GOFL Week #4 - updated

There are five games on the Greater Ottawa Fastball League schedule for Week 4. (The Monday game schduled between Ottawa Valley and Osgoode has been postponed.)

The Wednesday night doubleheader in Manotick sees West Carleton Electric (1-1-1) in to play two games - 7 p.m. vs Manotick Brewers (2-2) and 9 p.m. vs Osgoode (1-3).

Thursday night has the Ottawa Valley As (1-1-1) hosting the Micksburg Twins (2-1) in Carp at 8:30 pm. Also Thursday in Shawville,  Quyon Flyers (2-2) host the Orleans Rebels (2-2) at 7:30 p.m.  The Quyon - Kars game scheduled that night has been postponed.

Fishers wins the Molly

Fisher's Automotive from Lancaster, PA won the twelve team Elkland Molly Sherman Memorial tournament this past weekend with a 5-0 record. Jerlin Rutt was named the top pitcher and Owen Lukens was named MVP.

Kingston Axemen were the lone Canadian team at the event.  They won two and lost one in pool play and advanced to the playoff round, where they lost a quarterfinal game.

Micksburg finishes second at St Clements tournament

The Micksburg Twins were finalists at the St Clements ten team tournament.

The Twins finished 3-0 in pool play defeating Tavistock, Waterdown and Linwood.

They defeated tournament hosts Elmira Expos 9-0 in the semi-final, and dropped an 8-4 decision in the final to the Toronto Batmen. Ryan French and Kyle Linton pitched for Micksburg while Tyler Randerson and Ty Sebastian threw for the Batmen in the final.

Osgoode edges Valley on Thursday

The Osgoode Chiefs picked up their first win as members of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League on Thursday night in Carp, edging the Ottawa Valley As 9-8.

The Chiefs were up 7-6 after five and a half, but the As put up two to make it 8-7 after six. However Osgoode rallied for two in the top of seven and shutdown Valley in the bottom.

Cory Baldwin had the complete game win. Adam Rueckwald took the loss in relief of Ryland Hill.

Wednesday night GOFL round up (updated)

Scores as reported for the Greater Ottawa Fastball League double doubleheader in Manotick on Wednesday night.

Game 1 - Main Diamond

The Manotick Brewers edged out a 3-2 walk off win over the Micksburg Twins in the bottom of the seventh. Luc D'Entremont earned the win. Noah Fleurie took the loss. Curtis Scurr had a homer for the Brewers.

Game 2 - Main Diamond

Micksburg won 16-10 over the Osgoode Chiefs. Osgoode rallied from a 16-2 deficit. John Enright got the pitching win and had relief from Fleurie. Cory Baldwin was tagged with the loss and had relief from Matt McKay. Quinton Rook hit a homer for the Twins.

Game 1 - Arena Diamond

The Kars Aces won the early game against the Orlean Rebels by a score of 7-2. Brad Porter got the pitching win. Andy Barber took the loss. Brad Pender and Cory Alkerton had homers for the Aces, while Jeff Barber hit one out for Orleans.

Game 2 - Arena Diamond

The late game saw the Aces win 9-6 over the Rebels. Cory Alkerton earned the win in relief of the starter Porter. Andy Barber took the loss in relief of brother Jeff. Pender hit one out in this game as well, as did Derek Barber for the Rebels.

Manotick shuts out West Carleton 6-0

Luc D'Entremont led the Manotick Brewers to a 6-0 win over West Carleton Electric in Fitzroy Harbour in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play on Tuesday.

D'Entremont threw a three hitter and hit two home runs to lead the Brewers. Gabe Brown took the loss for WC.

Manotick scored three in the top of the first. Tyler Branchaud led off the game with a solo shot. Ryan Clare singled with one out and scored on D'Entremont's first homer of the game.

The Brewers pushed across three more in the fourth. D'Entremont homered to lead off the frame. Zack Branchaud hit an infield single, Riley Dunbar singled, then Jeremy Malloy was hit by a pitch to load the bases. After a fielder's choice put the younger Branchaud out at the plate, Tyler Branchaud's well hit ball to Mike Cavanagh at short was fielded to put Malloy out at third but scored Dunbar. Tyler Alexander then held back on a change up and punched a ball to left field to score another run to make it 6-0.

