70th Annual Durk Sherman Classic in Elkland

The 70th Annual Durk Sherman Classic Labour Day weekend tournament in Elkland, PA will be held this weekend. There are eight teams participating. West Carleton Electric is the lone Canadian team attending this year.

Team 518 wins Gary Sherman Knockout

Team 518 from upstate New York won the 2022 Gary Sherman Knockout tournament last weekend in Elkland, ending up as the best of the 11 team field. Team 518 defeated RM Kurtz 5-2 in the final. Ty Sebastian earned the win while Derek Martin took the loss. Gregg Garrity was also pitching for 518 and won the semi-final game.

Sandlot Merchants finished third and the Waterdown Hammer, the lone Canadian team at the event, finished fourth. 

Full results with winning and losing pitchers available here.

Playoffs underway in Ashton

 from Eric Rosenquist

Playoffs are underway in the four-team Ashton Men's Fastball league, with the best of three "A" final and "B" final series starting this Thursday.

The preliminary round of the playoffs use a curling-style page playoff format where the top 2 teams get a double life to reach the "A" final. Those games took place over the past two weeks.

The Brewers and the NAPA Shockers finished the regular season with identical 8-4 records, and split their season series 2-2, but the Brewers ended up finishing first due to a better run differential in the head-to-head games between the two teams.

The 3rd place Ashton Farmers and 4th place A's both had a chance to make it to the "A" final, but needed two straight wins to get there. The Farmers won a tight 9-8 game on August 18th to keep their hopes of getting to the "A" final alive, with a bases-loaded two-out hit in the bottom of the 7th cashing in the winning run. The loss put the A's in the "B" final.

In the 1st vs 2nd game on August 18th, the Shockers defeated the Brewers 12-4, sending the Shockers to the "A" series and setting up a match on August 25th between the Brewers and the Farmers to see who would face them. The Farmers ended up edging the Brewers 6-3, putting them in the "A" and the Brewers in the "B".

The "A" final gets underway this Thursday at 7PM with the Shockers home to the Farmers. The "B" final follows at 9PM with the Brewers hosting the A's. All games take place at the ball diamond at Ashton Park just off Flewellyn Rd.

Playoffs this week in the Glen

The schedule of playoff games this week in the first round best of three series in the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League. All games are at A.Y. Jackson diamond in Kanata.

Monday August 29 6:30 p.m. Corfix at Kooki Jar
Monday August 29 8:30 p.m. Upper Canada Elevators at Micksburg / Kool Vent Heat
Tuesday August 30 6:30 p.m. Laurysen Kitchens at Vance's Service Centre
Wednesday August 31 6:30 p.m. Kooki Jar at Corfix

West End Landscaping has the first place bye to the semi-finals.

Last week's games were cancelled due to the weather.

North Leeds league playoff update

The North Leeds Men's Fastball League is now into semi-final playoffs. A recap of what has gone on so far, and games to come, courtesy of William Earl.

Round 1 series - best of three

Westport defeated Eastons Corners As 2-0

Maitland defeated Greenbush 2-1

North Augusta defeated Eastons Corners Haymakers 2-0

Lyn received the bye as the first place team

Round 2 series - best of three

Thursday August 25 results

North Augusta 4
Westport 1

WP: Cory Alkerton 13K
LP: Marcus Rice

Matt Alkerton hit 2 run HR for North Augusta

Game 2 Monday August 29 at 8 p.m. in Westport
Game 3 (if necessary) Tuesday August 30 in North Augusta

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Lyn 5
Maitland 4

WP: Carley Shane
LP: Kyle McNamara

Game 2 Tuesday August 30 in Maitland at 8 p.m.
Game 3 (if necessary) September 1 in Lyn at 8:15 p.m.

Gary Sherman knockout this weekend in Elkland

The 29th Annual Gary Sherman Knockout tournament will be played this weekend in Elkland, PA with 11 teams attending: Waterdown Hammer, Fanatics Cigar Shop, Penner Automotive, Pottsville Generals, RM Kurtz, Team 518, Eagle AA, Sandlot, Skook Nukes, Professional Petro and Sauder Trucking.

