Kingston finalists in Au Sable

The Sandlot from Pennsylvania won the eight team 64th Annual Au Sable Forks, NY men's fastpitch tournament over the weekend.

They defeated the Kingston Axemen in the final. 

Thursday game postponed

The Greater Ottawa Fastball League game scheduled for Thursday night in Fitzroy Harbour between Micksburg Twins and West Carleton Electric was postponed due to weather / field conditions. 

U15 house league season wraps up

The West Carleton U15 house league season wrapped up with Championship Wednesday in Kinburn last night.

The league had 10 teams this season - three from Kinburn, two from Fitzroy Harbour, two from McNab/Braeside and one each from Carp, Dunrobin and Stittsville. 

A Champs were Kinburn 3.

B Champs were Kinburn 2.

Wednesday results from Manotick

Results from the Greater Ottawa Fastball League doubleheader in Manotick on Wednesday night 

The early game was a 5-5 tie between Los Caballos and the Manotick Brewers. Luis Colombo threw for Los Caballos and hit a homer. Carter Marshall and Riley Dunbar for the Brewers. 

The late game was a 12-11 victory of the Vars Aces over the Pontiac Flyers. Brad Porter earned the win. Luke Young took the loss in relief of Todd Hearty. Hunter Beauregard had homer for the Flyers.

Colombo leads Los Caballos to 1-0 win

Luis Colombo led Los Caballos to a 1-0 win over West Carleton Electric on Tuesday night in Fitzroy Harbour, getting the pitching win (three hitter) and hitting a solo shot for the game's only run.

Adam Rueckwald threw very well for the Electric, allowing only four hits.

After Colombo's homer gave the visitors the 1-0 lead in the fourth, WC threatened in the fifth. After two strikeouts, Alex Strathern doubled. He went to third on a wild pitch.  Owen Brown walked, and Colton Lecuyer was intentionally walked to load the bases. Trevor Barton's hit what looked to be a sure infield hit, but an athletic play by Colombo had him field the ball and make the out at first.

Los Caballos 

Luis Colombo WIN 7IP 0R 3H 2BB 1HBP 15K

Luis Colombo 1-2, HR, RBI, BB

Fredyan Carpio 1-3, 2B

Luis Anguas 1-2

WC Electric 

Adam Rueckwald LOSS 7IP 1R 1ER 4H 1BB 8K

Colton Lecuyer 1-2, BB

Trevor Barton 1-3

Alex Strathern 1-3, 2B

Au Sable Forks schedule

The Au Sable Forks tournament features eight teams this year, including the Kingston Axemen.

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

Twins and Flyers tie at 4

The Thursday night Greater Ottawa Fastball League game in Micksburg saw the home town Twins tie the Pontiac Flyers 

John Enright and Noah Fleurie threw for the Twins. Drew Hathway had the ball for the Flyers. Joran Graham had a homer for Micksburg. 

Batmen, Falcons win in Tavistock (updated)

The Toronto Junior Batmen won the five-team Ontario Amateur Softball Association U23 Men's Elimination tournament in Tavistock this weekend with a five win no loss record. They defeated the Tavistock Merchants in the final by a score of 8-5 on Sunday. Dale Schweyer, who won top pitcher at the event, had the win while Will Schlotzhauer took the loss. Gavin Brooks from Tavistock earned Most Valuable Player honours. Tyler Branchaud of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League's Manotick Brewers hit two home runs (one inside the park) in the final. 

West Carleton Electric participated at this event, losing all four of their games but being competitive in each. 

In the Friday opener, they lost 4-0 to the Champs, with Ryland Hill throwing very well for WC. 

On Saturday morning, the Junior Trics were up 4-3 on Tavistock after six but lost the lead in the seventh and went down to defeat 8-4. Noah Fleurie pitched well for WC and Colton Lecuyer had a three run homer.

West Carleton also lost to Fingal Storm 10-7 and the New Hamburg Mustangs 4-2.

West Carleton Electric U23 had seven players from the West Carleton Electric GOFL team (Colton Lecuyer, Finn Barton, Bryce Rebertz, Dylan Rorwick, Gabe Brown, Ryland Hill, Conner Hopper), as well as the Micksburg Twins (Noah Fleurie), Kingston Axemen (Kaden Fowler) and the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League (Hayden Khan, Sam Hopper).

The 40+ Masters Provincial tournament was also in Tavistock over the weekend.

Shakespeare Falcons took top spot, beating the Waterdown Hammer in the final of the four-team event. Also participating were Huron County Angels and Cobourg Force. Drew Hathway of the GOFL's Pontiac Flyers pitched for Cobourg.

Brewers and Twins tie at 4

The Manotick Brewers and Micksburg Twins tied at 4 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play on Friday night in the 'Burg. 

John Enright threw for Micksburg. Luc D'Entremont had the start with relief from Carter Marshall for Manotick.

Andy McIntyre had a homer for the home team. 

Friday night at U23 Provincials

Toronto Junior Batmen won two games on Friday at the U23 Men's Eliminations in Tavistock, defeating New Hamburg Mustangs 6-1 and West Carleton Electric 4-0. In the opening game, Dale Schweyer got the win while Sean Demarest took the loss.

