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 (3-1)
2005 Team Easton defeated Stittsville (3-1)
2006 Team Easton defeated Stittsville (3-1)
2007 Team Easton defeated West Carleton (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 (FWS tournament format)
2015 I4C Victory defeated Micksburg (2-0, best of three)
2016 Micksburg defeated Kars (Final Four format)
2017 Micksburg defeated West Carleton (Final Four format)
2018 Quyon defeated Kars (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)

2019 - 9 teams
Kars Aces
Stittsville 56ers
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
I4C Victory
Quyon Flyers
Micksburg Twins
Ottawa Valley As
Kemptville Black Sox (joined full time)
Orleans Rebels

Franchise History - Current Teams

Kars Aces
Home Diamond: Manotick
Years in League: 20 (2000-19)
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: 5 (2001, 2008, 2013, 2016, 2018)

Stittsville 56ers
Home Diamond: Stittsville
Years in League: 20 (2000-19)
Championships: 2 (2008, 2009)
Finalists: 2 (2005, 2006)

West Carleton Electric
Home Diamond: Fitzroy Harbour
Years in League: 16 (2004-2019)
Championships: none
Finalists: 3 (2004, 2007, 2017)

I4C Victory
Home Diamond: Manotick
Years in League: 14 (2006-2019)
Previous Home Diamonds: Carp
Championships: 2 (2014, 2015)
Finalists: none

Quyon Flyers
Home Diamond: Shawville
Years in League: 13 (2007-2019)
Former Diamond Used: Quyon
Previous Names: Quyon Combat Flyers
Previous League: Ottawa R.A. League
Championships: 1 (2018)
Finalists: 4 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

Micksburg Twins
Home Diamond: Micksburg
Years in League: 7 (2013-2019)
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: 5 (2015-2019)
Championships: none
Finalists: none

Kemptville Black Sox
Home Diamond: Carp
Previous Home Diamond: Kemptvillle
Years in League: 2 (2018-2019)
Championships: none
Finalists: none

Orleans Rebels
Home Diamond: Orleans
Years in League: 1 (2019)
Championships: none
Finalists: none

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

Ashton playoff update

from Eric Rosenquist

Both playoff series in the Ashton Men's Fastball League are tied at a game apiece after Thursday night's action.

The Whitewater Brewers tied their B final series with the Ashton A's with a thrilling 8th inning comeback, scoring three runs in the bottom of the 8th for the walk-off win.

The NAPA Shockers rebounded from a blowout 14-1 loss last week at the hands of the Ashton Farmers, returning the favour this week with a 10-0 win in the late game.
 

The best-of-three series are scheduled to wrap up Thursday with the A final starting at 7PM and the B final following at 9PM.

Kars defeats Orleans, advances to GOFL finals

The Kars Aces advanced to the Grester Ottawa Fastball League playoff finals with a 10-0 win over the Orleans Rebels on Sunday afternoon.

Gregg Garrity had the win while Andy Barber took the loss.

Kristian Knapp had three RBIs for Kars while Chad Milne and Nick Ellis each hit a three run homer.

Kars wins the series 2-0 and will face the Micksburg Twins in the Finals.

Game one of the best of three is scheduled for Tuesday October 1 at 7:30 p.m. in Manotick.

Micksburg advances to finals with win over Quyon

The Micksburg Twins advanced to the Greater Ottawa Fastball League final with a 5-0 over the Quyon Flyers on Saturday night in Micksburg.

The Twins won the best of three semi-final series two games to none.

Joran Graham was the winning pitcher with 19 strikeouts. Graham also hit two home runs. Jared Steege also had a homer for the Twins. Matt Greer took the loss for Quyon.

Micksburg will play the winner of Orleans Rebels vs Kars Aces. Kars leads their series 1-0 with game two Sunday at 4 p.m. in Orleans.

Games this weekend in GOFL playoffs

There are two Greater Ottawa Fastball League semi-final playoff games scheduled this weekend.

Micksburg Twins will travel to the Quebec side to play the Quyon Flyers in Shawville at 7 p.m. on Saturday. The Twins are up one game in the best of three based on Thursday's win.