West Carleton never had a man reach beyond first base and D'Entremont threw a tidy three hitter.

Manotick

Luc D'Entremont WIN 7IP 0R 0ER 3H 12K 1BB

Tyler Branchaud 1-3, HR, 2RBI, R, BB
Tyler Alexander 1-3, BB, RBI

Ryan Clare 1-3, R, BB

Luc D'Entremont 2-3, 2xHR, 3RBI, 2R, BB

Zack Branchaud 1-4
Riley Dunbar 1-4, R
Tristan Brown 1-3, R

West Carleton 
Gabe Brown LOSS 7IP 6R 6ER 8H 8K 4BB 1HBP

Michael Cavanagh 1-3
Jeff Campbell 1-2, BB

Adam Brown 1-2

GOFL Week #3 (updated)

After the devastating storm that came through eastern Ontario and western Quebec on Saturday, the Greater Ottawa Fastball League schedule for Week 3 may be disrupted. However, as of now, the games are still on. If anything changes, info will be posted here and on Twitter @fitzroyfastball as soon as we hear.

Tuesday night in Fitzroy Harbour at 8:30 p.m. has the Manotick Brewers (0-2) in to play West Carleton Electric (1-0-1). WC will be down at least of couple of players as two 'Trics work for Hydro Ottawa and will be on the job restoring power for the third straight day.

Wednesday night's schedule has two doubleheaders. In Manotick, the Micksburg Twins (1-0) are in to play the Brewers at 7 p.m. and the Osgoode Chiefs (0-2) at 9 p.m. 

In Orleans, the Rebels (2-0) host the Kars Aces (0-1) at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. UPDATE: This doubleheader is moving from Orleans to the other Manotick diamond.

Thursday night has Osgoode in Carp to play the Ottawa Valley As (1-0-1) at 8:30 p.m.

The Quyon Flyers have the week off.

16th Annual Molly Sherman Memorial schedule announced

The 16th Annual Molly Sherman Memorial Tournament will be held May 27-28 in Elkland, PA. There are 12 teams competing at this year's "Molly" and all three Elkland Softball Association diamonds will be used.

Teams will be have three games of pool play, followed by the top six moving on to a single elimination bracket on Sunday.

The Kingston Axemen will be attending this year's event.

North Leeds league returns for 2022

The North Leeds Men's Fastball League is back for another season in 2022. There will be 7 teams, each playing a 12 game season starting on Tuesday.

This year's teams are the North Augusta Trappers, Eastons Corners Athletics, Eastons Corners Haymakers, Maitland Marlins, and Lyn Lightning returning from 2021, and the Westport Lumberjacks and Greenbush Generals re-entering the league. The Spencerville team from 2021 is not returning.

Lyn were the playoff champions in 2021.

Information on the league will be posted at northleedsmensfastball.ca.

Kingston Axemen Fastpitch Shootout to be held June 11-12

Tournament just announced:

Kingston Axemen Fastpitch Shootout
June 11,12
Ken Garrett Memorial Park
4010 Perth Rd, Inverary ON
(10 min north of Kingston)

3 games guaranteed
Entry fee $475
Contact: Jordan MacDonald 613-449-0415 or Brad MacDonald 613-583-2128
Also ability to earn a berth at the 2022 ISC World Tournament in Moline, IL

Carp league back in action

Word is that the Carp Men's Fastball League is back at it this season, having started earlier this month. The four team league plays Tuesday nights and there is a combination of young, and not so young players at the Carp Fairgrounds diamonds, the host for the Softball Canada Men's U23 Championship this August.

Kars - Micksburg postponed

The Kars Aces - Micksburg Twins Greater Ottawa Fastball League game scheduled for Thursday night up in the 'Burg was postponed. A make up date will be announced later.

Valley As come back to tie Electric 4-4

The Ottawa Valley As scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh to tie West Carleton Electric 4-4 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play on Thursday in Carp.

Ben Broek went the distance for Valley on the slab while Steve Cavanagh had the ball for WC.

