Batmen win U23 title

The Toronto Junior Batmen won the Softball Canada U23 Men's Canadian championship in Saskatoon on Wednesday with a 5-1 win over Nova Scotia. The gold medalists finished the tournament with eight wins and one loss. 

Tyler Branchaud (Manotick) and Colton Lecuyer (West Carleton) of the GOFL were with Toronto. 

Batmen to face Nova Scotia in U23 final

The defending champions Toronto Junior Batmen will face Nova Scotia in the gold medal game at 12:45 a.m. Eastern on Wednesday. 

Nova Scotia won the #1 vs #2 game by a score of 6-4 over Toronto to advance directly. 

Toronto came back from a 5-0 deficit to defeat New Hamburg Mustangs 8-5 in the semi-final.  The Mustangs earned bronze.

New Hamburg had defeated Newfoundland and Labrador then Tavistock Merchants to make it to the semi-finals. 

Branchaud, Hopper named U23 All stars

At the Softball Canada U23 Men's Canadian Championship, the All-Star Awards were announced today. 

Two GOFLers, Tyler Branchaud (Manotick Brewers) of Toronto Junior Batmen and Conner Hopper (West Carleton Electric) of New Hamburg Mustangs were named all-star outfielders.

The complete list is available here.

U23 Canadians moves to playoff round UPDATED

The Softball Canada U23 Men's Canadian Championship is being held in Saskatoon with seven teams participating. 

The Toronto Junior Batmen, the defending champions who went through the Ontario Amateur Softball Association elimination tournament undefeated at 5-0, also haven't lost at Canadians and have six wins. They will play Nova Scotia Marshall Workplace Law Selects (5-1) in the 1st vs 2nd game today at 5:30 p.m. Eastern. The winner advances to the Final on Wednesday at 12:45 Eastern, the loser plays at 10 p.m. tonight. 

Tyler Branchaud of the GOFL's Manotick Brewers plays for the Batmen and Colton Lecuyer of West Carleton Electric was added for the event. Branchaud was #7 overall in batting average hitting .471. Nova Scotia's roster has many of the players who won bronze at the U20 Men's Canadians in Carp.

Finishing third (3-3) by virtue of a tie-breaker was the Tavistock, ON Merchants. They will play the winner of #7 Okanese, SK Thunderstrikers (0-6) and #6 host Delisle, SK Pride (1-5) at 2:30 p.m. Eastern. Brothers Gavin and Connor Brooks of Napanee play for the Merchants.

The fourth vs fifth game at 12:15 p.m. EDT will feature two 3-3 teams - Moorfrost Mariners of Newfoundland against New Hamburg, ON Mustangs. Conner Hopper of West Carleton Electric was added by the Mustangs for the event. Hopper was #10 overall in batting average with a .429 average 

For full info, including links to streaming ($$), visit the Softball Canada website.

West Carleton Online article about U20s

Jake Davies of West Carleton Online provides great news coverage of our area, including lots of stories on local fastball.

His article about the U20 Men's Fastpitch Canadian Championship tournament is very comprehensive and features some excellent photos, including an amazing picture of a home run stealing catch.

I really recommend you subscribe to the site for the $50 annual fee. 

Jake has generously "unlocked" this story and given me permission to post on the blog:

https://westcarletononline.com/wc-electric-2026-national-champions/

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West Carleton Electric pitcher Kaden Fowler pitched the entire championship game and hit the game winning home run against the St. George Aces Sunday, Aug. 9. Photo by Jake Davies

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WC Electric 2026 national champions

By Jake Davies - West Carleton Online

 August 10, 2026 wadmin  0 Comments

CARP – What became a calling card for the West Carleton Electric throughout the 2026 Canadian Fast Pitch Championship held last week Tuesday to Sunday (Aug. 4 to Aug. 10), the team became national champions on the very last pitch of the tournament.