In the WC vs Batmen game, Tyler Branchaud had a home run. Joe Weiler earmed the win with a no hitter and 14 Ks. Ryland Hill threw very well for WC despite taking the loss.

Other games saw Tavistock Merchants defeat Fingal Storm 5-1, and New Hamburg beat Fingal 18-0.

Harbour Ball happenings

Weird stuff happens in the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League. There are quite often unique and/or humorous plays that occur in Harbour Ball, the best place to be on warm summer Wednesday night in Fitzroy Harbour.

This week, the FHMFL saw what might be the first ever 5-3-1-3 ground ball out in the history of fastpitch softball. How did it happen?

Gagnon Plumbing's pitcher at bat. Nobody on base. He hits a ground ball to Grandor Farms' third baseman. The third baseman fields the ball and throws over to first. The throw is on time but low. The first baseman, some old blogger, tries to scoop the ball out of the dirt but can't quite come up with it. On the scoop though, the ball is short of flung outward and bounces directly over to the pitcher. Pitcher grabs the ball and gets ready to pitch to the next batter.

Meanwhile, there is no coach at first base. The Gagnon team is on the third base bench. The batter sees the ball with the pitcher and figures it must have been caught and thrown back to the circle. He starts to walk off the field across the diamond.

The Grandor Farms guys figure out what is going on and the pitcher throws it back to the first baseman for the put out.

Put it down in the scorebook as 5-3-1-3.

U23 provincials this weekend in Tavistock

The Ontario Amateur Softball Association Men's U23 provincial tournament will be held this weekend in Tavistock, with five teams participating: Tavistock Merchants, Toronto Junior Batmen, Fingal Storm, New Hamburg Mustangs and West Carleton Electric.

The West Carleton team is put together for this event with players who play on various teams including West Carleton Electric GOFL team, West Carleton Electric U20, Kingston Axemen, Micksburg Twins and other guys who play in the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League.

Full schedule here: OASA U23 Elimination Tavistock 2026.pdf.

Action gets started at 2 p.m. on Friday and wraps up Sunday afternoon with the gold medal game slated for 3 p.m.

The Men's 40+ Masters tournament is taking place on the same weekend with four teams involved: Waterdown Hammer Masters, Cobourg Force, Shakespeare Falcons and Huron County Angels. Schedule is posted here: OASA Masters REVISED Elimination Tavistock 2026.pdf

Twins beat Flyers 6-2 in Micksburg (updated)

The Micksburg Twins got by the Pontiac Flyers by a score of 6-2 in Micksburg on Thursday night in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play.

Joran Graham earned the win and hit a homer run for the home team. Matt McIntyre also hit one out for Twins. Matt Greer took the loss and hit a home run for the Flyers. Ethan Howard, in his GOFL debut, threw in relief for Pontiac.

Aces win 11-3 over Caballos

The Vars Aces beat Los Caballos 11-3 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League action on Wednesday night in Manotick. 

Brad Porter had the win for the Aces and was also 2 for 3 at the plate. Will Lowe took the loss.

Jeff Barber and Nolan Holmes (inside the park) had home runs for Vars.

Brewers win 6-4 in Fitzroy

Manotick Brewers won 6-4 over West Carleton Electric in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play on Tuesday night in Fitzroy Harbour. 

Carter Marshall earned the win allowing only five hits, while Adam Rueckwald took the loss with an inning of relief from Gabe Brown.

Trevor Beaulieu and Jackson Marshall hit solo homers for Manotick. Cole Hodges was was 2 for 2 with two doubles, a walk, and two RBIs for the Brewers.

Dylan Rorwick had a two run homer and Sean Lecuyer a solo shot for WC. Bryce Rebertz had the other Electric RBI, hitting in Chris Costello who had tripled.

 

Hill United, Ohsweken and Cobourg win in Mitchell

Hill United won the White Division at the International Softball Congress Canada East Qualifier in Mitchell, ON this weekend, which featured six top end ISC teams.

The Chiefs defeated Bear Creek Gremlins 3-0 in eight innings. Brad Ezekiel hit a three run homer in the top of the extra inning off Jack Besgrove. Marco Diaz had the win in relief.

In the twelve team Red Division, the Ohsweken Redmen beat Georgian Bay Giants 4-2 in the final. Brad Pender of the GOFL's Vars Aces plays for Georgian Bay. 

The six team 50+ Legends Division was won by Cobourg Force, who got by the Bear Creek Express 7-6 in eight innings. The Force are defending World Tournament champions at the Legends level.

Los Caballos repeat as Harbour Ball Tournament champions (updated)

Los Caballos repeated as A champions at the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League tournament on Sunday, winning five straight games to take the title with a 12-0 win over previously undefeated Kool Vent Heat. Moises del Corral and Will Lowe pitched for Los Caballos. John Enright, Chris Parrish and Matt McIntyre threw for KVH.

