U23 Men's Canadian Championship starts Wednesday

The 2024 Softball Canada U23 Men's Canadian Championship gets stared today in Kitchener at the Peter Hallman Ballyard.

There are seven teams participating from four provinces. Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Saskatechwan are represented along with four Ontario teams.

Three players from the Greater Ottawa Fastball League are there: Joe Mick (Micksburg) and Tyler Branchaud (Manotick) are with Wiarton Red Devils, while Jack Becker (Manotick) is with the Tavistock Merchants.

Kars wins 4-0 over WC

The Kars Aces won 4-0 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play on Tuesday night in Manotick over West Carleton Electric.

Cory Alkerton earned the win while Adam Rueckwald took the loss.

Plumbers go undefeated in U13 select event

from Trevor Barton

A team from West Carleton Minor Softball sponsored by Murphy's Plumbing won the four-team U13 boys select tournament held in Kinburn this past weekend.

The Plumbers had four wins and no losses to take the title, defeating McNab in the final. Other teams participating were from Stittsville and Quyon.

Micksburg finishes third at Hallman (added info)

After finishing with two wins and a loss in the round robin and a quarter-final win late Saturday, the Micksburg Twins lost in the semi-finals of the Peter Hallman Memorial tournament in Kitchener on Sunday morning, with the Waterdown Hammer getting by with a 4-3 win.

Kyle Linton took the loss in relief of Joran Graham. Clayton Robinson earned the win in relief of Steve McNaughton. 

Dylan Cunningham and Conner Hopper hit homers for the Twins. 

The Twins had some bad luck in the sixth when they appeared to have scored two runs only to have both runners sent back to the bases. With the score tied at three, Hopper had hit a single with two out and was on the move when the next batter Jared Steege launched a ball deep to left. The permanent fence at the Ballyard appears to be about 300 feet but temporary fences had been erected at 250 feet. As the left fielder attempted to catch the ball, he crashed into the temporary fence, knocking it down and allowing the ball to bounce through. With two out and a fast runner on the move, Hopper would have easily scored on the hit and Steege had a very good chance at an inside the park homer. However, the umpires ruled it a ground rule double and the runners went back to second and third. Waterdown got out of the inning after an intentional walk and a strike out. The Hammer took the lead in the bottom of the sixth on a solo homer and that held up as the winning run.

The Hammer ended up losing 3-1 in the final to the Toronto Batmen, who had defeated the Tavistock Merchants U23 in the other semi-final. 

Other teams at the event were Ohsweken Redmen, East Hants Mastadons, Georgian Bay Giants, and Chippewa Chiefs.

Micksburg advances to Sunday at Hallman

The Micksburg Twins advanced to the semi-finals on Sunday at the Hallman Memorial Tournament in Kitchener with three wins so far.

The Twins won Friday night over the East Hants, NS Mastodons 5-1 in 11 innings. Joran Graham threw four innings to win in relief of Kyle Linton. David Watson took the loss with relief from Nick Neid. After being tied at one after ten, Micksburg scored four in the top of the 11th.

On Saturday morning the Toronto Batmen beat the Twins 8-0. Dustin Veenhoff earned the win and had one inning of relief from Tyler Randerson. Linton took the loss and had relief from Adam Rueckwald. 

Saturday afternoon the Twins beat the Oshweken Redmen 1-0 in their final pool play game. Graham threw a three hitter, as did losing pitcher Caleb Keeshig. The only run of the game was a solo homer from 17-year-old Cole Bateman.

The Twins two and one record set up a quarter-final game Saturday night against the Georgian Bay Giants. After getting down early, the Twins came back to win 6-3. Linton threw four to get the win while Graham pitched three in relief. Czech pitcher Adam Buchnar and Kyle Fry pitched for the Giants.

Next up is a semi-final game against the Waterdown Hammer at 10 a.m. on Sunday morning. Tavistock Merchants U23 and the Batmen are in the other semi.

