Kars Aces win silver at PWSA Intermediate Women’s provincials

The longstanding Kars Aces women’s team, led by Norm Adams, won silver at the PWSA Intermediate Women’s Provincials in Windsor this past weekend. 

In the 26 team tournament Kars finished 5th in their 13 team pool with 3 wins and 1 tie in pool play. On Sunday the team had 3 straight wins to make it to the finals including a huge comeback against the LaSalle Athletics. 

Kars eventually lost in the finals to the London Lightning to win silver. They earned a spot to represent Ontario at the Eastern Canadians in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia next month. Maysha Townsend (Brockville) pitched all 8 games and was awarded the Top Player award.

Back: Kirk Carruthers, Jacqui Cohen, Rhea Jankowski, Sherry Williams, Steph Sauve, Lauren DeCoste, middle row: Brenna Savery, Erin Dawson,

Front row: Cheryl DeCoste, Danielle Sadorioja, Jaime Carruthers, Maysha Townsend, Mandy Moskal,

Not pictured: Heather Dart, Kasey Andrews, Norman Adams and Lance Dawson

Warren leads Oakville to provincial title

Kelsey Warren of Metcalfe won at the women’s open provincials with Oakville Angels U23 on the weekend. 

She pitched three of the six games and went 3-0 with 21K and only two earned runs in 18 innings. 

She pitched the undefeated game against the Aurora Diggers (4-2 win) to send the team to the championship game where they again defeated Aurora (6-1) to win gold. 

Oakville will be going to the Canadian Championship in Alberta next month as ON1.

Her dad, former GOFLer Darrell Warren is part of the coaching staff. Kelley is in the back row far left of the photo and her dad is beside her.

Kelley also plays softball at Edinboro University in Pennsylvania. 

Kinburn clinic June 21

Justine Styles and friends are hosting a girls' fastball clinic this Sunday, June 21, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. The clinic is open to players aged 10–15. Justine, Ashley, and Steph are local fastball legends and will provide a fantastic afternoon of skills and drills.

Space is limited. To register, please email softball@kinburn.ca with "girls clinic" in the subject line and include the player's name, team, and age. Host bios will be sent as confirmation once registration is received.

The event is free, though donations of non-perishable food items for the WC Food Access Centre are greatly appreciated. There will also be a women’s fastball game following the clinic; please see the attached poster for more details.

U19 Stittsville Women's team wins gold in Port Perry

The U19 Women Stittsville 56ers won the Port Perry Angels Classic tournament this past weekend, running the table with six straight wins. 

One of the coaches with the team is former GOFLer, Kevin Chevrier.

GeeGees shortstop selected in pro baseball draft

The University of Ottawa Gee-Gees women's softball team's shortstop Ela Day-Bedard was selected in the third round by San Francisco in the first ever Women’s Professional Baseball League draft this week. 

She was selected #41 overall and is the only drafted athlete playing softball at a Canadian school. Day-Bedard is also on the Canadian Senior Women’s National baseball team, was a 2025 Ontario University Softball All-Star and hit .554 for uOttawa this past season.

REMINDER: GeeGees softball coming to Fitzroy Harbour

University of Ottawa GeeGees Women's Softball team will be playing league games in Fitzroy Harbour this month:

September 20 at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. vs York University Lions

September 21 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. vs University of Toronto Varsity Blues

September 27 at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. vs Queen's University Gaels 

Stittsville seeking coaches

From SMSA

Stittsville Minor Softball Association is looking for Rep Coaches to lead our growing competitive program for the 2026 season. If you or someone you know is interested in joining SMSA and coaching one of our girl's rep teams from U13 all the way to U23/Intermediate, please fill out the form below. Feel free to pass this email to any potential applicants you know! SMSA encourages female coaches to consider applying, as well as former and current players to lead or assist with some of our younger teams.

SMSA Rep Coaching Interest Form 2026

Coach Interest form due by Friday August 29th. Rep Tryouts will begin in early September.

Pink Team wins Carp Women's league playoff final

report from Steph Bouchey

The Pink Team won the inaugural Carp Women’s Softball League championship last night in Carp.