The event has a three game guarantee.

Known as the "B" weekend or the "first weekend", this event has restricted player eligibility, unlike the Open tournament (70th Annual Durk Sherman Classic) on Labour Day weekend. 

My sources tell me there are at least two Greater Ottawa Fastball League players who will be in attendance.

Harbour Ball semi-finals continue

The Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League playoff semi-finals continue on Wednesday August 31 with games two of the best-of-three series.

Clean Cut Construction (#1) will face Baird Carpentry (#4) at 7 p.m. The Carpenters won the first game 7-2.

On the other diamond, Bren Electric (#2) will face West Carleton Electric U17 (#3) at 8 p.m. The Junior Trics won the first game 8-7 in 8 innings.

GOFL first round playoff results

The Greater Ottawa Fastball League playoff quarter-final series are best of three.

GOFL East

Manotick Brewers (1st) vs. Osgoode Chiefs (4th)

Game 1: Manotick 7 Osgoode 6 (August 10)

Game 2: Manotick 14 Osgoode 1 (August 24)

Brewers win 2-0

Kars Aces (3rd) vs Orleans Rebels (2nd)

Game 1: Kars 5 Orleans 0 (August 10)

Game 2: Kars 2 Orleans 0 (August 24)

Aces win 2-0

GOFL West

Micksburg Twins (1st) vs West Carleton Electric (4th)

Game 1: Micksburg 8 West Carleton 1 (August 11)

Game 2: Micksburg 12 West Carleton 2(August 23)

Twins win series 2-0

Quyon Flyers (2nd) vs Ottawa Valley As (3rd)

Game 1: Quyon 11 Valley 3 (8 innings - August 18)

Game 2: Quyon 6 Valley 4 (August 23)

Flyers win series 2-0

Harbour Ball playoff classic

It was a Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League playoff classic last night as West Carleton Electric U17 won 8-7 over Bren Electric in eight innings to take the first game of the best of three semi-final. 

Blake Bramburger and Gabe Brown pitched for the Junior Trics while Adam Rueckwald and Mitch Taylor pitched for Bren.

West Carleton jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the top of the first but Bren responded with three in the bottom.

After six innings, Bren was up 6-5. Down to their last out in the top of the seventh, Will Potten walked for the U17s, took second on a wild pitch and scored on a Finn Barton single to tie it up. 

When Bren couldn't score in the bottom of seven, the game went to an eighth inning.

A clutch 2 RBI single by Bramburger put WC up 8-6, and Bren could only respond with one run in the bottom, and the U17s won the game 8-7.

In other Harbour Ball playoff action, Baird Carpentry defeated Clean Cut Construction 7-2 to take a 1-0 series lead.

Action will resume next Wednesday, game times to be finalized.

Final four set for GOFL playoffs

After Wednesday night's games in Manotick, the final four teams are set for the Greater Ottawa Fastball League playoffs.

In the early game, the Kars Aces edged the Orleans Rebels 2-0 to sweep their East division semi-final.  Brad Porter had the win, hurling a two-hitter. Andy Barber took the loss. Brad Pender scored both of the game's runs.

The late game saw the Manotick Brewers advance with a 14-1 win over the Osgoode Chiefs. Luc D'Entremont had the win on the slab while Cory Baldwin took the loss. For the Brewers, Ty Branchaud was 4-4 with 3 triples and a double, Curt Scurr was 1-1, 2BB, 3 RBI, and Ryan Clare had 3 RBIs.

The GOFL East division final will have the Kars Aces facing the Manotick Brewers and the West final will feature Micksburg Twins vs Quyon Flyers. 

Each series will be best of three, dates and times to be confirmed.

Micksburg and Quyon advance to GOFL West Final

The Micksburg Twins and Quyon Flyers advanced to the Greater Ottawa Fastball League West Division Final on Tuesday night.

In Fitzroy Harbour, the Twins defeated West Carleton Electric 12-2 to take the best of three series in two straight. Noah Fleurie had the win for Micksburg while Steve Cavanagh took the loss with relief from Gabe Brown.

