Quyon sweeps DH in Carp

The Quyon Flyers swept their Greater Ottawa Fastball League doubleheader in Carp on Thursday night versus the Ottawa Valley As.

The early game had the Flyers winning 12-3 over the As. Trevor Lahey earned the win and had relief from Matt Greer. Adam Rueckwald took the loss while getting relief from Todd "Willy White Shoes" Wilson. Both Greer and Reuckwald hit homers for their respective teams, and Steve McCord also hit one out for the Flyers.

The night cap was a 7-0 win for Quyon. Lahey had the win in this game as well, while Cole Ross took the  loss in his GOFL pitching debut, with relief from the veteran Wilson. Cade Kuehl, 15 year old rookie for the Flyers, who also plays for the U15 Stittsville 56ers club, had his first ever GOFL hit in this game. 

Cade's dad Al has made the blog before - you can check out this story from 2006 from the defunct Upper Ottawa Valley Men's Fastball League playoffs where he is referred to as an "RBI specialist" and interviewed post game. However, after a thorough search of the GOFL's archives, it is believed this is first Kuehl family hit in league history.  UPDATE: If the GOFL / UOVMFL crossover games from the early 2000s count then perhaps it's not the first Kuehl hit.

GOFL playoff situation - updated after Thursday games

updated after Thursday games

The year's Greater Ottawa Fastball League playoffs are divisional. The top finisher in each division will play the fourth place team in a best of three, with the second and third place finishers also playing off best of three. Each division will have a best of three playoff to declare winners of the East and West divisions, then those teams will play off for the GOFL title in a best of three series.

At this point, the East playoff picture is known.

1. Manotick Brewers 11-6 (no games remaining)
2. Orleans Rebels 7-6-2 (two games remaining vs West Carleton and Valley)
3. Kars Aces 7-9-1 (no games remaining)
4. Osgoode Chiefs 5-9-2 (one game remaining vs Micksburg)

Manotick will play Osgoode in the first round, and Orleans will play Kars.

In the West, first place is still up for grabs.

1. Quyon 12-4 (one game remaining vs Micksburg)
2. Micksburg 11-3-1 (two games remaining vs Quyon and Osgoode)
3. Valley 4-10-2 (one game remaining vs Orleans)
4. West Carleton Electric 2-12-2 (one game remaining vs Orleans)

The August 5th game between Micksburg and Quyon to be played during the U23 Nationals in Carp will be a huge game to determine first place in the division.

Remaining schedule:
Tuesday August 2 in Fitzroy - Orleans vs Valley at 7 p.m., Orleans vs West Carleton at 9 p.m.
Friday August 5 in Carp - Quyon vs Micksburg at 9 p.m.
Osgoode vs. Micksburg not yet scheduled

Hallman tournament and Masters Provincials in Kitchener

This weekend at the Peter Hallman Ballyard in Kitchener there are two tournaments being played - an eight team International Softball Congress event as well as the four team Ontario Amateur Softball Associaton Masters (40+) provincials.

ISC teams include Hill United Chiefs, Bear Creek Express, Grand Prairie Pirates, Kingston Axemen, NY Gremlins, Kitchener Hallman Twins, Niagara Stompers and Toronto Batmen. The Masters teams are St. Thomas Storm, Waterdown Hammer, Port Elgin Blue Devils and Waterloo Jack Slammers. 

A full schedule of games is available here: Peter Hallman Memorial Returns (iscfastpitch.com)

There will be several GOFLers at this event playing for the Stompers and the Axemen, as well as a couple on the Masters side of the event. 

I am not much of a photographer, but I will do my best to get some photos of GOFLers in action this weekend.

Wednesday night round up from Manotick

There were four games in the Greater Ottawa Fastball League in Manotick on Wednesday night.

Kars Aces 6 Osgoode Chiefs 6

The early game on the main diamond saw the Aces and Chiefs battle to a tie at six apiece. Cory Baldwin and Matt McKay threw for Osgoode, while Nick Ellis had the ball for Kars. 