West Carleton got off to a big start in the top of the first. Chris Costello singled with one out. Chris Trafford reached base on a passed ball third strike, which allowed Costello to score. A single by Hugh Murray was followed by Neil Murphy's single which plated Trafford. Jeff Campbell then singled to load the bases. Broek got out of the inning with a ground ball resulting in an out at the plate and a strike out.

Valley threatened in the third after a single by Connor Armstrong and a misplayed ground, but a timely 5-3 double play helped to end the threat.

The Electric scored another run in the fourth. Steve Cavanagh doubled off the left field fence to start the inning. A ground out moved Cavanagh to third. Owen Brown's single up the middle scored Cavanagh to make it 3-0.

The visitors scored their fourth run in the fifth. Murphy reached based on a passed ball third strike with two out and made it to second base. He took third on a wild pitch and scored when Jeff Cavanagh hit a chopper. 

The home team once again looked like they may score in the sixth. Broek and Ryley Burns started the inning with back to back singles. A 5-4 double play was big defensively to help the Trics.

WC had a chance to make the lead bigger in the seventh. Murray reached on an error, Murphy singled, and Jeff Cavanagh singled to load the bases with none out. A strike out, followed by a 6-2-5 double play ended the inning.

In the bottom of the seventh, down 4-0, the Valley As rallied back for the second time this season. Connor Armstrong started off the inning with a double, his third straight hit of the night. Cole Ross singled, driving in Armstrong. Then Brendan Coker hit an infield single. After a strikeout, Broek hit a three run shot to tie the game. Valley contined to press with a Burns single, a long flyout and man reaching on error, but Cavanagh got a strikeout to end the game tied 4-4.

West Carleton
Steve Cavanagh 7IP 4R 4ER 10H 1BB 8K

Chris Costello 2-4, R
Chris Trafford 1-4, R
Hugh Murray 2-4
Neil Murphy 2-4, R, RBI
Jeff Campbell 1-2
Jeff Cavanagh 2-2, RBI
Steve Cavanagh 1-4, 2B, R
Owen Brown 1-3, RBI
Adam Brown 1-1

Valley
Ben Broek 7IP 4R 2ER 13H 0BB 12K

Ben Broek 2-4, HR, 3RBI, R
Ryley Burns 2-4
Adam Rueckwald 1-4
Connor Armstrong 3-3, 2B, R
Cole Ross 1-3, R, RBI
Brendan Coker 1-3, R

Quyon wins two in Manotick - game report

by Shawn Laframboise

The Quyon Flyers of Shawville travelled South-East to Manotick for some interleague play Wednesday night, coming away with two victories to improve their record on the season to .500.

Game 1

In the first game, the Flyers took a 9-3 win over the Osgoode Chiefs on the back of 7 solid innings from Matt Greer. Cory Baldwin took the loss throwing the complete game for the Chiefs.

The Flyers scored 2 in the 2nd inning to take an early lead. Steve McCord walked to start the inning and advanced to second on a groundout. The next batter hit a shallow pop fly behind first that was caught by the second baseman. As he went to the ground, McCord was able to tag up and advance to third. A short popup from Trevor Lahey off the glove of the pitcher allowed McCord to score. Walks to Evan Atkinson and Todd Hearty loaded the bases and Lane McMurtry and he came through with an RBI single. Atkinson was thrown out at home to end the inning.

Quyon added to their lead in the 3rd, putting another four runs across. Shawn Laframboise and Greer both singled and McCord cashed in Laframboise with an RBI single. Back-to-back walks scored another run before a fielder's choice put McCord out at home. Two more runs came in on a wild pitch that bounced out of play before the Chiefs were able to get out of the inning.

The Chiefs scored one in the 4th to narrow the gap to 6-1. Hudson Collins tripled to left field and scored on a sac fly. After a 1-out walk, the Flyers got out of the inning with a 6-4-3 double-play.

Both teams added two runs in the 6th. In the top-half, Laframboise doubled and scored on McCord's two-out RBI double. A single off the bat of Curtis Daley scored McCord. In the bottom half, after a lead-off single on a hard-hit ball to right field, Greer was able to get the next two batters out. With two outs, a high fly ball to left field was dropped and scored a run. That batter then came in to score on an RBI single. The Flyers added one in the 7th to round out the scoring.

