Fundraising campaign to support Shawville and District RA

The Shawville and District Recreation Association, led by local fastball player Matt Greer, are coordinating a campaign to raise money for training and certification for youth coaches and leaders. Donations are matched!  

For more information, visit La Ruche

2024 season now in the books - thanks for reading!

With Harbour Ball finishing up last night on a brisk 3°C evening in Fitzroy, so ends the local men's fastpitch softball season.

Thanks to all the readers who make it worth my while to keep this thing updated regularly. Based on a quick "stats" report that I just ran, this site had approximately 83,500 page views in the last six months alone, and an incredible 1.5 million plus since I launched this blog. I spend a fair bit of time on this site, so it is nice to have validation of it being actually read.

Keep coming back in the off season too; I will post news as I receive it. If you have news to share, send me an email at the address in the header above.

WC Rona U17 wins Harbour Ball title

WC Rona U17 won the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League playoff title with a 17-2 win over the Grandor Farms Logsplitters on Thursday night to take the best-of-three final series two games straight. 

Colton Lecuyer pitched and hit a homer for Rona. Finn Barton also hit a homer for the winners.

Owen Brown and Gabe Brown pitched for the Logsplitters. 

Back row: Hunter Beck, Jack Barton, Morgan McCurdy, Jack McCurdy, Owen Dodds, Taelyn Lecuyer

Front row: Shawn Rebertz, Finn Barton, Bryce Rebertz, Colton Lecuyer 

Micksburg wins Glen title

Micksburg Kool Vent Heat won the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League playoff final series with a 6-2 win over West Carleton Electric U20 on Tuesday night at a game played in Fitzroy Harbour. Micksburg took the best-of-three series two games straight and were Glen playoff champions for the second year in a row.

John Enright earned the win while Ryland Hill took the loss. 

Riley Hennessy hit a solo homer and Joe Mick had a three RBI double for Micksburg.  Conner Hopper had both RBIs for West Carleton. 

Front row: Joe Mick, John Enright, Andy McIntyre, Matt McIntyre, Ryan McIntyre, Jamey Mick.

Back row: Noah Fleurie, Nolan Rook, Paul Griffith, Joel Corbin, Riley Hennessy, Mike Moss

Game 2 of Glen Final in Fitzroy on Tuesday

Game two of the best-of-three Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League Final is scheduled for Tuesday October 15 at 8 p.m. and it will be played at the Fitzroy Harbour Community Centre diamond.

Micksburg leads the series one game to none over West Carleton Electric U20.

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

Game 2 of Harbour Ball final postponed

Game two of the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League finals scheduled tonight has been postponed until next week.

Glen Final begins

The Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League best-of-three playoff final started off Tuesday night with Micksburg taking game one 12-2 over West Carleton. 

John Enright had the win while Colton Lecuyer took the loss.

Micksburg wins GOFL championship (details added)

The Micksburg Twins won the Greater Ottawa Fastball League playoff championship on a chilly Monday night in Shawville, winning game two of the best-of-three final series 4-3 over the Quyon Flyers.

Joran Graham had the pitching win for the Twins, while Drew Hathway threw for the Flyers.

Micksburg scored their first run in the fourth inning. Matt McIntyre hit a single, stole second and moved to third on a passed ball. Scott Conroy then walked, stole second and an errant throw allowed McIntyre to score. 

Later on, a Joseph Mick solo homer put the Twins up 2-0.

Dennis McLeary walked with two out, followed by a Hathway two run homer for Quyon in bottom of the sixth tied the game. Later that inning, Todd Hearty RBI single scored Steve McCord who had walked to put the Flyers up 3-2 after six complete. 

In the seventh, Graham doubled with two out. Then Jared Steege hit a two-run shot to give Micksburg the 4-3 lead.

Matt Greer walked with two to put the tying runner on base in the bottom of the seventh for Quyon, but Graham induced a pop up to earn the I4C Consulting Trophy for the Twins.

Paul Griffith of the Twins accepts the I4C Consulting Cup from Adam Rueckwald, newly appointed Vice President of the GOFL.

Back Row: Scott Conroy, Jared Steege, Joran Graham, Paul Griffith, Nolan Rook, Quinton Rook
Front Row: Jason McIntyre, Ryan McIntyre, Joe Mick, Andy McIntyre, Matt McIntyre, John Enright, Jamey Mick

West Carleton advances to Glen final

West Carleton Electric U20 advanced to the Finals of the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League with a 3-0 win over the Sting in the deciding game three of the semi-finals on Monday night.

Ryland Hill threw a two-hit shutout, striking out 10 to earn the win. Kyle Olson threw well in a losing cause for the Sting.

Gabe Brown, Hayden Khan and Cole Ross each had a run batted in for WC.

West Carleton will face Micksburg in the Glen final.

Two games on Monday

There are two games tonight in local men's fastball action.

Game two of the best-of-three Greater Ottawa Fastball League finals is at 7:30 p.m. in Shawville, as the Quyon Flyers host the Micksburg Twins who won game one at home.

Game three of the best-of-three Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League semi-finals is at 7:30 p.m at the AY Jackson SS diamond in Kanata, as West Carleton plays the Sting to see who advances.

George Findley honoured

Veteran umpire George Findley was honoured by ball players, fans and his fellow officials before Game 1 of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League finals on Wednesday night.

