Kars beats Valley

The Kars Aces got by the Ottawa Valley As 8-0 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play on Thursday in Carp.


Brad Porter had the win, while Adam Rueckwald took the loss.


Dylan Tom has his first career GOFL home run for the Aces.

Wednesday night in the GOFL

Greater Ottawa Fastball League round up for Wednesday night.

Manotick, Game 1
Kars Aces 5
West Carleton Electric 0
WP Brad Porter
LP Steve Cavanagh

Manotick Game 2
I4C Victory 8
West Carleton Electric 3
WP Matt McNish
LP Matt McKay

Stittsville Grove
Game suspended due to umpire injury in the bottom of the fourth, Orleans Rebels up 4-1 over Stittsville 56ers

OASA U19 Elimination tournament in Carp this weekend

The Ontario Amateur Softball Association Elimination tournament for the U19 division takes place this weekend, June 28-30 at the Carp Fairgrounds diamonds.



Hosted by the West Carleton Amateur Softball Club, there are 13 teams participating from across the province. There is one eastern Ontario team representing Osgoode, a club which participates in the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League.



Top teams at this event will earn a berth to the Softball Canada nationals in Owen Sound in August.


Games start on the Friday night at 5 p.m., with the finals scheduled for Sunday at 3 p.m. Admission is $5 a day or $10 for a weekend pass.


Shawn Williams, chair of the organizing committee, was recently on CTV Ottawa to promote the event - view the video here.



For more information visit the website and/or follow their Twitter account.

GOFL week #7

This week's games in the Greater Ottawa Fastball League:

Wednesday night doubleheader in Manotick has West Carleton Electric playing Kars Aces at 7 pm and I4C Victory at 9 pm. Also that night the Stittsville 56er host Orleans Rebels at 9 pm.

Thursday sees the  Acesplay the Ottawa Valley As at 8:30 pm in Carp.

Friday night doubleheader in Orleans sees the Rebels play Kemptville Black Sox at 7 pm and 9 pm with each team taking a turn as home team.

Peterborough league folded

Sad to hear about this - the folding of a longstanding league.

https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/sports-story/9346724-peterborough-men-s-city-fastball-league-folds-after-marshall-s-team-pulls-out/

Quyon games postponed

The Quyon Flyers Thursday game (vs. I4C Victory) and Friday doubleheader (in Micksburg) have been postponed and will be rescheduled.

West Carleton beats Valley 10-7

West Carleton Electric earned their first win of the season in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play on Thursday in Carp with a 10-7 victory over the Ottawa Valley As.

The Electric got out to a 7-0 lead and held off an As comeback.

Steve Cavanagh got the win throwing five innings, with Matt McKay getting the save. Adam Rueckwald took the loss for Valley.

WC got off to a big start in the first. Alex Boucaud led off with a single and scored on Jon Daley's triple. After a ground out, Chris Costello plated Daley with a single, then he scored when Neil Murphy drilled a homer to right field.

The Electric added two in the second inning. McKay hit an infield single and scored on another Daley triple. Daley reached home on a Jeff Cavanagh single.

Fitzroy put another run across in the third to go up 7-0. Steve Cavanagh singled, moved to second on a walk to Chris Trafford and after a fly out scored on a single from Matt McKay.

Some spectacular defense from West Carleton kept the As off the board in the third. The loaded the bases with two walks and an infield single, but a great play by Trafford at shortstop to take away a hit and get a put out ended the threat. Valley once again loaded the bases in the fourth on an error, single and walk but Cavanagh got out of the jam.

Facing the possibility of the mercy rule being invoked in the bottom of the fifth, the As came up with a five run showing. Clayton Vance started things with a triple and he scored on a wild pitch. Dave Baird walked and Ryley Burns singled to put two on and they subsequently scored on Sean Lecuyer's homer to left field. Another run was added when Connor Armstrong tripled and was cashed on Lindsay Medynski's single.

WC scored another run in the sixth. Costello reached based on an error and scored on Steve Cavanagh's RBI single.

