevor Lahey getting the win and Matt McNish taking the loss. Shawn Laframboise hit a homer for Quyon.

The second match was much closer as the teams tied 5-5. Lahey threw again for Quyon while Neil Cooke had the ball for I4C.

The Kars vs Kemptville game as postponed due to field conditions and rain in Kemptville.

Bancroft tournament results

This past weekend, the Bancroft Men's Fastball League hosted a five team tournament at the diamond in Fort Stewart. Teams participating were three from the Bancroft league, one made up of players from the Fitzroy league, brought to you by Murphy's Plumbing (including me) and one composed of players from the Glen Cairn league.

Now, personally, I like to pride myself in having visited many small towns in this part of Ontario for fastball or hockey. However, Fort Stewart was a new place for me - in fact I can't say I'd ever heard of it previously.

In any event, the field was good, despite not having any lights, and the level of play was pretty decent. The tournament was "BYOB" and teams certainly took advantage of that.

I was perhaps most impressed with the one guy from the Bancroft Red team who used a mop bucket as a ball bag (true story, see below).

All teams played in each other in a round robin on Saturday and early Sunday, with the top two advancing to the final on Sunday afternoon. Some of the pitchers in attendance were Matt Leahy, Abe Leahy, Adam Reueckwald and Will Lowe.

The Maroon team from Bancroft, Fitzroy and the Glen team were all tied with 3-1 records. Based on plus/minus, the Fitzroy team was eliminated. Bancroft defeated the Glen 8-0 in the final.

West Carleton Junior Electric to participate at U12 Provincials

The West Carleton Junior Electric will be participating in the Ontario Amateur Softball Association U12 Provincial A tournament this weekend in Innerkip. They start things off with a game at 5:15 pm on Friday against the Wilmot Thunder Minors.

The draw is posted here.

The Jr Trics are coached by Trevor Barton and Shawn Rebertz of the GOFL's WC Electric, with help from Sean Lecuyer who plays with Valley As. As a U10 team last year, the club won gold at the Provincial B level.

56ers and Electric tie at 5

The Stittsville 56ers and West Carleton Electric tied 5-5 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League action in Fitzroy Harbour on Tuesday night.

Kyle Olson threw for the 56ers while Jeff Barber toed the rubber for Fitzroy.

The visitors got out to a 2-0 lead after scoring single runs in the first and second innings. In the first, Olson lead off with a single, took second on a wild pitch, moved to third on a Dan Jessiman's single and scored on Scott Jessiman's sacrifice fly to centre field. The run in the second was scored by Johnny Craig who reached on an error, took second on a wild pitch and scored on Ryan Bond's single.

WC responded with four in the bottom of the second. Chris Costello doubled and scored on Jeff Barber's double. Mitch Taylor singled to score Barber, then he was brought home on a two run homer by Alex Boucaud.

The 56ers tied things up in the top of the sixth to make it 4-4. After two strikeouts, Luc D'Entremont doubled off the left field fence, and scored on Dan Jessiman's homer.

The Electric briefly took the lead in the bottom of the sixth on a one out triple by Taylor and a double by Boucaud, who took third on a misplayed ball by the outfielder. Olson got out of the jam with a strike out and pop up.

Stittsville tied the game in top of the seventh. Al Read started things with a single. After a line out, Read reached second on a ground out, the scored on a single by Corey Colpitts on a close play at the plate.

The home team had a chance to win it in the bottom of the final inning. After a ground out, Shawn Rebertz hit a sharp single, then moved to second on a single by Costello. Olson preserved the tie with a strikeout and a fly ball.

Stittsville
Kyle Olson 7IP 5R 5ER 11H 2K 2BB

Kyle Olson 1-3, BB, R
Luc D'Entremont 1-3, 2B, R, BB
Dan Jessiman 2-4, HR, 2RBI
Scott Jessiman 2-3, sac fly, RBI
Al Read 1-4, R
John Craig 1-4, R
Ryan Bond 1-3, BB
Corey Colpitts 1-4, RBI

Fitzroy
Jeff Barber 7IP 5R 4ER 10H 7K 3BB

Andy Barber 1-3, BB
Shawn Rebertz 1-4
Chris Costello 2-3, 2B, BB, R
Jeff Barber 2-4, R, RBI
Mitch Taylor 2-4, 3B, 2R, RBI
Alex Boucaud 3-3, HR, 2B, 3RBI, R

GOFL Week #14

There are six games on the Greater Ottawa Fastball League schedule this week.

Tuesday night sees the Stittsville 56ers (5-10-2)  in to Fitzroy to play the West Carleton Electric (8-6-2) at 8 pm.