George (a level V umpire) officiated at Softball Canada and ISC, and international fastpitch softball championships and was a highly regarded official across Eastern Ontario for over 40 years. He was also actively involved with the Eastern Ontario Umpires Assocation in an administrative capacity and umpired and assigned games for the GOFL for many seasons. George was honoured with a lifetime award by the Ottawa Sports Awards in 2018.

George is now "officially" retired and was recognized pre- and post-game on Wednesday. Below are photos of George with the teams (Micksburg Twins and Quyon Flyers) and with his fellow umpires from EOUA who attended the event.

I interviewed George several years ago and he had some great stories to tell: Eastern Ontario Fastball Blog: GOFL Interview - George Findley (fitzroyfastball.blogspot.com).

Twins take Game 1 of GOFL Final

The Micksburg Twins won 7-0 over the Quyon Flyers in the first game of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League best-of-three playoff final on Wednesday night in Micksburg. 

Pre-game, long time umpire George Findley was honoured by the players, fans and several of his fellow officials who were on hand. 

Joran Graham had the pitching win, allowing only one hit and striking out 14. Drew Hathway threw two innings and took the loss, with Matt Greer throwing in relief.

Micksburg got on the board with two in the second inning. Scott Conroy walked, then scored on John Enright's triple. Enright was cashed by a Paul Griffith single. 

In the bottom of the fifth, Andy McIntyre led off with a single, and stole second. Joran Graham walked, then Jared Steege walked.  Andy McIntyre scored on a bases loaded fielder's choice by Matt McIntyre. 

Cade Kuehl got Quyon's only hit of the night in the sixth, a double,  but he was stranded along with Greer who walked.

In the bottom of the sixth, the run rule was invoked when the Twins scored four to go up 7-0. Quinton Rook doubled, and scored on misplayed fly ball hit by Enright who got to second. Griffith's second RBI single of the night scored Enright. Pinch runner Ryan McIntyre got to second on a ground out. Graham's RBI double made it 6-0. Pinch runner Jason McIntyre then scored on a Jared Steege single.

The next game in the series is Monday October 7 at 7:30 p.m. in Shawville. 

WC Rona takes game one of Harbour Ball Final

WC Rona won the first game of the best-of-three Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League championship series 6-5 over the Grandor Farms Logsplitters on Tuesday night. 

Once again, Rona had a one run deficit going into the bottom of the seventh and came back for the walk off win, this time with a dropped third strike allowing Finn Barton to score from third base to seal the victory.

Barton had the pitching win in relief of Colton Lecuyer. Gabe Brown took the loss in relief of Owen Brown. 

Lecuyer and Trevor Barton hit homers for Rona, while Dylan Rorwick hit one out for the Splitters.

The date for game two of the series will be Wednesday October 9 at 8 p.m.

Hopper named to Team Ontario

Conner Hopper of Fitzroy Harbour, a member of West Carleton Electric Men’s and U20 teams, was named to Team Ontario for Men's Fastpitch Softball at the 2025 Canada Games in Newfoundland next August.

The team is composed of the top U20 players in the province and will compete against other provinces and territories looking to defend Ontario's title from the 2022 Games.

Other athletes named include Dakota McComb and Connor Paige from Chatsworth who were pick up players for West Carleton at the U20 Men's Canadian Championship in Carp this past August as well as Gavin Brooks and Will Myers from the Napanee Express. 

Micksburg advances to Glen final

Micksburg advanced to the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League final series with a 12-10 win over Corfix on Monday night to take the best-of-three semi-final in two games.

John Enright had the win while Kevin Daize and Nick Ellis threw for Corfix.

Micksburg will await the winner of the West Carleton vs Sting series, scheduled to finish next Monday. 

WC and Sting tied in Glen semis

West Carleton beat the Sting 8-2 in a Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League playoff game on Monday night. Their best-of-three semi-final series is now tied at a game apiece.

Ryland Hill had the pitching win, while Kyle Olson took the loss with relief from Darren Featherstone. 

Dawson Pennock had a homer for WC, and Colton Lecuyer had a double, triple and an inside the park homer.

Craig Pavia went 2 for 2 for Sting with a single and a double and a RBI. Will Dunk had a single and a triple.

The deciding Game 3 will be played next Monday.

Harbour Ball final starts Tuesday

The best-of-three Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League final series will start on Tuesday October 1 at 8 p.m. with WC Rona U17 playing Grandor Farms Logsplitters.

Glen semi-finals on Monday

The Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League playoffs continue with Game 2 of the best-of-three semi-final series being played Monday night (September 30) at the AY Jackson SS diamonds. 

The early game at 6:30 p.m. sees West Carleton play the Sting, who won game one.

The late game at 8:30 p.m. has game one winners Micksburg playing Corfix.

GOFL Final game times

The Greater Ottawa Fastball League best-of-three championship final series will feature the Micksburg Twins who finished atop the regular season standings and the Quyon Flyers who finished third.

Game 1 is scheduled for Wednesday October 2 at 8:30 p.m. in Micksburg.

Game 2 is tentatively scheduled for Monday October 7 at 7:30 p.m. in Shawville.

Game 3, if necessary, is to be scheduled.

Annual GOFL history lesson

Once again, a yearly tradition (except for 2020) - blog readers' annual history lesson on the GOFL. The Greater Ottawa Fastball League and its predecessor, the Kemptville Men's Fastball League have been around since 2000.