The games was 3-2 after three innings but Micksburg scored four in the fourth and five in the fifth to end the game by the run rule. Quinton Rook had a homer for the Twins.

In Shawville, the Flyers defeated Ottawa Valley As 6-4, and they also won their series in two. Trevor Lahey was the winning pitcher while Ben Broek took the loss. Dennis McCleary hit two homers for Shawville and Lane McMurtry also hit one for the home team. Clayton Vance had a two run homer for the As.

The Twins and Flyers will now face off in a best of three Division Final. Dates to be released once finalized. 

Glen Cairn playoffs starting up

Playoffs are about to get underway in the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League. There were games for Monday this week that were rained out but weather permitting they should get underway tonight Tuesday August 23 at the A.Y. Jackson diamonds.

The first round best of three series will feature 7th place Vance's Service Centre vs 2nd place Laurysen Kitchens,  6th place Corfix vs 3rd place Kooki Jar, and 5th place Upper Canada Elevators vs 4th place Micksburg / Kool Vent Heat. 1st place West End Landscaping got a bye to the semi-finals.

For scheduling, visit 2022 Schedule – Dynes Sports Management.

GOFL Playoffs this week

There are four Greater Ottawa Fastball League playoff games this week. All games are the second in the best of three series.

In the West Division, there are two games on Tuesday night (August 23). The Quyon Flyers, leading their series, will face Ottawa Valley As at 7 p.m. in Shawville. The Micksburg Twins face West Carleton Electric at 8 p.m. in Fitzroy Harbour, with the Twins leading one game to none. 

The East Division has a doubleheader in Manotick on Wednesday night, with Kars Aces hosting Orleans Rebels at 7 p.m. and Osgoode Chiefs hosting Manotick Brewers at 9 p.m. The Aces and Brewers respectively won their game one.

Harbour Ball semi-finals start Wednesday

The Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League playoff semi-finals start on Wednesday. The series are best-of-three.

Clean Cut Construction (#1) will face Baird Carpentry (#4) at 7 p.m. Andrew Jahn and Dave Bahm throw for Clean Cut, while Rory Burns and Ryland Hill pitch for Baird.

On the other diamond, Bren Electric (#2) will face West Carleton Electric U17 (#3) at 8 p.m. Bren will have Adam Rueckwald and Mitch Taylor on the slab while Gabe Brown and Blake Bramburger toe the rubber for the U17s.

Quyon wins game one over Valley

The Quyon Flyers won the first game in their Greater Ottawa Fastball League West Division best of three semi-final on Thursday night in Carp by a score of 11-3 over Ottawa Valley As in 8 innings.

Trevor Lahey got the win while Ben Broek took the loss.

The As got out to a 3-0 lead which they held until the sixth until the Flyers came back to tue things up at 3.

With the game tied after seven the game went to the international tie breaker rule.

In the top of the eighth, Quyon scored 8 runs, including two 2-run shots by Curtis Daley and Dennis McCleary.  When Valley was unable to respond in the bottom of the frame, the Flyers took the 1-0 series lead.

Napanee finishes second at U17 nationals in Saskatoon

The Napanee Express won silver at the U17 Boys' Softball Canada Championship in Saskatoon on Sunday, finishing with an 8-3 record.

The team finished third in pool play and as such did not have a double life (only top two) but they won all their playoff round games until they met gold medalists Chatsworth Longhorns in the final. Wilmot Thunder won bronze.

Two GOFL players were on the Express. Zach Branchaud of the Manotick Brewers had some key hits for Napanee throughout the week. Conner Hopper, a pick up for Napanee from West Carleton Electric U17 (who also plays for the men's WC team) lead the tournament in home runs (4) and RBIs (17) and played right field, catcher and first base. 

Zach (left) and Conner (right)

North Leeds league & playoff update

from William Earl

This past Thursday Lyn (defending champs) defeated Westport 13-1 to clinch a 1st round bye in the North Leeds Men's Fastball League playoffs.

Carley Shane of Lyn is the regular season strikeout leader with 80Ks in 54 innings. He will receive his Strikeout leader case of beer sponsored by the North Augusta Trappers.  