Manotick Brewers 6 Orleans Rebels 0

The Brewers got out to an early lead at the 7 p.m. game on the arena diamond and they held on for the shutout win. Luc D'Entremont had the win, allowing only two hits. Andy Barber took the loss. Ty "Jonesy" Alexander hit a homer for Manotick.

Manotick Brewers 6 Kars Aces 4

Manotick won their second game of the night over Kars, with Adam Smith earning the win and Brad Porter taking the loss. D'Entremont got the last two outs of the game to get a save. Chris MacFarlane hit one out for Manotick.

Orleans Rebels 9 West Carleton Electric 1

Orleans got an early lead and never looked back to defeat W.C. in the late game near the arena. Jeff Barter had the pitching win, allowing only two hits in the five inning game. Steve Cavanagh took the loss with relief from Jeff Campbell in his first ever GOFL pitching appearance. Matt Healey hit one out in the first inning for the Rebels.

Micksburg wins two in Fitzroy

The Micksburg Twins won both games in a Greater Ottawa Fastball League doubleheader in Fitzroy Harbour on Tuesday night over West Carleton Electric. 

The first game was 9-3 for the Twins. WC got out to a 3-0 lead in the first, but the visitors came back after a Joran Graham solo shot in the third, a five run fifth inning and a three run seventh. Graham earned the win, striking out 17, and Steve Cavanagh took the loss.

The late game saw Micksburg win 10-2. John Enright had the win and Gabe Brown took the loss. Jared Steege had a homer for the Twins and Trevor Barton hit one out for the Electric.

Manotick sweeps doubleheader

The Manotick Brewers won both games of a Greater Ottawa Fastball League doubleheader in Osgoode on Monday night over the hometown Chiefs.

The first game saw the Brewers beat the Chiefs 7-3. Luc D'Entremont earned the win while Cory Baldwin took the loss. D'Entremont also hit a homer for Manotick.

The late game was a 4-1 win for the visitors. Adam Smith was the winning pitcher while Baldwin took the loss with relief from Austin Blanchard and Bobby Dewan. Tyler Branchaud hit a home run for the Brewers.

West Carleton Electric U17 finish fifth at Ontario Summer Games

The West Carleton Electric U17 boys team had a good showing and tied for fifth at the Ontario Summer Games in Mississauga this past weekend with a record of two wins and three losses. Boys softball was one of several sports involved in these multi-sport games, complete with Opening Ceremonies and an "Athlete's Village" aka the Fairfield Inn & Suites Toronto Airport.

WC lost both games on Friday: 11-4 against fourth place finisher Napanee Express and 8-1 against eventual champions of the event, the Wilmot Thunder. The team rebounded for two straight wins on Saturday: 13-10 over Hillsdale Haymakers and 10-3 over the Tavistock Athletics, before being eliminated that evening after an 8-1 loss to Drumbo PDP Lightning, the silver medalists. Other teams participating were the Chatsworth Longhorns and Springbrook Royals.

Gabe Brown and Blake Bramburger each had a pitching win. Catcher Conner Hopper hit a home run out against Hillsdale on a baseball field. Estimated distance of the dinger was 345 feet. (Seriously, it was unreal.) Hopper hit another one against Tavistock that one-bounced to the fence at straight-away centre on the same diamond, directly below the 360 sign. 

The kids all played very well and had good success for a "small market" team; I would note that 8 of the players went to elementary school together, which I would think would not be that common at this level. 

Left side (clockwise from upper left): Garrett Box, Brett Almeida, Conner Hopper, Jack Armstrong, Nolan Costello, Will Potten.

Right side (clockwise from upper left): Blake Bramburger, Hayden "HK" Khan, Taelyn Lecuyer, Dawson Pennock and Gabe Brown.

Meeting the mascot

GOFL game reports from Saturday in Shawville

The Shawville R.A. hosted three Greater Ottawa Fastball League make up games on Saturday. The hot day at the park saw each partipating team - Quyon Flyers, Micksburg Twins and Kars Aces - come away with a win apiece, all one run games.

The early game saw the Flyers walk off the Twins in the bottom of the seventh to win 8-7 as 16 year old Hunter Beauregard clubbed a double to win it. Trevor Lahey had the win for Quyon while John Enright took the loss in relief of Noah Fleurie. 