Orleans Rebels will host the Kars Aces on Sunday at 4 p.m. at Pierre Rocque Park. The Aces lead the series 1-0 after an extra inning win on Wednesday.

Micksburg wins game one 8-0 over Quyon

The Micksburg Twins won the first game of the best of three Greater Ottawa Fastball League semi-final series over the Quyon Flyers by a score of 8-0 on Thursday night.

Joran Graham had the win with a two hitter. Matt Greer took the loss.

Quinton Rook hit a homer for the Twins while seasoned veteran Ron "Bones" Laronde had one of the hits for the Flyers.

Game two date and time in Shawville will be announced soon.

Game 1 of Kars - Orleans GOFL semi-final - THE DETAILS

from Chad Milne

In game 1 of their GOFL semi-final playoff series on Wednesday night in Manotick, Kars and Orleans squared off in a classic fastball battle, with Kars prevailing 3-2 in 8 innings.

With great pitching performances on both sides, Brad Porter earned the complete game win, while Andy Barber threw all 8 innings for Orleans and took the tough loss.

Orleans got on the board early with a run in the 1^st inning. With one out, Andy Barber walked. After Kars retired the next batter, Jeff Barber smoked a triple to right-centre to score Andy. Kars got out of the inning without further damage, stranding Jeff at 3^rd.

Kars threatened to respond in their half of the 1^st inning. With one out, Nick Ellis walked, but was later erased trying to steal 2^nd. With two out, Greg Garrity and Cory Morrison both walked. Eric Colvin looked to have tied things up when he hit a ball between 3^rd and shortstop, but Kevin Shonfield made a nice diving stop and then threw to 3^rd to force out Garrity and end the inning.

After a scoreless 2^nd inning, Kars tied the game in the 3^rd inning. Pender walked to lead off and promptly stole 2^nd. After the next batter struck out, Garrity hit a fly ball to short right field. With the Orleans’ fielders playing well back respecting Garrity’s power, Orleans right fielder Nick Bowman had to come a long way and almost made a great catch, but the ball glanced off his glove, allowing Pender, who was running on contact, to score Kars’ first run of the game. Kars then had a chance to take the lead. Following Garrity’s hit, Morrison reached base on an error, pushing Garrity into scoring position. After a fly out, Chad Milne came to the plate, having singled earlier in the game. Barber and Milne battled to a full count, but a nice change-up from Barber was enough to get Milne to pop out to 2^nd to end the threat.

There was no scoring in the 4^th inning, as Porter and Barber continued to overpower opposing hitters. Kars took the lead in the 5^th. Ellis led off with a double and then stole 3^rd. With Garrity at the plate, Barber uncorked a ball in the dirt and the runner Ellis took advantage racing home from 3^rd and sliding in to score Kars’ second run. Kars continued to put the pressure on the Orleans defence. With one out, Morrison singled. Then, following another of Barber’s 14 strikeouts on the night, Milne worked another full count and hit a ball to shortstop. A momentary bobble by the shortstop was enough for the still somewhat speedy Milne to beat the throw to 1^st. Barber got out of the jam by inducing a ground ball from the next batter to end the inning.

Orleans responded immediately in the top of the 6^th inning. Jeff Barber got things going with a leadoff single. After Porter retired the next two Orleans’ batters, Andre Mainville hit a flare to left field. The Kars’ left fielder made an aggressive decision and charged hard, but realizing a little too late that he wasn’t going to make it (and perhaps that he’s not as fleet of foot as he once was), he pulled up to block the ball only to have it carom past him, allowing Barber to score all the way from 1^st. Mainville, with his third hit of the night, was then stranded at 2^nd as Kars got out of the inning.

Barber retired the Kars hitters in order in the 6^th and Porter did likewise against the Orleans line-up in the 7^th, setting up another opportunity for Kars to walk-off a win in the 2019 playoffs in the bottom of the 7^th.

With one out, Garrity was walked intentionally after getting ahead of Barber 3-0. Orleans utilized the new MLB and GOFL rule that allows teams to intentionally walk a batter without actually throwing a pitch. After getting the next batter to pop out, Barber hit Colvin to push the potential winning run into scoring position and bringing Milne to the plate. Barber and Milne battled in a long at-bat, where both players stepped off the rubber/out of the box multiple times. With the count full and the runners on the move, Barber prevailed by throwing a low fastball by a swinging Milne.