Pitching

WP Greer - 7IP, 3H, 3 ER, BB, 10K

LP Baldwin - 7IP, 9H, 9R, 8ER, 9BB, 9K

Quyon Hitting

McCord - 2/3, 2B, 2RBI, 2R, BB

Laframboise - 2/5, 2B, 2R

Greer - 2/5, R

Daley - 1/3, RBI, R, BB

Atkinson - 1/3, RBI, BB

McMurtry - 1/5, RBI

Osgoode Hitting

Collins - 1/3, 3B, R

Lafontaine - 1/2, R

Sam - 1/2, BB

Game 2

Quyon took game two of the night by a score of 4-2 over the Manotick Brewers. Trevor Lahey pitched the win while Luc D'Entremont was hit with the loss. 

The Flyers got on the board first in the 2nd inning. A one-out line-drive double to centre field by Trevor Lahey was cashed on a two-out RBI single from Todd Hearty. Quyon scored singles in innings 2, 3, 5 and 6 to go out to a 4-0 lead. Daley, McCord, and Hearty (2) had the RBI as the Flyers combined 7 hits and 3 walks for offense.

The Brewers scored both of their runs in the bottom of 6. Ryan Clare hit a line drive single with one out and scored on Chris MacFarlane's towering no-doubter to deep left field. That was all the Brewers could muster and the game ended 4-2.

Pitching

WP Lahey - 7IP, 4H, 2ER, 3BB, 5K

LP D'Entremont - 7IP, 7H, 4ER, 3BB, 10K

Quyon Hitting

Hearty - 2/3, 2RBI

McCord - 2/4, RBI

Daley - 1/4, 2B, RBI

Lahey - 1/3, 2B, R

Atkinson - 1/3

Manotick Hitting

MacFarlane - 1/3, HR, 2RBI

Clare - 1/2, BB, R

T. Branchaud - 1/2, BB

Malloy - 1/3

Flyers take two on Wednesday

The Quyon Flyers won both games of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League doubleheader in Manotick on Wednesday night. 

The 7 p.m. game saw the Flyers beat the Osgoode U23 Chiefs 9-3. Matt Greer earned the win while Cory Baldwin took the loss.

The late game saw Quyon defeat the Manotick Brewers 4-2. Trevor Lahey had the win and Luc D'Entremont took the loss. Chris MacFarlane had a two run homer for the Brewers.

St. Clements tournament scheduled announced May 25-27

The St. Clements Tournament, hosted by the Elmira Expos, will be held May 25-27 with ten teams participating.

The GOFL's Micksburg Twins, along with some tournament reinforcements, are participating at the event.

Blackburn league is back

The Blackburn Men's Fastball League (website) is back after a two year hiatus. The league has seven teams and plays at the Blackburn Arena in the east end of Ottawa.

Games are on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Los Caballos are off to a hot start with two wins. Will Lowe earned both wins. The Rogues are also 2 and 0, with Derick Bulley racking up two Ws.

Glen Cairn league and Fitzroy leagues have started

The Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League and the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League (aka Harbour Ball) both got started last week.

In The Glen (website), Vance's Service Centre got off to a hot start with two wins, led by pitcher Luc D'Entremont. There are seven clubs in the league for 2022 and they play Mondays and Tuesdays. Last year's champions, the Osgoode U23 Chiefs have left The Glen to play in the Greater Ottawa Fastball League.

Harbour Ball also has seven teams - six men's and the West Carleton Electric U17 team - that plays on Wednesday nights. Opening night in Fitzroy Harbour was a big deal last week, as the park was full of players and fans, the patio was full, and the bar was open. The West Carleton Junor Electric, which played a winless season in 2021, got their first ever Harbour Ball win in a close 6-4 game. Blake Bramburger and Gabe Brown combined for the pitching win. Brett Almeida played some spectacular defense at shortstop to help the Junior 'Trics.

Shawville opener postponed again

The Shawville league opener on May 9 was postponed due to no officials being available. Then May 16 was cancelled due to rain. 

The league hopes to get started on May 23.  There are four teams in the SMFL.

League info is posted on Facebook.

GOFL Week #2

There are four games in the Greater Ottawa Fastball League week #2.

