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Thursday, September 28, 2023

Los Caballos win Blackburn title

Los Caballos won their second straight Blackburn Men's Fastball League playoff title on Thursday night at Pierre Rocque diamond with a 2-0 win over Goodfellows.

Will Lowe was the winning pitcher, while Shannon Borho took the loss. 

Los Caballos scored their first run when a throw on an attempted steal of third went into left field and scored their second run on a wild pitch.

Blackburn Men's Fastball League is a six-team league that plays Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, usually at the Blackburn Arena.

Back row: Pedro López, Yefry Castillo, Juan Morales, Moisés Del Corral, Elvin Gómez, Jonady Nunez.                                  
                                                                                    Front row: Felipe Morales, Luis Anguas, Wilmer Lovera,Will Lowe


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WEL wins game 1

West End Landscapes won game one of their best of three semi-final playoff series in the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League by a score of 3-0 over Laurysen on Wednesday night.

Chris Parish got the win in relief of starter Matt McKay who had to come out due to injury.  Carley Shane took the loss. Game 2 is Monday at 6:30 p.m. with the Micksburg Kool Vent Heat vs. Upper Canada Elevators game one to follow.


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Glen Cairn semi-final schedule & results

The Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League has announced the schedule for the best-of-three semi-final playoff series. Results posted below as they come in.

Wed Sept 27th - 730 pm - West End Landscapes 3 Laurysen -0 WEL leads 1-0

Mon Oct 2nd - 630 pm - Laurysen @ WEL - game 2
Mon Oct 2nd - 830 pm - Upper Canada Elevators @ Micksburg - Game 1

Wed Oct 4th - 630 pm - Micksburg @ UCE - game 2 Wed Oct 4th - 830 pm - WEL @ Laurysen - game 3 (if necessary)

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Blackburn playoff update

 from Nick Bowman

Goodfellows defeated the Bandits 2-0 Tuesday night in Blackburn Men's Fastball League playoffs to advance to the finals against Los Caballos. Shannon Borho had the complete game shutout. Chris MacFarlane went yard. Max Lalonde and Tyler Alexander threw 3 innings each for the Bandits, ending an impressive run in the post-season. 

Los Caballos need only one win to claim the BMFL title for a 2nd straight year. Goodfellows will need to win 3-straight starting tonight. Finals begin at 8:00 pm on Thursday, September 28, at Pierre Rocque in Orleans.

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Coverage of Hopper selection to Team Canada

Some coverage online of Conner Hopper being selected to play for Team Canada at the U18 World Cup in Mexico:

West Carleton Online (paywall, but it's worth the 50 bucks annually to subscribe, especially for WC residents): Harbour’s Hopper to represent Canada at U18 softball world cup - West Carleton Online

Martin Cleary's "High Achievers" on the Ottawa Sports Pages:
HIGH ACHIEVERS: West Carleton Electric’s Conner Hopper off to softball World Cup for Canada – OttawaSportsPages.ca

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Kars advances to GOFL finals

A new Greater Ottawa Fastball League playoff champion will be declared in 2023 as the Kars Aces eliminated defending champs Micksburg Twins with a 2-1 victory on Tuesday night in Manotick. 

It was a wild finish to a well-played game that put the Aces on top with a two-game sweep of their semi-final best of three series.

Cory Alkerton got the pitching win, allowing only one hit, three walks and a hit batsman. Joran Graham threw very well taking the loss, also only allowing one hit, one hit batsman and striking out 17. 

The Twins got their run in the top of the third. Quentin Rook started the inning and was hit by a pitch. A sacrifice bunt by Paul Griffith moved Rook to second. After a strikeout, Matt McIntyre singled up the middle to put Micksburg up 1-0.

The scored stayed that way until the bottom of the final inning as Graham was perfect through six. 

Brad Pender led off the seventh with an offhand triple to left field. Kristian Knapp followed and was hit by a pitch. Knapp immediately stole second on the first pitch. Graham struck out the next two batters. Then, with Nick Ellis at the plate, a wild pitch to the screen scored Pender to tie the game. As Pender was scoring the catcher attempted to throw to Graham who was covering the plate; the toss was errant, and the speedy Knapp scored all the way from second to walk off the win for Kars.

The win by the Aces avenges their loss to the Twins in the Finals in 2022. Kars will face Orleans Rebels in the Final as they defeated Quyon Flyers in the other semi-final. 

Dates and times will be posted for the best of three series as soon as available. 

A nice crowd on hand in Manotick for playoff fastball








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Annual GOFL history lesson

Once again, a yearly tradition (except for 2020) - 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.

With Micksburg and Quyon beat out in the semi-finals and Kars and Orleans in the Final, we will have a new champion for the first time since 2012, when Kars won the title. 

Here are the past winners/finalists, as well as the league teams and franchise histories.

Past winners / finalists

2000 Dolco defeated Macton (3-0, best of five)
2001 Macton defeated D.T.I. (3-1, best of five)
2002 Lomor defeated Macton (3-0, best of five)
2003 Team Easton defeated Macton (1 game final, 8 innings)
2004 Team Easton defeated West Carleton (3-1, best of five)
2005 Team Easton defeated Stittsville (3-1, best of five)
2006 Team Easton defeated Stittsville (3-1, best of five)
2007 Team Easton defeated West Carleton (3-0, best of five)
2008 Stittsville defeated Team Easton (3-1, best of five)
2009 Stittsville defeated Quyon (3-2, best of five)
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)
2019 Micksburg defeated Kars (2-1, best of three)
2020 No league - COVID
2021 Micksburg defeated Orleans (COVID double knockout bracket)
2022 Micksburg defeated Kars (2-1, best of three)

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 team
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

2020 - no season (COVID)

2021 - 6 teams
Kars Aces
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
Manotick Brewers (formerly I4C Victory)
Micksburg Twins
Ottawa Valley As
Orleans Rebels

2022 - 8 teams
GOFL East
Orleans Rebels
Manotick Brewers
Kars Aces
Osgoode Chiefs U23
GOFL West
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
Ottawa Valley As
Micksburg Twins
Quyon Flyers (returned to league after one year off)

2023 - 7 teams
Orleans Rebels
Manotick Brewers
Kars Aces
Osgoode Chiefs 
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
Micksburg Twins
Quyon Flyers

Franchise History - Current Teams

Kars Aces
Home Diamond: Manotick
Years in League: 23 (2000-23)
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, 2019, 2022)

West Carleton Electric
Home Diamond: Fitzroy Harbour
Years in League: 19 (2004-2023)
Championships: none
Finalists: 3 (2004, 2007, 2017)

Manotick Brewers
Home Diamond: Manotick
Years in League: 17 (2006-2023)
Previous name: I4C Victory
Previous Home Diamonds: Carp
Championships: 2 (2014, 2015)
Finalists: none