Jared Steege and new father Matt McIntyre hit home runs for Micksburg. Dennis McCleary hit a homer for the Flyers, as did Steve McCord, a present for wife Lynn Kearns' birthday. 

The second game of the day was a much lower scoring affair as Micksburg prevailed 2-1 over the Kars Aces. Joran Graham had the win, tossing a two hitter while Brad Porter took the loss. 

Matt McIntyre hit another home run in this one and also drove in cousin Andy McIntyre (who had doubled with two out) with a walk off smash off the fence in the seventh inning to win the game. Kristian Knapp had the lone RBI for Kars.

The final game of the day was another 2-1 game, this time with Kars squeaking by Quyon. Porter got the win while Lahey took the loss. Both veteran pitchers threw 14 innings on a hot day. Danny Powers had a homer for Kars in this one.

Micksburg wins at home

Micksburg Twins won 8-1 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League action on Thursday night in Mickburg over the Ottawa Valley As.

Joran Graham was back on the slab to record the win and Adam Rueckwald took the loss. Scott Conroy hit one out for the Twins.

Orleans and Osgoode tie at 4

The Osgoode Chiefs and the Orleans Rebels tied 4-4 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play in Manotick on Wednesday night.

Andy Barber threw for the Rebels, while Matt McKay had the ball for the Chiefs.

Men's and Masters in BC in 2023

Softball Canada has awarded the Men's and Masters national championship tournaments to Softball City in Surrey, British Columbia in 2023. The event will be held August 30 to September 3. 

ISC releases schedule for World Tournament

The International Softball Congress has released the bracket for the 34-team World Tournament to be held August 13 - 20 in Moline, Illinois.

It's available here: https://www.iscfastpitch.com/2022-isc-world-tournament-schedule.

The Kingston Axemen start off with a game vs JB from California on Sunday August 14 at 1 p.m. CDT. The Niagara Stompers will begin their tournament on Saturday August 13 at 6 p.m. CDT against Nate's Auto / Fisher from Pennsylvania. Both the Axemen and the Stompers have GOFL players on their roster.

Flyers beat Electric

The Quyon Flyers defeated West Carleton Electric 12-2 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play on Tuesday night in Fitzroy Harbour.

Trevor Lahey had the win for Quyon. Gabe Brown took the loss. 

Hunter Beauregard hit a line drive homer, the first of his career, for Quyon. Dennis McCleary also hit a home run over the grey monster in right field for the Flyers. (Not his first. He's hit several.)

Softball Canada U23 Men's Championship sponsors

 

Monday games rained out

With the rain falling all day, the Manotick Brewers - Osgoode Chiefs Greater Ottawa Fastball League doubleheader scheduled for tonight in Osgoode has been postponed.

Napanee wins U15 Provincial A tournament

The Napanee Express boys U15 team won the Provincial A tournament this weekend, going indefeated at 4-0.

Bryce Rebertz of Arnprior and Finn Barton of Kinburn play for the Express. Next up for the team is U15 Canadians in August, in Wilmot Township, ON.

Aces double Electric (from Wednesday)

The Kars Aces scored four in the sixth to come back and defeat West Carleton Electric 6-3 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play on Wednesday night in Manotick.

Nick Ellis had the win for the Aces while Gabe Brown took the loss. 

West Carleton scored in the top of the first when Conner Hopper singled, was moved to second on a Neil  Murphy sacrifice bunt and plated on Hugh Murray's RBI single. Two subsequent walks loaded the bases but Ellis got out of the jam.

The Electric made it 2-0 in the top of the second inning. With two out, Ellis walked Hopper, Murphy, Jeff Cavanagh and Murray in a row. Once again, however, with the bases loaded, Ellis got out with minimal damage.

The Aces got their first run in the bottom of the third. With one out, Dylan Toms singled, then scored on Ellis' RBI very deep double to right-centre field.

Kars tied the game at two in the fifth. Toms singled and scored on an Ellis triple to the left field corner.

WC took a 3-2 lead in the top of the sixth. Brown's pop up deep to short dropped in, and Hopper tripled to cash him. 