The West Carleton Electric celebrate their gold medal winning feat in the 2026 U20 Canadian Fast Pitch Championship. Photo by Jake Davies

The cardiac kids won time and time again through last-minute heroics all week, becoming the first local team to win a national fast pitch championship and doing it at the tournament they were hosting. Large crowds enjoyed great fastball all week long at the Carp Fairgrounds, and having the home team to cheer on all week, meant tournament organizers had their largest turnout of the three national championships Carp has hosted over the last four years.

The ‘Trics started the tournament last Tuesday (Aug. 4), beating Newfoundland and Labrador on the last pitch of the game with a walk-off home run hit by Nolan O’Brien. That would become the team’s signature play. But first a bit of adversity for West Carleton as Équipe Québec would pummel the Electric 15-1 later that same day.

West Carleton would finish the first round of the championship going 5-2, finishing second in the eight-team standings behind only the Brookfield Elks of Nova Scotia, who beat the ‘Trics 3-1 in the final game of the first round.

The playoff round started Saturday (Aug. 8). West Carleton would take on the Elks in what was undoubtedly the wildest game of the tournament and possibly any tournament.

Electric outfielder Jackson Barton looks to bunt a player over during the game against the Aces. Photo by Jake Davies

First, both teams had to deal with a rain delay that pushed back the start of the game by more than two hours. Incredible work by the incredible field crew had the ball diamond in impeccable shape for the roughly 6 p.m. start. Despite the delay, organizers estimate there were roughly 1,000 fans in attendance for the game.

The Electric battled back from two huge deficits to earn a highly improbably win against the team wit the best record in the tournament.

In the fifth inning of the seven-inning game, the ‘Trics were down 9-3 and the Elks were one run away from invoking the seven-run mercy rule with a runner on third base looking to get home for the win.

West Carleton got out of that jam and was able to somehow tie the game and eventually win it 12-10 in the ninth inning – two extra past regulation.

Electric star Kaden Fowler hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth for the win. He also was credited for the pitching win, having taken over the bump from the starter.

This amazing catch in the sixth inning by an Aces outfielder robbed Finn Barton of a home run but served as a sacrifice to allow the Electric to score the tying run. Photo by Jake Davies

Fitzroy Harbour’s Colton Lecuyer and Kinburn’s Finn Barton also had home runs for West Carleton.

The ‘Trics would play Ontario’s St. George Aces in the gold medal match. The Elks defeated Équipe Québec 7-6 to make it to the finals.

The bleachers were full and the entire field was surrounded by fans for Sunday’s (Aug. 9) gold medal game under a hot, punishing sun.

The Aces got off to an early lead in the back-and-forth game, but the ‘Trics would quickly tie it up, and eventually take their own lead. By the end of the sixth, the ‘Trics had once again overcome a one-run deficit to tie it up. Fowler, who pitched the entire game, would keep the Aces from scoring in the top of the seventh, and then would win the game for West Carleton with a one out, walk-off, solo home run to secure the national championship for the Electric’s first national championship.

Colton Lecuyer and Jackson Barton also homered for the ‘Trics in the game.

Fowler would be named playoff Most Valuable Player.

West Carleton’s Ethan Howard takes a rip at a pitch. Photo by Jake Davies

Following the game and the medal ceremony, West Carleton Electric manager Kinburn’s Trevor Barton, and his son, hot-hitting outfield Finn (Trevor’s other son Jackson is also on the team) spoke to West Carleton Online about the historic win.

“Unreal, can’t beat it,” Finn said of winning gold on a walk-off home run.

Trevor, who West Carleton Online spoke to about the national championship earlier in the season, despite the numerous close calls was supremely confident about the end result of the tournament.

“Unbelievable,” he said. “Never a doubt. I wasn’t worried in the least. We talked about adversity all year. Tuesday night we got beat bad and sometimes that can wake a team up. We used it as fuel the rest of the week and the boys played great.”