Valley closed the gap to 8-7 in the bottom of six. With McKay in to pitch, Vance drilled a pitch out for a solo homer. After a fly out, Burns singled, moved to second on a single by Kyle Couvieau, then scored on John Sullivan's single.

The Electric answered back in the top of the seventh with a Trevor Barton solo homerun and another run generated by a Boucaud single, a walk to Daley, a wild pitch and an RBI ground out by Jeff Cavanagh.

McKay shut down Valley in order in the bottom of seven to seal the win.

Fitzroy
Steve Cavanagh WIN 5IP 5R 5ER 8H 4K 4BB
Matt McKay SAVE 2IP 2R 2ER 4H 3K 0BB

Alex Boucaud 2-5, 2R
Jon Daley 3-4, BB, 2R, 2RBI, 2 x 3B
Jeff Cavanagh 1-5, 2RBI
Chris Costello 1-4, BB, 2R, RBI
Neil Murphy 1-4, HR, 2RBI, R
Steve Cavanagh 2-4, R, RBI
Chris Trafford 1-3, BB
Trevor Barton 2-2, HR, R, RBI
Matt McKay 3-4, R, RBI

Valley
Adam Rueckwald LOSS 7IP 10R 9ER 16H 3K 3BB

Ben Wade 1-4, BB
Clayton Vance 3-5, 3B, HR, 2R, RBI
Dave Baird BB, R
Ryley Burns 2-4, 2R
Kyle Couvieau 1-4
Sean Lecuyer 1-4, HR, 3RBI, R
John Sullivan 1-4, RBI
Connor Armstrong 2-4, R
Lindsay Medynski 1-2, 2BB, RBI

I4C doubles Stittsville 8-4

I4C Victory got their second win of the year in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play on Wednesday night at the Grove in Stittsville.

I4C defeated the 56ers 8-4, with Matt McNish earning the win on the slab. Kyle Olson took the loss. Stittsville jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, but costly errors were a deciding factor.

Valley wins 3-0 over Kemptville

In what was a "home game" for Kemptville in Carp, the Ottawa Valley As defeated the Black Sox 3-0 in Wednesday night Greater Ottawa Fastball League play.

Ben Broek earned the shut out win. Dan Thompson took the loss and had an inning of relief from his son Zach.

Sean Lecuyer provided stellar defense at second base and had an RBI for Valley.

Kars defeats Orleans 5-3

The Kars Aces edged the Orleans Rebels 5-3 at Pierre Rocque Park on Wednesday night Greater Ottawa Fastball League play.

Brad Porter had the win while Andy Barber took the loss. Brad Pender hit the first pitch of the game out of the park for Kars.

Micksburg downs West Carleton 7-2

The Micksburg Twins remained undefeated with a 7-2 win over West Carleton Electric on Tuesday night in Fitzroy Harbour.

Joran Graham had the complete game win while Steve Cavanagh took the loss.

West Carleton jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first. Trevor Barton walked with one out, and Chris Costello walked with two out. Neil Murphy's infield single loaded the bases. Mitch Taylor's flare single scored two to put the Trics up.

The Twins plated a run in the top of the second. Quinton Rook singled with two out, moved to second when Connor Moss walked, and scored on Andrew McIntyre's single.

Micksburg added another two in the third. Jamey Mick walked with two out and scored on Chad Costello's homer that went up into the trees in centrefield at the Harbour diamond.

The fourth inning saw the visitors plate another three run. After a fly out, Matt McIntyre doubled. Graham then walked. Brad Steege hit a spinner to the pitcher, who attempted to get the out at home but Matty Mac scored. After Mick walked once again, Chad Costello's fielder's choice scored one and an errant throw scored another to put the Twins up 6-2.

Micksburg added another run in the fifth. Following a ground out, consecutive walks were issued to two Opeongo High School grade twelve students (John Enright and Ryan McIntryre). Matt McIntyre then hit a hard screamer which was just knocked down by Tric's second baseman Trevor Barton, loading the bases. Graham's ball driven back at the pitcher was then misplayed, allowing Enright to score to make it 7-2.