Quyon and WC tie at one

The Quyon Flyers and West Carleton Electric tied 1-1 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play on Thursday night in Quyon.

Adam Rueckwald threw for WC, while Matt Greer pitched for the Flyers in a quick well played game.

Dylan Rorwick had a solo homer for the Electric and Shawn Laframboise also had a homer for the Flyers.

West Carleton loaded the bases on three straight singles in the top of the seventh, but Greer struck out two and got a pop up to end the threat.

WC pitching 

Adam Rueckwald 7IP 1R 1ER 3H 2BB 7K

WC hitting 

Dylan Rorwick 1-4 HR RBI

Neil Murphy 1-3

Adam Rueckwald 1-3

Adam Brown 1-1

Gabe Brown 1-3

Quyon pitching 

Matt Greer  7IP 1R 1ER 5H 2BB 7K

Quyon hitting 

Dennis McCleary 1-2, BB

Shawn Laframboise 2-3, HR, RBI

Twins win in Carp

The Micksburg Twins and Los Caballos met on neutral ground in Carp on Thursday night for a Greater Ottawa Fastball League game.

The Twins prevailed 10-1 in six innings. Noah Fleurie had the win, allowing only two hits and striking out 12. Will Lowe took the loss. John Enright had a three-run homer for Micksburg. 

Rain on a Wednesday? You don't say....

The Greater Ottawa Fastball League Wednesday night doubleheader in Manotick was rained out. 

We have a lot of games to make up - we are working on it.

Quyon wins in Fitzroy

The Quyon Flyers won 6-1 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play in Fitzroy Harbour on Tuesday night.

Drew Hathway earned the win, while Ben Broek took the loss.

The Flyers got one in the first when Dennis McCleary singled, advanced to third due to a bad bounce in right field and scored on Shawn Laframboise's single.

West Carleton responded in the second. Seam Lecuyer singled, moved to second on Broek's infield single and scored on Chris Trafford's single. 

Quyon scored two in the fourth on misplayed grounder, plating Curtis Daley who had singled and McCleary who had walked.

The Flyers got another three in the sixth. McCleary reached on a dropped third strike with two out, Hunter Beauregard reached on an error and Steve McCord drove them in with a double. Laframboise singled to score McCord.

Quyon pitching

Drew Hathway 7IP 1R 1ER 5H 0BB 9K

Dennis McCleary 1-2, BB, 2BB 3R

Shawn Laframboise 3-4, 2RBI, 2B

Steve McCord 2-4, 2B, R 2RBI

Drew Hathway 1-4

Curtis Daley 1-3, R

Fitzroy pitching 

Ben Broek 7IP 6R 0ER 8H 3BB 1HBP 11K

Chris Costello 1-3

Sean Lecuyer 1-3, R

Ben Broek 1-3

Neil Murphy 1-3, 2B

Chris Trafford 1-3, RBI

Carp Shootout 2024 payouts

The Carp Shootout's unique format means teams get paid for each win, as well as appearing in the finals. Here are the final payouts for each club at the event.

1. Micksburg, ON Twins - $2,050
2. Kingston, ON Axemen - $1,300
3. East Hants, NS Mastodons - $750
4. Ottawa, ON Valley Grains - $500
T5. Ottawa, ON Los Caballos - $250
T5. Quebec, QC U20 - $250
T7. Napanee, ON Express U20 - $0
T7. Napanee, ON Express U17 - $0

Micksburg wins Carp Shootout

The Micksburg Twins won the Carp Shootout for the second year in a row, winning five straight and defeating Kingston Axemen 5-2 in the final on Sunday afternoon.

Joran Graham was named the tournament's most valuable player.

East Hants, NS Mastodons won Pool One with a three win no loss record, defeating Ottawa Valley Grains, Napanee U17 and Los Caballos. OVG finished second with two wins and one loss.

Micksburg went undefeated in pool play in Pool Two, defeated Kingston, Quebec U20 and Napanee U20. Kingston finished with two wins and one loss to finish second in Pool Two.