The lead was shortlived though as the Aces put up four in the bottom of the sixth to take their first lead of the game. Jordan Shipclark hit a solo homer to lead off the frame. Then with one out, Matt Alkerton doubled. Cory Morrison walked to put two on, and Alkerton scored on Chad Milne's single. A pop up got a second out, but Ellis walked to load the bases. Kristian Knapp then scorched a liner off the first baseman's shin, which drove in Milne. A bases loaded walk to Brad Pender scored another, before the inning was over.

The Electric once again loaded the bases in the seventh. Murphy singled to start things off, and moved to second when Jeff Cavanagh walked. After a pop up, Steve Cavanagh's single loaded the bases. The next batter hit a hard ball to first that resulted in a 3-2 double play to end the game.

Kars
Nick Ellis WIN 7IP 3R 2ER 6H 7K 7BB

Dylan Toms 3-4, 2R
Nick Ellis 2-3, 2B, 3B, BB, 2RBI
Kristian Knapp 1-3, BB, RBI
Brad Pender 3BB, RBI
Jordan Shipclark 1-4, HR, R, RBI
Matt Alkerton 1-3, 2B, R
Chad Milne 1-3, R, RBI

West Carleton
Gabe Brown LOSS 6IP 6R 6ER 9H 3K 6BB

Conner Hopper 2-3, 3B, BB, 2R, RBI
Neil Murphy 1-2, BB, sac bunt
Jeff Cavanagh 2BB
Hugh Murray 1-3, RBI, BB
Steve Cavanagh 1-3, BB
Shannon Borho 1-3, 2B

Micksburg edges Manotick

The Micksburg Twins edged the Manotick Brewers 2-1 in Friday night fastball in the Burg in front of a good crowd.

Noah Fleurie was the winning pitcher and John Enright picked up the save. Luc D'Entremont took the loss for the visitors.

Andy McIntyre scored for the Twins in first after reaching on a single, plating on a fielder's choice by Jared Steege. Micksburg scored their second run in the fourth after a triple by Steege, driven in by Quinton Rook.

Flyers win sixth in a row

The Quyon Flyers won Thursday night in Shawville 8-2 over the Osgoode Chiefs, their sixth win in a row in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play 

Trevor Lahey had the win in the circle and hit a three run homer. Cory Baldwin took the loss.

Friday night fastball in Micksburg

Greater Ottawa Fastball League Friday night fastball in Micksburg as the Manotick Brewers take on the Twins at 8 p.m. There will be a BBQ at the game. 

U15 provincials this weekend

The Ontario Amateur Softball Association U15 Boys' Provincial A and Provincial B tournaments will be held this weekend July 15-17 in Drumbo and Princeton.

Napanee Express are in the eight team U15 A event.

Stittsville 56ers are in the five team U15 B event.

Brackets are posted here:  OASA Sanctioned Tournaments – OASA

Thursday games in Carp postponed

The Greater Ottawa Fastball League games in Carp have to be postponed tonight due to some players testing positive for COVID. 

The games (Orleans Rebels vs. West Carleton Electric and Orleans vs Ottawa Valley As) will be rescheduled.

Osgoode and Kars win on Wednesday

The Osgoode Chiefs and the Kars Aces were the winning teams at the Greater Ottawa Fastball League doubleheader in Manotick on Wednesday.

The early game saw the Chiefs get by the Manotick Brewers 11-2. Matt McKay was the winning pitcher and he had relief from Cory Baldwin. Adam Smith took the loss. Cole Hodges had a homer for Osgoode.

The night cap had the Aces double West Carleton Electric 6-3. Nick Ellis earned the win and had a good night as a batter. Gabe Brown took the loss. West Carleton had a 3-2 lead after five and half. However, Jordan Shipclark started things off in bottom of 6 with a solo homerun, the first of 4 runs to give Ellis some run support in the seventh. 

Micksburg and Orleans have two tight games in Fitzroy

The Micksburg Twins and Orleans Rebels faced off on Tuesday night in Fitzroy Harbour for a neutral site  Greater Ottawa Fastball League doubleheader. 