Micksburg

Joran Graham WIN 7IP 2R 2ER 6H 16K 3BB

Andrew McIntyre 2-3, RBI
Matt McIntyre 2-4, 2B, R, BB
Brad Steege BB, RBI, R
Joran Graham BB, R
Jamey Mick 2BB, R
Chad Costello 1-4, HR, 3RBI, R
Scott Conroy 1-4
Quinton Rook 1-1, R, BB
Connor Moss 1-2
John Enright BB, R

Fitzroy

Steve Cavanagh LOSS 7IP 7R 5ER 8H 5K 8BB

Trevor Barton 3-3, R, BB
Chris Costello BB, R
Neil Murphy 1-3
Mitch Taylor 2-3

GOFL week #6

This week in the Greater Ottawa Fastball League:

Tuesday night has undefeated Micksburg Twins (4-0) in Fitzroy Harbour to play the winless West Carleton Electric (0-4) at 8:30 pm. (This was originally a doubleheader but changed to a single game due to minor ball - the Caveman's playoffs - being played at 6:30 pm on the same diamond.)

Kars Aces (4-1-1) play the Orleans Rebels (3-1-2) at Pierre Rocque on Wednesday at 8 pm. Also on Wednesday, Stittsville 56ers (2-2) host I4C Victory (1-3) at the Grove at 9 pm. The Ottawa Valley As (3-2) vs Kemptville Black Sox (0-6-1) game has actually been moved to Carp, with a 8:30 pm start, as Kemptville has diamond availability issues.

Thursday night games are I4C Victory in Shawville at 8:30 pm to play the Quyon Flyers (2-0), and WC Electric playing the Valley As at 8:30 pm in Carp.

Valley As win Pickering tournament

The Ottawa Valley As won the eight team Pickering tournament on Saturday with a perfect record of five wins and no losses. Dave Baird was named tournament MVP.

Game results:

Ottawa Valley A's 7 Chippewa Chiefs 6

Ottawa Valley A's 10 Arthur Merchants 3

Ottawa Valley A's 5 Glen Williams Ale Stars 2

Semi Finals: Ottawa Valley A's 9 Glen Williams Ale Stars 2

Final: Ottawa Valley A's 12 Pickering Knights 5
WP: Adam Rueckwald, relief Ben Broek
LP: Ryan Swift

Friday night in Orleans postponed

The Friday night game in Orleans between the Rebels and I4C Victory was postponed due to wet field conditions.

Quyon at Valley postponed

The Quyon Flyers at Ottawa Valley As game scheduled tonight for Carp was rained out and will have to be made up.

Results from Manotick on Wednesday

Kars Aces and Orleans Rebels played a doubleheader in Manotick in Greater Ottawa Fastball League Play on Wednesday night.

The first game saw the Aces win 7-3. Gregg Garrity earned the win, while Nick Bowman took the loss.

The second game was a defensive gem, with the teams tying 0-0. Andy Barber threw a one hitter, striking out 14 for the Rebels. Brad Porter threw for Kars, allowing only four hits and striking out 15.

U19 Boys OASA Elimination Tournament in Carp seeks volunteers UPDATED

Volunteers are still needed for this event especially those who could help out with maintaining the fields. If you can help out, contact Geoff at glathem@sympatico.ca.

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The West Carleton Amateur Sports Club will be hosting the Ontario Amateur Softball Association U19 (Midget) Boys Elimination tournament in Carp on June 28-30. Top teams at this event will advance to the Softball Canada national championships in Owen Sound in August.

There are anticipated to be 13 teams attending this event from across the province. The organizing committee is looking for interested volunteers to help!

Volunteer positions include working the gate, announcers and qualified scorekeepers.

There will be a free clinic for scorekeepers on June 11th or June 13th. Pick the date that works best for you.

Volunteers during the event will receive a free t-shirt and food.

For more information contact the volunteer coordinator, sharonshouldice[at]icloud.com.

WC Electric vs Stittsville game moved to July 16

The game at the Grove tonight originally scheduled for West Carleton Electric vs. Stittsville 56ers has been moved to July 16 at 7 p.m.

Valley wins 9-2 over WC Electric

Ottawa Valley As won 9-2 over West Carleton Electric in Fitzroy Harbour in Greater Ottawa Fastball League action on Tuesday night.