On the B side, it was Baird Carpentry defeating Bren Electric Logsplitters 9-3. Noah Fleurie and Blake Bramburger threw for the Carpenters while Owen Brown, Gabe Brown and Dylan Rorwick pitched for the Splitters.

Domville wins Spencerville tournament

The Moan and Groan League had its 4th Annual Mid Season tournament hosted by Spencerville Minor Ball.

The 8 team tournament battled weather over Friday and Saturday but all the games got completed.

Roebuck won the B side with Luke Severson throwing a 17 strikeout no hitter over Maynard.

Domville won the A side over Kingston. Andrew Fortier had the win and Chris Switzer the loss. Domville had homeruns from Carley Shane and Ty McNish. Kingston had an inside the park homerun from Jared Fenlong.

ISC Qualifier in Mitchell - Sunday

The playoff schedule has been posted for Sunday at the International Softball Congress Qualifier Tournament in Mitchell, ON.

All teams in the six team White Division advance which features top ranked ISC teams Hill United, Gremlins, Bear Creek, JDT Energy, NE Drillers and Toronto Batmen.

Only six of twelve in the Red Division advance.

Waterdown Hammer earned first seed. GOFLer Joe Mick is catching for the Hammer. Kingston Axemen also advanced - several GOFLers are on Kingston's roster including Joran Graham, Andy Barber, Conner Hopper, Colton Lecuyer, Bryce Rebertz, Kristian Knapp and Nick Ellis. Georgian Bay Giants also made the playoff round; their line up includes Bard Pender.

For the Legends 50+, there were quarter-final games on Saturday evening and four teams remain. Waterdown Hammer Legends play defending ISC champions Cobourg Force. Hammer Legends this weekend include Trevor Barton and Adam Brown of GOFL's West Carleton Electric. 

Facebook said this blogger was 3 for 4 with a homer in the Waterdown vs Tavistock Legends game on Saturday morning. That was only partially true - the correct stat line was 3 for 4 with a double. 

Harbour Ball Sunday schedule

The 12 team Harbour Ball Tournament this weekend will wrap up on Sunday. 

Based on round robin results, the schedule will be as follows:

B side Semi Finals 9 a.m.

#5 Ottawa Valley Coffee Espressomen vs #8 Bren Electric Logsplitters 

#6 Baird Carpentry vs #7 Gagnon Plumbing

B Final 1 p.m.

A side semi-finals 11 a.m.

#1 Micksburg Kool Vent Heat vs #4 Hicks Custom Interiors 

#2 Los Caballos vs #3 Grandor Farms 

A Final 3 p.m.

Final round robin standings 

Pool A

Los Caballos 3-0

Hicks Custom Interiors 2-1

Gagnon Plumbing 1-2

The Wizards 0-3

Pool B

Grandor Farms 3-0

Ottawa Valley Coffee Espressomen 2-1

Osgoode 1-2

Carp 0-3

Pool C

Micksburg Kool Vent Heat 3-0

Baird Carpentry 2-1

Bren Electric Logsplitters 1-2

Clean Cut Construction 0-3

Harbour Ball tournament

The Harbour Ball tournament gets started tonight, weather permitting.

Twelve teams hit the diamonds for one of the most fun recreational men's fastball tournaments you will ever play in.

Details here: Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League tournament schedule released

A rainy Thursday

Today is a very rainy Thursday. In related news the Greater Ottawa Fastball League game in Shawville tonight (Brewers vs. Flyers) is postponed.

Wednesday night results from Manotick (updated)

Los Caballos 4

Manotick Brewers 2

The early game saw Los Caballos double the Manotick Brewers 4-2. Dan Read got the win for the Caballos and Luis Colombo threw in relief. Carter Marshall took the loss in relief of Luc D'Entremont. 

Los Caballos 0

Vars Aces 0

The night cap was a scoreless draw. Luis Colombo allowed only two hits for Los Caballos  while, Andy Barber only gave up three hits for Vars. 

Colombo had all three hits for his team, while Kristian Knapp and Barber had hits for the Aces.

Nolan Holmes made a game-saving diving catch in the bottom of seventh for Vars to preserve the tie.

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.

The game lives on

I think there a lot of things to like about men's fastpitch softball. If you are a regular reader of this blog, you probably think so too. 

One of the things I feel is important is the long time connections made over the years through fastball, and how involvement in the game can continue with new generations.

Consider this photo.

This picture was taken at the Bay Bash tournament up in Campbell’s Bay, QC in July 2003. That's Al Kuehl of Shawville at bat, and I'm pretty sure Chad Costello of Micksburg is catching. 

Bay Bash was a really fun tournament featuring some great softball. In the red circle in the upper left corner, you can see me in a black jacket watching Al bat. To the left of me, in the West Carleton jersey, is Don Rorwick. We were probably playing the next game after Micksburg vs Shawville or maybe had just finished.

I only knew Al a bit then, as the guy who ran the Shawville team.

If Al and I would have seen each other in the beer tent at Bay Bash afterwards (and I am almost certain we did!) we may have said a passing "hello". But we are friends now, and he likes to talk about softball as much as I do.

Twenty-three years later, Al and I play on the same Shawville Men's Fastpitch League team. 