The Quyon Flyers (0-2) are in for a doubleheader in Manotick on Wednesday, at 7 p.m. against Osgoode U23 (0-1) and 9 p.m. against Manotick Brewers (0-1).

On Thursday, the Kars Aces (0-1) head up to Micksburg at 8 p.m. to play the Twins (1-0). That same nights, West Carleton Electric (1-0) are in Carp to play the Ottawa Valley As (1-0) at 8:30 p.m.

Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League tournament

Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League is hosting a tournament in Carp on June 10 - 12. They are looking for at least two teams to join the seven teams from the Glen league at the event.

The fee is $250 per team, with one game Friday, two games Saturday and up to two games on Sunday depending if the team advances to the semi-finals or finals.

Contact Tom Chambers to enter. tom.chambers@live.com

Owen Sound Junior Selects U23 win Napanee Early Bird

The Owen Sound Selects U23 team won the Napanee AFW Early Bird tournament this past weekend.

The Selects won six straight games to take the title at the ten team event but did have some close games along the way.

In the round robin, Owen Sound beat Micksburg Twins (2-0), Port Perry U20 (20-1), Kingston Axemen (5-1), and the Quebec Pidgeons (7-6).  The Selects had a tight semi-final with Ogsoode U23 edging them 3-2, then had a rematch against the Axemen in final, winning 10-6. The final game had Riley Manion earning the win, with Jordan MacDonald taking the loss.

The finalists from Kingston finished with four wins and two losses. Clayton Robinson threw a five-inning perfect game against the Quebec Juniors in a divisional game.

Osgoode U23 won three and lost one in divisional play, losing only to Napanee U20. They then were edged 3-2 in the semi-final to finish tied for third. 

Napanee Express U20 went undefeated in divisional play, winning three and tying a game against the Hamilton Pirates. They lost a very close semi-final to the Axemen, falling 6-4 in nine innings.

Micksburg Twins, without ace Joran Graham for the weekend, won two and lost two in divisional play, beating Port Perry U20 and Quebec Juniors but losing to the two finalists. The Twins had three other GOFL pitchers for the weekend, bringing along Adam Rueckwald, Andy Barber and Gregg Garrity.

Other teams in the event were the Quebec Pidgeons and Dundalk.

Twins and As win on Thursday - updated

The Micksburg Twins and the Ottawa Valley As were winners at the Greater Ottawa Fastball League doubleheader in Shawville on Thursday night.

Game 1 - Micksburg 3 Quyon 0

Micksburg won the early game 3-0 over the Quyon Flyers. Starter Joran Graham had win, with Noah Fleurie earning the save, coming in for the sixth inning. Matt McIntyre hit a home run for the Twins. Matt Greer took the loss for the Flyers.

Game 2 - Valley 7 Quyon 6

The late game saw the Ottawa Valley As overcome a 6-4 deficit in the seventh to comeback and win 7-6 over Quyon. Ben Broek earned the pitching win for Valley, while Greer threw again for the home team.

A's opened up scoring in the first inning after a double by Clayton Vance, and a sac fly by Broek. A's added two more in the third with Ben Wade and Clayton Vance scoring. Quyon responded with a HR by Lane McMurtry in the third. 

In the 4th Quyon batted around and scored three  to take the lead 4-3. Each team would score one in the fifth, but Quyon added another in the 6th to take a two-run lead.

In the top of 7, A's up to bat, runners on 2nd and 3rd, Broek hit a single to score 1, followed by Ryley Burns hitting a two- RBI single into the gap.

Quyon would press in the bottom of 7 with bases loaded, but no runs scored.

Orleans Rebels Win Season Opening Day Games

from Andy Barber

The Orleans Rebels played a double header Wednesday night, taking on Manotick in game 1, winning by a score of 4-0 and then winning the night cap 9-0 against Osgoode U23.

Game 1 - Orleans Rebels 4 Manotick Brewers 0

Game 1 turned out to be a pitchers duel, with Luc D'Entrement taking on Andy Barber. 