From coming within one run of being eliminated from even playing in the gold medal match, to wearing the medal proudly around their necks, it was a roller coaster of emotions for the ‘Trics.

“As a team, I don’t think we ever gave up,” Finn said. “Not one time. We always knew we had a chance to win. Just one run at a time, one hit at a time, one pitch at a time, and when you take it that way, it’s pretty easy to win.”

Electric third baseman Dawson Pennock swings at a pitch. Photo by Jake Davies

Trevor’s affiliation with the West Carleton Electric goes back decades, as a longtime infielder for the Electric’s adult Greater Ottawa Fastball League (GOFL) team to coaching for almost as long. He can’t quite remember a win this big for the West Carleton club.

“I can’t say we have (put a gold medal around his neck),” Barton said. “That’s the best group and the best result we’ve ever had as a group. Some of these kids I had in t-ball. I think up until now, the best we ever did was second in the province (which also just happened this year). Our men’s team, I think we’ve been in a provincial final, but nothing like this at the national level.”

Finn says winning at home makes the championship even more special.

“Can’t beat it,” he said. “In front of the fans with everyone cheering you on (Finn’s grandparents Don and Pam Armstrong sat just feet away from home plate for the entire tournament), there’s nothing better.”

“The crowds were amazing all week,” Trevor said. “It was unreal. It was the 10th man on our team every at bat, every game. It was huge.”

Many of the U20 Electric are only 18 years old. When West Carleton Online spoke to Trevor earlier in the year, he mentioned he expected the team to be even stronger next year. Now the coach has expanded his expectations.

The West Carleton Electric are the 2026 Canadian Fast Pitch Championship gold medalists. In front, from left, are Colton Lecuyer, Ethan Howard, Kaden Fowler, Bryce Rebertz, Dawson Pennock and Finn Barton. In the middle is team sponsor Dale Hanna. In the back is Brady Bates (bat boy), Jack Barton, Jason McIntyre, Nolan O’Brien, Thomas McLean, Carter Wright, Carter Marshall, Dan Read, Jackson Marshall, coaches Sean Lecuyer, Adam Brown, Shawn Rebertz and Trevor Barton. Photo by Jake Davies

“We’ll be looking to repeat,” he said. “We’ve got three kids graduating this year and everyone else will be back. So, we’ll be looking to repeat, but until then, we’re going to enjoy this moment.”

West Carleton Online also spoke to Finn earlier this year, but in that interview, we focused on his first year as a member of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s Gatineau Olympiques.

Of course, we did talk about fastball and at that time he was “pretty pumped,” for the tournament. We asked Finn if the tournament lived up to his spring expectations.

“Everything and more,” Finn said. “No one could have drawn that up any other way. It was unreal.”

Following the awards ceremony, Softball Canada had an award for the West Carleton Fastball committee presented to Carp’s Geoff Lathem in honour of their hard work putting the tournament together.

Lathem said it took more than 150 volunteers and a year and a half to put it all together.

“Now let’s go drink some beer,” he told the fans.

“All the teams, all the fans, everyone we met in Carp, a class act,” the Softball Canada representative told the crowd.

West Carleton wins U20 Men's Canadian Championship

West Carleton Electric won the U20 Men's Canadian Championship on Sunday with a 7-6 win over the St. George, ON Aces. 

St George had beaten Brookfield, NS Elks 2-0 in the semi-final earlier in the day. 

Kaden Fowler had the pitching win and hit a walk off homer in the bottom of the seventh to secure the title. Fowler was named MVP of the championship round.

Codee Rahn started for the Aces and was relieved by Nate Wylie.

Colton Lecuyer and Jack Barton also had back-to-back homers for WC in the second inning.

What a ride. I'm exhausted. Maybe I'll post more info later. 