Porter set down the Orleans hitters in order in the top of the 8^th, leaving Andy Barber at 2^nd where he started the inning as the international tie-break rule runner.

In the bottom of the 8^th, Milne started at 2^nd for Kars with Dylan Toms leading off. Toms reached base on a swinging bunt that could not be played by the Orleans defence. Bailey Fife then set down a perfect sacrifice bunt to advance the runners. After Barber struck out the next batter for the second out of the inning, Pender worked Barber for a walk to load the bases and bring Ellis to the plate. After fouling off a few tough pitches from Barber and taking some close pitches for balls, Ellis ran the count to 3-2. With the runners in motion, Barber threw a low, outside pitch that Ellis laid off to earn the rarely seen bases loaded, walk-off run scoring walk to give Kars the hard-fought 3-2 victory and a 1-0 series lead.

Game 2 in this semi-final playoff series is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, September 29 at 4pm in Orleans.

Kars won the regular season series match-up against Orleans, going undefeated with two wins by scores of 7-3 and 5-3, along with a scoreless tie.

Kars edges Orleans 3-2 in Game one of GOFL semi-final

The Kars Aces edged the Orleans Rebels 3-2 in eight innings to take the first game of their best of three Greater Ottawa Fastball League semi-final.

Orleans got out to a 1-0 lead, fell behind 2-1 but came back to tie in the sixth.

With no runs into the seventh, the game went to an extra inning. Orleans didn't score but Kars pushed one across for the 3-2 win when Nick Ellis walked with the bases loaded.

Cheshire Cat takes game one of Harbour Ball Finals

The Cheshire Cat Pub took the first game in the best of three Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League finals on Wednesday night with a come from behind 13-5 win over Al's Corner Store.


Jeff Cavanagh and Adam Rueckwald pitched for the Cat, while Danny Nash and Dave Bahm threw for Al's.


Cheshire Cat scored nine runs in the bottom of the fifth to take the big lead. Tim Leclair had a grand slam in the inning.


Game two will be Wednesday October 2 at 7:30 pm at the FHCC.

GOFL playoffs in Micksburg on Thursday

Game one of the best of three Greater Ottawa Fastball League playoff semifinal between the Quyon Flyers and Micksburg Twins gets started in the 'Burg on Thursday night (September 26) at 8 pm.

Harbour Ball finals start tonight

The Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League playoff final series starts tonight (Wednesday September 25) at 8 pm with Cheshire Cat Pub playing Al's Corner Store.

The finals are best of three.

GOFL semi-final starts tonight in Manotick

The Kars Aces will host the Orleans Rebels in game one of their best-of-three Greater Ottawa Fastball League semi-final in Manotick tonight (Wednesday September 25) at 8:30 pm.

Kars defeats I4C, semifinals now set

The Kars Aces defeated I4C Victory 8-1 on Monday to win their best of three Greater Ottawa Fastball League quarterfinal series two games to one.

Brad Porter had the win while Matt McNish took the loss.

The game was tied 1-1 after four innings but a six-run fifth ended the game.

Nick Ellis had 4 RBIs for Kars with a homer and a double. Gregg Garrity had a two run homer and Brad Pender had a single, a triple and an RBI.

Curt Scurr had the lone RBI for I4C.

The Kars win sets up the semi-finals with the Aces facing the Orleans Rebels and the Micksburg Twins versus the Quyon Flyers.

Knights win third consecutive Blackburn title

The Knights won the Blackburn Men's Fastball League playoff title Thursday night for the third consecutive season, beating Goodfellows 4-1 in the final game. Jamie Blakely earned the win while Shannon Borho took the loss with relief from Will Lowe.


The Knights finished the regular season last in the seven team league, but went through the double knockout playoff bracket undefeated to earn the trophy.

Desjardins Insurance wins Glen title

from Eric Colvin


Desjardins Insurance won the 2019 Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League playoff championship with a 7-4 win in game 2 over Don Cherry's.