Pink beat Green in the finals in a tight 2-0 pitcher’s duel. Kelsey Warren and Lynn Kearns both took no hitters into the 5th inning before a string of 3 hits from Josie Rogers, Danika Gareau and Michelle Mulvihill put Pink up 2-0. 

Danika Gareau received the golden ball for MVP of the game. The golden bat was awarded to Team Pink as the winning team.

Representatives from all four teams will be coming together to play an exhibition all-star game on Friday night at 8:00 at the Carp Shootout. WP Kelsey Warren 0R 10Ks 2 hits LP Lynn Kearns 2R 12Ks 5 hits Danika Gareau 2 for 3 1R (Pink) Michelle Mulvihill 1 for 3 2 RBIs (Pink) Christie Kellam 1 for 3 with a double (Green)

Back row left to right: Josie Rogers, Marley Smith, Kiersten Lee, Bridgitte Clarke, Kelsey Warren, Tegan Thompson

Front row left to right: Emily Brazeau, Lana Mulvihill, Michelle Mulvihill, Avery Batchelar

Front: Danika Gareau

Not pictured: Victoria FitzGibbon  

Bytown Belles win in Saugeen (Details added)

The Bytown Belles women's softball team of Ottawa repeated as the Saugeen Showdown champions this past weekend.

On Friday night the Belles beat the Base Invaders 6-5 and the winning pitcher was Bella Ferguson with 4 Ks. Jessie Cameron was 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs and Steph Bouchey was 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs. 

On Saturday the Belles came back from behind to beat Chief’s Point 6-5. Andrea Dakin got the win on the mound. Alika Kingsbury (2024 tournament MVP) was 2 for 3 with a 3-run homerun and Kaitlyn Sinclair was 2 for 3. 

On Saturday night in the winner-winner game to advance to the finals the Belles made several first inning errors to eventually lose 11-1 to the CMO Chaos. 

On Sunday in the semifinal game the Belles beat Hopeville 9-2 to advance to the finals. Hopeville had local Ottawa area athletes Justine Styles and Kate Parks. They were 5-2 on the weekend coming around the long way after losing their first game. Kaitlyn Sinclair earned the win on the mound for the Belles with only 1 earned run and 6ks. Alika Kingsbury was 2 for 3 with a homerun, Kaitlyn Flear was 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored, Gwen Woodsit was 2 for 3 and Steph Bouchey was 1 for 2 with 2 RBIs. 

The finals was a rematch of Saturday night against CMO. The Belles came from behind to win 5-3 and repeat as tournament champions. Kaitlyn Sinclair got the win with 4ks. Gwen Woodsit had a solo homerun, Alika Kingsbury was 2 for 3 and Steph Bouchey was 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored. 

Kaitlyn Sinclair was once again named the Top Pitcher of the tournament after pitching 13 innings on Sunday and giving up only 4 earned runs. 

Steph Bouchey was named tournament Most Valuable Player going 6 for 9 in the tournament with 4 bunt singles, a double, and 6 RBIs. 

Warren helps Oakville get to Canadians

Kelsey Warren of Metcalfe won a silver medal at the Provincial Women's Softball Association U19 Tier 1 provincials with the Oakville Angels this weekend and qualified for Canadians in British Columbia. Warren pitched 28 innings this weekend with 12 earned runs and 23 strikeouts.

REMINDER: Canadian Women's National Team to play in Carp - June 21

The Carp Fastball Committee in conjunction with Softball Canada is pleased to announce another exciting event at the Carp Fairgrounds softball diamonds.

On Saturday June 21 at 4:30 p.m., the Canadian Women's National Team will be play an intrasquad "Red vs White" softball game in Carp. Admission is free. Food and drinks will be available to purchase.

The athletes will be available post-game for a meet and greet and to sign autographs for interested fans.

Coach Jamieson win ACC title with Clemson

Kyle Jamieson, who hails from Stittsville and played several years in the Greater Ottawa Fastball League with the Stittsville 56ers, is an Associate Head Coach with Clemson University and helped lead them to their first ever Atlantic Coast Conference title. Clemson will advance to the NCAA Division I Women's Softball Championship.