Semi-Final #1 - Micksburg 1 Ottawa Valley 0

The Twins were challenged in the semi-final versus Ottawa Valley Grain, a team of local Greater Ottawa Fastball League players put together for the weekend. Graham earned the win, allowing only two hits and striking out 12. Andy Barber threw very well for OVG, also only allowing two hits and striking out eight. 

Micksburg's only run was a bases loaded leaker over second base which dropped in for Jared Steege's first run batted in of the day. Dylan Cunningham had the other hit for the Twins. Trevor Barton had both of the Grainers safe hits with two infield singles. 

Semi-Final #2 - Kingston 5 East Hants 3

A two-run homer by Kristian Knapp in the top of the seventh was the difference in this game as a three-three tie was broken and the Axemen fended off the Mastodons in the bottom of the seventh with a game ending double play. 

Greg Garrity earned the win in relief of Jordan MacDonald. David Watson took the loss for the Nova Scotia team, who were last year's finalists.

Final - Micksburg 5 Kingston 2

The Twins earned their second straight Carp Shootout championship trophy with a comeback victory over the Axemen. Graham again threw for the Twins and earned the complete game win, allowing six hits, walking two and striking out ten. Garrity went the distance for Kingston, allowing four hits, walking six and striking out six. 

The Axemen got on the board first in the top of the third inning. Kyle Lloyd doubled to start the inning. After a pop up, Walker Lyons hit a two-run homer to put Kingston ahead 2-0.

Micksburg responded right away in the bottom of the third. Andy McIntyre walked to start the inning and was put out when Matt Greer hit into a fielder's choice on an outstanding defensive play by Knapp at second base. Graham reached on an error putting two on. Kingston elected to intentionally walk Dylan Cunningham, who had been mashing the ball all weekend for Micksburg. That brought Jared Steege to the plate and this happened [video courtesy of CarolAnn Hopper]. The grand slam made it 4-2 for the Twins.

Kingston had a chance to put up more runs in the top of the sixth. Knapp single, Garrity singled and Cory Alkerton walked to load the bases with none out. Graham struck the next three batters out to end the threat. 

The Twins added a run in the bottom of the sixth when Graham's RBI single drove in John Enright who had reached on an error and stole second.

Based on his pitching performance (three wins, including 14 innings on Sunday) and weekend at the plate, Graham was named the tournament Most Valuable Player.

Aaron Harvey of the Kingston Axemen accepts the Finalist's payout from Shootout organizer Duane Bromley

Jamey Mick of the Micksburg Twins accepts the Shootout championship trophy from tournament chair Geoff Lathem

Joran Graham of Micksburg accepts the Most Valuable Player plaque from Duane Bromley

Micksburg Twins - 2024 Carp Shootout Champions

Back row: Matt McIntyre, Joran Graham, Steve McCord, Paul Griffith, Dylan Cunningham, Nolan Rook, Jared Steege, Matt Greer, Brad Barker, Noah Fleurie, Quentin Rook

Front row: Jamey Mick, Nic McGrayne, Scott Conroy, John Enright, Andy McIntyre, Dan Enright, Jason McIntyre, Joe Mick

Results from Dunkirk

The First Ward Falcons Tournament in Dunkirk, NY has the following results so far:

Saturday at the Carp Shootout

Results on Saturday at the Carp Shootout tournament:

Game #3
Quebec U20 7
Napanee U20 6
WP Sharl Leclerc
LP Gavin Brooks

Game #4
East Hants Mastadons 7
Napanee Express U17 0
WP Randall Bernard
LP Nate Wylie, relief Dylan Kemp

Game #5
Kingston Axemen 14
Napanee Express U20 2
WP Jordan MacDonald, relief Cory Alkerton
LP Ethan Toombs, relief Matt Musclow, Brandon Barker

Game #6
Ottawa Valley Grain 10
Napanee Express U17 9
WP Andy Barber in relief of Ben Broek , Adam Rueckwald
LP Nate Wylie in relief of Finn Barton