Luc d'Entremont with the pitching win, Matt McKay with the loss. Spencer Lee had an important HR in bottom of the 6th to clinch the victory. Desjardins wins the series 2-0.

BMFL finals set - Goodfellows vs Knights

The final for the Blackburn Men's Fastball League is now set, with the undefeated Knights facing off against Goodfellows in the double knockout format.

Last night (Tuesday) Goodfellows beat the Blue Jays 3-2. Shannon Borho had the win while Andy Barber took the loss with relief from Jeff Barber.

The first game of the Finals is Thursday September 19 at 7 pm. If Knights lose, then the "if necessary" game is scheduled for Sunday September 22 at 6 pm.

Harbour Ball finals now set

The two teams playing for the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League playoff final are now determined. Al's Corner Store will play Cheshire Cat Pub in the best of three series.

On Tuesday night Al's won game three of their semi-final series 14-9 over All in One Septic and Excavating. All in One were playoff champions of Harbour Ball in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Al's overcame a 7-2 deficit. Dave Bahm and Danny Nash had the win while Rory Burns took the loss. Burns' pitching partner Todd Wilson was unable to throw as he is out for the season with "overall body soreness".

The Finals will start next week.

Three teams left in Blackburn

On Sunday, the Blue Jays beat the Bandits 10-5 in Blackburn Men's Fastball League playoffs.

Now there are three teams left in the double knockout format.

Blue Jays vs Goodfellows tonight (Tuesday) at 7 PM. Knights wait in the final.

Bracket is online here.

Desjardins takes lead in Glen Cairn finals

from Eric Colvin

Don Cherry's brought the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the 7th, but Desjardins Insurance held on for a 6-4 win to take a 1-0 series lead in the best of 3 Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League finals.

Game #2 goes Wednesday at 7pm at the AY Jackson HS diamond.

I4C ties series with Kars with 4-3 win in eight

I4C Victory tied their best of three quarter-final series with the Kars Aces with a 4-3 win in eight innings on Monday night in Manotick.


Both pitchers went the distance with Matt McNish getting the win and Brad Porter the loss.


With the game tied 1-1 after seven, the teams went to the international tie-breaker rule. The Aces scored two in top of the eighth with Chad Milne tripling in the go ahead run from second and subsequently scoring on an overthrow. However, in the bottom of the eight, with two out, Broker got a walk, then both runs were driven in on a triple by McNish. McNish was then plated on a walk off hit by Curt Scurr to end it.


Despite this series being 1st (Aces) vs 8th (Victory), both games so far have been very tight.

Micksburg Rec League playoffs start

The four team Micksburg Men's Fastball Rec League playoffs began Monday night with a double knockout format.


Game 1:
Blackwell Brewers 7
Golden Gloves 6
WP Andy McIntyre
LP Ryan Clarke with relief from Cory Eckford
Dylan Cunningham, making a special Micksburg league appearance, had a homerun for the Golden Gloves.


Game 2:
North Stars 4
Micksburg Seniors 0
WP Matt McIntyre
LP John Enright

Carp Men's Fastball League wraps up

The four team Carp Men's Fastball League wrapped up on Saturday with their year end playoff tournament.

Team Laurysen Kitchens were the champs this season.

Quyon wins 9-1 over Stittsville to win series

The Quyon Flyers won 9-1 over the Stittsville 56ers on Friday night in Shawville to take their Greater Ottawa Fastball League quarter-final series two games straight.

Trevor Lahey had the win for Quyon while Kyle Olson took the loss with relief from Luc D'Entremont.

Dave Hobbs scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the first inning - he walked, moved to second on a wild pitch and ended up scoring on a passed ball third strike.


The Flyers added another two runs in the bottom of the third. Matt Greer's double to right centre gap scored Hobbs and Nick Armitage who had both walked.

Stittsville got a run back in the fourth. Dan Jessiman singled, moved to second on a ground out and moved to third on an infield hit by Olson. Jessiman scored on a Scott Parsons single.

Quyon broke the game open in the fourth, scoring six runs. Lahey had a three run homer, Dennis McCleary had a solo shot. Armitage had an RBI triple and Lane McMurtry also had an RBI.