And what's even better is this past weekend Al's son Cade played on the Tri-City Logsplitters team in the Glen tournament, alongside my sons Fitzroy Junior, the Caveman as well as Don's sons (and my boys' cousins) Matthew and Dylan Rorwick, and they all had a great time doing so.

Here is a picture from this past weekend showing the Logsplitters being half made up by our five boys.

Imagine telling Al, Don and I in that beer tent that almost a quarter century later our boys (some of whom didn't even exist then - only Fitzroy Junior and Matthew were born and were babies at the time) would be teammates in a future tournament!

Two photos, separated by 23 years, demonstrating a cross-generational connection of our game. This is something to embrace, celebrate and be proud of. Some say our men's game is dying, and while it will never will be as big as it was "in the day", it is connections like this which help the game live on.

Tournament in Spencerville needs one team

There is a men's fastball tournament being held in Spencerville on Friday June 19 and Saturday June 20.

They currently have seven teams and are looking for an eighth. If you have a team that is interested, you can contact Kurtis Summers at 613-640-0155 for more information. 

Sunday schedule for the Glen Tournament

Update as of 8:03 a.m.

Due to field conditions and a wet forecast, tournament organizers have canceled play on Sunday. 

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The schedule for the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League tournament playoff day, Sunday in Carp (weather permitting).

1st seed:  Fitzroy Team Red 3-0 +16 

2nd seed: Southeastern ON Screaming Eagles 3-0 +12 

3rd seed: Tri-City Logsplitters 2-0-1 +20 

4th seed:  North Leeds Stars 2-1 +3 

5th seed:  Corfix 2-1 -6

6th seed:  Orleans Legends 1-1-1  +6

7th seed:  D. King Drywall Storm 1-2  -1 

8th seed:  Rogues 1-2   -7 

B side semi-finals

D1 10:00 AM Rogues @ Corfix 

D2 10:00 AM Storm @ Orleans Legends 

A side semi-finals

D1 12:00PM North Leeds Stars @ Fitzroy Team Red

D2 12:00PM Logsplitters @ Screaming Eagles 

B Final 2:00 PM

A Final 4:00 PM

Saturday scores from the Glen tournament

Here are the scores from the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League tournament in Carp on Saturday. 

Fitzroy Team Red 11 Rogues 6

D. King Drywall Storm 9 Upper Canada Elevators 8

North Leeds Stars 5 Stittsville 2

Southeastern Ontario Screaming Eagles 7 Sting Electric 3

Corfix 6 Orleans Legends 5

Tri-City Logsplitters 11 KMS Plumbing and Heating 1

Upper Canada Elevators 4 Rogues 1

Fitzroy Team Red 6 D. King Drywall Storm 5

North Leeds Stars 7 Sting Electric 1

Southeastern Ontario Screaming Eagles 7 Stittsville 5

Corfix 8 KMS Plumbing and Heating 5

Tri-City Logsplitters 5 Orleans Legends 5

ISC Qualifier tournament next weekend

The International Softball Congress (ISC) annual qualifier event will be held in Mitchell, west of Kitchener the weekend of June 19-21. 

There are six top tier ISC men's teams, an additional 12 teams in another men's division and six Legends 50+ teams.

There will be representation on several teams by local players, based on the rosters posted on the ISC site.

Toronto Batmen U23
Kingston Axemen
Waterdown Hammer
Waterdown Hammer Legends
NB Refrigeration Plus

 

Scores from Friday at the Glen tournament

Scores from Friday night at the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League tournament being held in Carp this weekend.

Tri-City Logsplitters 11 Corfix 1

Team Red 12 Upper Canada Elevators 2

Southeastern Ontario Screaming Eagles 6 North Leeds Stars 0

D. King Drywall Storm 8 Rogues 7

Orleans Legends 7 KMS Plumbing and Heating 0

Sting Electric 12 Stittsville 10

Trics get by Micksburg 4-3

West Carleton Electric picked up a 4-3 win in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play in Micksburg on Thursday night over the Twins.

Adam Rueckwald got the complete game win, while John Enright took the loss in three innings of relief of Noah Fleurie. 

WC got on the board with a run in the first. Colton Lecuyer was hit by a pitch, moved to second on a ground out, took third on a flyout and scored when his dad Sean doubled.

Twins tied it up in the second. Fleurie doubled to start the inning. A single by Jason McIntyre with two out made it 1-1.

West Carleton added a run in the fifth. Trevor Barton lead off with a single, was moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Dylan Rorwick, moved to third on a ground out, and scored on Bryce Rebertz's infield single.

Micksburg again responded with a run in the sixth. Matt McIntyre tripled to right, then scored on a throwing error.

The Trics put up two in top of seven. Colton Lecuyer lead off with a single, was moved to second on a Trevor Barton sac bunt, and got to third on a single by Rorwick. Sean Lecuyer singled to again cash his son. Rebertz walked to load the bases. Gabe Brown singled to score a run, with a close play at the plate erasing another potential score, as Jason McIntyre threw out a runner from centrefield.