Micksburg Twins
Home Diamond: Micksburg
Years in League: 10 (2013-2023)
Previous League: Upper Ottawa Valley Men's Fastball League
Championships: 5 (2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Finalists: 2 (2014, 2015)

Orleans Rebels
Home Diamond: Orleans
Years in League: 4 (2019-23)
Championships: none
Finalists: 1 (2021)

Quyon Flyers
Home Diamond: Shawville
Years in League: 15 (2007-2019, 2022-2023)
Previous Names: Quyon Combat Flyers
Previous League: Ottawa R.A. League
Previous Home Diamond: Quyon
Championships: 1 (2018)
Finalists: 4 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

Osgoode Chiefs
Home Diamond: Manotick
Years in League: 2 (2022-2023)
Previous Names: Osgoode Chiefs U23
Previous League: Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League
Previous Home Diamond: Osgoode
Championships: none
Finalists: none

Franchise History - Defunct Teams

Ottawa Valley As
Home Diamond: Carp
Years in League: 8 (2015-2023)
Championships: none
Finalists: none

Stittsville 56ers

Home Diamond: Stittsville
Years in League: 20 (2000-2019)
Championships: 2 (2008, 2009)
Finalists: 2 (2005, 2006)

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

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 Diamonds: Manotick, Kemptville
Years in League: 14 (2000-2013)
Previous Names: Lomor Printers, Dolco Printing
Championships: 2 (2000, 2002)
Finalists: none

North Gower Marlboroughs
Home Diamonds: North Gower, Greely
Years in League: 3 (2008-2010)
Previous Names: Greely DNTW Eagles
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

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Monday, September 25, 2023

Orleans advances to GOFL finals

The Orleans Rebels won Game 2 of their Greater Ottawa Fastball League playoffs semi-final  series on Monday night in Shawville 3-0 over the Quyon Flyers, to sweep the series and advance to the Final.

Andy Barber earned the win, his fourth of the playoffs and third by shutout. Barber only allowed one hit for the second straight game. Drew Hathway took the loss with relief from Matt Greer.

Andy Barber helped his cause by hitting a solo homer. He also scored another run after hitting a double and then being cashed on a Moises Del Corral double to centre. The other run was scored by Derek Barber who tripled then scored on a wild pitch. 

Greer had the lone hit for the Flyers.

The Rebels await the winner of the Kars vs Micksburg series. Kars is up 1-0 in the best of three match up, with Game 2 in Manotick on Tuesday September 26 at 7:30 p.m.



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Blackburn playoffs down to three teams

From Nick Bowman

The number 6th ranked Bandits eliminated the Rogues with a 6 to 4 win in Blackburn Men's Fastball League playoffs, surpassing their regular season wins. Max Lalonde earned the win and Tyler Alexander also threw for the Bandits. Matt Cox had the loss and had relief from Derick Bulley. Down 4-2, the Bandits rallied in the 5th inning and scored 4 runs in the 5th inning to take the 6-4 lead and held on. Tyler Alexander hit a home run for the Bandits.

Goodfellows and Los Caballos was suspended after an injury on the field. Play resumed on Sunday, with Los Caballos winning 11-0. Will Lowe had the win and Shannon Borho took the loss with relief from spare Nick Bowman.

Next up is the Bandits vs Goodfellows on Tuesday at 7 pm at Pierre Rocque. Loser is eliminated and the winner will play Los Caballos, needing to beat them 3 times to capture the championship. 

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UCE advances to Glen semi-finals

Upper Canada Elevators beat KookiJar 7-3 on Monday night to win Game 3 and their quarter-final playoff series in the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League tonight.

Trevor Lahey had the win while Kyle Olson took the loss. The game was tied at 3-3 after six but UCE scored four in the seventh.

Best of three semi-final match ups tentatively starting Wednesday:

#1 Micksburg Kool Vent Heat vs #7 Upper Canada Elevators 

#5 Laurysen vs #6 West End Landscapes

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Monday night playoff fastball

Tonight (Sept 25) in Shawville is Game 2 of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League semi-final playoff series between the Orleans Rebels and the Quyon Flyers.

Orleans leads the best-of-three series 1-0 after taking game one by a score of 3-0 last week in Manotick.

Also tonight is Game 3 of the best-of-three quarter-final series in the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League between Upper Canada Elevators and KookiJar. First pitch is at 7:30 p.m. at the AY Jackson diamond.

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Sunday, September 24, 2023

Blackburn playoff bracket continues on Sunday

The Blackburn Men's Fastball League triple knockout continues with a playoff game today (Sunday) at 6 p.m. in Carlsbad between Los Caballos and Goodfellows.

Games are being played at other diamonds as there are ongoing renovations at the Blackburn Arena diamond, typical location for BMFL games.

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Friday, September 22, 2023

Hopper named to Team Canada for U18 World Cup in Mexico

Conner Hopper from Fitzroy Harbour was officially named today by Softball Canada to the national team for the U18 Men's Softball World Cup to be held by the World Baseball Softball Confederation in Hermosillo, Mexico on 11-19 November.

Conner grew up playing West Carleton Minor Softball and has been a member of the West Carleton Electric boy's rep program in since mites (U10).

He is a catcher who can also play infield or outfield, and he is a very good hitter at both the youth and men's level.

Conner currently plays for West Carleton Electric U20 in the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League and Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League, as well as in the Greater Ottawa Fastball League for West Carleton Electric.

Information on the tournament is available here: World Baseball Softball Confederation (wbsc.org)



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Thursday, September 21, 2023

Kars wins in 10 innings over Micksburg in Game 1

The Kars Aces won the first game of their best of three playoff semi-final series in the Greater Ottawa Fastball League on the road against the Micksburg Twins by a score of 4-2 in ten innings on Wednesday night. Despite the three extra innings, the game only took about two hours to complete.

Cory Alkerton was the winning pitcher while Joran Graham took the loss.

The Twins took the lead in the second inning on a two run homer by Quinton Rook.

In the top of the sixth, Kristian Knapp walked then scored on a Cory Alkerton misplayed fly ball.

The Aces tied the game in the top of the seventh when Cory Morrison walked in a pinch hit situation and scored after Chad Milne's single was subsequently misplayed by an outfielder.

After two scoreless extra innings, Kars put up two in the tenth. Milne walked, Brad Pender was hit by a pitch to load the bases (as there was a runner on second to start the inning via the international tie breaker rule). A Knapp single scored two.

In the bottom the tenth, Micksburg got two runners on with the international rule runner and a Matt McIntyre walk. After a strikeout, a liner to the second baseman was caught, and he touched second base for the double play to end the game (then threw to first, which would have been a triple play if there was not already an out).

Game two of the series will be played Tuesday September 26 at 7:30 p.m. at the Manotick Arena diamond.


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Glen Cairn schedule next week

The Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League playoffs continue next week.