Quyon advances to the semi-finals, with their opponent to be determined.

NAPA Shockers to face Farmers in Ashton League Finals

from Eric Rosenquist

The NAPA Shockers defeated the Ashton A's 10-9 on Thursday night to complete the preliminary round of the Ashton Men's Fastball League playoffs. The Shockers move on to face the Ashton Farmers in the best-of-three A final while the A's will host the Whitewater Brewers in the B final. Game 1 of the A final is scheduled for 7PM on September 19th with the B final following at 9PM.

The A's got off to a quick start on Thursday, scoring 3 in the top of the first, but the Shockers batted around and plated 9 in the bottom half. The A's responded with a pair of runs in the top of the 2nd to cut the deficit to 9-5, but the Shockers scored a run of their own in the bottom of the frame to make it 10-5. The A's kept chipping away at the deficit, but ultimately fell just short, stranding a pair of runners in the top of the 7th with the score 10-9 Shockers.

Chris Parish got the win with a save from Steve Cavanagh while Matt Carter took the loss with relief from Trevor Scott. Fred Olmstead hit a solo home-run for the A's.

Quyon wins game one 8-0 over Stittsville

The Quyon Flyers won 8-0 over the Stittsville 56ers on Thursday in Carp to win the first game of their best of three quarter-final Greater Ottawa Fastball League playoff series.

Trevor Lahey earned the win while Kyle Olson took the loss.

Matt Greer had two homers and a double, and Lane McMurtry also had a homer for the Flyers.

Game two goes Friday night at 8 pm in Shawville.

Orleans beats Valley 9-4 to take series

The Orleans Rebels defeated the Ottawa Valley As 9-4 on Thursday in Carp to win their Greater Ottawa Fastball League quarter-final series in two games.

Andy Barber earned the win in relief of his brother Jeff. Ben Broek took the loss.

The Rebels overcame a 4-3 deficit to come back to win.

Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League playoff Final set

Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League finals are now set.

Don Cherry's beat Upper Canada Elevators 7-6 on Wednesday night to sweep their best of three series.

Finals - all games at AY Jackson High School

Desjardins Insurance #2 versus Don Cherry's #1

Game 1: Monday, September 16th, @ 7:00 PM

Game 2: Wednesday, September 18th, @ 7:00 PM

Harbour Ball semi-final playoff series

The Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League semi-final playoff series results from Wednesday night were as follows:


Cheshire Cat Pub 6
Campbell Fuels 2
WP Adam Rueckwald and Jeff Cavanagh
LP Steve Cavanagh and Jeff Campbell
HR Adam Rueckwald (Cheshire Cat)


Cheshire Cat wins the series 2 games to 0


Al's Corner Store 17
All in One Septic and Excavating 5
WP Danny Nash and Dave Bahm
LP Rory Burns
HR John Sullivan (All in One)
HR Gary Charlebois (Al's)


Series tied 1-1

Kars wins 4-3 over I4C

The Kars Aces won 4-3 in the first game of their Greater Ottawa Fastball League quarter-final best of three series over I4C Victory.


Brad Porter earned the win for Kars while Matt McNish took the loss for I4C. Kristian Knapp had a two run homer for the Aces.


Game two of the series is tentatively scheduled for Monday in Manotick.

Micksburg wins 3-0, sweeps series over Kemptville

The Micksburg Twins won their Greater Ottawa Fastball League series two games to none over the Kemptville Black Sox with a 3-0 win in Manotick on Wednesday night.


Joran Graham had the complete game no-hitter for the Twins, striking out 19 and walking one. Will Lowe took the loss in relief of starter Dan Thompson for the Black Sox.


Chad Costello hit a three run homer for Micksburg in the sixth to help earn the win.

Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League playoff semi-finals update

On Monday night, Desjardins Insurance took game one of their best-of-three series 7-1 over Laurysen Kitchens. Desjardins scored four in bottom of the sixth to blow the game wide open.

Don Cherry's won their first game 7-3 over Upper Canada Elevators. Don Cherry's roared back after trailing 3-0 in the early innings. Game two is scheduled for tonight (Wednesday).

On Tuesday night, Desjardins swept their series with a 4-3 win over Laurysen. They await the winner of the semi-final series.