While Micksburg and Quyon have both been in the Final several times, they have never faced each other for the title as they will this year.

Here are the past winners/finalists, as well as the league teams and franchise histories.

Past winners / finalists

2000 Dolco defeated Macton (3-0, best of five)

2001 Macton defeated D.T.I. (3-1, best of five)

2002 Lomor defeated Macton (3-0, best of five)

2003 Team Easton defeated Macton (1 game final, 8 innings)

2004 Team Easton defeated West Carleton (3-1, best of five)

2005 Team Easton defeated Stittsville (3-1, best of five)

2006 Team Easton defeated Stittsville (3-1, best of five)

2007 Team Easton defeated West Carleton (3-0, best of five)

2008 Stittsville defeated Team Easton (3-1, best of five)

2009 Stittsville defeated Quyon (3-2, best of five)

2010 Kars defeated Quyon (2-0, series shortened to best of three)

2011 Kars defeated Quyon (Final Weekend Showdown tournament format)

2012 Kars defeated Quyon (FWS tournament format)

2013 Micksburg defeated Kars (FWS tournament format)

2014 I4C Victory defeated Micksburg (FWS tournament format)

2015 I4C Victory defeated Micksburg (2-0, best of three)

2016 Micksburg defeated Kars (Final Four format)

2017 Micksburg defeated West Carleton (Final Four format)

2018 Quyon defeated Kars (Final Four format)

2019 Micksburg defeated Kars (2-1, best of three)

2020 No league - COVID

2021 Micksburg defeated Orleans (COVID double knockout bracket)

2022 Micksburg defeated Kars (2-1, best of three)

2023 Orleans defeated Kars (2-1, best of three)

League Composition

2000 - 6 teams
Kemptville Macton Muckdogs
Kemptville D.T.I.
Stittsville 56ers
Kemptville Dolco Printing
Kemptville Thunder Juniors
Kanata Pirates Juniors

2001 - 5 teams
Kemptville Macton Muckdogs
Kemptville D.T.I.
Stittsville 56ers
Kemptville Dolco Printing
Kanata Pirates Juniors

2002 - 4 teams
Kemptville Macton Muckdogs
Kemptville Team Easton (formerly D.T.I.)
Stittsville 56ers
Kemptville Lomor Printers (formerly Dolco Printing)

2003 - 4 teams
Kemptville Macton Muckdogs
Kemptville Team Easton
Stittsville 56ers
Kemptville Lomor Printers

2004 - 5 teams
Kemptville Macton Muckdogs
Kanata Team Easton
Stittsville 56ers
Manotick Lomor Printers
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric

2005 - 4 teams
Kanata Team Easton
Stittsville 56ers
Manotick Lomor Printers
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric

2006 - 6 teams
Kanata Team Easton
Stittsville 56ers
Manotick Lomor Printers
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
Carp I4C Victory
Ottawa Blitz

2007 - 8 teams
Ottawa Team Easton
Stittsville 56ers
Manotick Lomor Printers
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
Carp I4C Victory
Ottawa Blitz
Quyon Combat Flyers
Orleans Gators

2008 - 9 teams
Ottawa Team Easton
Stittsville 56ers
Manotick Lomor Printers
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
Carp I4C Victory
Ottawa Blitz
Quyon Combat Flyers
Orleans Gators
Greely DNTW Eagles

2009 - 9 teams
Ottawa Team Easton
Stittsville 56ers
Manotick Lomor Printers
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
Carp I4C Victory
Ottawa Blitz
Quyon Combat Flyers
Orleans Gators
Greely DNTW Eagles

2010 - 8 teams
Kars Aces (formerly Team Easton)
Stittsville 56ers
Barrhaven Broadway Blues (formerly Lomor Printers)
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
Carp I4C Victory
Ottawa Blitz
Quyon Combat Flyers
North Gower Marlboroughs (formerly Greely Eagles)

2011 - 7 teams
Kars Aces
Stittsville 56ers
Barrhaven Broadway Blues
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
Carp I4C Victory
Ottawa Taylor's Blitz
Quyon Combat Flyers

2012 - 7 team
Kars Aces
Stittsville 56ers
Barrhaven Broadway Blues
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
Carp I4C Victory
Ottawa Taylor's Blitz
Quyon Combat Flyers

2013 - 8 teams
Kars Aces
Stittsville 56ers
Barrhaven Broadway Blues
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
Carp I4C Victory
Manotick Taylor's Blitz (changed name to Manotick)
Quyon Flyers
Micksburg Twins

2014 - 7 teams
Kars Aces
Stittsville 56ers
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
I4C Victory (home diamond moved to Manotick)|
Quyon Flyers
Micksburg Twins
Kanata Pirates

2015 - 7 teams
Kars Aces
Stittsville 56ers
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
I4C Victory
Quyon Flyers
Micksburg Twins
Ottawa Valley As

2016 - 7 teams
Kars Aces
Stittsville 56ers
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
I4C Victory
Quyon Flyers
Micksburg Twins
Ottawa Valley As

2017 - 7 teams
Kars Aces
Stittsville 56ers
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
I4C Victory
Quyon Flyers
Micksburg Twins
Ottawa Valley As