Monday's game is scheduled and no games Tuesday. Wednesday's games are to be determined though we know that Micksburg Kool Vent Heat, Laurysen, and West End Landscapes will be in the semis along with Monday's winner.

Monday 25th
@630 - UCE @ Kookijar - Game 3

Tuesday 26th
No games

Wednesday 27th - Semi-Finals
@630 - TBD - Game 1
@830 - TBD - Game 1

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GOFL semi-finals schedule and results

The Greater Ottawa Fastball League best of three semi-final playoff series are now set. As dates and times are finalized, they will be published on the blog as well as GOFL.ca.

Semi-finals

Series D: 1st place Micksburg Twins vs 4th place Kars Aces
Game 1: Wednesday September 20: Kars 4 Micksburg 2 (10 innings)
Game 2: Tuesday September 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Manotick
Game 3: TBD (if necessary)
Kars leads 1-0

Series E: 2nd place Orleans Rebels vs 3rd place Quyon Flyers
Game 1: Wednesday September 20: Orleans 3 Quyon 0
Game 2: Monday September 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Shawville
Game 3: TBD (if necessary)
Orleans leads 1-0

Completed series:

Series A: 2nd place Orleans Rebels vs 7th place West Carleton Electric
Game 1 Thursday August 31: Orleans 2 WC 0
Game 2: September 7 & 13: Orleans 11 WC 7
Orleans wins 2-0

Series B: 3rd place Quyon Flyers vs 6th place Osgoode Chiefs
Game 1: Wednesday September 6: Quyon 8 Osgoode 0
Game 2: Monday September 18: Quyon 7 Osgoode 0
Quyon wins 2-0

Series C: 4th place Kars Aces vs 5th place Manotick Brewers
Game 1 Wednesday August 30: Kars 3 Manotick 2
Game 2: Wednesday September 6 & 13: Kars 11 Manotick 8
Kars wins 2-0

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Kars and Orleans win in GOFL playoffs

The Greater Ottawa Fastball League best of three playoff semi-finals got started on Wednesday night.

In Micksburg, the host Twins lost 4-2 to the Kars Aces in ten innings. Cory Alkerton earned the win while Joran Graham took the loss. Quinton Rook had a two-run homer for Micksburg.

In Manotick, the Orleans Rebels defeated the Quyon Flyers 3-0. Andy Barber earned the win while Matt Greer took the loss. Barber threw a one hitter. Andy Barber and Derek Barber hit solo HRs for the Rebels. 

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West Carleton Electric U20 take Harbour Ball title

West Carleton Electric U20 won the deciding game three of the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League final with a 14-4 win over Grandor Farms on Wednesday night to take the Harbour Ball title.

A good crowd was on hand on a chilly night for the final softball game of the year at the Fitzroy Harbour Community Centre. 

Blake Bramburger and Gabe Brown pitched for WC U20, while Adam Rueckwald and Ryley Burns threw for Grandor. 

Conner Hopper was 3 for 5 including a two-run homer for the Jr Trics in the first inning. Brett Almeida was 3 for 4 with a walk and four runs batted in, Bramburger was two for three with two walks and three runs batted in and HK Khan had three RBIs.

Brad Smith was 3 for 3 for Grandor with an RBI and Rueckwald drew three walks.

The Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League is an eight team league that plays Wednesday nights at the Fitzroy Harbour CC. There were six men's teams, a U20 team and a U17 team.

Front row: Hayden HK Khan, Conner Hopper
Back row: Coach Blair Armstrong, Ryland Hill, Alex Strathern, Jack Armstrong, Sponsor Dale Hanna, Nolan Costello, Blake Bramburger, Gabe Brown, Dylan Rorwick, Brett Almeida, Will Potten, Coach Adam Brown.
Absent: Garrett Box and Sammy Perkins (away at school in Nova Scotia)


Front row: Brad Smith, Joe Gray, Les McLeod, Ryley Burns
Back row: Tyler Craig, Adam Rueckwald, Evan Campbell, Chris Cahill, Jeff Istead, Austin McCord, Joey Gribbon

Play by Play
Umpires - Plate: Mike Sul, Bases: Leo O'Rourke

WC Line up: Dylan Rorwick, Gabe Brown, Conner Hopper, Alex Strathern, Jack Armstong, Blake Bramburger, Brett Almeida, Will Potten, Nolan Costello, Hayden HK Khan

Grandor Line up: Les McLeod, Evan Campbell, Austin McCord, Adam Rueckwald, Ryley Burns, Jeff Istead, Brad Smith, Chris Cahill, Tyler Craig, Joey Gribbon, Joe Gray

Top of first - WC
Rueckwald pitching
Rorwick strikeout swinging, one out
Brown single
Hopper home run, 2 RBI; Brown scores, Hopper scores
Strathern strikeout looking, two out
Armstrong strikeout swinging, three out
2R 1H 0LOB

Bottom of first - Grandor
Bramburger pitching
McLeod pop out to 1b, one out
Campbell single, advance to second on E7
McCord ground out p to 1b, two out
Rueckwald walk
Burns single, RBI; Campbell scores
Burns steals second
Istead reaches on E3; Rueckwald scores
Smith singles, RBI; Burn scores
Cahill grounds out 1b unassisted, three out
3R 3H 2LOB

Top of second - WC
Burns pitching
Bramburger walk
Almeida hit by pitch
Potten walk
Costello strikeout swinging, one out
Khan ground out 2b to 1b, two out, RBI; Bramburger scores
Rorwick intentionally walked
Brown strike out swinging, three out
1R 0H 3LOB

Bottom of second - Grandor
Bramburger pitching
Craig strikeout swinging, one out
Gribbon line out to ss, two out
Gray walk
McLeod fly out to cf
0R 0H 1LOB

Top of third - WC
Burns pitching
Hopper single, advances to second on E9
Strathern walk
Armstrong walk
Bramburger walk, RBI; Hopper scores
Almeida to first on fielder's choice; Strathern out p to c; one out
Potten reaches on E5, RBI; Armstrong scores
Costello strikes out looking; two out
Khan singles, 2 RBI; Bramburger scores, Almeida scores
Rorwick fly out to cf, three out
4R 2H 2LOB

Bottom of third - Grandor
Bramburger pitching
Campbell grounds out 2b to 1b, one out
McCord singles, thrown out at second cf to 2b, two out
Rueckwald walks
Burns reaches on E4
Istead grounds out p to 1b
0R 1H 2LOB

Top of fourth - WC
Burns pitching
Brown walks
Hopper singles
Strathern fly out to cf, one out
Armstrong singles, RBI; Brown scores
Bramburger strikes out swinging, two out
Almeida singles, 2RBI: Hopper scores, Armstrong scores
Potten strikeout swinging, three out
3R 3H 1LOB