Athletics win Shawville league

The Bristolview Enterprises Athletics won the Shawville Men's Fastpitch League last night with a 8-1 win over the Trudeau Collision Brewers in game two of the best of three playoff final series.

Matt Greer had the win while Trevor Lahey took the loss. Dennis McCleary had a key bases clearing double driving in three for the As.

The Shawville league has four teams, including the Gannon / Blackburn Electric Inc. Bucks and the Tubman Autobody Twins.

Blackburn playoffs down to four teams remaining

The Blackburn Men's Fastball League now has four teams remaining after play on Sunday night.

In the 7 pm game, the Blue Jays eliminated the N-Powerment Elite with a 2-1 win. Andy Barber had the win and Derick Bulley the loss. The Jays now play the Bandits on Tuesday September 10 Sunday September 15 at 7 pm.

At 9 pm, the Knights beat Goodfellows 11-3 in the undefeated game. Jamie Blakely got the win while Shannon Borho took the loss. Stephane Lallier and Chris MacFarlane had homers for the Knights. After finishing last during the regular season, the Knights are 3-0 to start the playoffs scoring 30 runs for and only 6 against. 

 

Goodfellows will play the winner of the Tuesday game, while the Knights wait in the final. Full bracket online here.

Glen Cairn Men's fastball league playoff update

Semi Finals are set in the Glen. All games at AY Jackson HS.

Monday - Sept 9

6:30 - Laurysen Kitchens #4 @ Desjardins Insurance #2- Game 1

8:30 - Upper Canada Elevators #6 @ Don Cherry's #1 - Game 1

Tuesday - Sept 10

6:30 - Desjardins Insurance #2 vs Laurysen Kitchens #4 - Game 2

Wednesday - Sept 11

6:30 - Don Cherry's #1 @ Upper Canada Elevators #6 - Game 2

Monday - Sept 16

6:30 - DJ vs LK - Game 3 (If necessary)

8:30 - UCE vs DC - Game 3 (If necessary)

Finals start on Wednesday - Sept 18 @ 7pm

Good luck to all the remaining teams.

Blackburn playoffs down to five teams

After Thursday night's action in the Blackburn Men's Fastball League, there are now five teams remaining in the playoffs.

Blue Jays 8
Rogues 1
WP: Jeff Barber
LP:  Matt Cox
Two home runs for Jeff Barber

Bandits 6
Bytek Braves 2
Upcoming games:

September 8
6 pm: Blue Jays vs N-Powerment Elite (loser eliminated)
8 pm: Goodfellows vs Knights (undefeated game)

September 10 at 7 pm will see the Bandits face the winner of the Sunday 6 pm game.

Full bracket here.

GOFL playoffs schedule and results (Updated Friday)

5th Ottawa Valley As vs 4th Orleans Rebels
Game 1: Orleans 5 Valley 2
Game 2: Thursday September 12 at 8 pm in Carp
Game 3: To be determined, if necessary
Orleans leads 1-0

6th Stittsville 56ers vs 3rd Quyon Flyers
Game 1: To be determined
Game 2: To be determined
Game 3: To be determined, if necessary

7th Kemptville Black Sox vs 2nd Micksburg Twins
Game 1: Micksburg 5 Kemptville 0
Game 2: Wednesday September 11 at 9 pm in Manotick Lower Diamond
Game 3: To be determined, if necessary
Micksburg leads 1-0

8th I4C Victory vs 1st Kars Aces
Game 1: Wednesday September 11 at 9 pm in Manotick Upper Diamond
Game 2: To be determined
Game 3: To be determined, if necessary

Micksburg beats Kemptville 5-0 in Game 1

The Micksburg Twins won 5-0 at home against the Kemptville Black Sox in game one of their best of three Greater Ottawa Fastball League playoff quarter-final series on Thursday night.




Joran Graham earned the two-hit shutout win with 16 strikeouts. Will Lowe took the loss for the visitors. Jamey Mick had two RBIs for the Twins. Hugh Murray and Juan Ramirez had hits for the Black Sox.




Next up will be Game 2 in Manotick, likely on Wednesday September 11.