The first game ended in a 8-8 tie. Micksburg brought a four run lead into the bottom of the seventh but Orleans battled to even up the match. Joran Graham and Noah Fleurie threw for the Twins while Andy Barber went the distance for the Rebels. Graham hit a homer for Micksburg as did Quinton Rook. 

The night cap only went six innings due the time restrictions on the lights and the Twins pulled off a 8-5 walkoff win on a Scott Conroy three run bomb. John Enright earned the win while Jeff Barber took the loss. Matt McIntyre of Micksburg also hit one out, and Matt Healey parked two for Orleans.

Mini GOFL showcase on July 23

Three Greater Ottawa Fastball League games will be played at a showcase in Shawville on Saturday July 23 to make up some postponed matches.

9 a.m. Micksburg Twins vs. Quyon Flyers

11 a.m. Kars Aces vs. Micksburg Twins

1 p.m. Kars Aces vs. Quyon Flyers

GOFL Week #10

There are eight games scheduled for the Greater Ottawa Fastball League's tenth week.

Tuesday is a neutral site doubleheader, weather permitting, with Micksburg Twins (5-2) playing Orleans Rebels (6-4) at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. in Fitzroy Harbour. 

The Wednesday night doubleheader in Manotick sees Osgoode Chiefs (4-6) vs Manotick Brewers (7-4) at 7 p.m. and West Carleton Electric (2-7-2) vs Kars Aces (5-7) at 9 p.m.

Thursday night in Carp is a doubleheader with the Rebels in for two games at 7 p.m. vs West Carleton and 9 p.m. vs Ottawa Valley As (4-7-2). Also that night the Quyon Flyers (7-3) host Osgoode at 8 p.m. in Shawville. 

A Friday night match up has the Twins hosting the Brewers at 8 p.m. in Micksburg. 

Hopper headed to U17 Nationals

Conner Hopper, who plays for both the West Carleton Electric U17 and as a rookie for the WC team in the Greater Ottawa Fastball League, has been selected by the Napanee Express U17 as a pick up for the Softball Canada U17 Boys' Championship in Saskatoon from August 10 to 14.

Each qualified team for the nationals can select up to three additional players to join them at Nationals. Hopper's statline in four games at U17 Eliminations for the Junior 'Trics was hard to ignore: 9 for 12, 2 homers, 3 triples, a double, 8 runs scored, 12 RBIs, 3 walks and no strikeouts.

Napanee finalists at U20 elims

The Tavistock Athletics beat the Napanee Express in the "if necessary" game of the Ontario Amateur Softball Assocaition U20 Men's Elimination Tournament in Wilmot over the past weekend. Two GOFLers are on the Express: Tyler Branchaud (Manotick Brewers) plays centerfield and Joe Mick (Micksburg Twins) catches. They will be heading to the Softball Canada U20 Men's Championship touranment in Napanee from August 2 to 7.

The Westport Storm also participated, but lost two straight. Three GOFLers play on that team - Noah Fleurie (Micksburg) pitches, Owen Brown (West Carleton Electric) plays third and Owen Arseneault (Ottawa Valley As) plays outfield. The Storm will be at the U20 Provincial B tournament in August.

Napanee finishes second at U15 eliminations

The Napanee Express finished second (five wins, two losses) at the Ontario Amateur Softball Assocation U15 Boys' Elimination tournament in Grafton over the weekend. Napanee made it to the final and beat the Wilmot Thunder, but had to beat them twice, and fell in the rematch. The Express earned a berth to the Softball Canada U15 Championship to be held in Wilmot, ON from August 3 to 7. Bryce Rebertz of Arnprior and Finn Barton of Kinburn (injured) both are on the Express.

The Stittsville 56ers entered a boys' elimination tournament for the first time in many years. The U15 56ers, coached by former GOFLer Al Read, lost both their games and will participate in the OASA Provincial B event.

West Carleton wins 12-11 in barnburner over Valley

Suffice it to say, the 2022 version of the Harbour Days Classic was, indeed, a classic game. West Carleton Electric, after leading all game, gave up the lead in the top of the seventh to the Ottawa Valley As, but won the game in the bottom of this Greater Ottawa Fastball League match up on Thursday night in Fitzroy.

