GOFL doubleheader tonight in Shawville

While a lot of attention this week is focused on the U20 Men's Canadian Championship in Carp, there is other men's fastball still being played.

Tonight in Shawville, the Pontiac Flyers will host Los Caballos in a Greater Ottawa Fastball League doubleheader which could have significant effects on the league's final standings. Game times are at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.

The Flyers will be down a few players as Cade Kuehl and Hunter Beauregard are playing with Equipe Quebec at the U20s and Ethan Howard is with West Carleton Electric. Dan Read who is on Los Caballos roster is also at the U20s with the 'Trics.

Micksburg Fastball League Delivers Exciting Weekend of Championship Action - now with photos

The Micksburg Fastball League wrapped up an exciting weekend of playoff action, featuring competitive games, extra-inning drama, and outstanding performances on the diamond.

The day opened with a thrilling contest between the Gold Gloves and the Northstars. Fans were treated to an eight-inning battle that came right down to the wire, with the Gold Gloves emerging victorious by a score of 9-8. Joran Graham earned the win on the mound, while Joe Mick was tagged with the loss in the hard-fought matchup.

In the second game, the top-seeded Brewers squared off against the Gold Gloves. The Brewers showcased why they earned the number one seed, holding off a determined Gold Gloves squad to secure a 4-3 victory. Brendon Hennessy picked up the win, while Ryan Clarke took the loss.

Game three featured a showdown between the second-seeded Eagles and the third-seeded Seniors. The Eagles put together a strong all-around performance and advanced with a convincing 7-2 win. Drew Hathaway earned the victory, while John Enright was credited with the loss.

Unfortunately, following the third game, Mother Nature had other plans. Inclement weather forced organizers to halt the remainder of the day's festivities, and the decision was made to postpone the championship final until Monday, August 3.

Despite the weather interruption, the weekend showcased the skill, determination, and competitive spirit that make the Micksburg Fastball League a highlight of the summer season, Giving Fans a game look forward to an exciting conclusion when the championship game that took place on Monday. 

Championship Game Full Detail below:

Eagles Capture Micksburg Fastball League Championship

The No. 1 seed Brewers and No. 2 seed Eagles squared off on Monday afternoon in Micksburg, with a large crowd on hand to watch the Micksburg Fastball League Championship Final.

The Eagles struck first in the top of the second inning when Liam McHale launched a solo home run to give his team an early 1-0 lead.

The Eagles added to their advantage in the third inning. Danny McGrath led off with a double and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Following a hit-by-pitch to Jeff Cull, the Eagles' offense continued to roll. RBI singles from Matt McIntyre and Joel Corbin, along with a sacrifice fly from Drew Hathaway, extended the Eagles' lead to 4-0.

The Eagles put the game out of reach in the fifth inning. Andy McIntyre reached base on an infield single and later scored following a throwing error on an attempted play at second base, making it 5-0. After Matt McIntyre was hit by a pitch, Drew Hathaway drove in another run with an RBI double. Hathaway would later cross the plate on a throwing error following a dropped third strike, pushing the Eagles' lead to 7-0.

On the mound, Drew Hathaway was dominant, shutting down the Brewers' offense and securing the victory. With the win, the Eagles claimed the 2026 Micksburg Fastball League Championship, capping off an impressive playoff run and a memorable season.

The championship game provided a fitting conclusion to another outstanding season of Micksburg Fastball, with players, volunteers, and fans coming together to celebrate the community's passion for the sport. 🏆🥎

WP Matt Mcintyre 2IP, 1H, 2K,1BB

H Drew Hathaway 3IP, 1H, 7K,

LP Brendon Hennessy 5IP, 4H, 6K, 2BB, 3HBP, 4ER

Finalists: Brewers (Back Row) Jordan Laronde, Cam Humphries, