25th Annual Ontario University Softball provincials in Carp this weekend

The 25th Annual Ontario University Softball women's provincial tournament will be held this weekend in October 17-18 in Carp, hosted by the University of Ottawa GeeGees. 

The top four seeds from the East and West will compete for the provincial title. The team with the best regular season record, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks, won bronze last weekend at the 2026 Canadian Collegiate Softball Association National Championship in Oshawa, defeating Durham College in the third-place game. 

The OUS is a twelve-team women's university fastpitch softball league that stretches from Ottawa to Windsor. More information available on their website.

There is no admission fee to attend this event at the Carp Fairgrounds. See below for the full tournament bracket.

Gee-Gees lose two to end regular season

The Ottawa Gee-Gees lost both games to the Queen’s Gaels on Saturday to finish the regular season with a 14-6 record. 

In game one Amanda Rastad (Coquitlam, BC) had the lone hit. Brooke Cammisuli (Whitby, ON) and Erin Federal (Milton, ON) pitched for uOttawa.  

Game two was tied at 2 runs each after 7 innings. In the top of the 8th Ava Reid (Oromacto, NB), the runner placed on 2nd, advanced to 3rd on a bunt by Makenna Limb (Whitby, ON) and scored on a groundout by Sam Bartley (Oshawa, ON). In the bottom of the inning Queen’s scored two runs to win 4-3. Serena Parlee (Riverview, NB) pitched the full game for Ottawa.   

Next weekend Ottawa hosts the OUS Championships in Carp. The tournament begins Saturday morning at 9:00 and runs until Sunday afternoon. Teams attending are: Wilfrid Laurier, Brock, Western, Windsor, Waterloo, Toronto, Queen’s and Ottawa.

GeeGees to host provincials,, volunteers needed

From Steph Bouchey

The OUS (Ontario University Softball) Championships are right around the corner on October 17th and 18th in Carp and we need your support to help run a successful tournament! 

Our uOttawa Gee-Gees have officially qualified and are currently sitting in 1st place in the East division. The OUS Championships bring the top 4 teams from each division together for a two-day double knockout tournament.

We are currently looking for volunteers to assist with the following roles:

Paper Scorekeepers (paper scorebook only)

Announcers

Scoreboard Attendants

We do not have the schedule yet but games will begin at 9:00 am on Saturday and will continue until Sunday afternoon.

If you're available to help out at all during the weekend please advise with your availability and any roles you'd be interested in helping out with. 

Thanks so much for your support of the Gee-Gees softball program!

Go Gee-Gees!

Contact Steph at stephbouchey[at]gmail.com

GeeGees win 4 over the weekend

University of Ottawa Gee-Gees Women's Softball team had a 4 - 2 weekend to remain in first place in the OUS East Division. 

On Friday night the Gee-Gees travelled to Sydenham to play a doubleheader against Queen's University. The first game of the weekend was a pitcher's duel between Brooke Cammisuli (Whitby, ON) and the reigning OUS Top Pitcher Maddie Hickingbottom. Queen's came out on top winning 2 - 1. Amanda Rastad (Coquitlam, BC), Ava Reid (Oromocto, NB), and Chloe Milne (Gatineau, QC) had hits for the Gee-Gees and Makenna Limb (Whitby, ON) had the lone RBI. The second half of the doubleheader went the Gee-Gees' way as they won 11 - 1 in 4 innings. Serena Parlee (Riverview, NB) had the win on the mound and allowed only 4 hits. Jordan Pickard (Kemptville, ON), Sam Bartley (Oshawa, ON), Sarah Power (Middle Cover, NL) all had two hits a piece while the team collectively stole 8 bases in the game. 

On Saturday, the Gee-Gees continued down the 401 to play the University of Toronto. U of T won the first game 14 - 4. It was a rough defensive game for the Gee-Gees with several uncharacteristic errors. Cammisuli had the start on the mound and gave up 8 unearned runs while Parlee, Josie Rogers (Moncton, NB) and Kate Biamonte (Niagara Falls, ON) worked in relief. The second game of the day was a real turnaround for the Gee-Gees which resulted in a 5 - 4 win. Parlee got the win on the mound with two innings of scoreless relief from Cammisuli. Power was 2 for 3 with a triple and Bartley had an RBI double.