The Twins attempted to comeback in the bottom of seven. John Enright bunted for a single, then Jason McIntyre singled with one out; a bobble in the field put runners on second and third. Dan Enright's sacrifice fly to centre was his first ever GOFL RBI, and got the game within one, but after a line drive screamer to right field by Andy McIntyre was caught by Ryland Hill, the WC victory was secured.

Trics 

Adam Rueckwald WIN 7IP 3R 2ER 7H 0BB 7K

Colton Lecuyer 1-2, BB, HBP, 2R
Trevor Barton 1-3, sac bunt, R
Dylan Rorwick 1-3, sac bunt, R
Sean Lecuyer 2-4, 2RBI, 2B
Bryce Rebertz 1-3, RBI, BB
Gabe Brown 1-3, RBI, BB

Twins

Noah Fleurie 4IP 1R 1ER 1H 4BB 2HBP 2K
John Enright LOSS 3IP 3R 3ER 6H 1BB 1K

Matt McIntyre 2-3, 3B, R
Joe Mick 1-3
Noah Fleurie 1-3, 2B, R
John Enright 1-3, R
Jason McIntyre 2-3, RBI, SB
Dan Enright sac fly RBI

GOFL game in Shawville postponed

The Greater Ottawa Fastball League game in Shawville scheduled tonight between Vars Aces and Pontiac Flyers is postponed due to player availability issues.

Manotick wins 3-2 over Los Caballos

The Manotick Brewers won 3-2 over Los Caballos in Wednesday night Greater Ottawa Fastball League play in Manotick. 

Carter Marshall had the start and went four for the Brewers while Luc D'Entremont chucked three in relief. Team Venezuela pitcher Luis Colombo threw for Los Caballos, striking out 16 and only allowing one hit.

Manotick's one hit was an inside the park home run by Kian Poitras, driving in all three Brewe runs.

One game in Micksburg on Thursday

The original Greater Ottawa Fastball League schedule had a doubleheader in Micksburg on Thursday night, but the West Carleton Electric U20 team has player availability issues, so instead there will be one game at 8 p.m. as the Micksburg Twins will host West Carleton Electric in a League game.

Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League tournament schedule released

The Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League annual recreational tournament schedule has been released for the annual event on June 19-21.

There are 12 teams participating in this year's Harbour Ball Classic, with seven league teams and five "outside" teams.

The league teams are Clean Cut Construction, Baird Carpentry, Bren Electric Logsplitters, Grandor Farms, Gagnon Plumbing, Hicks Custom Interiors, and Ottawa Valley Coffee Espressomen. 

The invited teams to the event are Micksburg Kool Vent Heat (Micksburg league), Osgoode (Osgoode league), Los Caballos (Greater Ottawa Fastball League), Carp (Carp league), and The Wizards.

June 9 postponed

Due to player availability issues for Vars, the Greater Ottawa Fastball League game on Tuesday June 9 between the Aces and West Carleton Electric in Fitzroy Harbour is postponed to a date to be determined.

Carp tournament champions history

Here is a list of past winners, as documented on the blog, for the Carp men's fastball tournaments over the years since 2008. Click on the link for the blog story from back in the day.

Carp Shootout

2026: Nova Scotia Mastodons U23
2025: Vars, ON Aces
2024: Micksburg, ON Twins
2023: Micksburg, ON Twins

Gil Read Memorial

2019: Elkland, PA Beverage Company
2018: Elkland, PA Beverage Company
2017: Elkland, PA Moose Lodge
2016: Oswego, NY CPI Classics
2015: Kanata, ON Storm
2014: Micksburg, ON Twins
2013: Sharon, ON Lake Simcoe Lightning
2012: Toronto, ON Gators
2011: Team Quebec Seniors
2010: Quyon, QC COMBAT Flyers
2009: Ottawa, ON Team Easton
2008: Ottawa, ON Team Easton Thunder

(Note: first two editions of the Gil Read Memorial were at Carlington Park in Ottawa before moving to Carp Fairgrounds.)

Carp Shootout final game

Details of the Carp Shootout final between Nova Scotia Mastodons U23 and Vars Aces on Sunday in Carp.

NS U23 line up: Nick White cf; Will Singer rf; Brody Fraser 1b; Brayden Woodworth lf; Cam Weatherbee 3b; Ty Campbell dp; Nathan Peters ss; Luther Clair c; Tyler Payne 2b; Keegan Maguire flex / p

Vars line up: Brad Pender cf; Nick Ellis 3b; Kristian Knapp 2b; Andy Barber dp; Jeff Barber lf; Calder Roggie ss; Derek Barber c; Matt Alkerton rf; Scott Marion 1b; Brad Porter flex

Vars suspends the flex, A. Barber to p.

