Wednesday in Manotick

The Grester Ottawa Fastball League doubleheader in Manotick on Wednesday saw a Brewers win and a tie.

Manotick Brewers beat Kars Aces 8-3 in the early game. Carley Shane had the win. Nick Ellis took the loss and had relief from 16 year old Daniel Read who threw 3 2/3 scoreless innings in his GOFL debut.

In the late game, Orleans Rebels and Osgoode Chiefs tied 7-7. Andy Barber threw for Orleans, Todd Templeton and Mark Corbett for Osgoode.  Mark Corbett had a homer for the Chiefs.

Fitzroy tournament filled

The word from the Commissioner of the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League is that the 12-team annual tournament has been filled. This year's event will be held June 14-16 at the Fitzroy Harbour Community Centre.

The eight league teams are: West Carleton Rona U17 , Grandor Farms Logsplitters, Ottawa Valley Coffee, Baird Carpentry, Campbell Fuels, Bren Electric, Clean Cut Construction and Hicks Custom Interiors. They will be joined by The Wizards, Los Caballos, Carlsbad Springs and Amherstview Angels U17.

The schedule will be available soon.

Micksburg wins in Fitzroy

The Micksburg Twins came back to win 15-8 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League action in Fitzroy Harbour on Tuesday night.

West Carleton had the lead at a couple of different points in the game but a 7-run seventh inning for the Twins was the difference. 

John Enright had the complete game win.

Adam Rueckwald threw five for WC, and Steve Cavanagh took the loss in relief. Gabe Brown got the last two outs for the 'Trics.

There were plenty of homers in this one. 

Micksburg HRs: Matt McIntyre (x2), Jared Steege, Scott Conroy, and Noah Fleurie

West Carleton HRs: Chris Costello and Trevor Barton (×2)

Schedule out for Glen Cairn tournament June 7-9

The schedule for the 12-team Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League tournament has been released for the June 7-9 weekend in Carp.

Six league teams will be participating, with six "outside teams" in the mix.  Games will be held at the Carp Fairgrounds diamonds.

GCMFL league teams are West End Landscaping, Corfix, Upper Canada Elevators, Sting Electric, Storm and West Carleton Electric U20.

The other teams are Rogues (Blackburn Men's Fastball League), Lyn Lightning (North Leeds Men's Fastball League), Fitzroy (Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League), Kaladar Kings U20, PJMP Pigeons from Quebec and the Amherstview Angels U17, team with several players from the GCMFL's Stittsville squad.

Waterdown Hammer win the Molly

The Waterdown Hammer won the Molly Sherman Memorial 11-team tournament this weekend in Elkland, PA.

The Hammer defeated the Seadogs from Massachusetts in their opener by a score of 2-0.

In their second game, Waterdown got by the Bedford, PA Rays 7-2.

Sunday's first game was against Team 518 from New York, and the Hammer lost that one 8-5.

The semi-final game was a 13-0 win over the Niagara Snappers, the only other Ontario team in the event.

That set up a rematch in the Final with Team 518 which Waterdown won 2-1. Clayton Robinson got the win and Julian Fernandez the loss. Devon Carson's solo homer in the sixth was the difference. 

Robinson won top pitcher and Carson tournament MVP.

Micksburg finishes second in Mitchell

The Micksburg Twins finished in second place at the six-team Toronto Batmen tournament in Mitchell on the weekend.

After winning both pool play games on Saturday, the Twins faced the Georgian Bay Giants on Sunday morning defeating them 7-5 to advance to the Final. Joran Graham had the win.

Micksburg fell 7-0 to the hosts Toronto Batmen in the championship game. Ty Sebastian had the win while Riley Manion took the loss.

Exhibition game in Campbell's Bay

Campbell's Bay, Quebec is a town in the Pontica with a great fastball history, including the legendary Bay Bash tournament back in the early 2000s. 