Front Row, L-R: Colton Lecuyer, Ethan Howard, Kaden Fowler, Bryce Rebertz, Dawson Pennock, Finn Barton
Middle Row: Dale Hanna (sponsor)
Back Row, L-R: Brady Bates (bat boy), Jack Barton, Jason McIntyre, Nolan O'Brien, Thomas McLean, Carter Wright, Carter Marshall, Dan Read, Jackson Marshall, coaches: Sean Lecuyer, Adam Brown, Shawn Rebertz, Trevor Barton

Softball Canada Awards at U20s

Softball Canada Awards at the U20 Men's Canadian Championship, based on pool play.

All Stars

P: Sean Demarest, Plattsville Lightning 

C: Cade Kuehl, Équipe Québec 

IF: Ty Campbell, Brookfield Elks

IF: Ryder Lewis, Newfoundland 

IF: Shea Simmons, St. George Aces 

IF: Broden Vantassell, Brookfield Elks 

OF: Jackson Barton, West Carleton Electric 

OF: Jared Picco, Newfoundland 

OF: Félix Lavallée, Équipe Québec 

UT: Mark Tomatuk, Équipe Québec 

Top Batter - Bryce Rebertz, West Carleton Electric 

Top Pitcher - Keegan Maguire, Brookfield Elks 

Most Valuable Player - Nate Wylie, St. George Aces

WC advances to gold medal game at U20s

West Carleton Electric advanced to the Softball Canada U20 Men's Canadian Championship gold medal game on Sunday with a 12-10 dramatic,  intense and at times insane win in nine innings over the Brookfield, NS Elks on Saturday night at the Carp Fairgrounds.

Kaden Fowler earned the pitching win and hit a two run homer in the top of the ninth. He relieved starter Carter Marshall.

Will Singer went the distance for the Elks and took the loss.

Colton Lecuyer and Finn Barton also had home runs for West Carleton. 

At one point in the bottom of the fifth, the Electric were down 9-3, with a runner to invoke the mercy rule on third base. An improbable comeback and eventual victory in nine innings ensued.

With the victory, West Carleton Electric advanced to the gold medal game at 1:30 p.m. They will play the winner of the semi-final between Brookfield and the St. George Aces which defeated Équipe Québec 7-6 in the quarter-final game on Saturday night.

The story above doesn't do justice to the incredible game last night. I'm helping coach the team and far too exhausted to write more right now. Once the event is done I'll try to document a proper breakdown of what happened. If you weren't there or watching the stream, do yourself a favor and watch the recording here. 

Playoff Saturday at U20s

Saturday was the day for playoff round games at the U20 Men's Canadian Championship in Carp.

There was a rain delay about 2:45 p.m. and the grounds crew did excellent work to get the diamonds back in top shape quickly, impressing the Softball Canada supervisor and Umpire-in-Chief.

At the end of the day, three teams advanced to the medals on Sunday.

B1 - 3rd vs 6th

ON2 St. George Aces 7

ON3 Chatsworth Longhorns 0

B2 - 4th vs 5th

QC Équipe Québec 3

ON1 Plattsville  4

B3 - 1st vs 2nd

HOST West Carleton Electric 12

NS Brookfield Elks 10

(9 innings)

B4 - Winner B1 vs Winner B2

ON2 St. George Aces 7

QC Équipe Québec 6

Sunday schedule 

Semi-Final - 11 a.m.

ON2 St. George vs NS Brookfield 

Final - 1:30 p.m.

HOST West Carleton vs Winner Semi-final

Brookfield gets by WC 3-1

The final pool play game at the Softball Canada U20 Men's Canadian Championship in Carp on Friday night was a well attended match up between the host West Carleton Electric and the Brookfield Elks from Nova Scotia, with first place seed on the line.

Brookfield prevailed with a 3-1 victory to lock up top spot with six wins and one loss in pool play. WC finished 5-2 and were seeded second as they defeated both the other teams with the same record.

The game was very tight throughout, with a Rylan Sutherland two run homer to centrefield in the bottom of the sixth being the difference to give the Elks the win.