More information here on these links:

Kyle Jamieson – Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site

Eastern Ontario Fastball Blog: Blast from the past: KJ wins World Juniors in New Zealand

Eastern Ontario Fastball Blog: GOFL Player Interview - Kyle Jamieson

Carp women's league kicks off Saturday

The new Carp Women's Softball league is kicking things off with a pair of doubleheaders on Saturday with all four teams participating.

New ladies fastpitch softball league starting up in Carp

A new women's softball league is looking to start up this summer in Carp on Wednesdays at the Carp Fairgrounds diamonds. Former university softball players Justine Styles (U of Guelph) and Steph Bouchey (uOttawa) are organizing this intermediate / competitive level league.

See below for information and contacts. There is also a Facebook page: Carp Women's Softball League.

To register, please see this link: https://forms.gle/VZXjbdJzCPWiANMq8

Canadian Collegiate Women's Championship in Carp this weekend

The eight team Canadian Collegiate Women's Championship fastpitch softball tournament, hosted by University of Ottawa Gee-Gees will take place at the Carp Fairgrounds this weekend. 

Games start Friday morning and wrap up Sunday afternoon. 

UPDATE: Durham College were champions at this event

uOttawa Gee-Gees fundraiser

The uOttawa Gee-Gees women's softball team is hosting the National Championships from October 11 to 13 in Carp. \

This event is largely funded by the student-athletes and there is a fundraising activity to lower the costs for them. See below for the link to donate - receipts are available from the university.

Zeffy Donation Page

Gee-Gees University women's softball in Carp this weekend

 The University of Ottawa Gee-Gees women's softball team has games this weekend in Carp as follows:

Friday, September 13th 7pm and 9pm v. York Carp Fairgrounds Saturday, September 14th 2pm and 4pm v. Queen’s Carp Fairgrounds

U Ottawa to host Women's University National Championship

An announcement from UOttawa Gee-Gees Softball Facebook page:

It’s with great excitement and pleasure that the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees women’s softball team announces that we will be hosting the next CCSA national championship in 2024!

After finishing 3rd at the 2023 OUS Championship, the Gee-Gees came very close to qualifying for the National Championship. It’s a great opportunity for the team to be able to participate as a host and show what they’re capable of. The championship will bring together the 8 best university and college teams in the country and will take place from October 10th to 13th.

To set up the project, we are pleased to announce the appointment of a former player of the team, Éliane Cinq-Mars, as director of the event. Éliane will be supported by the host committee and coaching staff.

If you have any questions, requests for information or would like to participate as a volunteer at the event, please do not hesitate to contact us at ecinq064@uottawa.ca .

Stay tuned to our page for more information!

We wish the best of luck to the whole team for this championship and that the event will be a great success!

GeeGees win bronze

The University of Ottawa GeeGees were bronze medalists this past weekend at the Ontario University Softball provincials in Paris, ON.

The top eight teams in the province (four from the East and four from the West) were invited to the event.

The GeeGees, second seed from the East, started off with a 14-8 win over the third seed Laurier Golden Hawks from the West.

Next up they defeated the Western Mustangs, the previously undefeated top seed from the West, 2-1 in eight innings. 

In the "undefeated game", the GeeGees lost 6-3 to the Toronto Varsity Blues who were top seed from the East.

Ottawa then lost 6-5 in a rematch with Western as a seventh inning comeback just fell short, finishing in third place.

Toronto defeated Western in the Final 7-6, walking it off in the bottom of the seventh to earn the Provincial title. 

GeeGees win two straight on Saturday at provincials

University of Ottawa GeeGees women's softball team won two games at the Provincial event this weekend in Paris, ON.

They opened up the event with a 14-8 victory over Laurier Golden Hawks. They followed that with a 2-1 win in eight innings over the top ranked Western Mustangs. The Mustangs won twenty straight regular season games.

The GeeGees will play in the undefeated game at 10 a.m. on Sunday morning.