Honourable mention to Innings pitched leader Jeremy Renkema of Eastons Corners Haymakers, who tossed 63.1 of a possible 75 innings on the season with 52 Ks.

The Bud Light homerun trophy goes to Travis Wing of the Lyn Lightning and Jared Fenlong of Greenbush who each hit 6 long balls.

Honourable mention to Andrew Wiggins of Eastons Corners A’s hitting 5 long balls and finishing 2nd in strikeouts thrown by pitchers for the season. Defending champ Brad Marion hit 2 long balls playing as a spare for North Augusta (defunct Spencerville).

Playoffs Game 1 - Tuesday August 16th

2nd place Westport hosts 7th place Eastons Corners A’s at 8pm 

3rd place host 6th place Eastons Corners Haymakers at 8pm

4th place Maitland Marlins home to 5th Place Greenbush Generals at 8pm 

Playoffs Game 2 - Thursday August 18th

Maitland @ greenbush 8pm Doubleheader in Eastons Corners: North Augusta vs Haymakers 7pm, Westport vs A’s 9pm

Game 3 (if necessary, the following Tuesday August 23rd, top seed hosts)

The 2nd round to begin Thursday August 25th barring no rainouts.

Lyn hosting lowest seeded of the remaining 3 teams.

Full standings and statistics northleedsmensfastball.ca

A big thank you to league statistician and webpage manager David Hooey for maintaining league website.

GOFL players at the ISC World Tournament

This year's International Softball Congress World Tournament in Moline, Illinois features over a dozen players from the Greater Ottawa Fastball League - and we have the photo to prove it.

Back row: 
Quinton Rook - Kingston Axemen / Micksburg Twins
Jared Steege - Niagara Stompers / Micksburg Twins

Matt Alkerton - Kingston Axemen / Kars Aces

Joran Graham - Niagara Stompers / Micksburg Twins

Brad Pender - Niagara Stompers / Kars Aces

Gregg Garrity - Niagara Stompers / Kars Aces

Front row:
Andrew McIntyre - Kingston Axemen / Micksburg Twins

Scott Conroy - Niagara Stompers / Micksburg Twins

Matt McIntyre - Kingston Axemen / Micksburg Twins

Matt Greer - Niagara Stompers / Quyon Flyers

Nick Ellis - Kingston Axemen / Kars Aces

Kristian Knapp - Kingston Axemen / Kars Aces 

Missing:

Tyler Branchaud - Hill United Chiefs / Manotick Brewers 

Westport wins U20 Provincial B title

The Westport Storm won the Ontario Amateur Softball Assocation U20 Provincial B title in Cobourg on this past weekend. They won three straight, defeating Oshawa and Springbrook (twice). The Storm outscored their opponents 20-3. 

There are three GOFLers on the team. Noah Fleurie (Micksburg Twins) had two pitching wins and only allowed one run in 13 innings of work. Fleurie also had a good weekend at the plate. Owen Brown (West Carleton Electric) played third and left field for the Storm was 5 for 9 on the weekend with a double and triple, proving once again he is the fastest Brown in his family. Owen Arseneault (Ottawa Valley As) played solid in the outfield and also did well at the plate, including showcasing his speed with some bunt singles.

Twins take Game 1

The Micksburg Twins won Game 1 of their best of three Greater Ottawa Fastball League West division series at home on Thursday night with an 8-1 win over West Carleton Electric in six innings.

Joran Graham had the win, allowing three hits and striking out 11. Steve Cavanagh took the loss.

The Twins scored two in the second on a John Enright home run, driving in Paul Griffiths who had walked. Enright ended the night 3 for 3. Micksburg added another run in the second after Andy McIntyre doubled and was driven in by Graham.

The Electric got their run in the third. Chris Trafford doubled and scored when Chris Costello's fly was misplayed. 

Micksburg got another run in the fourth. Andy McIntyre walked with two out and came around to score on a Graham single. 

After scoring three in the fifth, the Twins were up 7-1 and the run rule was looming. 

West Carleton had a chance in the top of the sixth. With one out Neil Murphy singled followed by a Jeff Cavanagh double. However, Graham got out of the inning with a strike out and a ground out.