The game was played in front of a decent - and well lubricated - crowd on a beautiful July evening to kick of the annual summer festival in the Harbour, with WC prevailing 12-11 over the As.

Gabe Brown was the winning pitcher with 2/3 of an inning of action in relief of Steve Cavanagh. Adam Rueckwald took the loss in relief of Ben Broek.

The Electric jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first. Chris Costello walked with one out, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on a Mike Cavanagh single. Hugh Murray's two run shot made it 3-0 for the Trics.

Valley responded, putting three runs of their own up in the top of the second. Sean Lecuyer singled, Owen Arsenault doubled and Austin McCord tripled to score two, then a misplayed ground ball evened the score.

Not to be outdone, WC put up three in the bottom of the second. Conner Hopper singled to start things off, and he scored on Jeff Campbell's triple. Campbell scored on Owen Brown's ground out. Costello hit a solo shot to make it 6-3 for Fitzroy.

The 'Trics made it 7-3 in the third. Neil Murphy singled with one out and scored later in the inning on an infield error.

The As got one back in the fourth. Benny Wade singled with two out, stole second, and scored when Ben Broek tripled.

West Carleton put up another three run inning in the bottom of four after Broek gave way to Rueckwald on the pitching slab. Trevor Barton led off with a single, then Costello singled, and Mike Cavanagh bunted. When the ball was thrown away, two scored. Mikey Cav scored later in the inning on Murphy's sac fly to right field.

In the fifth for the As, Lecuyer reached on an error then scored on an Arseneault single to make it 10-5.

The final half of the fifth saw Campbell hit a ground rule double, take third on a ground out and score on Barton's sac fly to left.

Valley put across two in the top of the sixth. Wade hit a sharp ball to left, which was hard to handle and he ended up scoring inside the park. Immediately after, Broek's solo homer make the score tighter at 11-7.

When the home team was held scoreless in the bottom of the sixth frame, Valley needed to score at least four to keep the game going in the top of the seventh, and they did. Both Aresenault and McCord walked. Connor Armstrong scorched a ball deep to short, which was kept in the infield but loaded the bases with none out. A ground ball resulted in a fielder's choice out at home. Wade's double then scored two and later on a hard hit ball by Ryley Burns scored two more to tie the score at 11, after which Gabe Brown came in to finish the game as he recorded the final two outs.

It was the bottom of the seventh. Rueckwald got a strikeout and a pop up to the pitcher, bringing lead off batter Barton to the plate. Barton's solo shot made the final 12-11 to end things - after which both teams met up in the beer garden.

No officials, no game in the 'Burg but Harbour Days Classic still on

Unfortunately there are no umpires available for the game in Micksburg tonight so the Greater Ottawa Fastball League match up between the Twins and Osgoode Chiefs game is postponed.

The Ottawa Valley As vs West Carleton Electric game at 8:30 p.m. in Fitzroy Harbour as part of the Harbour Days summer festival is still a "go". There are also three Fitzroy ladies league games, starting at 6:30 p.m.

Manotick and Kars split, Orleans wins on Wednesday

There were three games in Manotick on Wednesday in the Greater Ottawa Fastball League. 

Kars 4 Manotick 2

Nick Ellis had the win for the Aces, with Brad Porter getting the save. Adam Smith took the loss for the Brewers.

Manotick 2 Kars 0

Luc D'Entremont threw a shutout to earn the victory.  Porter was the losing pitcher.

Orleans 8 Osgoode 1

Andy Barber earned the W for the Rebels. Cory Baldwin started for the Chiefs but had to leave the game after getting hit by a comebacker. Austin Blanchard finished for Osgoode on the slab.  Matt Healey hit one out for Orleans and Cole Hodges had a dinger for Osgoode.

Quyon and Osgoode win in Fitzroy

In the early Greater Ottawa Fastball League game in Fitzroy Harbour on Tuesday night, the Quyon Flyers outlasted West Carleton Electric 13-8. Matt Greer was the winning pitcher and hit a homer. Lane McMurtry and Dennis McCleary both hit two homers for the Flyers. Steve Cavanagh took the loss in relief of Gabe Brown.