On Sunday the Gee-Gees were back in Ottawa for two games against TMU at the Carp Fairgrounds. The Gee-Gees swept both games 8 - 1 and 8 - 0. Cammisuli threw a four-hitter in the first game. Rastad was 3 for 3 and Limb was 2 for 4 with 3 RBIs and a triple. In the sixth game of the weekend Parlee was one hit short of a perfect game. Kaitlyn Flear (Sydenham, ON), Milne, and Pickard had 2 RBIs each while Ela Day-Bedard (Aylmer, QC) had a solo homerun. 

The Gee-Gees are back home next Saturday (October 10th) at the Carp Fairgrounds for the final two games of the regular season against Queen's before hosting the OUS Championships in Carp October 17th and 18th. 

uOttawa improves to 10-2

The uOttawa Gee-Gees women's softball team won all four games this past weekend to improve to 10-2 and clinch a spot in the OUS Championship. On Saturday, Ottawa faced the TMU Bold and handily won the first game 19-3. Amanda Rastad (Coquitlam, BC), Ava Reid (Oromocto, NB) and Sarah Power (Middle Cove, NL) all had 3 hits while Erin Federal (Milton, ON) got the win on the mound. 

In the second game of the day the Gee-Gees won 4-1 with an excellent pitching performance from Brooke Cammisuli (Whitby, ON) with Serena Parlee (Riverview, NB) coming in for the save. Ottawa scored all four runs in the 4th inning which was highlighted by triples from Sam Bartley (Oshawa, ON) and Kaitlyn Flear (Sydenham, ON). 

On Sunday the Gee-Gees faced off against the York Lions and put on an impressive offensive display winning 23-8 and 20-10. In game one every player in the starting lineup recorded at least one hit. Parlee had 3 hits and was the winning pitcher while Alexis Brown (Palmerston, ON) pitched two innings of relief.

In the second half of the doubleheader Flear, Bartley, and Josie Rogers (Moncton, NB) all had 3 hits while Chloe Milne (Gatineau, QC) hit a towering three run homerun. Federal had the win on the mound with relief from Cammisuli. 

As a team the Gee-Gees scored 66 runs and stole 34 bases over the weekend. Next weekend Ottawa hits the road again to play Queen’s Friday and U of T Saturday before returning home to play TMU at the Carp Fairgrounds on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.

uOttawa wins four in Fitzroy

from Steph Bouchey

The uOttawa Gee-Gees had a four win weekend in Fitzroy Harbour to improve to 6-2 to start the season in Ontario University Softball.

On Saturday the Gee-Gees won 4-3 in an extra inning game against the Waterloo Warriors. Waterloo took an early lead in the game but Ottawa came back with the help of back to back triples by Chloe Milne (Gatineau, QC) and Samantha Bartley (Oshawa, ON). In the top of the international tiebreaker 8th inning Gee-Gees catcher Izzy Carpenter (Mississauga, ON) had a well executed pick off at third base to eliminate the placed runner and keep the score tied 3-3. In the bottom half of the inning Kaitlyn Flear (Sydenham, ON) stole third and came home on a Sarah Power (Middle Cove, NL) sacrifice fly to win the game. Erin Federal (Milton, ON) and Serena Parlee (Riverview, NB) pitched for Ottawa.  

In the second game the Gee-Gees scored early and often to win 12-7 against the Warriors. Milne was 3 for 5 with 2 triples and 4 RBIs while Flear had 3 RBI of her own. Parlee got the win on the mound while Brooke Cammisuli (Whitby, ON) pitched one inning of relief.  

On Sunday the Gee-Gees swept the York Lions 8-2 and 9-4. Game one was highlighted by an excellent pitching performance from Federal and Cammisuli. Amanda Rastad (Coquitlam, BC) had a 3 hit game while Flear and Jordan Pickard (Kemptville, ON) had two hits each and Milne hit a solo homerun. 

In the fourth game of the weekend Josie Rogers (Moncton, NB) started on the mound and Parlee came out in relief. Offensively the Gee-Gees were fueled by a 3 hit performance by Power, triples by Milne and Bartley and doubles from Carpenter and Rastad. Laneah Colwell (Whitehorse, YT) had an outstanding diving catch in left field and then threw out the runner at third for a double play. 

These wins built on the opening weekend success where uOttawa beat Windsor 3-1 and McMaster 9-2 while losing to Brock 6-3 and Laurier 8-0. Next weekend the Gee-Gees are on the road to play Toronto Metropolitan University and York. 

GeeGees win four on the weekend

The uOttawa GeeGees women's university softball team played four home games in Fitzroy Harbour on the weekend, and swept both doubleheaders against the Waterloo Warriors and York Lions to move to six wins and two losses so far this season.

More to follow

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.