Top 1st - NS

White double

Singer double, RBI, White scores

Fraser single, RBI, Singer scores

Woodworth F9 one out

Weatherbee K, two out

Campbell single, Fraser to third

Evan Tilley pr for Fraser

Peters at bat, Campbell breaks for second, Tilley thrown out 2-6-2, three out

2 runs on 4 hits

Bottom 1st - Vars 

Fraser re-enters at 1b

Pender homerun, RBI, Pender scores

Ellis 6-3, one out

Knapp K, two out

A. Barber single

J. Barber F9, three out

1 run on 2 hits

NS 2 Vars 1

Top 2nd - NS

Peters 4-3, one out

Clair 4-3, two out

Payne 4-3, three out

Bottom 2nd - Vars

Roggie L5, one out

D. Barber K, two out

Alkerton K, three out

NS 2 Vars 1

Top 3rd - NS

White 4-3, one out

Singer 6-3, two out

Fraser double

Woodworth K, three out

Bottom 3rd - Vars

Marion K, one out

Pender P6, two out

Ellis F7, three out

NS 2 Vars 1

Top 4th - NS

Woodworth single

Campbell sac bunt 5-4, one out, Woodworth to second

Peters single, RBI, Woodworth scores

Clair reaches out E4, Peters to second

Payne 4-3, two out, Peters to third, Clair to second

White inside the park home run, 3 RBIs, White, Peters, Clair scores

Singer 1-3, three out

4 runs on 3 hits, 1 error

Bottom 4th - Vars

Knapp 1-3, one out

A. Barber F7, two out

J. Barber single

Roggie P4, three out

NS 6 Vars 1

Top 5th - NS

Vars reinstitutes flex, Porter to p

Fraser walk

Woodworth home run, 2 RBIs, Fraser and Woodworth score

Weatherbee single

Campbell L4, Weatherbee out 4-3 double play, two out

Peters single

Clair single, Peters to second 

Payne F7, three out

2 runs on 4 hits

Bottom 5th - Vars

D. Barber 5-3, one out

Alkerton K, two out

Marion K, three out

Nova Scotia Mastodons U23 wins 8-1, by run rule after five 

 

Nova Scotia U23 wins the Carp Shootout (now with champions' names)

The Nova Scotia Mastodons U23 team won the Carp Shootout on Sunday, defeating Vars Aces 8-1 in the final game.

With rain late on Saturday, four round robin games were pushed to Sunday morning. Round robin games were limited five innings, with regular game length for semis and the final.

Here are the day's results.

Game 9 

CPI Bucks 3

Micksburg Twins 2

(Two extra innings)

WP Clayton Robinson in relief of Juan Pepé

LP Drew Hathway in relief of Jordan Macdonald 

HR Nic McGrayne (Micks) Dustin Tooker, Naim Brahin (CPI)

Game 10

West Carleton Electric U20  9

Ottawa Valley Grains 9

Because the result did not affect teams advancing, the tie stood.

P: Luc D'Entremont and Gabe Brown (OVG), Carter Wright and Kaden Fowler (WC)

HR: Adam Rueckwald (OVG)

Game 11

CPI Bucks 7

Los Caballos 0

WP Dustin Tooker

LP Kyle Olson

HR Naim Brahin, Cory Stevens (CPI)

Game 12

Vars Aces 3

Nova Scotia Mastodons (U23) 2

WP Brad Porter in relief of Nick Ellis 

LP Brody Fraser in relief of Will Singer

HR Brody Fraser (NS)

Final Standings 

Pool A

CPI Bucks 3 W 0 L

Micksburg Twins 2 W 1L

Team Québec U20 1 W 2L

Los Caballos 0 W 3L

Pool B

Vars Aces 3 W 0 L

Nova Scotia Mastodons U23  2 W 1 L

West Carleton Electric U20   0 W 2L 1T

Ottawa Valley Grains 0 W 2 L 1T

Semi-Final 1

Nova Scotia Mastadons (U23) 8

CPI Bucks 3

WP Keegan Maguire (15 Ks)

LP Clayton Robinson, relief Juan Pepé

HR Kalani Zehr (CPI)

Semi-Final 2

Vars Aces 4

Micksburg Twins 3

WP Andy Barber

LP Joran Graham in relief of Connor Brooks 

HR Connor Brooks, Nic McGrayne (Micks)

Bases loaded walk to Kristian Knapp to end the game.

Final

Nova Scotia Mastodons U23  8

Vars Aces 1

WP Keegan Maguire 

LP Andy Barber with relief from Brad Porter

HR Brad Pender (Vars) Nick White - inside the park (NS)

Tournament MVP - Keegan Maguire, presented by Geoff Lathem

Back row L-R: Rob White, Robin Isenor, Keegan Maguire, Ty Campbell, Cam Weatherbee, Brayden Woodworth, Riley MacKinnon, Evan Tilley, Jeff Fraser
Front row L-R: Nick White, Caleb Isenor, Will Singer, Tyler Payne, Nathan Peters, Hunter Wightman, Luther Clair, Cole Isenor (bat boy)

Geoff Lathem presents the Championship trophy to Nova Scotia captain, Nick White

Adam Rueckwald presents the runners' up price to Vars Aces captain, Brad Pender

Shootout semi-finals (update)

The semi-finals at the Carp Shootout should start at about 1 p.m.

The teams are set but the matchups will depend on the games currently being played at 11 a.m.

CPI Bucks will play the second seed of the other division. 

