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.