2018 - 7 teams + 1 affiliated team
Kars Aces
Stittsville 56ers
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
I4C Victory
Quyon Flyers
Micksburg Twins
Ottawa Valley As
Kemptville Black Sox (affiliate team)

2019 - 9 teams
Kars Aces
Stittsville 56ers
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
I4C Victory
Quyon Flyers
Micksburg Twins
Ottawa Valley As
Kemptville Black Sox (joined full time)
Orleans Rebels

2020 - no season (COVID)

2021 - 6 teams
Kars Aces
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
Manotick Brewers (formerly I4C Victory)
Micksburg Twins
Ottawa Valley As
Orleans Rebels

2022 - 8 teams
GOFL East
Orleans Rebels
Manotick Brewers
Kars Aces
Osgoode Chiefs U23

GOFL West
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
Ottawa Valley As
Micksburg Twins
Quyon Flyers (returned to league after one year off)

2023 - 7 teams
Orleans Rebels
Manotick Brewers
Kars Aces
Osgoode Chiefs
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
Micksburg Twins
Quyon Flyers

2024 - 7 teams + 1 affiliate
Orleans Rebels
Manotick Brewers
Kars Aces
Osgoode Chiefs
Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric
Micksburg Twins
Quyon Flyers
Ottawa Los Caballos (affiliate)

Franchise History - Current Teams

Kars Aces
Home Diamond: Manotick
Years in League: 24 (2000-24)
Previous Names: D.T.I., Team Easton
Previous Home Diamonds: Kemptville, Stittsville, Kanata, North Gower
Championships: 8 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Finalists: 6 (2001, 2008, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)

West Carleton Electric
Home Diamond: Fitzroy Harbour
Years in League: 20 (2004-2024)
Championships: none
Finalists: 3 (2004, 2007, 2017)

Manotick Brewers
Home Diamond: Manotick
Years in League: 18 (2006-2024)
Previous name: I4C Victory
Previous Home Diamonds: Carp
Championships: 2 (2014, 2015)
Finalists: none

Micksburg Twins
Home Diamond: Micksburg
Years in League: 11 (2013-2024)
Previous League: Upper Ottawa Valley Men's Fastball League
Championships: 5 (2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Finalists: 2 (2014, 2015)

Orleans Rebels
Home Diamond: Blackburn, Manotick
Years in League: 5 (2019-24)
Previous home diamond: Orleans
Championships: 1 (2023)
Finalists: 1 (2021)

Quyon Flyers
Home Diamond: Shawville, Luskville
Years in League: 16 (2007-2019, 2022-2024)
Previous Names: Quyon Combat Flyers
Previous League: Ottawa R.A. League
Previous Home Diamond: Quyon
Championships: 1 (2018)
Finalists: 4 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

Osgoode Chiefs
Home Diamond: Manotick
Years in League: 3 (2022-2024)
Previous Names: Osgoode Chiefs U23
Previous League: Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League
Previous Home Diamond: Osgoode
Championships: none
Finalists: none

Ottawa Los Caballos
Home Diamond: none
Years in League: 1 - affiliate (2024)
Other League: Blackburn Men's Fastball League
Championships: n/a

Franchise History - Defunct Teams

Ottawa Valley As
Home Diamond: Carp
Years in League: 7 (2015-2022)
Championships: none
Finalists: none

Stittsville 56ers
Home Diamond: Stittsville
Years in League: 20 (2000-2019)
Championships: 2 (2008, 2009)
Finalists: 2 (2005, 2006)

Kemptville Black Sox
Home Diamond: Carp, Kemptville
Years in League: 2 (2018 affiliate, 2019 full-time)
Championships: none
Finalists: none

Kanata Pirates
Home Diamond: Carp
Years in League: 1 (2014)
Championships: none
Finalists: none

Manotick Taylor's Blitz
Home Diamond: Manotick
Years in League: 8 (2006-2013)
Previous Names: Ottawa Blitz, Ottawa Taylor's Blitz
Championships: none
Finalists: none

Barrhaven Broadway Blues
Home Diamonds: Manotick, Kemptville
Years in League: 14 (2000-2013)
Previous Names: Lomor Printers, Dolco Printing
Championships: 2 (2000, 2002)
Finalists: none

North Gower Marlboroughs
Home Diamonds: North Gower, Greely
Years in League: 3 (2008-2010)
Previous Names: Greely DNTW Eagles
Championships: none
Finalists: none

Orleans Gators
Home Diamond: Orleans
Years in League: 3 (2007-2009)
Championships: none
Finalists: none

Macton Muckdogs
Home Diamond: Kemptville
Years in League: 5 (2000-2004)
Championships: 1 (2001)
Finalists: 3 (2000, 2002, 2003)

Kanata Pirates Juniors
Home Diamond: Kemptville
Years in League: 2 (2000-2001)
Championships: none
Finalists: none

Kemptville Thunder Juniors
Home Diamond: Kemptville
Years in League: 1 (2000)
Championships: none
Finalists: none

Flyers advance to GOFL final

From Shawn Laframboise 

The Quyon Flyers won the deciding game 3 of their Greater Ottawa Fastball League semi-final series against the Orleans Rebels Wednesday night in Luskville, Qc by a score of 7-1. Drew Hathway had the win while Andy Barber took the loss.