Game #7
Micksburg Twins 4
Quebec U20 2
WP Brad Barker
LP Jeremy Martin relief Sharl Leclerc

Game #8
East Hants Mastadons 13
Los Caballos 1
WP Brody Fraser
LP Luis Colombo, relief Will Lowe

Game #9
Kingston Axemen 10
Quebec U20 3
WP Gregg Garrity, relief Jordan MacDonald
LP Sharl Leclerc, relief Jeremy Martin

Game #10
Los Caballos 10
Napanee Express U17 0
WP Will Lowe relief Matt McKay
LP Finn Barton relief Nate Wylie, Kayden Thompson

Game #11
Micksburg Twins 10 Napanee Express U20 4
WP Brad Barker
LP Gavin Brooks, relief Brandon Barker

Game #12
East Hants Mastadons 9
Ottawa Valley Grain 2
WP David Watson
LP Ben Broek relief Gabe Brown

Pool A standings
East Hants, NS Mastadons 3-0
Ottawa, ON Valley Grains 2-1
Ottawa, ON Los Caballos 1-2
Napanee, ON Express U17 0-3

Pool B standings
Micksburg, ON Twins 3-0
Kingston, ON Axemen 2-1
Quebec, QC U20 1-2
Napanee, ON Express U20 0-3

Sunday schedule

Semi-Final #1 - 10 a.m. on Diamond 1
Micksburg vs Ottawa Valley Grain

Semi-Final #2 - 10 a.m. on Diamond 2
East Hants vs Kingston

Final to follow at 1 p.m.

Friday night at the Shootout

Both games at the Carp Shootout on Friday night were one run differences, with Ottawa Valley Grain and Micksburg Twins coming out on top.

Ottawa Valley Grain 1 Los Caballos 0

The first game of the night saw Ottawa Valley Grain squeak by Los Caballos 1-0. Adam Rueckwald had the win, allowing only two hits, one walk and striking out twelve. Venezuelan native Luis Colombo took the loss, also only allowing two hits, walking four and striking out eleven. 

OVG got their run in the top of the fourth. Chris Costello reached on a dropped third strike with one out. Ryan Clare then walked. Both runners advanced sixty feet on a passed ball. Costello scored on Lane McMurtry's infield single.

It looked like Los Caballos might score in the bottom of the fourth. Pedro Lopez singled with one out. The next batter hit a screamer to left field and Jefferson Roman made an unreal catch to get the out. 

Micksburg Twins 2 Kingston Axemen 1

The late game was another tight one with Micksburg getting the win 2-1 over Kingston. Joran Graham went the distance for the Twins to earn the victory. Cory Alkerton lost in relief of Jordan McDonald. 

All runs in this game were solo home runs. Cory Alkerton's long bomb got the Axemen up 1-0 but the Twins got on the board with Jared Steege's shot. Dylan Cunningham's homer in the bottom of the sixth was the game winner.

Saturday action starts up at 10 a.m. at the Carp Fairgrounds.

Quyon wins on Thursday

The Quyon Flyers defeated affiliate team Los Caballos on Thursday night in Shawville in the Greater Ottawa Fastball League by a score of 7-4.

Drew Hathway started and threw four to earn the win for the Flyers and had three innings of relief from Matt Greer. Starter Matt McKay took the loss going five innings for the visitors with relief from Luis Colombo.

Hunter Beauregard had a two-run homer for Quyon.

Los Caballos win over Osgoode

Los Caballos won their Greater Ottawa Fastball League game on Wednesday night in the late game against the Osgoode Chiefs 10-0.

Will Lowe had the win while Todd Templeton took the loss.

Orleans wins over Kars (corrected)

The Orleans Rebels won 7-0 over the Kars Aces in a Greater Ottawa Fastball League game Wednesday night on the Arena diamond.

Andy Barber had the win for Orleans. Carter Marshall took the loss for Kars in his GOFL debut.