On Saturday, at the 2nd Annual Maurice Beauregard Memorial 3-Pitch tournament, an exhibition men's fastball game was played between a group of young lads and a team of seasoned veterans.

The young guns prevailed 11-9. Noah Fleurie pitched for them and hit a home run, as did Cade Kuehl. The old fellas had Jeff Tanguay, Blake Bramburger and Ralph Horner pitching.

Micksburg wins both on Saturday at Batmen tournament

The Micksburg Twins won both their pool play games on Saturday at the Toronto Batmen tournament in Mitchell.

The early game saw them defeat Okshweken 6-0, followed by a 4-0 win over Goulding Park.

They will get first in their pool and are scheduled to play at 9 a.m. on Sunday in the open division semi-final against Georgian Bay Giants.

WC U20 and Osgoode tie at 9

The exhibition series of games between Greater Ottawa Fastball League teams and West Carleton Electric U20 continued with a match up Thursday night in Fitzroy Harbour with the Osgoode Chiefs.

It was a high scoring affair, ending 9-9 after six innings as the lights were about to go out.

Ryland Hill, Blake Bramburger and Gabe Brown pitched for the U20s. Conner Hopper walked twice and tripled for WC, and Alex Strathern was two for three with a double. Brett Almeida had a triple for young guys. 

Todd Templeton and Mark Corbett threw for the Chiefs. Osgoode's top hitters included Phil Corbett who was two for two with a walk, a sacrifice fly and three RBIs. Jack Dewan and Wyatt Collins were both two for three.

Micksburg edge Manotick 7-5

The Micksburg Twins beat the Manotick Brewers 7-5 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play on Thursday night in the 'Burg.

John Enright earned the win, pitching in relief of Joran Graham and Noah Fleurie. Jared Steege had a homer for the Twins.

Carley Shane took the loss for Manotick.

ISC Schedules announced for Mitchell

The schedules have been announced for the International Softball Congress event in Mitchell, ON on June 14-16 weekend. There is an eight team ISC level tournament, four teams in Legends 50+ and four teams in U20.

Manotick, Quyon win on Wednesday - with details

The Greater Ottawa Fastball League doubleheader at the Manotick Arena on Wednesday night saw the Quyon Flyers in town for games against the Manotick Brewers and Kars Aces.

Manotick 8 Quyon 7

The early game saw the Brewers edge the Flyers 8-7. Carley Shane earned the win while Trevor Lahey took the loss. Zach Branchaud drove in the winning run with a walk off sacrifice fly for the Brewers.

Quyon 9 Kars 8

The Flyers won the late game 9-8 over the Aces. Lahey had the win and Todd Hearty got the save. Brad Porter took the loss and had relief from Nick Ellis. 

Kars led 3-2 after three, but Quyon sent 12 men to the plate in top of the fourth to take a 9-3 lead.

The Aces came back to make it close in the bottom of the fourth. Nick Ellis drove in a run with bases loaded sacrifice fly, then back to back walks made it 9-5. Kristian Knapp hit a three run homer for Kars in the fifth inning to make it 9-8.

Kars made it close in the bottom of the final inning when Matt Alkerton doubled with two out. Cory Morrison's long fly ball to centre field was caught to end the game.

Schedule for "The Molly" released

There are 11 teams signed up for the Molly in Elkland this coming weekend. Here is the information released and the bracket.

Elkland Softball Association welcomes The Sea Dogs, Hammer, Rays, Snappers, Sandlot Merchants, Weaver Painting, Pennton Automotive, High Ballers, Team 518, ProPetro and Team ESA to the Durk Sherman Memorial Complex for the 18th Annual Molly Sherman Memorial Tournament on May 25 & 26.

Equipment drive for the D.R.

Victor De Los Santos from Kingston is organizing an equipment drive to bring bats, gloves, cleats uniforms and catcher's equipment for youth and young adults in the less fortunate communities of the Dominican Republic.