Lefty Keegan Maguire had the pitching win, tossing a three hitter and striking out 11.

Dan Read threw very well for West Carleton, allowing only seven hits and striking out six.

Kaden Fowler's single drove in the WC run, scoring Finn Barton who had singled and moved to second on a Bruce Rebertz sacrifice bunt. Rebertz had the other Electric hit.

The two teams will play again in the 1 vs. 2 playoff game at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday with a direct trip to Sunday's final at stake. The loser goes to the semi-final. 

YouTube stream of the game online here.

Day Four at U20 Canadians and Playoff bracket

Another day of beautiful weather and great fastball at the Softball Canada U20 Men's Canadian Championship in Carp determined seedings for the weekend playoff round.

Game 25

ON2 St. George Aces 6

QC Équipe Québec 5

Game 26

NL Newfoundland 7

SK Valley Vikings 5

Game 27

ON1 Plattsville 11

ON3 Chatsworth 2

Game 28

NS Brookfield 3

HOST West Carleton 1

Final standings 

1. NS  6-1

2. HOST 5-2

3. ON2 5-2

4. ON1 5-2

5. QC 3-4

6. ON3 2-5

7. NL 2-5

8. SK 0-7

Playoff bracket games for Saturday 

B1 - 11 a.m.

St..George Aces vs Chatsworth Longhorns 

B2 - 1:15 p.m.

Plattsville Lightning vs Équipe Québec 

3:30 p.m. Awards Ceremony 

B3 - 4:15 p.m.

Brookfield Elks vs West Carleton Electric 

B4 - 7:30 p.m.

Winner B1 vs Winner B2

Sunday schedule 

B5 - 11 a.m.

Winner B4 vs Loser B3

Final - 1:30 p.m.

Winner B5 vs Winner B3

Day Three at U20 Canadians - WC tied for first

Results from Day Three of pool play at the Softball Canada U20 Men's Canadian Championship in Carp.

G17

ON3 Chatsworth 10

NL Newfoundland 6

G18

NS Brookfield 4

QC Équipe Québec 3

G19

ON2 St. George 4

ON1 Plattsville 2

G20

HOST West Carleton 8

SK Valley Vikings 4

G21

ON2 St. George 14

NL Newfoundland 9

G22

ON1 Plattsville 1

NS Brookfield 0

G23

QC Équipe Québec 8

SK Valley Vikings 1

G24

HOST West Carleton 6

ON3 Chatsworth 1

Standings

NS Brookfield 5-1

HOST West Carleton 5-1

ON2 St. George 4-2

ON1 Plattsville 4-2

QC Équipe Québec 3-3

ON3 Chatsworth 2-4

NL Newfoundland 1-5

SK Valley Vikings 0-6

West Carleton Electric put up two big wins on Thursday to take a share of first place and guarantee them a double life in the playoff round.

WC opened up with an 8-4 win over the Valley Vikings from Saskatchewan. Thomas McLean had the complete game victory on the slab for WC while Lachlan Dufour took the loss and had relief from three other pitchers. Jason McIntyre had a home run for WC.

The Electric won the late game in front of am enthusiastic crowd 6-1 over the third Ontario seed Chatsworth Longhorns. Carter Marshall went seven and got the pitching win. Kieran McComb took the loss with relief from Jakson Woods. The entire WC team hit very well, collectively only striking out once. Bryce Rebertz had homer for the Trics, while Jack Barton made an incredible catch in left field that saved a home run.

The Junior 'Trics play Brookfield, NS Elks at 7:45 p.m. on the final game of pool play on Friday night. A win puts them in the #1 seed for the playoff round, and based on tie -breakers they can fall no farther than #2 if they lose. The #1 vs #2 Game, with a trip to the Final on the line, will be played 4:15 p.m. on Saturday. 