Electric defeat Brewers; Reuckwald tosses no hitter

West Carleton Electric defeated the Manotick Brewers 9-1 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play on Wednesday night in Manotick.

Adam Rueckwald had the win, tossing a five-inning no hitter and striking out ten. Carley Shane took the loss.

WC put up three in the first. Dylan Rorwick led off the game hitting the first pitch he saw deep to centre for a solo homerun. Chris Costello then doubled and was driven in by a Conner Hopper double. Hopper subsequently scored on Steve Cavanagh's single.

The Electric plated four more in the second. Owen Brown reached on an infield single and moved to second when the attempted throw was errant. Rorwick walked, and the runners advanced on a wild pitch. When Costello's grounder was misplayed, two runs scored. Costello subsequently scored on a Hopper single, with Cavanagh driving in another run with a single later in the inning to make it 7-0.

The visitors pushed the lead to 9-0 in the third. Jeff Campbell doubled with one out and scored on Rorwick's RBI single. Costello reached on an error, and Rorwick scored on a Hopper single.

The Brewer's lone run came in the bottom of the fifth. Shane walked with two out, and Triston Brown came on as the replacement runner for the pitcher. A deep fly to right centre by the Manotick nine-hitter bounced off the centrefielder Owen Brown's glove after he made a long run to get to the ball allowing Triston Brown to score. The rightfielder Campbell picked up the ball, threw it in to shortstop Rorwick who relayed it to catcher Costello to get the hitter out at home and end the game. After some debate and collaboration with others, the official scorer decided it was an E8 on the play, preserving the no-hitter for Rueckwald.

WC pitching
Adam Rueckwald 5IP 1R 0ER 0H 2BB 1HBP 10K

WC hitting
Dylan Rorwick 2-3, HR, 2RBI, 3R, BB
Chris Costello 2-4, 2R, 2B
Conner Hopper 3-4, 2B, 3RBI, 2R
Steve Cavanagh 3-3, 2RBI
Jeff Campbell 1-3, 2B, R
Owen Brown 1-3, R

Manotick pitching
Carley Shane 5IP 9R 4ER 12H 1BB 3K

Carp Shootout this weekend

The Carp Shootout is this weekend at the Fairgrounds, starting on Friday night at 7 p.m. with the final scheduled at 1 p.m. on Sunday. (Full schedule below.)

Last year's champs Micksburg Twins will be there to defend their title. They always bring lots of fans to the park and ensure the beer tent is well attended.

There are two teams from other provinces. Last year's finalists, the East Hants, NS Mastodons are back as well as the provincial U20 team from Quebec.

There is a local team made up of Greater Ottawa Fastball League players from four different teams who are sponsored by Ottawa Valley Grain Products who will have some sweet retro uniforms.

Los Caballos, a local team of players from Latin backgrounds playing as a GOFL affiliate member team, are in too. They will bring lots of flair and have brought in high end pitching for the weekend.

The Kingston Axemen, a team with several players from the GOFL's Kars Aces, are back again this year, as well as two teams from Napanee: the U17s who won the Ontario Amateur Softball Association Eliminations title a few weeks back as well as the U20s who will defending champions at the Canadian Championship in Carp in August.

There will a beer garden all weekend as well as a BBQ, which will be staffed on Saturday by players and parents from the West Carleton Electric U20 team, host team of the Canadian Championship later this summer.

Team 518 wins in Au Sable

Team 518 from New York won the 62nd Annual tournament in Au Sable Forks, NY this past weekend, defeating Team Quebec in the Final. Gregg Garrity plays for Team 518.

Kingston Axemen were at the event, as were Quebec Juniors (U20).

For more information, visit the tournament's Facebook page.

WC wins 3-0 in Blackburn

West Carleton Electric won 3-0 over the Orleans Rebels in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play on Friday night in Blackburn Hamlet in a well-played error-free game.

Adam Rueckwald threw a two hit shutout, striking out nine and walking one. Andy Barber took the loss.