If you have any equipment to donate, you can contact Victor at vdelossantos@cogeco.ca.

WC Men edge WC U20

West Carleton Electric U20 played the first of a series of exhibition games against Greater Ottawa Fastball League teams, facing off against the West Carleton Electric men's team and losing 8-6 on Thursday night in Fitzroy Harbour. 

Both teams used all their pitchers as Steve Cavanagh started for the men's side and had relief from Ben Broek and Adam Rueckwald. 

For the U20s, Noah Fleurie started and had relief from Blake Bramburger, Gabe Brown and Ryland Hill. 

Dawson Pennock and Conner Hopper from the U20s both hit homers. 

The men's side got out to an 8-1 lead and the young lads rallied back with five runs to make it close.

Quyon vs Micksburg postponed

Unfortunately the Greater Ottawa Fastball League game in Shawville tonight between Micksburg Twins and Quyon Flyers is postponed due to unavailability of umpires, due to unforeseen circumstances.

The exhibition game in Fitzroy Harbour between West Carleton Electric men's vs West Carleton Electric U20 is still scheduled to be played at 9 p.m.

Manotick and Osgoode win GOFL games on Wednesday

The Greater Ottawa Fastball League doubleheader in Manotick saw the Manotick Brewers win the first game 9-0 over the Orleans Rebels. Carley Shane threw a two hitter for the Brewers while Andy Barber took the loss for the Rebels. James Martel led Manotick offensively going 3 for 3 with a triple, a stolen base and two RBIs.

The late game saw the Osgoode Chiefs beat the Kars Aces 11-8. Todd Templeton and Kyle McNamara threw for Osgoode while Nick Ellis and Kurtis Summers threw for Kars.

2nd Annual Carp Shootout - July 19-21

 

The 2024 edition of the Carp Shootout men's fastpitch tournament will be held at the Carp, ON Fairgrounds from July 19th to July 21st.

Each game will be paying out some of the prize money. 

Entry fee is $550. The host committee is looking for 10-12 teams - the more teams, the bigger the payout. Contact Paul Griffith paulgriffith216@gmail.com. There are 5 teams confirmed.

Dunkirk, NY early bird tournament

from John Sliwa

The Dunkirk, NY early bird tournament is on Saturday May 11 at Wright Park. Six teams are participating.

Quyon edges WC 7-6 in GOFL opener

The first game of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League this season was in Shawville, with the host Quyon Flyers defeating West Carleton Electric 7-6 on Thursday night.

Matt Greer earned the win and hit a homer for Quyon, pitching in relief of Drew Hathway and Trevor Lahey. Adam Rueckwald went the distance for West Carleton.

West Carleton scored two in the first when Neil Murphy's single drove in two runs. Quyon responded in the bottom of the opening frame when Steve McCord's ground out scored Lane McMurtry who had led off the game with a single and advanced to third on an error.

The Electric added a run in the second. Owen Brown walked with two outs, advanced on Chris Costello's single and scored on Trevor Barton's single.

WC pushed the lead to 4-1 in the fourth. Brown singled, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on Costello's double.

Quyon put up four in the bottom of the fourth to take a 5-4 lead. Evan Atkinson had a two run double, scored Luke Young who had reached on an error and Todd Hearty who had singled. McMurtry and Hunter Beauregard each had doubles and an RBI in the inning.

The Flyers added a run in the fifth. With the bases loaded and two out, it looked like Rueckwald was out the inning, but a misplayed grounder put a run across. 

The visitors responded in the top of six to tie the game at 6-6. Conner Hopper's two out single with the bases loaded scored Adam Brown who had walked and Costello who had singled.

A solo homer by Greer in the bottom of the sixth proved to be the game winner as WC couldn't put a run across in the seventh.