The bottom of the sixth had Jared Steege lead off with a triple and he scored on a Scott Conroy hit to end the game on the run ahead rule.

Harbour Ball playoffs heat up

Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League playoff results last night:

Murphy’s Plumbing 4 

Baird Carpentry 3

WP: Shawn Ryan and Colin Ryan
LP: Rory Burns and Ryland Hill

Series tied 1-1 - Game 3 Wednesday August 17

Bren Electric 10

Campbell Fuels 0

WP: Mitch Taylor pitched a complete game shutout with 10 Ks
LP: Owen Brown

Bren Electric wins series 2-0

West Carleton Electric U17  6

Hicks Custom Interiors 4

WP: Blake Bramburger and Gabe Brown
LP: Jeff Campbell and Cole Ross

WC wins series 2-0

Round 2 (best of three)

Bren Electric will play WC Electric U17

Clean Cut construction plays winner of Murphy’s Plumbing vs Baird Carpentry

Brewer, Aces each win Game 1

Wednesday night in Manotick was the site for the first games of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League best of three East division playoff series.

Manotick Brewers 7 Osgoode Chiefs 6

In the early game, the Brewers edged the Chiefs 7-6 to take a 1-0 series lead. Manotick won the game in the bottom of the seventh when Luc D'Entremont drove in Ty Alexander to walk it off. D'Entremont had the win in the circle and Matt McKay took the loss. Curtis Scurr had a two run homer for the Brewers. 

Kars Aces 5 Orleans Rebels 0

The late game saw the Aces take the first game of their best of three with 5-0 win over the Rebels. Brad Porter threw a two hit shutout for Kars while Andy Barber took the loss. Cory Morrison have two RBIs while Nick Ellis had a three RBI night.

Ohsweken to host OCC

The International Softball Congress is pleased to announce that, in partnership with the Ohsweken Redmen, that the 2022 Ontario Challenge Cup will be held in Ohsweken on the weekend of Sept 23-25.

Teams that are interested in competing in the OCC - for a berth in the 2023 ISC World Tournament in Denmark, WI at the famed Circle Tap Bar - should contact Blair Setford or Joe Todd for more info.

The OCC is open to all current or original league teams. Please let us know if you'd like to reserve a spot.

Softball Canada U17 nationals get started Wednesday

The Softball Canada U17 Boys' national championship gets started tomorrow in Saskatoon, SK with 8 teams participating from Saskatchewan (2), Ontario (4), New Brunswick and Manitoba. 

The Napanee Express will be attending as ON2. Two GOFLers are on that team: Zach Branchaud (Manotick Brewers) and Conner Hopper (West Carleton Electric), who was added as a pick up after the Ontario Elimination tournament.

For further information, check out their website at U17 Boy's (softball.ca)

Napanee earns silver at U20 nationals

The host Napanee Express finished with silver at the Softball Canada U20 Men's national championship in Napanee on Sunday. The Express lost 8-3 to the Tavistock Athletics in the final game.

GOFLers Joe Mick of the Micksburg Twins and Tyler Branchaud of the Manotick Brewers were players on the Express.

Assistant Coach Jamey Mick and Joe Mick

Tyler Branchaud 

Napanee U15 wins gold in Wilmot

The Napanee Express went 9-0 at the Softball Canada U15 Boys' National Championship in Wilmot, ON defeating the host Wilmot Thunder in the gold medal final on Sunday.

The Express featured local players Finn Barton on Kinburn who was named All-Star utility player for the event, as well as Bryce Rebertz of Arnprior who had a four-RBI game in the qualifying round, and Cade Kuehl of Shawville, who was selected as a pick up from the Stittsville 56ers to join Napanee for the event.

Finn Barton and Bryce Rebertz

Cade Kuehl

Tavistock wins gold at the U23 Men's Nationals

The Tavistock Merchants won gold at the Softball Canada U23 Men's national championship in Carp on Sunday, defeating the Owen Sound Selects 10-2 in the all Ontario final. Reese Yantzi, who was named the playoff round MVP was the winning pitcher while Riley Manion, who had earned Top Pitcher honours in the qualifying round took the loss with relief from Mac Mulvey and Owen Torrie.