Orleans threatened early in the game but there wasn't much action until the 6th inning when Orleans broke open the scoring by walking in their first run. Derek Barber lead off the inning with a walk, followed by Kevin Shonfield walking, Andre Mainville then reached on a misplayed ball and finally Matt Healey earned the Rebels first RBI of the season by drawing a walk. The inning was then ended when Ryan Clare made a quick throw to tag out the runner stealing home on a wild pitch. 

Orleans widened the gap in the 7th when Spencer Rodd singled, followed by a Jeff Barber walk and a 2RBI double by Andy Barber, Orleans was able to work a couple more walks to score the final run.  

Manotick Brewers

Luc D'Entremont 6.1 IP 4R 3ER 8H 7BB

Tyler Alexander .2IP OR OER OH 1BB

Luc D'Entremont 1-3 1B

Orleans Rebels

Andy Barber 71P OR OER 3H 14K 1BB

Spencer Rodd 2-4 1R

Jeff Barber 2-3 BB 1R

Andy Barber 1-4 2 RBI

Derek Barber 1-2 2BB

Andre Mainville 2-4

Game 2 - Orleans Rebels 9 Osgoode U23 0

Osgoode U23  

Matt Mckay, 3IP 5R 5ER 9H 2K 4BB

Cory Baldwin 2IP 4R 4ER 3H 5K 1BB  

Hudson Collins 1-3

Kyle 1-1 HBP  

Orleans Rebels  

Andy Barber 3IP OR OER 1H 6K 1BB

Jeff Barber 2 IP OR OER 1H 3K 1BB 1HBP  

Matt Healey 1-3 1BB

Spencer Rodd 2-4 1RBI

Andy Barber 2-3 1RBI

Jeff Barber 1-1 HR 3RBI

Derek Barber 2-4 1RBI

Tyler Borris 2-3 1RBI

Moises Del Corral 1-2 HBP

Travis Valois 1-3 1RBI

Orleans win two in Manotick on Wednesday

The Orleans Rebels won both games at their Wednesday night Greater Ottawa Fastball League doubleheader in Manotick.

The Rebels defeated the Manotick Brewers 4-0 in the first game of the night. Andy Barber had the complete game win. Luc D'Entremont took the loss.

The late game saw Orleans defeat the Osgoode U23 Chiefs 9-0 in five innings. Andy Barber took the win and had relief from Jeff Barber. Matt McKay was tagged with the loss and had relief from Cory Baldwin. Jeff Barber had an inside the park homer for the Rebels.

Electric come back to beat Aces 10-9

West Carleton Electric came back from a 9-5 deficit in the bottom of the seventh to defeat the Kars Aces 10-9 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play on Tuesday night in Fitzroy Harbour.

Gabe Brown earned his first GOFL pitching win, in relief of Steve Cavanagh. Nick Ellis took the loss in relief of starter Brad Porter and Cory Alkerton.

Kars scored in the first. Ellis walked with one out - his first of four walks on the night. He advanced to third on Kurtis Summer's single and then scored on a Matt Alkerton single.

The Electric put four on the board in the bottom of the third. Neil Murphy walked with one out, moved to second on Alex Boucaud's single, and scored when Trevor Barton singled. After a strike out, Chris Trafford hit a three run shot.

The Aces responded by scoring five in the top of the fourth. Brad Pender walked and scored on an Ellis home run. Cory Alkerton then hit a solo shot. After a Summers single, Cory Morrison homered to put the visitors up 6-4.

Kars scored another three in the top of the fifth. Pender walked, Ellis walked, and Cory Alkerton hit his second homer of the night to put the Aces up 9-4. The inning ended on a very rare 4-6-1-3 double play.

Porter gave way to Alkerton who pitched a three up three down fifth inning.

In the sixth inning, the Electric put the 17 year old Brown in to pitch. Despite some hard hit ground balls, the Aces went three up three down.

West Carleton chipped away with a run in the bottom of the sixth frame. Chris Costello started things off with a walk, and scored on a Trafford triple to make it 9-5.

Kars threatened in the top of seven after consecutive walks to Pender and Ellis. However, Brown got out of the inning with two ground outs and a strikeout. 