On Wednesday, the Quyon Flyers (8-3-2) travel to Manotick for a doubleheader at 7 pm and 9 pm against I4C Victory (5-7-2).  Also that night, the Kars Aces (8-4-2) will go to Kemptville to play the affiliated Black Sox (0-1-2) team at 8:30 pm.

Thursday sees a doubleheader in Carp, with Micksburg Twins (6-6-2) playing the Ottawa Valley As (6-9) at 7 pm and the Electric facing the As at 9 pm in a make up game from earlier in the season.

Team photo of Gil Read Champs

Team photo of Elkland Beverage Co, 2018 Gil Read Memorial champions.

Quyon wins two on Thursday UPDATE: with details

The Quyon Flyers won two Greater Ottawa Fastball League games on Thursday in Carp.

Quyon 2 Valley 1

The first game saw the Flyers edge the Ottawa Valley As 2-1. Matt Greer got the win while Ben Broek took the loss.

Valley scored first. Clayton Vance walked, moved to second on a Ryley Burns walk, advanced to third on a passed ball. Then the speedy Vance was able to score on a sacrifice fly caught by the second baseman.

Quyon got their two runs in the sixth. Dennis McCleary reached on an error, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. Greer was hit by a pitch to put two on. When Shawn Laframboise's comebacker deflected of Broek's glove, McCleary was able to score and Greer went to third. Nick Armitage then grounded out to score Greer for what proved to be the winning run.

Quyon 9 Kemptville 1

The night cap saw Quyon defeat the affiliate Kemptville Black Sox 9-1, with lefty Trevor Lahey picking up the win over rival lefty Will Lowe.

Armitage had three RBIs, and Lane McMurtry hit a two run homer for the Flyers.

Valley As win in Stittsville

The local tornado warnings did not stop the Ottawa Valley As from playing their Greater Ottawa Fastball League game in Stittsville on Wednesday night and winning 3-0.

Adam Rueckwald earned the win for the Valley As, while Kyle Olson took the loss for the 56ers.

Ben Wade had a crucial home run for Valley in the win.

Note, the local tornado warnings did result in the postponement of the Micksburg Twins - I4C Victory game scheduled for Manotick tonight.

Bytown Belles Finish Third at PWSA Women’s Open Championships

By Erin Durant

The Bytown Belles finished third this past weekend at the Provincial Women’s Softball Association Women’s Open tournament. The Bytown Belles is made up of a veteran squad of former university athletes. The Belles were joined this season by some much-needed youth with the addition of eighteen year old pitcher Olivia Elliott who is entering her second year at St. Clair College. Elliott would prove to be a key addition to the Belles in the absence of pitcher Jean Cardona who was unavailable for the tournament.

The Belles finished the round robin last in Pool B, losing blow out games to both Toronto Fastpitch and Kars Senior (comprised of athletes from the defending National Championship winning Whitby Eagles team). Ottawa umpires will be surprised to hear that Belles outfielder Erin Durant made her PWSA pitching debut against Kars in an effort to save Elliott and veteran pitcher Elissa Sivel for a long day of back-to-back games on Sunday.

The Belles turned things around brilliantly on Sunday. Sivel and Elliott both pitched in an 11-6 win over Enniskillen (the top seed in Pool A) with Sivel getting the win and with offensive contributions from everyone in the lineup. The Belles then knocked off a very strong Mississauga team (the second seed in Pool B) 10-2 which featured a three run inside the park homerun by Amy Olivier (alumni and coach of Laurier University Softball). Sivel started the game and left after attempting to battle through being hit on her pitching arm with a line drive. Elliott finished the game, also battling an injury. The win over Mississauga guaranteed the Belles third place.

The Belles then faced Toronto Fastpitch and Canada Elite Team pitcher Sierra Bertrand who effectively shut down the Belles offence. Elliott started the game for the Belles and lasted a strong 4 innings before leaving the game due to injury. With no pitchers remaining, Durant would finish the game (earning her first, and hopefully last, career strikeout). The Belles would lose the game 9-1 in six innings.

Toronto Fastpitch went on to defeat Kars Senior 5-4 after 8 innings in the gold medal game. Kars will be the only Ontario team attending the upcoming Canadian Championships in Saskatoon.

Two Belles players received individual awards for their statistics during the playoff round. Stephanie Manson (Former University of Windsor athlete and current Laurier Softball Coach and OIWFA Vice-President) received the top batter award for appearing in all three playoff games, with 10 plate appearances and a batting average of .750 (along with 2 RBIs, 3 runs scored, a walk and a sacrifice bunt). Elliott received top pitching honours after appearing in all three playoff games on Sunday (13 innings), striking out 8 and achieving an ERA of 3.75.

The Belles were coached by Scott Searle, Matt Allen, Kevin Fagg and Shawn Trudeau. We would like to thank the coaches for their time and energy this season – especially Shawn who clearly had no idea what he was getting himself into!