Ben Broek earned the win while Matt McKay took the loss with relief from Steve Cavanagh.

Valley got off to a quick start scoring their first four batters. Ben Wade singled, followed by a Clayton Vance single and two RBI double by Broek. Ryley Burns then drove in Broek with a single and later scored on Sean Lecuyer's single.

The A's added another in second. Wade doubled and scored when Vance reached on an error.

Valley extended their lead to 7-0 in the third. Wade hit a solo homer. Then Vance walked and moved to second when Broek reached on an error. Burns singled to load the bases. Vance scored on a Dave Baird single and Broek scored on a sac fly to deep centre by Lecuyer.

The Electric answered with two in the bottom of five. Steve Cavanagh singled and scored on Chris Trafford's homer.

The As added a run in the sixth to put the mercy rule in effect. Connor Armstrong singled, moved to second on a passed ball, and scored on Lindsay Medynski's single.

Valley

Ben Broek WIN 6IP 2R 2ER 4H 8K 2BB

Ben Wade 4-5, HR, 2B, 3R, RBI
Clayton Vance 2-4, 2R, BB
Ben Broek 2-3, BB, 2RBI, 2R
Ryley Burns 2-3, BB, RBI, 2R
Dave Baird 1-2, BB, RBI
Connor Armstrong 1-1, R
Sean Lecuyer 1-3, 2RBI, sac fly
Lindsay Medynski 2-4, RBI

Fitzroy

Matt McKay LOSS 3IP 5R 4ER 6H 4K 2BB
Steve Cavanagh 3IP 4R 3ER 9H 4K 1BB

Alex Boucaud 1-3
Steve Cavanagh 1-3, R
Chris Trafford 1-2, HR, 2RBI, R
Matt McKay 1-1, BB

GOFL Week #5

This week's games in the Greater Ottawa Fastball League are as follows:

Tuesday June 11 - Ottawa Valley As at West Carleton Electric in Fitzroy Harbour at 8:30 pm.

Wednesday June 12 - West Carleton Electric at Stittsville 56ers at the Grove at 9 pm.

Wednesday June 12 - doubleheader Orleans Rebels at Kars Aces in Manotick at 7 pm and 9 pm.

Note - the Wednesday June 12 game originally scheduled in Kemptville between the Black Sox and I4C Victory has been moved to July 10 to become part of a doubleheader that night in Manotick.

Thursday June 13 - make up game from earlier in the season - Quyon Flyers at Ottawa Valley As at 8:30 pm.

Friday June 14 - I4C Victory at Orleans Rebels at Pierre Rocque Park at 8 pm.

West Carleton U12 wins Napanee Tournament

West Carleton Electric U12 Rep Boys team played in the eight team Napanee tournament this weekend. They won four games, tied one and won the A Championship.

In the round robin they beat Peterborough 15-5. Then they tied Napanee 4-4 and defeated Oshawa 11-1.

In the semi-finals they squeaked by Springbrook 7-6 and defeated Napanee in the final 6-5. Both games were decided in the bottom of the seventh.

Laurysen Kitchens captures Glen Cairn tournament

Laurysen Kitchens won the 12-team Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League tournament on Sunday defeating the Ottawa Spiders 5-4 in the A Final.

In the B Final, it was Don Cherry's 10-4 over Wild Wings.

The tournament featured the eight league teams, plus the Spider, Micksburg and two teams from the Blackburn league (Bytek Braves and Rogues).

Murphy's Plumbing wins Harbour Ball A title

Murphy's Plumbing, led by Harbour Ball Commissioner Brendan Coker and pitchers Ben Broek and Mitch Taylor, defeated All in One Septic & Excavating in the A final of the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League annual tournament.

Cheshire Cat defeated Clouthier Custom Carpentry in the B final.

There were ten teams entered, the eight in the league plus the Carp "Revolutionary Army" and Bancroft.

Quyon beats Valley 9-4

The Quyon Flyers beat the Ottawa Valley As 9-4 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play in Carp on Thursday night.

Matt Greer had the win in relief of Trevor Lahey, Ben Broek took the loss in relief of Adam Rueckwald.