Micksburg Twins will play the first seed of their opposing division. 

Vars Aces and Nova Scotia Mastodons U23 are playing now for top seed.

Update:

Semi-finals to start around 12:45 or so.

Diamond 1

CPI Bucks vs Nova Scotia Mastodons U23

Diamond 2

Vars Aces vs Micksburg Twins

Joanne Langford

Joanne Langford, a long time fan of our game and volunteer including at softball events in Carp, has died at 65.

Joanne, from the Woodlawn area, helped out at numerous tournaments with her husband Jeff who died this past August.

Joanne and Jeff's son Joel, who died in 2015, was a national level softball player.

She leaves behind her daughter Kelsey, two grandchildren and many friends and family who will miss her.

Obituary here.

Update: A moment of silence for Jeff and Joanne was held prior to the Final game of this year's Shootout to honour their commitment to the game over the years.

 

Saturday results at the Carp Shootout

The schedule for the Carp Shootout called for  nine round robin games to be played, but rainy weather limited things to five games.

Game 4

CPI Bucks 5

Team Québec (U20) 0 

WP Juan Pepé 

LP Mark Tomatuk, relief Nigel Napash

Game 5

Micksburg Twins 3

Los Caballos 2

WP Jordan Macdonald in relief of Drew Hathway

LP Will Lowe

Walk off single by Connor Brooks

Game 6

Vars Aces 7

West Carleton Electric (U20) 6

WP Andy Barber 

LP Kaden Fowler in relief of Carter Marshall 

HR Finn Barton x 2 (WC), Brad Pender (Vars)

Walk off RBI by Matt Alkerton

Game 7

Nova Scotia Mastodons (U23) 4

Ottawa Valley Grains 3

WP Brody Fraser, save Keegan Maguire

LP Adam Rueckwald in relief of Luc D'Entremont 

HR Conner Hopper (WC), Brayden Woodworth, Brody Fraser (NS)

Game 8

Team Québec (U20) 6

Los Caballos 4

WP Jérémy Breton 

LP Will Lowe in relief of Blake Bramburger 

Hunter Beauregard walk off homer in bottom of the eighth 

Sunday schedule

Round Robin games 

9:00 a.m.

D1: CPI Bucks vs Micksburg Twins 

D2: West Carleton Electric U20 vs Ottawa Valley Grains 

10:45 a.m.

D1: CPI Bucks vs Los Caballos 

D2: Vars Aces vs NS U23

12:30 p.m.

Semi-finals 

2:30 p.m.

Final

Saturday at the Shootout halted

Games after the 2 p.m. matchups at the Carp Shootout were rained out.

Tournament organizers intend to get things back going on Sunday at 9 a.m.

Friday results at the Carp Shootout

Friday night round robin game results at the Carp Shootout

Game 1

Vars Aces 13

Ottawa Valley Grains 3

WP Cory Alkerton

LP Adam Rueckwald, relief Gabe Brown

HR Conner Hopper (OVG) Brad Pender and Nick Ellis (Vars)

Game 2

Micksburg Twins 2

Team Québec (U20) 0

WP Joran Graham (1 hitter)

LP Jérémy Breton

Game 3

Nova Scotia Mastadons (U23) 8

West Carleton Electric (U20) 1

WP Keegan Maguire 

LP Kaden Fowler 

HR Colton Lecuyer (WC)

Carp Shootout this weekend

The Carp Shootout will be held this weekend with eight teams competing. Cash prizes are on the line for each game. Games start at 7 p.m. tonight (Friday).

Check here for a preview of the teams participating. 

The weather could play a factor this weekend. I'll do my best to update the blog with any schedule changes, as well as X (@fitzroyfastball).

Flyers hold off WC for the win

The Pontiac Flyers held off a seventh inning rally to defeat West Carleton Electric 3-2 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play on Thursday night in Shawville. 

Drew Hathway earned the win while Adam Rueckwald took the loss.

The Flyers got on the board in the third with a Evan Atkinson double followed a deep homerun by Matt Greer.

Pontiac went up 3-0 in the fifth. Greer reached on an error. Hunter Beauregard walked and both runners advanced 60 feet on wild pitch. After a strikeout, Hathway's infield grounder to the right side was fielded and a throw to the plate was just over the sliding Greer.

WC rallied in the seventh. Dylan Rorwick singled, followed by a ground rule double by Conner Hopper. After a strikeout, Chris Costello's single cashed two . Hathway struck out the next two batters to stop the rally and win the game.

Pontiac

Drew Hathway WIN 7IP 2R 2ER 5H 10K 0BB

Dennis McCleary 1-4

Evan Atkinson 1-4, 2B, R

Matt Greer 1-3, BB, HR, 2R, 2RBI

Hunter Beauregard 1-1, 3B, BB, HBP

Drew Hathway 1-3, RBI

Shawn Laframboise 1-1

West Carleton

Adam Rueckwald LOSS 6IP 3R 2ER 7H 10K 2BB 1HBP

Finn Barton 1-3, 2B

Dylan Rorwick 1-3, R

Conner Hopper 1-3, 2B, R

Chris Costello 2-3, 2RBI

Twins upend Aces (details added))

In the second game of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League doubleheader in Manotick on Wednesday night, the Micksburg Twins defeated the Vars Aces 11-5.