Shawville Men's Fastball league playoff update

The Shawville Men's Fastball League is in the finals, with the Athletics up one game to none in the best of three series versus the Brewers.  Matt Greer is throwing for the A's while Trevor Lahey toes the rubber for the BrewCrew.

The Brewers won their semi-final series two games to one over the Bucks.

The Athletics won their semi-final series two games straight over the Twins.

Next game in the Final is scheduled for Tuesday night at the Shawville R.A.

Stittsville at Quyon on September 5 postponed

No umpires means no game. To be rescheduled.

Harbour Ball semi-finals begin

The playoff semi-final series for the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League started on Wednesday night with two games starting off the best of three match ups.

Cheshire Cat Pub 2
Campbell Fuels 0

Adam Rueckwald and Jeff Cavanagh combined for a four-hit shutout for the Cat. Steve Cavanagh and Jeff Campbell pitched for the Fuelers. This game was about an hour and ten minutes and very well played. With the game tied 0-0 in the bottom of the seventh, Craig Scott doubled and Rueckwald hit a walk off homer to earn the win.

All in One Septic and Excavating 6
Al's Corner Store 4

Rory Burns was the winning pitcher while Danny Nash and Dave Bahm pitched for Al's.

Both series are scheduled to resume next Wednesday at the FHCC.

Goodfellows & Knights win on Tuesday in BMFL

Blackburn Men's Fastball League playoffs Tuesday night results

Goodfellows 11 N-Powerment Elite 9
Knights 16 Bandits 1

Updated bracket is available here.

Playoff game in Manotick postponed

The Greater Ottawa Fastball League game scheduled in Manotick tonight between I4C and Kars is postponed as there are no officials available. Teams are working on a new date.

Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League playoff update

Desjardins won their playoff series last night over Kanata Sports Club in the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League.

Semi-Finals - best of three
Laurysen Kitchens (4th) vs Desjardins (2nd)
Upper Canada Elevators (6th) vs Don Cherry's (1st)

GOFL first round playoff update (UPDATED AGAIN)

5th Ottawa Valley As vs 4th Orleans Rebels
Game 1: Orleans 5 Valley 2
Game 2: Thursday September 12 at 8 pm in Carp

6th Stittsville 56ers vs 3rd Quyon Flyers
Game 1: Thursday September 5 at 8 pm TBD in Shawville
Game 2: To be confirmed

7th Kemptville Black Sox vs 2nd Micksburg Twins
Game 1: Thursday September 5 at 8 pm in Micksburg
Game 2: To be confirmed

8th I4C Victory vs 1st Kars Aces
Game 1: Wednesday September 4 at 8 pm TBD in Manotick
Game 2: To be confirmed

Elkland wins 67th Annual Durk Sherman Classic

The Elkland ESA team won a rain-shortened Durk Sherman Classic tournament on the Labour Day long weekend in Elkland, Pennsylvania. The most valuable player award went to Nick Mullins of ESA while the top pitcher was Gregg Garrity, also of ESA.

The host team was undefeated when heavy rain cancelled things. ESA had Gregg Garrity and Rob Schweyer pitching. New York Bombers finished second, with pitching from Sisko Sabate and Jay Surdyke. Third place went to Eline's Tax Service Bears who had Duane Weiler and Phil Zimmerman toeing the rubber.

The two Canadian teams in the eight team event were West Carleton Electric and Party Lake.

Party Lake finished fourth with a 3-3 record. They had Jordan Macdonald to pitch - and no one else. "Fu" had an impressive run, and also proposed to his girlfriend in the pitching circle of diamond one before their first game (she said yes).

West Carleton Electric ended with a 2-3 record. Brad Porter, Andy Barber and Jeff Barber pitched for the 'Trics. The Electric lost twice to Party Lake.

"She said yes" - Fu proposed to his girlfriend before Party Lake's first game against the NY Bombers.

West Carleton Electric team photo, including "Jessie the Bat Boy", who is now 27 years old and still working for the Trics.

 

 

Spencerville wins North Augusta tournament

Spencerville won the North Augusta league year end tournament (7 league teams + invited team) on the Labour Day long weekend, defeating Domville in the final.