Delisle (Saskatchewan) Fort Protection Pride were the bronze medalists, losing to the silver medalist Selects earlier in the day.

Other teams competing in the event were Team Quebec, Newfoundland Physio & Co., Alvinston (Ontario) Junior Aces and the host Ottawa Valley Chiefs.

After hot weather all week, the final day was plagued with rain, and the games were signficantly delayed, but the hard working volunteer grounds crew (pictured below) did an incredible amount of work to ensure the diamonds remained playable on Sunday.

Congratulations to the organizing committee who after years of COVID delays pulled off the tournament successfully.

Volunteer Grounds Crew

Post-game celebratory team photo of the Tavistock Merchants

Championship Sunday at U23 in Carp

It is Championship Sunday today in Carp at the U23 Men's Softball Canada National Tournament.

There are three teams reamaining in the event. The host Ottawa Valley Chief lost 10-4 yesterday to Team Quebec and were eliminated, finishing sixth of the seven teams.

At noon, the Delisle, SK Fort Protection Pride will play Owen Sound, ON Selects. The loser gets bronze, and the winner moves on to the Final.

The championship game will be played at 3 p.m., with the Tavistock, ON Merchants waiting on the winner of the noon match up.

Both games will be livestreamed. Click on the "LIVE" link at https://softball.ca/u23mens.

GOFL playoffs are set

The playoff positions for the Greater Ottawa Fastball League have now been finalized after Friday's game. Series are best-of-three.

GOFL East

1. Manotick Brewers 11-6 
2. Orleans Rebels 9-6-2
3. Kars Aces 7-9-1 
4. Osgoode Chiefs 5-9-2

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

GOFL West

1. Micksburg Twins 12-3-1
2. Quyon Flyers 12-5
3. Ottawa Valley As 4-11-2
4. West Carleton Electric 2-13-2

Micksburg will play West Carleton, Quyon will play Valley.

Once playoff games are confirmed they will be published on the blog and on GOFL.ca.

Micksburg wraps up first in GOFL West

The Micksburg Twins wrapped up first place in the Greater Ottawa Fastball League West division with a 7-0 win over the Quyon Flyers on Friday night. There was a big crowd on hand to watch as part of the festivities for the U23 Men's nationals being held in Carp.

Joran Graham was the winning pitcher and hit a homer. Matt McIntyre also hit a homer for the Twins. Trevor Lahey was the losing pitcher with relief from Matt Greer.

An earlier exhibition game on Friday night in Carp had the Ottawa Valley As beat West Carleton Electric 15-7.

U23 playoff round starts Saturday

The Softball Canada U23 Men's Fastpitch Championship in Carp will move to the playoff round on Saturday, with six teams still in contention for the title. 

Tavistock and Owen Sound have double lives, while the other four teams lose once and are done. The remaining three teams from today will advance to Sunday.

Sat, Aug 06	SK Delisle Fort Protection Pride	NL Physio and Co.	Diamond #1	11:30AM EDT
Sat, Aug 06	HOST Ottawa Valley Chiefs	QC Équipe Québec	Diamond #1	2:00PM EDT
Sat, Aug 06	ON2 Tavistock Merchants	ON1 Owen Sound Selects	Diamond #1	4:30PM EDT
Sat, Aug 06	Winner 11:30 AM	Winner 2:00 PM	Diamond #1	7:00PM EDT

The host Ottawa Valley Chiefs beat Alvinston Aces 5-3 in "must win" game on Friday to advance to the playoff round. Kurt McCann had the win in relief of starter Cory Baldwin. 

U23 nationals move on to the "Seeding" road, GOFL games tonight

At the U23 Men's Softball Canada national tournament in Carp today (Friday) there will be five "seeding round" games to determine positions for Saturday's playoff round.

The full schedule is available on Gamechanger. 

The Ottawa Valley Chiefs host team finished the round robin with no wins and six losses. They have a game at 1 p.m. today against the Alvinston Aces - the winner of that match up gets sixth place in Saturday's playoff round, the loser is eliminated from the competetion. 