Conner Hopper's solo homer in the first put the visitors up early.

Orleans best chance to score was in the third. Andre Mainville singled to lead off, and with one out, Travis Valois walked. Spencer Rodd then hit a screaming line drive - which struck Rueckwald in the thigh. He picked up the ball and got the out at first. A ground out ended the inning.

West Carleton added to the lead in the top of the seventh. With one out, Rueckwald singled. After a long flyout, Owen Brown replaced Rueckwald at first on the "two out pitcher" rule. Gabe Brown's double put men on second and third. Chris Costello's blooper to left - which was almost caught - scored both Browns to make it 3-0. 

WC pitching

Adam Rueckwald 7IP 0R 2H 1BB 9K

WC hitting

Chris Costello 1-4, 2RBI

Conner Hopper 2-3, HR, RBI, R

Steve Cavanagh 2-3, 2x2B

Adam Rueckwald 1-3, R

Gabe Brown 1-2, BB, 2B, R

Orleans pitching 

Andy Barber 7IP 3R 3ER 7H 1BB 8K

Orleans hitting

Andre Mainville 1-2

Jeff Barber 1-3

Dunkirk schedule released

The Dunkirk, New York First Ward Falcons Men's Fastpitch tournament schedule for July 19-21 has been released. There are ten teams participating in the 49th Annual version of this tournament.

Twins win in Shawville

The Micksburg Twins defeated the Quyon Flyers 8-1 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play on Thursday night in Shawville. The Twins led 2-1 after six before scoring six runs in the top of the seventh.

Joran Graham got the complete game win and also hit two homers. John Enright also had a homer for the Twins. Drew Hathway took the loss for the Flyers.

Hurricane Beryl washes out Wednesday

The inclement weather has rained out three Greater Ottawa Fastball League games tonight - one in Micksburg (Los Caballos vs Twins) and the doubleheader in Manotick (Osgoode hosting Kars and Quyon).

Orleans wins, Barber strikes out 17

The Orleans Rebels won 5-2 over West Carleton Electric in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play in Fitzroy Harbour on Tuesday night.

Andy Barber had the win, allowing four hits and striking out 17. Barber also hit a two-run homer. Ben Broek took the loss, striking out 12.

After Barber's two run shot in the first put the Rebels ahead 2-0, West Carleton cut the lead in half in the fourth when Trevor Barton singled and Conner Hopper tripled. 

The Rebels added to their lead with three in the top of seven. Spencer Rodd walked, Jefferson Roman singled and Barber's single drove in a run. After a strikeout, Andre Mainville drove in two more runs.

The Trics could only respond with one in the bottom of the seventh. Jeff Campbell singled with two out, advanced to third when Neil Murphy reached on an error and scored on missed pop up.

Orleans pitching

Andy Barber 7IP 2R 1ER 4H 0BB 17K

Orleans hitting

Spencer Rodd 1-3, BB, R

Jefferson Roman 3-4, 2R
Andy Barber 2-3, BB, 3RBI, 2R, HR

Andre Mainville 2-3, 2RBI
Brett Dugan 1-3

West Carleton hitting

Ben Broek 7IP 5R 5ER 9H 2BB 12K

West Carleton hitting
Trevor Barton 1-3, R
Conner Hopper 1-3, 3B, RBI

Jeff Campbell 1-1, R
Owen Brown 1-3

Quyon wins on the road in Micksburg (details added)

The Quyon Flyers won 8-3 on the road in Micksburg in Greater Ottawa Fastball League action on Thursday night.

Matt Greer earned the win, while Joran Graham took the loss with relief from Noah Fleurie.

more to follow

Details from Moe

Micksburg got on the board first in the bottom of one. Andy McIntyre singled, advanced to second on a wild pitch, and scored on Joran Graham's ground ball that eluded the shortstop.

The score remained 1-0 until the top of 3. After back to back fly outs, back to back walks put two on for Dennis McCleary who singled to score one. After a Cade Kuehl walk to load the bases, Drew Hathway singled to give the Flyers a 3-1 lead.