Day Two at U20 Canadians - two wins for WC (updated)

Results from Day Two at the U20 Men's Canadian Championship in Carp:

G9

NS Brookfield 4

ON2 Chatsworth 1

G10

ON2 St. George 5

SK Valley Vikings 0

G11

NL Newfoundland 6

QC Équipe Québec 5

G12

HOST West Carleton 7

ON1 Plattsville 3

G13

NS Brookfield 11

NL Newfoundland 8

G14

QC Équipe Québec 7

ON3 Chatsworth 0

G15

ON1 Plattsville 10

SK Valley Vikings 0

G16

HOST West Carleton 3

ON2 St. George 2

Two important wins for WC Electric over Ontario teams on Wednesday pushed the host team to a 3-1 record and put them in second place at the eight team event. 

The afternoon game for the 'Trics saw them defeat the top ON seed Plattsville Lightning 7-3. A big five run inning in the third helped WC stake a big lead that they didn't give up. Colton Lecuyer hit a homer for the home side and Nolan O'Brien a three RBI double. Carter Marshall got the complete game pitching win. Brett McCutcheon had the start for the Lightning and had relief from Jared Vosper. 

The night cap, again in front of a sizeable crowd, saw WC get by ON2 St. George Aces in a 3-2 squeaker. Kaden Fowler had the win, going the distance. Bryce Rebertz had a homer and a triple for West Carleton and also scored the game winning run, driven in by Ethan Howard who was two for three on the night. Ethan de Belleval, Cody Rahn and Nate Wylie pitched for St. George.

Games for the host team on Thursday are 3:30 p.m. vs Valley Vikings from Saskatchewan and 8 p.m. against the Chatsworth Longhorns.

Info on streaming and other details are at the Softball Canada website.

Day One at U20 Canadians - West Carleton wins one, loses one

Results from Day One at the Softball Canada U20 Men's Canadian Championship event being held August 4-9 at the Carp Fairgrounds. Full info is available at U20 Men's and on GameChanger.  

Photos and other information including drone footage of the opening ceremonies and links to streaming is also available on the West Carleton Fastball committee's Facebook page.

Day one had great weather and excellent attendance - Day Two is shaping up to be great as well.

G1

ON3 Chatsworth Longhorns 7

SK Valley Vikings 4

G2

NS Brookfield Elks 3

ON2 St. George Aces 2

G3

ON1 Plattsville Lightning 6

QC Équipe Québec 0

G4

HOST West Carleton Electric 5

NL Newfoundland and Labrador 4

G5

ON2 St. George Aces 9

ON3 Chatsworth Longhorns 5

(8 innings)

G6

NS Brookfield Elks 10

SK Valley Vikings 3

G7

QC Équipe Québec 15

HOST West Carleton Electric 1

G8

ON1 Plattsville Lightning 9

NL Newfoundland and Labrador 0

The first game yesterday for West Carleton Electric at the U20 Canadian Championship was an exciting 5-4 victory over Newfoundland. A walk off homer in the bottom of the seventh by tournament pick up from Elmira Expos, Nolan O'Brien, sealed the victory. Kaden Fowler had the pitching win in relief of Thomas McLean. Zack Barker took the loss for NL in relief of Noah Stokes. An excellent article with full details of the win is available on West Carleton Online. (You will need a subscription. It's only $50 for the year, and it's worth it.)

The second game didn't go so well with West Carleton falling 15-1 to Équipe Québec after giving up twelve runs in the first inning. Carter Marshall took the loss and had relief from Dan Read. Mark Tomatuk earned the win.

Next up for West Carleton on Day Two are games against two Ontario teams: 3:30 p.m. vs Plattsville Lightning and 8 p.m. vs St. George Aces.

U20 Men's Canadian Championship starts Tuesday

The Softball Canada U20 Men's Canadian Championship gets started Tuesday in Carp, with eight teams from five provinces. 

Games begin at 10 a.m., with the host West Carleton Electric playing at 2:30 p.m. vs Valley Vikings from Saskatchewan and 8:15 p.m. vs Équipe Québec. 