Bottom of fourth - Grandor
Brown pitching 
Smith singles
Cahill sacrifice bunt 3b to 2b, one out
Craig singles; advances to second on wild pitch
Gribbon strikeout swinging, two out
Gray walk
McLeod reaches on fielder's choice, Gray out p to ss to 2b, three out. (Note: Brown got drilled on this one, off the shoulder, but the ball went directly to the ss)
0R 2H 3 LOB

Top of fifth - WC
Rueckwald pitching
Costello strikeout looking, one out
Khan strikeout looking, two out
Rorwick singles
Brown walks
Hopper strikeout swinging, three out
0R 1H 2LOB

Bottom of fifth - Grandor
Brown pitching
Campbell ground out ss to 1b, one out
McCord ground out 1b unassisted, two out
Rueckwald walk
Burns strikeout looking, three out
0R 0H 1LOB

Top of sixth - WC
Rueckwald pitching
Strathern fly out to LF, one out
Armstrong reaches on E4
Bramburger singles
Almeida singles, RBI; Armstrong scores
Potten reaches on fielder's choice
Costello strikes out looking, two out
Khan strikes out swinging, three out
1R 2H 3LOB

Bottom of sixth - Grandor
Brown pitching
Istead singles
Smith singles
Cahill singles
Craig sacrifice fly to lf, RBI; Istead scores, one out
Gribbon strikes out swinging, two out
Gray walks
McLeod fly out to lf, three out
1R 3H 3LOB

Top of seventh - WC
Rueckwald pitching
Rorwick singles
Brown walk
Hopper reaches on fielder's choice, Rorwick out ss to 3b, one out
Strathern singles
Armstrong strikeout swinging, two out
Bramburger singles, 2RBI; Brown scores, Hopper scores
Almeida singles, RBI; Strathern scores
Potten grounds out 2b to 1b, three out
3R 4H 2LOB

Bottom of seventh - Grandor
Bramburger pitching
Campbell pops up to ss, one out
McCord strikeout swinging, two out
Rueckwald strikeout swinging, three out
0R 0H 0LOB

WC U20     2.1.4.3.0.1.3   14R 14H
Grandor      3.0.0.0.0.1.0     4R 9H

Hitting

Grandor 
Campbell 1-4
McCord 1-4
Rueckwald 3BB
Burns 1-3, RBI
Istead 1-3
Smith 3-3, RBI
Cahill 1-2
Craig 1-2, RBI
Gray 3BB

WC U20
Rorwick 2-3, BB
Brown 1-2, 3BB
Hopper 3-5, HR, 2RBI
Strathern 1-3, BB
Armstrong 1-4, RBI, BB
Bramburger 2-3, 2BB, 3 RBI
Almeida 3-4, BB, 4 RBI
Potten BB, RBI
Khan 1-4, 3RBI

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UCE evens series with KookiJar

On Wednesday night Upper Canada Elevators won game two of their Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League best of three quarter-final series against KookiJar to even things at one game apiece by a score of 5-3. Trevor Lahey threw well to earn the win.

Deciding game three will be played early next week, likely on Monday - to be confirmed.

Micksburg Kool Vent Heat, West End Landscapes and Laurysen all have advanced to the semi-finals.

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Blackburn playoff update

 An update on the Blackburn Men's Fastball League playoffs, courtesy of Nick Bowman

The Bandits eliminated the Blue Jays with a 18 to 6 win on Tuesday. Seb Rodrigue had the W for the Bandits, throwing 3 innings. Max Lalonde pitched 2 in relief. Andre Mainville threw all 5 for the Jays, with Anthony De Carlo going deep for the Blue Jays.

Goodfellows defeated the Rogues 11 to 1. Shannon Borho picked up the complete game W for Goodfellows. Chris MacFarlane hit a 3-run shot in the first. Derick Bulley threw all 7 for the Rogues and Jose Sandoval hit a solo shot.

Next up, Los Caballos play Goodfellows Thursday at 7 pm at Pierre Rocque in Orleans, and the Rogues battle the Bandits at 9pm in an elimination game.

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Wednesday night playoff fastball

Wednesday night is a busy one for playoff fastball in eastern Ontario. Here are some games being played tonight.

Greater Ottawa Fastball League
The best of three semi-finals get started tonight with games in Micksburg and Manotick. Up the Valley, the first seed Micksburg Twins get their playoffs started against the fourth seed Kars Aces at 7:30 p.m. At the Manotick Arena diamond, the second seed Orleans Rebels host the third seed Quyon Flyers, with first pitch at 7 p.m.

Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League
Game 3 of the best of three Harbour Ball Final will be played tonight at the Fitzroy Harbour Community Centre with top regular season finisher Grandor Farms playing second place finisher West Carleton Electric U20 at 8:30 p.m. Grandor won the first game 8-2 while WC took the second 6-1.

Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League
The last remaining quarter-final series in the Glen has second seed KookiJar playing seventh seed Upper Canada Elevators in Game 2 of their best of three tonight at 7:30 p.m. at AY Jackson Secondary School diamond. KookiJar leads the series 1-0.




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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Tuesday night results in the Glen

Two more series ended in the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League playoffs on Tuesday night so three of four semi-finalists are now determined. 

West End Landscapes (#6) edged Corfix (#3) by a score of 4-2 in game three to win the series two games to one. 

Micksburg Kool Vent Heat (#1) beat Stittsville 56ers U17 (#8) 10-0 to win their series two games straight. 

Laurysen (#5) had previously beat out West Carleton Electric U20 (#4) two games straight, leaving the only series remaining between KookiJar (#2) and Upper Canada Elevators (#7). Game two of that series will be played Wednesday night at 7:30 with KookiJar up a game.

If KookiJar wins that series, they will play Laurysen and Kool Vent gets WEL in the semis.

If UCE pulls off the upset, they face Kool Vent and Laurysen would face WEL.

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Blackburn league playoff games update

As per the Blackburn Men's Fastball League website, two games in the playoffs tonight

Bandit vs Blue Jays at 7 p.m.

Goodfellows vs Rogues at 9 p.m.


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Monday, September 18, 2023

Quyon advances to GOFL semi-finals

The Quyon Flyers advanced to the Greater Ottawa Fastball League playoff semi-finals with a 7-0 win over the Osgoode Chiefs on Monday night to take their best of three series two games to none.

Matt Greer threw three innings for Quyon while Drew Hathway tossed two in relief. Bobby Holmes got the start for Osgoode and had relief from Matt McKay.

Quyon scored six runs in the second. Evan Atkinson drew a bases loaded walk to score Greer. Lane McMurtry's hard ground to second was misplayed and Luke Young scored. That was followed by a Shawn Laframboise grand slam.

The Flyers will now face the Orleans Rebels in the semi-final.

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Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League new playoff schedule

 Monday's games were rained out in the Glen - here is the new schedule for this week.