In the bottom of the seventh, the Electric managed five runs to squeak out the win. Following a strikeout to lead off the inning, Murphy walked. He scored on a Boucaud homerun, which was followed by a Barton solo shot, cutting the lead to 9-8. Costello then doubled, and Trafford reached base when he was hit by a pitch. Kars elected to then bring Porter back from first base to go in to pitch. A wild pitch to batter Jeff Campbell had Costello moving to third, and the attempted throw was errant, and scoring Costello to tie the game at 9. Campbell then walked, and Ellis came in to pitch. A Jeff Cavanagh single to shallow left loaded the bases for Owen Brown, who drew a "walk off walk" to end the game 10-9 in favour of the home team.

West Carleton
Steve Cavanagh 5IP 9R 9ER 10H  5K 5BB
Gabe Brown WIN 2IP 0R 0ER 0H 2K 2BB

Alex Boucaud 2-4, HR, 2RBI, 2R
Trevor Barton 2-4, HR, 2RBI, 2R
Chris Costello 1-3, 2B, 2R, BB
Chris Trafford 2-3, HR, 3B, 4RBI, 2R
Jeff Campbell 1-3, BB
Jeff Cavanagh 1-4
Owen Brown BB, RBI
Conner Hopper 1-3
Neil Murphy 1-2, 2R, BB

Kars
Brad Porter 4IP 4R 4ER 5H  8K 2BB
Cory Alkerton 2.1IP 5R 6ER 5H 6K 1BB 1HBP
Nick Ellis LOSS 1R 0ER 1H 1BB

Brad Pender 1-3, 2R, 2BB
Nick Ellis 1-1, HR, 2RBI, 3R, 4BB
Cory Alkerton 2-4, 2HR, 4RBI, 2R, BB
Kurtis Summers 2-5, R
Matt Alkerton 1-5, RBI
Cory Morrison 2-5, HR, 2RBI, R
Chad Milne 1-4

GOFL gets started with Week #1

The Greater Ottawa Fastball League season gets kicked off with Week #1 and all eight teams playing in five games.

Tuesday sees the Kars Aces in Fitzroy Harbour to play the West Carleton Electric at 8:30 p.m.

The Wednesday night doubleheader in Manotick has the Orleans Rebels in for two, at 7 p.m. vs the Manotick Brewers and 9 p.m. against the Osgoode U23 Chiefs.

The GOFL returns to Shawville, QC on Thursday night as the Quyon Flyers host the defending champion Micksburg Twins at 7 p.m. and the Ottawa Valley As at 9 p.m.

Softball Canada announces U20 Championship to be held in Napanee

The Softball Canada Men's U20 Championship tournament, originally scheduled for Newfoundland, has been moved to Napanee for 2022 as per a recent announcement.

The event will be held August 2 - 7 at the Napanee Fairgrounds.

Fastball championship revisits glory days

An article by Jake Davies in West Carleton Online about the great Alumni Night held April 29 at the Carp Ag Hall.

Story: https://westcarletononline.com/carp-fastball-championship-re-visits-glory-days/

Schedule released for AFW Early Bird tournament in Napanee

The schedule for the ten team AFW Early Bird Men's Fastball tournament in Napanee on May 13 to 15 has been released.

The host team is the Napanee AFW Express U20 team. The Port Perry U20 team will also be in attendance. Three U23 teams will be there (Quebec, Osgoode and Owen Sound) and five mens teams (Micksburg Twins, Kingston Axemen, Hamilton Pirates, Dundalk and the Quebec Pigeons).

Kingston vs Micksburg exhibition doubleheader

First local softball results of the year to report from Saturday. There was a doubleheader exhibition between GOFL 2021 champions Micksburg Twins and the ISC team, Kingston Axemen in Spencerville.

Game 1
Kingston 3
Micksburg 2
WP: Clayton Robinson (5 hits, 14Ks, 2 walks)
LP: Joran Graham

Game 2
Kingston 6
Micksburg 3
WP: Jordan MacDonald and Cory Alkerton
LP: Adam Rueckwald
Brandon Tucker with a grand slam for the Axemen

To see some photos of the event, check out the Kingston Axemen Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/kingstonaxemen

GOFL schedule released

The Greater Ottawa Fastball League 2022 schedule for all 8 teams is now posted on http://gofl.ca. 

Games start May 10.