The Flyers opened the scoring in the top of the first. Matt Greer led off the game with a triple off the centre field fence. After Cade Kuehl walked, Barber struck out the next 2 Quyon batters before Steve McCord walked to load the bases. A Shawn Laframboise seeing-eye dribbler up the middle scored 1 before Barber got out of the jam without further damage.

The Flyers added to their lead in the 3rd. Kuehl singled to lead off the inning and scored on Hathway's double to left field. After advancing to 3rd on a wild pitch, the Rebels tried to make a play at 3rd on a ground ball in which Hathway scrambled back in time, and Nick Armitage reached 1st safely. McCord then cashed 2 with a single to right field and Laframboise walked. Following a strikeout, McCord scored on a Lane McMurtry sac fly and Laframboise scored on an infield single from Greer.

The Rebels answered with 1 in the bottom of the 3rd. With 1 out, Barber hit a towering solo homerun to left field, which proved to be the only Rebels run of the night.

WP: Drew Hathway 7IP, 2H, 1ER, 11K, 3BB

LP: Andy Barber 7IP, 7H, 7R, 6ER, 15K, 6BB

Quyon advances to play the Micksburg Twins in the GOFL best of three final. The schedule is being worked on and will be posted here as soon as it is available.

Sting and Micksburg win in Glen on Tuesday

Both best-of-three playoff semi-finals got started on Tuesday night in the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League.

In the early game, the Sting defeated West Carleton 4-0. Kyle Olson earned the win, while Dan Read, sparing for WC, pitched well despite taking the loss.

The late game saw Micksburg defeat Corfix 11-5. John Enright had the win while Kevin Daize and Nick Ellis pitched for Corfix. Ellis had a homer as did Matt McIntyre and Joe Mick from Micksburg. 

The second game of each series is to be played Monday.

Lecuyer walks it off, WC Rona advances to Harbour Ball Finals

WC Rona U17 advanced to the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League finals with a dramatic 4-3 win over Hicks Custom Interiors on Tuesday night, winning the the third game of the best-of-three playoff semi-finals.

Finn Barton earned the win while Adam Rueckwald took the loss.

Hicks got out to a 3-0 lead, which included a two run homer from Andrew McNair.

Colton Lecuyer had an inside the park homer run deep to right field in the sixth to make it 3-1. 

Then, in the bottom of the seventh, a double and a triple scored a run for Rona. That was followed by a two run walk off homer for Lecuyer to win the game.

WC Rona will face the Grandor Farms Logsplitters in a best-of-three Harbour Ball final between the League's two youngest teams.

Sting, West Carleton advance in Glen

The Sting won 4-3 over Upper Canada Elevators in eight innings on Monday night to advance to the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League semi-finals, winning their best-of-three series in three games. Kyle Olson got the win and Trevor Lahey took the loss.

West Carleton defeated West End Landscapes 12-2 on the Monday late game to also advance to the semi-finals. Gabe Brown earned the win and Matt McKay took the loss.

The Sting will face West Carleton at 6:30 on Tuesday September 24 in game one of the best-of-three semi-finals, with Micksburg will play Corfix in the other semi-final at 8:30 on Tuesday.

Harbour semi scheduled for Tuesday (updated again)

The deciding final game of the best-of-three Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League semi-final between Hicks Custom Interiors and WC Rona U17 is scheduled for Tuesday September 24 at 8 p.m. (Updated from Wednesday, due to the weather forecast.)

The winner will advance to the Harbour Ball best of three finals against the Grandor Farms Logsplitters. 

Ashton league wraps up

The Ashton Men's Fastball League wrapped up on Thursday with the A and B best of threee finals both concluding in two straight games.

The B Final title went to the Brewers as the defeated the As two games to none.

The A Final and league title was won two games to none by the Shockers over the Farmers. 

Unfortunately the lights went out at the diamond before a championship photo could be taken, but the team members include Todd Giles, Chris Parish, Kevin Bisch, Ryan Clare, Curt Scurr, Chris Golden, Triston Brown, Allan Landry, Vince Rail, Kenny MacDonald and Owen Arseneault.

The Ashton league has four teams and plays Thursday nights at the Cavanagh Community Centre in Ashton.

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

GOFL Semi-final game 3 on Wednesday

The third game of the best-of-three Greater Ottawa Fastball League semi-final series between Quyon Flyers and Orleans Rebels is scheduled for Wednesday September 25 at 7:30 p.m. in Luskville.

Orleans won game one 1-0, while Quyon took the second game 2-1. 

The winner of the series will face the Micksburg Twins in the Final.

Micksburg over Manotick in game two - details

Report from Paully Griffith

On another nice night for ball on Wednesday the Micksburg Twins travelled to Manotick for game two of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League playoff best of three semi-finals vs the Brewers. In a re-match of game one, pitchers were Joran Graham vs Carley Shane. 

The Twins got on the board early as Andy McIntyre led off with an inside the park homerun to give the visitors a 1-0 lead.

Both pitchers settled in as the score remained 1-0 until the fifth.

In the bottom of the fourth, the Brewers got a single by Riley Dunbar who then advanced to second base but Graham was able to strike out the next two batters to keep it 1-0.