Noah Fleurie earned the win while John Enright threw in relief. Brad Porter took the loss and had relief from Nick Ellis.

In the top of the first, Matt McIntyre double scored Andy McIntyre who had reached on an error. After a Joe Mick single, Scott Conroy singled to cash two more runs. Conroy was brought home on a hit by Dawson Pennock.

Vars scored two runs in the bottom of the first to make it 4-2.

The Twins added four more in the second and three more in the third. Vars scored three in the forth, with the final being 11-5.

Brewers beat Twins 4-2

The Manotick Brewers defeated the Micksburg Twins in the early game in Manotick in Wednesday night Greater Ottawa Fastball League action.

Carter Marshall got the win, allowing only one run on four hits and a walk in five innings of action. Luc D'Entremont had the save. Jordan Macdonald took the loss for Micksburg. 

Tyler Branchaud had a homer for the Brewers and Jared Steege hit a solo shot for the Twins.

Micksburg League week 4

 from Joe Mick

Game 1

Seniors 11 Northstars 8 

The Seniors earned a hard-fought victory over the Northstars in a high-scoring and competitive matchup that featured strong offensive bursts from both teams. The Northstars jumped out to an early advantage in the top of the first inning, highlighted by a Todd Smart single that brought in two runs and helped build a 3–0 lead. Despite the early deficit, the Seniors gradually responded at the plate, keeping pace as runs were traded throughout the game. The turning point came in the fifth inning when the Seniors erupted for four runs, delivering the decisive blow that swung momentum firmly in their favor. From there, John Enright took control late in the game, shutting down the Northstars’ offense and preserving the lead to secure the win for the Seniors.

WP John Enright 

LP Ryland Hill 

Game 2 

Brewers 3 Golden Gloves 1 In a tightly contested fastball game, the Brewers defeated the Golden Gloves 3–1 in a matchup defined by strong pitching and solid defense. Both teams struggled to generate offense early as the pitchers controlled the game and kept scoring chances to a minimum. The breakthrough came when Brendan Hennessy delivered a clutch double off Blake Bramburger, driving in two runs and giving the Brewers a crucial lead. The Golden Gloves threatened to respond later in the game with runners on base, but the Brewers came up with a huge defensive play when Jordan Laronde turned an inning-ending double play to stop the rally and keep the runners from scoring. The Brewers continued to rely on their pitching and defense to protect their advantage, limiting the Golden Gloves' opportunities the rest of the way. Hennessy’s timely hit and Laronde’s key defensive effort proved to be the difference as the Brewers earned a hard-fought 3–1 victory in an exciting pitching duel. 

WP Brendon Hennessy 

LP Blake Bramburger 

Week 5 match ups

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.

Glen tournament features 12 teams

The Glen Cairn Men's Fastball Tournament will be held on June 12-14 in Carp at the Fairgrounds. This annual event will have 12 teams participating, six from the League and six external teams.

Admission is free and there is good ball being played all weekend, starting at 6 p.m. on Friday night, all morning and afternoon on Saturday, with the semi-finals and finals being played on Sunday.

The six league teams are Corfix, KMS Plumbing and Heating, D. King Drywall Storm, Sting Electric, Upper Canada Elevators, and Stittsville (aka "Team 6").

The six teams welcomed to the event are the Orleans Legends 50+, Rogues (Blackburn League), Tri-City Logsplitters (Fitzroy League), Fitzroy Team Red (Fitzroy and Carp Leagues combo), Southeastern Screaming Eagles U20, and the North Leeds Stars (North Leeds league).

WC U20s win both in Kinburn

West Carleton Electric won both games in convincing fashion on Sunday in a U20 Men's doubleheader in Kinburn over the Southeastern Ontario Screaming Eagles.

The first game was a 14-3 score with Kaden Fowler and Thomas Maclean pitching for WC. Dan Read took the loss. Colton Lecuyer hit a home run.

The second game was 12-1. Carter Marshall, Carter Wright and Finn Barton pitched for the Electric. Hudson Compeau took the loss. Fowler and Barton hit homers for WC while Billy Wooton hit one out for the Screaming Eagles.

Next weekend the Electric will be playing in the Carp Shootout men's tournament while the Screaming Eagles will be participating in the U20 tournament in Wilmot.

New GOFL website

The Greater Ottawa Fastball League has a new website: GOFL : Powered by TeamLinkt

Thanks to Nick Ellis from the Vars Aces for getting it set up.

Kingston article

An article from the KTown sports blog about Bob Moses, who is known in the area as fastball umpire and also include references to Bryan Murray of Shawville, who donated fund to help upgrade the Shawville diamond where the Pontiac Flyers play.

Harv Milne & Bob Moses: Two Kingston Athletes being inducted into the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame. Their Rockland, ON Junior ‘A’ Team won the Centennial Cup in 1976 | KTown Sports Blog