Tuesday September 19
6:30 West End Landscapes vs Corfix game 3
8:30 Stittsville 56ers U17 vs Micksburg Kool Vent Heat game 2

Wednesday September 20 7:30 KookiJar vs Upper Canada Elevators game 2

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Friday, September 15, 2023

Game 2 of Osgoode vs Quyon scheduled for Monday and GOFL playoff update

The second game of the best of three Greater Ottawa Fastball League quarter-final series between the Osgoode Chiefs and Quyon Flyers will be played Monday September 18 at 7 p.m. This game has been rained out twice on September 7 and 12. 

Quyon leads the series 1-0. If the Chiefs win Game 2, the deciding Game 3 will be played immediately following.

Playoff update:

Series A: 2nd place Orleans Rebels vs 7th place West Carleton Electric
Game 1 Thursday August 31: Orleans 2 WC 0
Game 2: September 7 & 13: Orleans 11 WC 7
Orleans wins 2-0

Series B: 3rd place Quyon Flyers vs 6th place Osgoode Chiefs
Game 1: Wednesday September 6: Quyon 8 Osgoode 0
Game 2: Monday September 18 at 7 p.m. in Shawville
Game 3: Immediately following Game 2 (if necessary)

Series C: 4th place Kars Aces vs 5th place Manotick Brewers
Game 1 Wednesday August 30: Kars 3 Manotick 2
Game 2: Wednesday September 6 & 13: Kars 11 Manotick 8
Kars wins 2-0

Series D: 1st place Micksburg Twins vs 4th place Kars Aces or 6th place Osgoode Chiefs

Series E: 2nd place Orleans Rebels vs 3rd place Quyon Flyers or 4th place Kars Aces

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Trappers win North Leeds title

The North Augusta Trappers won the North Leeds Men's Fastball League playoff title at home with a 10-0 win over the Westport Lumberjacks in the deciding Game 3 of the Finals on Thursday night. 

A good crowd was on hand at the "Cabin" to watch the Trappers take the championship. 

Cory Alkerton had the shutout win over five innings, striking out nine and allowing three hits. Thomas McLean took the loss and had relief from Martin Mauveil and Brock Seed.

North Augusta scored six runs in the first on walks, errors, and a single to take an early lead at they would not relinquish. 

The Trappers had four hits: Jamie Finucan with two singles, Mike Conlin a solo homerun in the fourth and Jordie Finucan had a two RBI single in the bottom of the fifth to put the run rule in effect. 

Westport's three hits were doubles by Tyler Robinson and Adam Raison, and a single from Evan Rice.

Finalists: Westport Lumberjacks 

Champions: North Augusta Trappers 
Back row: Kurtis Summers, Jordie Finucan, Cory Alkerton, Ricky Salmon, Luke Severson, Mike Conlin, Jamie Finucan
Front row: Chris Finucan, Shawn Forbes, Jason Poulin, Kristian Knapp, Matt Alkerton
Fans in front with sign: Brody and Olivia Finucan
Missing: Danny Powers, Jordan Shipclark and Hunter Shipclark

The North Leeds Men's Fastball League is an eight-team travel loop that generally plays on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 


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Thursday, September 14, 2023

Glen Cairn playoff update

The updated playoff schedule has been released for the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League next week.

Monday September 18th:
630 - Micksburg Kool Vent Heat @ Stittsville 56ers U17 (Game 2)  (Kool Vent leads 1-0)
830 - Kookijar @ Upper Canada Elevators (Game 2)  (KookiJar leads 1-0)

Tuesday September 19th:
730 - West End Landscapes @ Corfix (Game 3)  (series tied 1-1)

Wednesday September 20th: *If necessary*
630 - TBD - (Game 3)
830 - TBD - (Game 3)

Laurysen has already advanced to the semi-finals.

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North Augusta championship tonight

The playoff champion for the North Leeds Men's Fastball League will be declared tonight as game three of the Final series is scheduled for 8 p.m. at the "Cabin" in North Augusta where the Trappers will host the Westport Lumberjacks. 

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WC U20 even Harbour Ball Finals

The second game of the best of three Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League finals was won by West Carleton Electric U20 by a score of 6-1 over Grandor Farms on Wednesday night, knotting the series at a game apiece.

Blake Bramburger and Gabe Brown combined for a one hitter for WC while Adam Rueckwald and Ryley Burns threw for Grandor.

A good crowd was on hand to watch as the U20 team got out to a 5-0 lead in the third with Conner Hopper (2), Alex Strathern, and Bramburger (2) earning runs batted in.

Grandor responded with a run driven in on a double by Austin McCord, the only hit of the game for the Farmers.

WC added to the lead in the fourth when Brown singled to score Dylan Rorwick who had doubled.

The deciding game three of the Harbour Ball Final will be played Wednesday September 20 at 8:30 p.m. at the Fitzroy Harbour C.C.

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Kars and Orleans advance

The Kars Aces and Orleans Rebels advanced to the Greater Ottawa Fastball League semi-finals on Wednesday night, winning their best of three series 2-0

In Manotick, the game picked up from the suspended game last week with the Aces up 9-8 over the Manotick Brewers in the sixth.  The Aces scored another two and won 11-8. Brad Porter had started the game last week, had relief from Cory Alkerton, then completed the game for the win. Carley Shane took the loss for the Brewers.

In Fitzroy Harbour, the game continued from the top of the third with West Carleton Electric up 4-1 over Orleans in the top of the third. Orleans scored two in the third, with WC responding with one to make it 5-3. A five run inning for the Rebels in the fifth, capitalizing on some errors allowed them to take the lead, which they kept to win 11-7. Andy Barber had the win while Ben Broek took the loss. Broek and Conner Hopper had homers for WC last week as did Jefferson Román for Orleans.

Micksburg Twins have a bye to the semi-finals.  

The next best of three semi-final series opponents will be determined by the result of the Quyon Flyers - Osgoode Chiefs series which the Flyers lead by one game. The next game is anticipated to be played early next week.

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Blackburn playoff update

From Nick Bowman

On Sunday play in the Blackburn Men's Fastball League, the Blue Jays defeated the Braves 2-1 with Andy Barber picking up the win and Nick Bowman the loss. Sean Murphy hit an inside the park homerun for the Braves in the second inning. In the bottom of the seventh, Spencer Rodd hit a two out triple. After intentionally loading up the bases, Matt Ellis hit a walk-off single scoring two runs to win the game for the Blue Jays and eliminate the Braves.

Rogues beat the Bandits 16-4. Rogues bats stayed hot, with Derick Bulley going yard twice, including his second straight game with a grand slam. He also picked up the W on the mound. Max Lalonde started for the Bandits and hit a 3-run shot to help his cause. Seb Rodgrigue pitched in relief.

Los Caballos got a bye to finals as a result of a Goodfellows forfeit.

Next games are Tuesday, September 19 at 7 pm and 9 pm at Pierre Rocque in Orleans with the Blue Jays playing against the Bandits and Goodfellows against the Rogues.



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GOFL playoff info update

Updated information for the Greater Ottawa Fastball League playoffs first round, as of September 14.