In the fifth inning the Twins added to their lead. With one out, Andy McIntyre hit a single followed by a Joran Graham walk. This brought up Jared Steege who hit a towering 3-run shot to right field to increase the Twins lead to 4-0. The next batter up Matt McIntyre then hit a solo home run to left to go back-to-back to give the Twins a 5-0 lead.

Graham settled back in by striking out the side in the fifth inning. Micksburg added a run in the sixth as Andy McIntyre singled, scoring Quinton Rook who reached on a single to make it 6-0.

The Twins added two more in the seventh as Steege led off with a triple and scored on a Matt McIntyre double, who then advanced to third on a Joe Mick single and scored on a Scott Conroy single.

Graham was able to strike out the side in the seventh finishing the game with 20k and allowing only one hit as Micksburg advances to the GOFL finals with an 8-0 win.  

Harbour ball semi-final results

In the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League playoff semi-finals on Wednesday night, WC Rona U17 evened their best-of-three series at one game apiece against Hicks Customer Interiors with a 7-3 win. Colton Lecuyer and Finn Barton combined for the pitching win. The deciding game three is to be scheduled.

The late game saw the Grandor Farms Logsplitters come back from a 6-3 deficit after six innings to win 7-6, taking the series two straight to advance to the Harbour Ball Finals. Owen Brown and Gabe Brown combined for the pitching win while Mitch Taylor and Mark Wright threw for Bren. Sam Hopper had a homer for Grandor and Gabe Brown had a 3 RBI bases loaded double in the seventh.

Quyon gets by Orleans

The Quyon Flyers evened their best-of-three Greater Ottawa Fastball League semi-final series with a 2-1 victory over the Orleans Rebels on Wednesday night in Luskville.

Drew Hathway earned the pitching win, while Andy Barber took the loss.

Orleans scored when Kevin Shonfield was on third and scored on a fielder's choice by Barber.

Later, Dennis McCleary reached on an infield hit and scored on a two run homer by Hathway.

The deciding game three to determine which team faces Micksburg in the GOFL final is to be scheduled.

Micksburg advances to GOFL Final

The Micksburg Twins advanced to the Greater Ottawa Fastball League final series with a 8-0 win over the Manotick Brewers on Wednesday night in Manotick, taking the best-of-three semi-final series two games straight.

Joran Graham had the win for the Twins, allowing only one hit and striking out 20. Carley Shane took the loss for the Brewers.

Andy McIntyre, Matt McIntyre and Jared Steege all had home runs for Micksburg.

The Twins will await the winner of the Quyon - Orleans series for the best-of-three final.

Los Caballos win Blackburn playoff title - now with details

info from Elvin Gómez

Los Caballos won the Blackburn Men's Fastball League playoff double elimination playoff bracket, going undefeated by beating Goodfellows 5-1 on Tuesday night. This was the third straight year as champions for Los Caballos in the BMFL.

Will Lowe had the pitching win, throwing a four hitter. Shannon Borho took the loss.

Los Caballos got off to a 3-0 lead in the first. Luis Anguas lead off with a triple and Felipe Morales singled to score Anguas. Wilmer Lovera then doubled to score Morales, followed by an RBI single from Elvin Gómez.

There were no other runs scored until the sixth inning when the defending champs took a 5-0 lead. Fredyan Carpio tripled. A Gómez single scored Carpio, followed by an RBI double by Lowe.

In the seventh inning, Goodfellows scored the only run of the game on an RBI by Cam Martin.

Back: Pedro López, Fredyan Carpio, Will Lowe, Elvin Gómez, Yefry Castillo

Front: Misael Castro, Luis Anguas, Wilmer Lovera, Ray Fortun, Felipe Morales

Hicks takes lead in Harbour semi-final

Hicks Custom Interiors won the first game of their best of three semi-final series against WC Rona U17 on Tuesday night by a score of 3-1. Adam Rueckwald had the win on the slab. Colton Lecuyer and Finn Bryce pitched for the U17s.

Tonight (Wednesday September 18) will see Hicks play U17s at 7 p.m. and Grandor Farms Logsplitters play Bren Electric at 9 p.m.  Grandor won game one in that series on Monday.

Glen playoff results this week

On Monday night in the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League playoffs, Upper Canada Elevators defeated the Sting 4-2 to even their best of three quarter-final series at one game apiece.

Micksburg defeated Stittsville 11-2 to win their series two games straight.

On Tuesday, Corfix defeated the Storm 14-3 to sweep their series. 

West End Landscapes got by West Carleton 4-3 to even their series.

The deciding game three match ups for the two remaining series will be played Monday.

Grandor wins game one

The Grandor Farms Logsplitters won game one of their Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League best of three semi-final series against Bren Electric 10-9 on Monday night.

Owen Brown and Gabe Brown pitched for Grandor while Mark Wright and Steve Cavanagh threw for the Electricians.

Hunter Beauregard had a home run for Bren.

Bren was up 6-0 and 8-2, but the Splitters clawed back to tie the game 9-9. The game winning run was a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the seventh to Owen Brown.

Hicks Custom Interiors face West Carleton Rona U17 in game one of the other semi-final tonight (Tuesday September 17) at 7 p.m.

Los Caballos to play Goodfellows in BMFL final

Goodfellows defeated the Blue Jays 16-5 on Sunday in the Blackburn Men's Fastball League semi-final playoff game to advance to the double knockout bracket final. Shannon Borho had the win on the slab. Derek Martin had a homer for Goodfellows.