West Carleton features several Greater Ottawa Fastball League players: Finn Barton, Bryce Rebertz and Colton Lecuyer of West Carleton Electric Men's, Dawson Pennock and Jason McIntyre of Micksburg Twins, Carter and Jackson Marshall of Manotick Brewers and Ethan Howard of Pontiac Flyers. Daniel Read who has played with Los Caballos is an addition to the team for Canadians. Other team members are Jack Barton who plays for Ottawa Valley Coffee in the Fitzroy league, Kaden Fowler who plays for Kingston Axemen, Carter Wright from Marmora, and Thomas McLean from the Greenbush Generals of the North Leeds league.  

Équipe Québec roster includes two local players - Cade Kuehl and Hunter Beauregard of the Pontiac Flyers.

More info at the Softball Canada website and on the blog.

U20 Men's Canadian Championship starts in a week

The Softball Canada 2026 U20 Men's Canadian Championship starts a week from today at the Carp Fairgrounds diamonds.

There are eight teams participating at this year's event: Plattsville Lightning, St. George Aces and Chatsworth Longhorns from Ontario; Team Newfoundland and Labrador; Brookfield Elks from Nova Scotia; Equipe Quebec, and Valley Vikings from Saskatchewan, along with the host team West Carleton Electric.

The action starts at 10 a.m. on Tuesday August 4 and wraps up with the Final on Sunday August 9 at 1:30 p.m. The tournament website, including the full schedule is available here: U20 Men's. See the end of this post for the West Carleton Electric game schedule.

Admission prices are very reasonable - $10 a day for adults, a week pass for $50 (Seniors $40, Kids 13-18 for $30). Children 12 and under are free.

While the tournament organizers are pleased to have a large contingent of volunteers as always, there is always room for more. We especially could use grounds workers for games during the day, but other positions are available. If you can help, contact Jayne at 613-293-7262 or jcoady@xplornet.com.
This is the third time the West Carleton Fastball Committee has hosted a Canadian Championship, with previous events in 2022 (U23 Men's) and 2024 (U20 Men's). The Committee also hosts the Carp Shootout men's tournament annually.

For more information, you can visit West Carleton Fastball.

West Carleton Electric win silver at U20 Provincials (details added)

West Carleton Electric won silver at the Ontario Amateur Softball Association U20 Provincials held in Sydenham on the weekend.

The Junior Trics took the long road to the final. After winning their first game, they lost their second on Saturday to the Chatsworth Longhorns.  Three straight wins on Sunday put them in the Final, against Chatsworth where they ran out of gas.

The first win of the event was an 8-2 victory over St. George on Saturday morning. Thomas McLean had the complete game win.

The first loss to Chatsworth was 12-9 on Saturday afternoon. WC got down early 11-1 with some uncharacteristic poor defensive play, but battled back to make it close. The Brothers Barton each had a home run with Jack hitting one inside the park and Finn a three run shot. Kaden Fowler took the loss and had relief from Carter Marshall. 

With heavy rains starting after the second game, the remaining matches were pushed to Sunday. 

West Carleton started off with a 12-1 win over Tavistock. McLean earned his second win of the weekend. Colton Lecuyer had a grand slam for WC.

Next up was an 8-7 come from behind win over St. George. WC was down 6-1 at one point but scratched put the victory. Marshall took the with relief from Fowler.

Next up of the three games in a row was a matchup against Plattsville Lightning, a team which went undefeated at the Eliminations earlier in the month. West Carleton got the upset 6-5 win, again coming from behind. With the score 5-4 in the seventh, Finn Barton hit an in the park HR to tie it. Fowler walked, was moved to second and scored what proved to be the winning run on a single by Jason McIntyre. McLean picked up his third win of the weekend in relief of Fowler the starter.

That set up a rematch with Chatsworth, a team  on their second game of the day, while WC was playing four in a row. The Electric got out to an early lead but simply ran out of gas, falling to the Longhorns 12-4. McLean, Carter Wright, Ethan Howard and Finn Barton all pitched in this one.