Quyon added one in the 4th. Bennett Rusenstrom led off with a walk and advanced to third on Todd Hearty's single. He scored on Greer's ground out to first.

The Flyers extended the lead to 5-1 in the fifth before Micksburg answered with two more in the bottom half. McCleary scored on a Hathway RBI single after reaching by HBP and advancing to 2nd on a wild pitch. Ryan McIntyre reached with a bunt single and scored on Andy McIntyre's base hit. Andy would come around to score on a Matty McIntyre steal of second with runners on the corners.

Fleurie came on in relief in the 6th and Quyon put the game out of reach. After a walk, back-to-back-to-back doubles and a long RBI single from Hathway again plated 4 more to make it 9-3 where it remained for the rest of the game.

WC finishes 5th at U20 Elims

West Carleton Electric finished tied for fifth at the Ontario Amateur Softball Association Elimination tournament on the weekend in Cobourg after losing 9-2 to Plattsville Lightning on Sunday morning. Noah Fleurie took the loss and had relief from Ryland Hill.

WC's two losses were to gold medalists Rostock Braves and the Lightning who got silver.

Those top two teams will join host West Carleton at the U20 Canadian Championship in August in Carp, along with defending champions Napanee Express who finished tied with WC in fifth.

New Hamburg Mustangs were third and Chatsworth Longhorns fourth. Kaladar Kings finished tied for seventh. Thirteen teams participated at the event.

Brad Barker of Rostock was named Top Pitcher and Sam Diamond of Plattsville was named Most Valuable Player.

West Carleton advances to Sunday at U20 Eliminations

West Carleton Electric advanced to Sunday at the Ontario Amateur Softball Association U20 Eliminations in Cobourg based on their three wins and one loss during the first two days of the event.

On Friday night, WC defeated the Oshawa Double Bs 10-3. Gabe Brown threw five innings to earn the win and Noah Fleurie threw two in relief. Conner Hopper had a homer for WC and Alex Strathern was a single away from the cycle with a double, triple and homer.

The first game Saturday morning was a tough test as WC faced the tournament top seed the Rostock Braves. Rostock's club features six players who were recently members of Team Canada U18. The Braves won 14-2 in a game that was 5-2 into the fourth inning. Blake Bramburger threw well for the Electric despite the score.

West Carleton rebounded with a 14-11 win over the Elmira Expos. Fleurie had the complete game win. At one point in the third inning WC was up 12-2, and the scrappy Expos climbed back but the Trics held on for the win in a two hour and forty five minute marathon. A key play in this game was when the Expos elected to intentionally walk three hitter Hopper and clean up hitter Strathern subsequently hit a bases-clearing triple.

The third match of the day was another long game, an eight inning win of 14-10 over the Kaladar Kings on a diamond that didn't have lights and was completed just before darkness set in. Kaladar is comprised of players from Springbrook and Westport teams from 2023. Brown started and threw four innings, Bramburger relieved for two innings, and Fleurie got the win in two innings of relief. WC got out to 5-0 lead at one point only to see things tied at 6 after four. With the game tied at 9 in the bottom of the seventh, the Kings loaded the bases with none out. Fleurie got a pop up, a strike out, then threw out the runner from third who tried a delayed steal of home to put things into extra innings. West Carleton scored five in the top of the eighth and Kaladar could only respond with one, with the game ending when a Kings runner tried to stretch a double into a triple and left fielder Dylan Rorwick threw him out at third.

Next up for West Carleton is Sunday morning game at 9 a.m. vs Plattsville Lightning. Other remaining teams are undefeated Rostock as well as Napanee Express, Chatsworth Longhorns and New Hamburg Mustangs.

The top two teams at the event earn a berth to the U20 Canadian Championship in Carp in August, joining hosts West Carleton and defending champions Napanee as well as teams from Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. 