Goodfellows will now play the undefeated Los Caballos tonight (Tuesday September 17) at 7 p.m. in the Final. Goodfellows needs to win twice to take the title.

Game two in each GOFL semi this Wednesday

Game two of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League best of three semi-final series between Micksburg Twins and Manotick Brewers has been set for Wednesday September 18 at 8:30 p.m in Manotick. The Twins won game one.

Game two of the Quyon Flyers vs Orleans Rebels series will be Wednesday September 18 at 8 p.m. in Luskville, QC.  The Rebels won the first game.

Fitzroy playoff semis coming up

The Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League playoff semi-final best-of-three series have been set and games are scheduled this coming week.

West Carleton U17 Rona (#1) vs Hicks Custom Interiors (#5)

1: Tuesday September 17 at 7 p.m.

2: Wednesday September 18 at 7 p.m.

3: if necessary, to be determined 

Grandor Farms Logsplitters (#2) vs Bren Electric (#3)

1: Monday September 16 at 8 p.m.

2: Wednesday September 18 at 9 p.m.

3: If necessary, to be determined 

Los Caballos advance to Blackburn final

From Nick Bowman 

And then there were three. The Blackburn Men's Fastball League playoffs are down to three teams.

Goodfellows eliminated the Bandits with an 8-2 win. Shannon Borho picked up the win. Phil Bédard hit a homerun for the Bandits. 

In the undefeated game, Los Caballos defeated the Blue Jays 1-0. Will Lowe picked up the shutout win and Andy Barber took the loss despite only allowing one hit.. Fredyan Carpio scored the lone run, an inside the park home run. 

Next up is Goodfellows against the Blue Jays on Sunday at 6 p.m. The winner will advance to the Final and will have to beat Los Caballos twice.

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

Eganville Leader artice on the U20 Canadians in Carp

An article that appeared a couple of weeks ago in the Eganville Leader about West Carleton Electric at the U20 Men's Canadian Championship in Carp, courtesy of Terry Fleurie / Eganville Leader.

Micksburg - Manotick game one report

from Paul Griffith
On a nice night in Micksburg in front of a good crowd the Twins welcomed Manotick Brewers into town for game one of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League semi-finals. The twins started Joran Graham and Manotick countered with Carley Shane.

In the top half of the first, Joran sat down the side with 3 strikeouts, Micksburg got on the board early in the game in the bottom half of 1 when Graham drew a one out walk and then Jared Steege hit 2-run line shot over the right center fence to give the home team the 2-0 lead. In the top of second Manotick was able to get two base runners with two out as Trevor Beaulieu got hit by a pitch and then Becker drew a walk. Graham was able to strike out the next batter stranding the two runners.

In the bottom of the second the Twins added to their lead as John Enright lead the inning off with a homerun to centerfield to make it 3-0 Twins. Shane was then able to limit the damage with two strikeouts and left a runner on second. 

In the third inning Micksburg was able to give Graham some insurance runs as Steege led the inning off with a walk and Joe Mick hit a double down the right field line scoring Steege from first, the next batter Scott Conroy then singled to left field and Mick was able to score to make it 5-0 Twins. After a fielder's choice and a walk batter with one out Paul Griffith then singled to right scoring Quinton Rook from second to make it 6-0 after 3 innings. Graham continued his dominance on the mound striking out another 2 batters of his 13 k in the game to get through 3 innings. In the bottom of the  4thGraham led off with a walk and was replaced by a pinch runner, Steege then hit a single to put runners on the corners. Mick was able to hit a sac fly scoring 1 to make it 7-0 for the home team. Shane was able to pitch around a couple walks stranding the bases loaded. In the top of the fifth inning Graham was able to retire the first two hitters with strike outs and then a nice diving catch by left fielder Nolan Rook to end the game 7-0 and give the Micksburg Twins a 1-0 series lead.

 

Orleans wins in pitching duel

Info from Dan Dunbar

Orleans Rebels defeated Quyon Flyers 1-0 in nine innings in the first game of their best of three Greater Ottawa Fastball League semi-final series in Manotick on Wednesday night. 

Andy Barber pitched for Orleans, striking 19 batters and allowing two hits. Drew Hathway threw for Quyon, striking out 17 and allowing only one hit. Cade Kuehl and Shawn Laframboise had the hits for Quyon.

After seven scoreless innings, Quyon loaded the bases in the top of the eighth but Barber got out of the jam.

With the international rule runner on second base in the bottom of the ninth, Kevin Shonfield got the Rebels only hit of the game, a walk off single for the win.

Four teams remain in Blackburn playoffs

From Nick Bowman

The Blackburn Men's Fastball League playoffs are down to four teams. 

Goodfellows eliminated the Braves with an 8-0 win. Derek Martin hit a two-run home run and Tyler Alexander hit a grand slam for Goodfellows. Shannon Borho picked up the win, throwing a 3-hitter.

The Bandits eliminated the Rogues with a 12-8 barn burner. Seb Rodrigue picked up the win in relief and Miguel Brisson hit a home run for the Bandits.

Next games are set for Thursday. Los Caballos take on the Blue Jays in the undefeated game at 7:00 pm and Goodfellows face the Bandits in an elimination game at 9:00 pm.

Glen playoffs week two released

The schedule has been released for the second week of the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League playoff best of three quarter-finals.