Quyon pitching

Drew Hathway 2IP 3R 2ER 3H 2BB 4K
Trevor Lahey 2IP 1R 1ER 3H 0BB 2K
Matt Greer WIN 3IP 2R 2ER 3H 2BB 5K

WC pitching

Adam Rueckwald 6IP 7R 2ER 9H 3BB 5K

Wednesdays games postponed

The Greater Ottawa Fastball League games scheduled for Wednesday in Manotick were postponed due to poor weather. 

Local men's fastball leagues getting ready for 2024 campaign

It is great to hear that men's fastpitch is alive and well in Eastern Ontario and West Quebec this season as several leagues get ready to start play in May.

Here is a roundup of local men's leagues - if I am missing any that should be added, let me know at fastball[at]fitzroyharbour.com. 

Just a reminder that local leagues are welcome to submit reports throughout the season by emailing the address above.

Greater Ottawa Fastball League: The GOFL is back, slightly bigger and better for 2024. The seven teams from last year are back on a full-time basis: Playoff champions Orleans Rebels, finalists Kars Aces, Micksburg Twins, West Carleton Electric, Manotick Brewers, Osgoode Chiefs and Quyon Flyers. Also joining as an affiliate team are Ottawa Los Caballos - they will play each GOFL team once and the games will count in the standings. Each GOFL team has also committed to playing one game as an exhibition match (won't count in the standings) against West Carleton Electric U20 to help them prepare for their season, which includes being host team for the U20 Men's Canadian Championship in Carp in August. The GOFL is a travel league, with games played in places such as Fitzroy Harbour, Micksburg, Shawville, Manotick, and Carp. First games scheduled are May 8 in Manotick.

Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League: The "Glen" is an eight team men's league that plays at the AY Jackson Secondary School diamond in the Glen Cairn neighbourhood of Kanata. There are six men's teams, West Carleton Electric U20 and a youth team from Stittsville. The league plays on Mondays and Tuesdays, and on Wednesdays on long weekends. League play was to begin on May 6, but the fields aren't ready, so they will get going on May 13. The Glen is also hosting a twelve-team tournament in Carp on June 7-9. 

Blackburn Men's Fastball League: The BMFL will have seven teams, playing on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at the Arena in Blackburn Hamlet. The first slate of games in Blackburn are scheduled for May 14.

Ashton Men's Fastball League: The Ashton league plays once a week on Thursdays at the Thomas Cavanagh Community Centre. There will be four times in the Ashton league, with the league opener scheduled for May 9.

Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League: Harbour Ball has eight teams again this season for the Wednesday night league  at the Fitzroy Harbour Community Centre. There are seven men's teams plus the U17 West Carleton Rona squad. The leagues plans to begin play on May 8. The Fitzroy tournament, hopefully with 12 teams, will be held June 14-16.

Carp Men's Fastball League: The Carp league has four teams again this season. They play on Tuesday nights at the Carp Fairgrounds. League play is scheduled to start May 7.

Shawville Men's Fastball League: West Quebec's premier fastpitch softball league plays Monday nights at the Shawville Recreation Association. There are four teams planning to start play on May 20.

North Leeds Men's Fastball League: The North Leeds league had eight teams last year and hopefully will again this season. NLMFL is a travel league with teams in Eastons Corners (two), Westport, Spencerville, North Augusta, Lyn, Greenbush and Maitland. Games are on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Bellechasse tournament still looking for teams

Reposting:

Bellechasse Open: June 7-9

The Bellechasse Open will be held near Quebec City on June 7-9, 2024 for U23 Men's and Intermediate Men's teams.

Entry Fee: $500  -  3 game guarantee

Prize money depending on the number of teams (8 teams max, already 4 confirmed)

Main field: Ste-Claire and 2nd field (if needed) St-Henri

Plenty of hotels and cabins about 30-40 min from the field.

Hotels and cabins are also 30-40 min from the old Quebec City.

Contact Mathieu Roy at mat.roy16@hotmail.com for more information or to enter.