Series A: 2nd place Orleans Rebels vs 7th place West Carleton Electric
Game 1 Thursday August 31: Orleans 2 WC 0
Game 2: September 7 & 13: Orleans 11 WC 7
Orleans wins 2-0

Series B: 3rd place Quyon Flyers vs 6th place Osgoode Chiefs
Game 1: Wednesday September 6: Quyon 8 Osgoode 0
Thursday September 7 at 8 p.m. in Shawville RAINED OUT
Tuesday September 12 at 7 p.m. in Shawville RAINED OUT 
Game 2: TBD
Game 3: TBD (if necessary)

Series C: 4th place Kars Aces vs 5th place Manotick Brewers
Game 1 Wednesday August 30: Kars 3 Manotick 2
Game 2: Wednesday September 6 & 13: Kars 11 Manotick 8
Kars wins 2-0

Series D: 1st place Micksburg Twins vs 4th place Kars Aces or 6th place Osgoode Chiefs

Series E: 2nd place Orleans Rebels vs 3rd place Quyon Flyers or 4th place Kars Aces

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Women's University fastpitch this weekend

There is Ontario University Softball women's fastpitch action this weekend in the area, as University of Ottawa GeeGees are hosting six games at the Carp Fairgrounds on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Info here: Ottawa Gee-Gees – OUS (ontariouniversitysoftball.ca)

Ottawa won four and lost two last weekend in their first games of the season.

Carleton University Ravens also play this weekend with four games at the Kars Recreation Centre - info here: Carleton University – OUS (ontariouniversitysoftball.ca). The Ravens were 0-6 on opening weekend.

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First Nations men's and women's fastpitch tournament in Gatineau

There is a large First Nations softball tournament this weekend at Parc Sanscartier in Gatineau, featuring men's and women's fastpitch. 

There are 11 men's fastpitch teams participating, including the Eastmain Fireballs and Chisasibi Comets, two teams which have previously played in tournaments in the area before including the Gil Read Memorial Tournament.

The full schedule is available here on Facebook.

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Double header in Fitzroy

Tonight (Wednesday September 13) at 7 p.m. in Fitzroy Harbour, West Carleton Electric and Orleans Rebels will finish off game 2 of their Greater Ottawa Fastball League quarter-final series. The game was suspended last week with WC up 4-1 in the top of the third inning. Orleans leads the series 1-0.

Following that at 8:30, Game 2 of the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League finals will take place with Grandor Farms hoping to close off the best of three series with a win over West Carleton Electric U20.

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Kars and Manotick resume tonight

Game 2 of the Kars Aces vs Manotick Brewers Greater Ottawa Fastball League quarter final series will resume tonight at 9 p.m. in Manotick with the Aces up 9-8 in the bottom of the sixth inning.

The Aces lead the series one game to none. If Kars holds on for the win, they advance to the semi-finals. If the Brewers comes back to win, Game 3 will immediately follow.

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Chiefs - Flyers tonight in GOFL playoffs UPDATED

Game 2 of the best of three Greater Ottawa Fastball League playoff series between the Osgoode Chiefs and the Quyon Flyers is scheduled for tonight at 7 p.m. in Shawville.

Game 3 of the series will be played immediately following if necessary. 

Quyon leads the series 1-0.

UPDATE: The game was postponed due to the weather forecast and will be rescheduled.

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Glen Cairn games postponed on Tuesday

The Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League playoff games scheduled tonight have been postponed due to the weather forecast (Stittsville vs Micksburg and Upper Canada Elevators vs KookiJar). Make up dates to be announced.

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Royals win Shawville title (updated)

The Royals won the Shawville Men's Fastpitch League playoff title on Monday night with a 12-2 win over the Twins. 

Adam Rueckwald had the win while Blake Bramburger took the loss. Rueckwald also hit two homers, and Hunter Beauregard hit one out as well for the Royals.

After an undefeated regular season, the Royals were upset in the first game of the playoff bracket by the Twins, but rebounded to win three straight to capture the John Atkinson Memorial trophy.


Back row L-R: Adam Rueckwald, Ryan Nugent, Kaelen Ireland, Mike Kavanagh, Liam Dowe, Nick Emmerson

Front row L-R: Jean-Michel Landry, Hunter Beauregard, Tyson Ferrigan, Ron "Bones" Laronde, Tim Ferrigan, Brycen Ireland

The Shawville Men's Fastpitch League has four teams and plays Monday nights (mostly) at the Shawville, QC Recreation Association diamond.

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Glen Cairn results from Monday

There were two games in Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League playoff action on Monday night.

In the early game, West End Landscapes overcame a four-run deficit to defeat Corfix 6-5 in eight innings to force a deciding Game 3 in their quarter-final series. Matt McKay had the win for WEL while Kevin Daize and Riley Dunbar threw for Corfix.

The late game saw Laurysen defeat West Carleton Electric U20 by a score of 4-0 to win the series two straight and advance to the semi-finals. Carley Shane threw for Laursyen while Ryland Hill had the ball for WC U20.

Tuesday games feature Micksburg Kool Vent Heat vs Stittsville 56ers U17 at 6:30 p.m. and Upper Canada Elevators vs KookiJar at 8:30 p.m.

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North Augusta evens NLMFL final series (with details)

The North Augusta Trappers won Game 2 of the North Leeds Men's Fastball League playoff final with a 7-0 win over Westport Lumberjacks to even the best of three series at a game apiece.

Cory Alkerton threw a six inning no hitter recording 8 strikeouts. Matt Alkerton had an inside the park home run. 

Mike Dier took the loss for Westport throwing four innings, Thomas Mclean pitched two innings in relief

Game 3 will be on Thursday at 8 p.m. on North Augusta. 

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Monday, September 11, 2023

Shawville title decided tonight

from Shawville Men's Fastpitch

The John Atkinson Memorial Trophy will be handed out tomorrow night as the championship game will take place at Elwood Dale Park in Shawville, QC. First pitch between the Royals and Twins is set for 7:30. The Twins are undefeated in the playoffs and lead by the battery combo of two young stars, Cade Kuehl and Blake Bramburger. They are taking on the regular season champs lead by Adam Rueckwald. Should be a great night of fastpitch!

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Sunday, September 10, 2023

Blackburn playoff update

from Nick Bowman

On Tuesday night, Los Caballos got by the Rogues 11-1. Will Lowe had the complete game win. Jonady Nunez had two HRs off each Rogues pitchers. Derick Bulley had the start for the Rogues and split duties with Matt Cox on the mound. 

In the late game, the Bandits beat the Blue Jays 14-4. Max Lalonde picked up the win and Andre Mainville threw for the blue birds. Andy Barber had a HR for the Jays.