The top seeds in each series won the first game.

Monday September 16th :

630 : Sting (3) @ UCE (6)

830 : Micksburg (1) @ Stittsville (8)

Tuesday September 17th :
630 : Corfix (4) @ Storm (5)
830 : West Carleton (2) @ West End  (7)

Harbour Ball semis now set

The semi-finals of the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League are now set after Grandor Farms Logsplitters defeated Clean Cut Construction 6-3 on Wednesday night to win the quarter-final series two games to one.

Owen Brown and Gabe Brown pitched for Grandor. Dave Bahm and Johnny Coe threw for CCC. Alex Strathern hit a two run homer for Grandor.

The best of three semi-finals will see Grandor face Bren Electric while WC Rona U17 will play Hicks Custom Interiors. The schedule will be released soon.

Micksburg wins game one of semis

The Micksburg Twins won game one of their best of three semi-final series against Manotick Brewers 7-0 on Wednesday night in Micksburg. 

Joran Graham got the win throwing no hit ball over five innings.  Carley Shane took the loss.  

Jared Steege and John Enright had home runs for the Twins. 

Game two is Wednesday September 18 in Manotick at 8:30 p.m.

Glen Cairn week one of playoffs

Results from week one (Monday and Tuesday) of the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League playoffs, best of three quarter-final series. The top seeds all won game one.

Corfix 11 Storm 1

West Carleton 10 West End Landscapes 9 (8 innings)

Sting 4 Upper Canada Elevators 3

Micksburg 11 Stittsville 1

Next week's schedule to be posted soon.

Team Red wins in Carp

The Carp Men's Fastball League playoffs finished up on Tuesday night and Team Red were crowned champions, going undefeated in the playoffs.

The league had planned to wrap things up on Saturday, but the rainy weather pushed things to Tuesday.

Team Red won 8-0 over Team Blue on the early games Tuesday night and Team Black defeated Team Grey 7-2 to set up the final game between two teams with two wins in the playoffs. 

The Championship game late on Tuesday saw Team Red prevail 6-4 over Team Black.

The Carp league has four teams and plays Tuesday nights at the Fairgrounds diamonds.

Team Red - Champions

Back L to R: Chris Ewbank,Jason Kemp, Dave "Diesel " Sullivan , Bryan Armstrong, Ryan Foley, Alex Gupta, Steve Henderson,Ray Armstrong 

Front L to R: Bryce Clouthier, Tanner Clouthier, Jonny "Vegas" Daley , Mitch Fisher ,Cam McGarry

Missing Austin Murphy 

Scrappers win Shawville title

The Scrappers finished an undefeated playoff run in the Shawville Men's Fastpitch League with a 7-0 win over the Athletics to win the John Atkinson Memorial trophy on Tuesday night.

Pitcher Adam Rueckwald and his catcher Cade Kuehl combined for a no hitter, allowing only one walk and striking out nine over five innings.  Luke Young threw for the Athletics.

The Shawville League has four teams and plays on Monday nights during regular season.

Scrappers - Champions

Back: Julien Gagnon, Adam Brown, Zach Dubé, Adam Rueckwald, Pat Schryer, Ralph Horner

Front: Brodee Campbell, Tyson Corriveau, Ryker Long, Logan Long, Cade Kuehl

Athletics - Finalists 

Back: Greg Hayes, Todd Hearty, Tim Thompson, Luke Young, Pierce Rusenstrom, Tatum Thompson

Front: Chad Mosley, Gibson Lang, Todd Smart

Blackburn league playoff update

from Nick Bowman

Blackburn Men's Fastball League Playoff Update 1

Game 1 saw the Blue Jays defeat the Orioles 3-0. Andy Barber picked up the win. 

Game 2 saw the Bandits defeat the Braves 11-9. The Bandits rallied from a 7-2 deficit and eventually took the lead. The Braves scored in the bottom of the 7th to send the game to extras on Thursday night due to the light going out. Vincent Pellicano hit a two run homerun in the top of the 8th to give the Bandits the win. Matt Bowman and Max Lalonde also hit homeruns. 

Game 3 saw Goodfellows defeat the Rogues 12-2. Shannon Borho had the win and Scott Adams hit two homeruns. 

On Sunday, Los Caballos defeated the Bandots 14-9 in a high scoring affair. Will Lowe picked up the win and had a homerun Elvin Gomez also had a homerun for Los Caballos. Phil Bédard hit two homeruns for the Bandits.

The Blue Jays defeated Goodfellows 4-1. 

Rogues defeated the Orioles 7-0. 

Playoffs continue on Tuesday night with the Braves against Goodfellows at 7:00 pm and Rogues against the Bandits at 9:00 pm.

Playoff dates set for GOFL semis

Game one of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League best of three semi-final series between Micksburg Twins and Manotick Brewers has been set for Wednesday September 11 at 8 p.m. in Micksburg, and game two on Wednesday September 18 at 8:30 p.m in Manotick.

Game one of the Quyon Flyers vs Orleans Rebels series will be Wednesday September 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Manotick. 

Athletics to face Scrappers in Shawville final

The Athletics defeated the Brewers 19-8 in Shawville Men's Fastpitch League playoffs tonight.

The Athletics advance to the winner take all final tomorrow night against the Scrappers at 8 p.m.