The late game saw the Osgoode Chiefs beat the Electric 12-0. Cory Baldwin had the win, throwing a no hitter with two walks. Baldwin also hit a homer. Steve Cavanagh took the loss and had relief from Owen Brown.

GOFL Week 9

There are seven games on the Greater Ottawa Fastball League schedule for week nine.

Tuesday night there is a doubleheader in Fitzroy Harbour as West Carleton Electric (1-5-2) host the Quyon Flyers (6-3) at 7 p.m. and the Osgoode Chiefs (3-5) at 9 p.m.

There are three games in Manotick on Wednesday. On the main diamond, the Kars Aces (4-6) and Manotick Brewers (6-3) play a true double dip at 7 and 9 p.m. At the arena diamond, the Orleans Rebels (5-4) host Osgoode.

On Thursday, the Micksburg Twins (5-2) will host the Chiefs at 8 p.m. in Micksburg. West Carleton is hosting the Ottawa Valley As (4-6-2) at 8:30 p.m. in Fitzroy Harbour for the Annual "Harbour Days" game.

Local teams at Elims - updated

At the U17 Eliminations in Napanee, the host Express won three games and lost two, finishing in second place. They best Westport Storm 10-0, lost a tight game to Chatsworth Longhorns 5-4, then beat West Carleton Electric 10-3. They beat Drumbo PDP Lightning 2-1 at 9 a.m. on Sunday, then beat New Hamburg Wilmot Lightning 11-2 to go into the final. They ran out of gas in the final versus Chatsworth and lost 9-2. They have qualified for Canadians in Saskatoon. 

West Carleton Electric lost their first game in a heartbreaker, 9-8 to Westport on a walk off three run inside the park homer in the bottom of the seventh with two out. They then beat Fingal Storm 13-10, and the Hillsdale Haymakers 8-0, before being eliminated by Napanee. WC was up 3-2 in the third inning, but it slipped away. They finished tied for fifth and will compete in the Ontario Summer Games which doubles as the Provincial A tournament this year.

Westport Storm beat West Carleton, lost to Napanee, then were eliminated in a tight 9-7 loss to Tavistock. They will go to the Provincial B tournament in Stratford in late July.

At the U23 Eliminations in Woodstock, the Osgoode Chiefs lost to Belmore Sting 10-2, but rebounded to beat the Alvinston Aces 7-5. They played Sunday at 9 a.m. and lost 10-0 to Belmore. They finished fourth of the five teams at the event. They are hosting the U23 nationals and would have been there no matter what, but they would have qualified anyway by finishing fourth. 

Barber throws perfect game in Blackburn

Report from the BMFL

Thursday night in Blackburn saw a pitchers duel resulting in a rare outcome as Los Caballos faced off against the Orleans Blue Jays, Thursday night in the Blackburn Men's Fastball League.

The game was 0-0 until the 6th inning. The Blue Jays had only 4 hits going into the sixth as a result of solid pitching from Will Lowe and solid defense from all of the Los Caballos players. The Caballos entered the sixth inning having 0 hits as a result of an incredible performance from Andy Barber. 

Lowe started the sixth inning by getting a fly ball out. Andre Mainville was up next and singled, thi brought Andy to bat. Los Caballos intentionally walked Andy (the only walk yielded by Lowe), which brought Jeremy Grimes up to the plate. Grimes hit into a fielders choice which then brought up Miguel Paille, who delivered a hard line drive to the outfield which resulted in the only run of the game scoring.

Both pitchers were locked in as neither surrendered a walk aside from the intentional walk in the 6th. Wilmer Lovera almost broke up the perfect game when he hit a sharp ground ball that SS Matt Ellis fielded and made an off balance throw which just beat the runner to the base, an extremely close play. 3B Miguel Paille made two plays in the field, and 2B Travis Valois made one. Los Caballos appeared to threaten to reach base when Juan Morales bunt rolled just foul along the 1B line in what would have been potentially a bunt for base hit. Andy struck out 17 of the 21 batters he faced and earned the rare perfect game in what was an extremely close 0-0 game until the score finally broke open in the 6th.   

Andy Barber

7.0 IP 0 R 17 K 0 H 0 BB

Will Lowe 

7.0 IP 1R 5 K 8 H 1 BB