On Thursday night, the Rogues beat the Braves 11-8. A back and forth affair between two evenly matched clubs. Derick Bulley picked up the W in 4 innings of relief, Matt Cox started and went 3. Derek Bergeron had a night, hitting two 2-run homers, and Bulley helped his cause by hitting a grand slam in the 6th. Nick Bowman threw for the Braves.

Next games are Sunday, September 10 in Carlsbad Springs.
4:00 pm Blue Jays vs Braves
6:00 pm Los Caballos vs Goodfellows
8:00 pm Bandits vs Rogues

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Saturday, September 09, 2023

Team Blue wins Carp league playoff tournament

Team Blue won the Carp Men's Fastball League playoff title for the third straight year with an 11-10 over Team Red in the final game on Saturday afternoon at the Fairgrounds.

Blue was up 10-5 after five and half and Red scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth to tie it. After Blue scored one in the top of the seventh, Red had two men on in the bottom of the final inning when a triple play ended the game.


Carp Men's Fastball League has four teams and plays their regular season games on Tuesday nights at the Carp Fairgrounds diamonds.

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Friday, September 08, 2023

NAPA Shockers win fifth straight Ashton League Title

from Eric Rosenquist

The NAPA Shockers successfully defended their Ashton Men's Fastball League title last night, beating the Ashton Farmers 12-7 to take the "A" final two games to none. The Shockers won the league championship in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, and 2023 (the league wasn't active during 2020 and 2021 due to COVID), topping the Rockets' string of four straight championships from 2006 through 2009.

In the "B" final, the A's defeated the Brewers in two games to claim their first trophy since joining the league in 2017.

Editor's note: Congratulations to Eric Rosenquist winning the Ashton title in his last year in the league. Eric and his wife will be relocating to New Hamburg to be closer to family. Eric has been a valuable member of the fastball community in eastern Ontario for many years and he will be missed!

Photo (left to right):
Back row: Ryan Clare, Trever Hill, Kevin Bisch, Curtis Scurr, Chris Golden, Dany Viel, Chris Parish
Front row: Todd Giles, Triston Brown, Eric Rosenquist
Absent: Andrew Collie, Austin Gerber, Brad Lowrey, Dallas Donaldson, Steve Cavanagh

The Ashton Men's Fastball League has four teams and plays games on Thursday nights at the Ashton Park and Cavanagh Community Centre.

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Blackburn playoffs continue, three games on Sunday

The triple knockout playoff bracket for the Blackburn Men's Fastball League continues with three games on tap in Carlsbad Springs on Sunday night.  

Bytek Braves and the Blue Jays both have no wins and two losses. They play at 4 p.m. and the loser will be eliminated from the playoffs.

Los Caballos and Goodfellows are both undefeated so far. They play at 6 p.m.

At 8 p.m. two teams each with one win and one loss will play, the Bandits and the Rogues.


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Shawville league final game set for Monday

The final game of the Shawville Men's Fastpitch League playoffs is set for Monday night at the Shawville R.A. at 7:30 p.m.

The first seed Royals will face the fourth seed Twins for the title in the one game Final. Projected starters are Adam Rueckwald for the Royals and Blake Bramburger for the Twins.

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Westport wins game one (info added)

The Westport Lumberjacks won game one of the best of three playoff final for the North Leeds Men's Fastball League with a 9-6 victory over North Augusta Trappers on Thursday night.

Martin Mauviel had the win, with Thomas McLean getting a save. Kurtis Summers threw for North Leeds.

Game two is Monday at 8 p.m. in Westport.

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Thursday, September 07, 2023

Rain takes toll on GOFL playoffs

Bad weather on Thursday night disrupted the Greater Ottawa Fastball League playoffs.

Game 2 of the Osgoode Chiefs - Quyon Flyers series scheduled for Shawville never got started due to rain.

Game 2 of the Orleans Rebels - West Carleton Electric series was suspended in the top of the third inning with WC up 4-1. Ben Broek was pitching for the Electric while Andy Barber had the ball for the Rebels. Broek (solo) and Conner Hopper (three run shot) had homers for the home team while Jefferson Román hit one out for Orleans. 

Schedule arrangements to be posted once determined. 

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Carp league playoff event

The four team Carp Men's Fastball League is holding their year end playoff event this week.

The Tuesday night league starting things off with a pair of games on September 5.  Team Red beat Team Grey 14-6 and Team Blue beat Team Black 8-4.

Saturday at 8 a.m. will see Red play Blue and Grey vs Black. At 10:30 a.m. Red will play Black and Grey will play Blue. 

The Final is at 1:30 p.m. with the teams with the two best round robin records playing for the league title. All games are at the Carp Fairgrounds diamonds.

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Game 2 in Kars vs Manotick halted

Game two of the Kars Aces vs. Manotick Brewers Greater Ottawa Fastball League playoff quarter final series was halted last night when the lights went out at the Manotick diamond in the bottom of the sixth inning with the Aces up 9-8 and the Brewers with two out and a man on first.

Brad Porter (Kars) and Carley Shane (Manotick) were pitching at the time of the suspension of the game. Cory Alkerton also saw some action on the slab for Kars.

The teams will determine next steps to complete the game and series. Kars won game one in the best of three series last week.

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Grandor up one in Harbour Ball final

Grandor Farms won game one of the best of three Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League final win a 8-2 victory over West Carleton Electric U20 on Wednesday night.

Adam Rueckwald and Ryley Burns pitched for Grandor while Blake Bramburger and Gabe Brown threw for WC.

Game two is next Wednesday night in Fitzroy. 

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Quyon takes game one

The Quyon Flyers won game one of their best of three quarter final Greater Ottawa Fastball League playoff series 8-2 over the Osgoode Chiefs in Manotick on Wednesday night.

Trevor Lahey had the win while Matt McKay took the loss.

Game two is tonight (Thursday) in Shawville at 8 p.m.

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Wednesday, September 06, 2023

Harbour Ball finals start tonight

The Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League final series gets started tonight at 8:15 p.m. at the Fitzroy Harbour Community Centre, home to Harbour Ball.

The best-of-three series features the black team, Grandor Farms, led by Adam Rueckwald and Ryley Burns on the slab against the West Carleton Electric U20 team.

Grandor finished the regular season in first, and WC U20 finished in second. In the eight team playoffs so far, the higher seed has won every series in two straight games. 

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Glen Cairn playoff week #2

The next set of playoff games for the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League have been announced for the week of September 11.

Monday September 11th
6:30 p.m. West End Landscapes vs Corfix (Corfix leads 1-0)
8:30 p.m. Laurysen vs West Carleton Electric U20 (Laursyen leads 1-0)

Tuesday September 12th
6:30 p.m. Stittsville 56ers U17 vs Micksburg Kool Vent Heat (first game tonight)
8:30 p.m. Upper Canada Elevators vs Kookijar (first game tonight)



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Hub Fehrman obituary

Hubert "Hub" Fehrman, 77, a former president of the Ontario Amateur Softball Association, has died.