Schedule released for the Carp Shootout: July 19-21

The schedule has been released for the eight-team Carp Shootout men's fastpitch tournament on July 19-21 at the Carp Fairgrounds. There are three provinces represented at the event. 

The Greater Ottawa Fastball League's Micksburg Twins are back as defending champions as are last year's finalists the East Hants, NS Mastodons.  The Kingston Axemen, with several members from the GOFL's Kars Aces, are also returning from last year as is Team Quebec. New this year are Los Caballos, a team playing an affiliated schedule in the GOFL, the U17 and U20 teams from Napanee Express, and Ottawa Valley Grain, a team put together for the event with players from four different GOFL teams.

U15 and U20 Eliminations this weekend

The Ontario Amateur Softball Association Elimination tournaments for U15 boys and U20 men will be held this weekend.

The U15 is being held in New Hamburg. There are twelve teams participating, including one from Rural Ottawa. Bracket here: OASA U15 Elimination 2024 Wilmot.pdf

The U20 event is in Cobourg. West Carleton Electric U20, who play in the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League and Greater Ottawa Fastball League are participating. The Kaladar Kings are also in the tournament - they have players from last year's Westport Storm. The full schedule for the 13-team bracket is here: OASA U20 REVISED Elimination 2024 Cobourg.pdf

West Carleton wins Harbour Days Classic

West Carleton Electric won the Harbour Days Classic game in Fitzroy on Thursday night by a score of 11-0 over the Osgoode Chiefs.

There was a good crowd on hand as part of the annual Fitzroy Harbour summer festival to see Adam Rueckwald throw a three-hit shutout for the victory. Todd Templeton took the loss with relief from Nolan Holmes.

The Electric scored their first run in the bottom of the first. Trevor Barton walked, moved to second when Sean Lecuyer reached on an error, and scored on Dylan Rorwick's RBI single.

The home team put up 10 runs in the third, which included a three-run homer from Rorwick.

Fitzroy pitching

Adam Rueckwald WIN 5IP 0R 0ER 3H 2BB 9K

Osgoode pitching

Todd Templeton LOSS 2IP 6R 1ER 5H 2BB 3K
Nolan Holmes 2IP 5R 0ER 1ER 3H 0BB 2K

Fitzroy hitting
Chris Costello 1-4, R, RBI

Trevor Barton 2-2, 3R, 2RBI, BB, 3B
Sean Lecuyer 2RBI
Dylan Rorwick 2-3, 4RBI, HR
Neil Murphy 1-2, R, BB
Steve Cavanagh 1-2
Owen Brown 1-1
Adam Rueckwald 1-2, R
Chris Trafford RBI

Osgoode hitting

Nolan Holmes 1-2, 2B, BB
Wyatt Collins 1-2
Todd Templeton 1-2

Wednesday night rained out

The Greater Ottawa Fastball League doubleheader scheduled for Wednesday night in Manotick was rained out a half inning into the first game. The Osgoode Chiefs were to host Los Caballos and the Kars Aces.

OASA U23 and U17 events

The Ontario Amateur Softball Association Elimination tournaments for the U23 and U17 level were played this weekend. 

Tavistock Merchants won four straight games to take the U23 title on their home diamond. They will look to "threepeat" at the Canadian Championship in Kitchener next month. Jack Becker of the Manotick Brewers of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League was on the Merchants. Joe Mick (Micksburg Twins) and Tyler Branchaud (Manotick Brewers) earned bronze with the Wiarton Red Devils who finished with two wins and two losses. They will also play at Canadians.

At the U17 event, the Napanee Express won four in a row to take the crown. They will be off to the U17 Canadian Championship in St Gervais, QC in August. Finn Barton, Bryce Rebertz and Colton Lecuyer of the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League's West Carleton Rona U17 team (and spare with West Carleton Electric in the GOFL) won gold with the Express. Amherstview Athletics finished with a win and a loss at U17 Elims. The As have several area players who participate in the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League as well as the Fitzroy and Shawville leagues, and spare too with Kars in the GOFL.