West Carleton will now prepare for the U20 Men's Canadian Championship in Carp on August 4-9 where they will be the host team. They will be joined by Chatsworth, Plattsville and St. George from Ontario as well as teams from Quebec, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador and Saskatchewan. 

Back row: Jack Barton, Finn Barton, Colton Lecuyer, coach Shawn Rebertz, coach Sean Lecuyer, Carter Wright, Jackson Marshall, Thomas McLean, Carter Marshall

Front row: Dawson Pennock, Kaden Fowler, Jason McIntyre, Ethan Howard, Bryce Rebertz, coach Trevor Barton

Plattsville wins U20 elims

The Plattsville Lightning won the Ontario Amateur Softball Association U20 Men's Elimination tournament in Drumbo on the weekend, winning four straight games. Plattsville, which won the U20 Canadian Championship when it was hosted in Carp in 2024, qualified for this year's Canadians in Carp again.

They were led by the tournament's top pitcher Jared Vosper and MVP catcher Matthew Van de Wynckel. 

Plattsville defeated West Carleton 9-1, Tavistock 6-0, Chatsworth 11-3 and St. George 11-0 in the final.

St. George and Chatsworth also qualified for Canadians. Elmira finished fourth.

West Carleton Electric, the host team for Canadians finished fifth, defeating the Southeastern Ontario Screaming Eagles 7-1 in a Consolation Round game on Sunday. Thomas Maclean had the complete game win, while Kaden Thompson took the loss with relief from Dan Read and Hudson Compeau. Finn Barton hit a homer for the Electric. 

WC Electric win one, lose two at Elims

West Carleton Electric Men's U20 team won one game and lost two at the Ontario Amateur Softball Association Eliminations in Drumbo this past weekend.

The tournament determines the three teams from Ontario that will join WC as host at the 2026 U20 Men's Canadian Championship in Carp from August 4 to 9.

The Electric lost to the host Plattsville Lightning by a score of 9-1 in the opener on Friday night. Sean Demarest had the win while Kaden Fowler took the loss with relief from Carter Marshall.

In the next game WC defeated Southeastern Ontario Screaming Eagles 9-1. Marshall earned the win and Dan Read was tagged with the loss. Colton Lecuyer hit a home run for the Electric.

The third game was decided in eight innings as the St. George Aces got by West Carleton 8-7. The Aces got out to a 6-1 lead after the first inning, but the Electric battled back to tie things, only to lose in the bottom of the extra frame. Marshall took the loss in relief of Fowler. Nate Wylie had the win in relief of Easton de Belleval. Finn Barton had a homer for West Carleton 

The Electric will play a Consolation Round game on Sunday at 11 a.m. versus the Screaming Eagles. 

Plattsville (undefeated), Chatsworth, St. George and Elmira remain in contention for the title.

U20 Elims this weekend

The Ontario Amateur Softball Association Men's U20 Elimination tournament will be held this weekend in Drumbo.

There are seven teams participating, including West Carleton Electric, looking for a spot at the Softball Canada Canadian Championship in Carp, August 4 to 9.

WC has a bye to the Canadians, but will still be looking to finish at the top of the event to get top Ontario seed.

The Electric have eight players who are on four different Greater Ottawa Fastball teams. Three play for West Carleton Electric Men's (Bryce Rebertz, Colton Lecuyer, Finn Barton), two for Micksburg Twins (Dawson Pennock and Jason McIntyre), two for Manotick Brewers (Jackson and Carter Marshall) and one for Pontiac Flyers (Ethan Howard). Other members include Kaden Fowler who plays for Kingston Axemen, Jack Barton, Carter Wright and Thomas McLean.

The bracket for the event is posted here: https://oasa.ca/documents/tournaments/OASA%20U20%20Drumbo%202026.pdf