Hub was active in fastball for many years, especially in the Caledonia area.

Obituary: Hubert Wayne "Hub" Fehrman Obituary - Caledonia, ON | Miller Funeral Chapel Ltd.

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WC Electric goes 2-3 in Elkland

West Carleton Electric finished with two wins and three losses in the Durk Sherman Memorial tournament in Elkland, PA over the Labour Day long weekend.

There were seven teams this year, with the Cross Roads Bucks from Crogan, NY winning the title over the host Elkland Softball Assocation team in the Final.

West Carleton won one and lost two in pool play, defeating the High Ballers 5-4 in 8 innings, losing to Professional Petroleum 11-4 and losing to the Bucks 18-2. In single elimination bracket play the Electric defeated the High Ballers again 6-5 then losing to the Kingston Axemen 11-7. Trevor Lahey had both pitching wins for WC.

The Axemen finished the event with two wins and four losses.

Westport Lumberjacks also participated in the event, finishing with two wins and three losses. 

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GOFL playoff doubleheader tonight in Manotick

Greater Ottawa Fastball League first round playoff doubleheader tonight in Manotick.

7 p.m. - Quyon Flyers vs Osgoode Chiefs (Game 1 of best of three)

9 p.m. - Kars Aces vs Manotick Brewers (Kars leads best of three 1-0) 

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Tuesday, September 05, 2023

Royals advance to Final in Shawville

The first seed Royals, a team which has only lost one game all year, advance to the Shawville Men's Fastpitch League final with a 9-2 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday night.

Adam Rueckwald had the win, while Todd Hearty took the loss with relief from Ralph Horner.

The game was tied 2-2 after four innings but a few errors followed by some key hits helped the Royals score seven in the top of the fifth.

The Royals will advance to play the Twins who have won both their playoff games so far this post season. The game is scheduled for Monday September 11 at 7 p.m.

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North Leeds finals open on Thursday

The best of three final series for the North Leeds Men's Fastball League will start on Thursday September 7 at 8 p.m. as North Augusta will host Westport.

Game 2 will be Tuesday September 12 at 8 p.m. in Westport.

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Shawville league semi finals tonight (corrected)

The Shawville Men's Fastpitch League semi-final game is tonight at 7 p.m., with the second seeded Athletics facing the first seeded Royals. The winner will play the fourth seeded Twins in the Final, who have made a playoff run. The third seeded Brewers have already been eliminated.

The Final is scheduled Monday September 11 at 7 p.m.

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Glen playoffs start Tuesday

First games of the best of three quarter-final series in the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League, with seeding. 

Tuesday Sept 5th :

630pm - West End Landscapes (6) @ Corfix(3)
830pm - Laurysen(5) @ West Carleton Electric U20 (4)

Wednesday Sept 6th :

630 pm - Stittsville 56ers U17 (8) @ Micksburg (1)
830 pm - UCE(7) @ Kookijar(2)

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Monday, September 04, 2023

Blackburn playoff update

From Nick Bowman

Game 1 of the Blackburn Men's Fastball League playoffs saw the Goodfellows beat the Braves 3-2. Shannon Borho picked up the win and also drove in two runs in the top of the 7th to give Goodfellows the lead. Nick Bowman took the loss.

Rogues won game 2 6-0 against the Bandits. Derick Bulley went the distance for the complete game shutout, allowing only two hits while fanning 14, and hit a HR to help his cause. Max Lalonde threw for the Bandits.

Game 3 saw Goodfellows beat the Blue Jays 3-0. Shannon Borho got the win, throwing a one-hitter. Andy Barber picked up the loss with at least 14ks. Chris MacFarlane had a solo shot in the 4th. 

Next games are Tuesday at 7 pm and 9 pm at Pierre Rocque Park in Orleans featuring Los Caballos against the Rogues and the Bandits against the Blue Jays. The Braves will play the loser of the first game at 8 pm on Thursday at Pierre Rocque.

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Batmen win epic Final

Toronto Batmen won the final at the Canadian Men's Fastpitch Championship on Sunday in Surrey, BC with an epic 1-0 win in 15 innings over the defending champions Galway Hitmen from Newfoundland.

Ty Sebastian went the distance to earn the win, as well as Playoff Round Most Valuable Player. Sean Cleary also threw the entire game for the Hitmen.

The Bear Creek Express won bronze.

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Sunday, September 03, 2023

Stompers eliminated

The Niagara Stompers were eliminated from the Men's Canadian Championship in Surrey, BC today, suffering two losses: 7-0 against the Toronto Batmen and 2-0 against the host Sooke Loggers.

The other two remaining teams in the event are the defending champion Galway Hitmen from Newfoundland and Labrador the Bear Creek Express from Ontario.



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Saturday, September 02, 2023

Stompers finish pool play 5-1

The Niagara Stompers split their pool play games on Friday to finish 5-1 at the Men's Canadian Championship in Surrey, BC, second place in their pool.

They opened the day with a 12-0 win over the Steveston, BC Canadians.  Jorah Graham had the pitching win, allowing only one hit and striking out seven over three innings. Graham also went 2-4 at the plate with a grand slam. Brad Pender went 3-3 with a walk and scored two runs. Matt Greer was 2-3 with two RBIs.

The final game of pool play saw the defending champions Galway Hitmen from Newfoundland and Labrador beat the Stompers 11-0. Graham had the lone hit for Niagara. 

With the second place finish, the Stompers get a "double life" in the playoff round. They kick things off Saturday with a game against the Toronto Batmen at 2 p.m. EST.

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Friday, September 01, 2023

Durk Sherman Classic in Elkland

The Durk Sherman Classic tournament in Elkland, Pennsylvania over the Labour Day weekend features seven teams this year, including three from Eastern Ontario: Westport Lumberjacks, West Carleton Electric and Kingston Axemen.

Teams will play seeding games on Saturday, with the top four getting a double life and remaining three a single life in bracket play on Sunday.

The Final is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Sunday.





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Stompers 4-0 at Nationals

The Niagara Stompers stayed undefeated at the Men's Canadian Championship in Surrey, BC with two wins on Thursday. 

The first game of the day was a 7-0 win over the Saskatoon Angels.  Brad Pender walked and scored a run. Joran Graham also earned a walk. Matt Greer was 1-2 with a walk and scored a run. 

The later game saw Niagara defeat the East Hants, NS Shooter's Grill Mastodons 4-1. Brad Pender was 1-2 with a double in this one.

Next up are two final pool play games before the weekend playoff round: Steveston, BC Canadians at 5 p.m. EDT and the defending champions Galway Hitmen from Newfoundland and Labrador at 9 p.m. EDT.

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Orleans wins game one over WC

The Orleans Rebels won the first game of their best of three Greater Ottawa Fastball League quarter-final series 2-0 over West Carleton Electric on Thursday night in Blackburn. 

Andy Barber earned the win while Ben Broek took the loss.

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