All five U23 games will be livestreamed today at https://www.facebook.com/sc.mens.u23. 

Part of the activities will include two Greater Ottawa Fastball League games. At 7 p.m. the Ottawa Valley As and West Carleton Electric will face off in an exhibition game, followed at 9 p.m. with a league game between the Quyon Flyers and the Micksburg Twins which will count in the GOFL standings.

Also today at the event will be a roast beef supper for $20, and live entertainment.

Chiefs lose another close one at U23 nationals

In the second day of competition at the Softball Canada Men's U23 national championship, the host Ottawa Valley Chiefs lost two games, including a very close 3-2 defeat to the Alvinson Aces. Cory Baldwin threw well in the loss. The Chiefs had previously lost 9-0 earlier in the day to Newfoundland.

The standings after two days of competition are:
ON1 - Owen Sound Selects 4-0
ON2 - Tavistock Merchants 4-0
NL - Newfoundland Physio & Co. 2-2
QC - Équipe Québec 2-2
SK - Delisle Fort Protection Pride 1-3
ON3 - Alvinston Aces 1-3
HOST - Ottawa Valley Chiefs 0-4

For information, including today's schedule, visit https://www.facebook.com/sc.mens.u23.

Friday night will be a big night at the event, with seeding games, a charity game, two Greater Ottawa Fastball League games at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., a live band and a roast beef dinner.

Harbour Ball playoffs get started

The first round of playoffs for Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League got started last night with three games.

Bren Electric, the second place finisher beat seventh place Campbell Fuels 10-1 to take a one game lead in their best of three quarter-final series. The third seed, West Carleton Electric U17 won 9-6 over the sixth seed, Hicks Custom Interiors and the fourth seed Baird Carpentry defeated the fifth seed Murphy's Plumbing 10-5. The top finishers Clean Cut Construction had a first round bye. 

Playoffs will continue on August 10 at the Fitzroy Harbour Community Centre, strarting at 7 p.m.

Orleans beats WC

The Orleans Rebels edged West Carleton Electric 10-8 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League action on Tuesday in Fitzroy Harbour.

Derek Barber is the least frequently pitching Barber brother, but he had the win for Orleans, while younger brother Jeff threw in relief. Gabe Brown took the loss for WC.

The Rebels had two big innings, scoring five in the seconed and four in the fifth. Jeff and Andy Barber each had homers for the Rebels, while Matt Healey was 5 for 5 with 2 RBIs for the visitors. Seventeen year old Conner Hopper hit his first career GOFL homer for Fitzroy, while Jeff Campbell and Chris Costello also hit one out.

There was supposed to be an additional early game in Fitzroy on Tuesday, but Ottawa Valley As were unable to field a team and forfeited the game.

Great opening of U23 Men's Canadians

After a long three years, the U23 Men's Softball Canada Championship opened in Carp today, with great weather, great crowds, and great games.

Check out all the information, including the livestream at https://softball.ca/u23mens.

The host Ottawa Valley Chiefs lost their first game 15-2 to Tavistock, ON Merchants but rebounded with a very close heartbreaking 7-6 loss to Delisle, SK Pride in their evening game.

Softball Canada U23 Men's Nationals get started

The Softball Canada U23 Men's national championship gets started on Tuesday August 2 in Carp with seven teams - four from Ontario and one each from Newfoundland, Quebec and Saskatchewan.

It will be a great six days of fastball at the Carp Fairgrounds, which are in great shape, thanks to the hard work of several volunteers.

Learn more about the event at U23 Men's (softball.ca).

GOFL bonus week

Some games on the schedule as part of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League "bonus week". 

Tuesday night is a make up doubleheader between Orleans Rebels and Ottawa Valley As at 7 p.m. and Orleans and West Carleton Electric at 9 p.m. in Fitzroy Harbour.

Friday night, as part of the U23 nationals in Carp, there will be two games. At 7 p.m. the Ottawa Valley As and West Carleton Electric will play an exhibition game and at 9 p.m. there will be a league game between the Micksburg Twins and the Quyon Flyers.