The Flyers bats were hot as they hit four homers. Lane McMurtry hit two, while Greer and Dave Hobbs each had one.

Quyon comes back to beat Stittsville 5-2

The Stittsville 56ers led for five innings until Quyon Flyers came back for a 5-2 win in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play at the Grove on Wednesday night.

Trevor Lahey earned the win for the Flyers. Kyle Olson took the loss - he had a shutout through five, but a difficult top of the sixth had Luc D'Entremont come on in relief.

Wednesday night results from Manotick

The Wednesday night doubleheader in Manotick saw I4C Victory and Kars Aces both win over Kemptville Black Sox.

The early game saw I4C Victory pick up their first win of the season 8-1 over the Sox. Neil Cooke had the complete game win, throwing a one-hitter. Zach Thompson took the loss and had relief from Tom Hanna. Chris MacFarlane had a homer for I4C, and Matt McNish, Derek Martin, and Curtis Scurr all had extra base hits.

The late game was Kars Aces winning 12-0 over Kemptville. Brad Porter had the win, while Tom Hanna took the loss with relief from Shannon Borho. 

Orleans wins 7-3 in Fitzroy

The Orleans Rebels won Tuesday night in Fitzroy Harbour 7-3 over West Carleton Electric.

Jeff Barber had the win, throwing four innings, while Andy Barber earned the save with three innings of work. Steve Cavanagh went the distance for WC.

The Rebels got on the board in the third inning. Andy Barber walked with one out. Jeff Barber then singled, and Andy was able to advance to third when the ball was bobbled in the outfield. A ground out by Derick Bulley scored the game's first run.

The Electric answered with a run in the fourth. Mitch Taylor walked, then advanced to second on a ground out and moved to third on a wild pitch. Taylor scored on Adam Brown's single up the middle.

Orleans put two up in response in the top of the fifth. Back to back to back doubles by Kevin Shonfield, Andy Barber and Jeff Barber made it 3-1.

The visitors padded their lead with a big sixth. Matt Healey singled to start the inning and moved to third on consecutive wild pitches. Tyler Borris walked. Shonfield then hit a three run homer to centre. The rally continued when Andy Barber doubled, and scored on Jeff Barber's single to make it 7-1.

Jon Daley provided a spark for the home team with a solo shot in the bottom of the sixth.

The bottom of the final inning had West Carleton plate a run and fall short. Chris Costello singled and a pair of wild pitches put him on third. After a strike out, Neil Murphy hit a comeback to the pitcher, who caught Costello in a rundown for the second out. Murphy eventually scored on a Taylor single, but that was all and the game ended 7-3.

Orleans
Jeff Barber WP 4IP 1R 1ER 4H 4K 2BB
Andy Barber SV 3IP 2R 2ER 4H 3K 1BB

Kevin Shonfield 2-5, HR, 2B, 2R, 3RBI
Andy Barber 4-4, 2x2B, RBI, 3R
Jeff Barber 4-4, 2B, 2RBI
Derick Bulley RBI
Ryan Mitts 1-4, 2B
Matt Healey 2-3, BB, R

Fitzroy
Steve Cavanagh 7IP 7R 6ER 13H 8K 2BB

Trevor Barton 1-4
Jon Daley 1-4, HR, RBI, R
Jeff Cavanagh 1-4
Chris Costello 1-3, BB
Shawn Rebertz 1-4
Mitch Taylor 2-2, 2BB, R, RBI
Adam Brown 1-3, RBI

Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League tournament June 7-9

The Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League tournament is scheduled for June 7 to 9 at the Carp Fairgrounds. There are 12 teams participating; eight league teams plus two from the Blackburn Men's Fastball League (Rogues, Bytek Braves), one from the Micksburg Men's League and a local 50+ legends team (Ottawa Spiders).

The scheduled is online here:
https://dynessports.com/2019-carp-tournament-schedule

Harbour Ball Tournament schedule

The Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League tournament is being held this weekend June 7-9 in Fitzroy Harbour with eight leagues teams plus teams from Carp and Bancroft participating.

There will be an outdoor licensed beer garden on site.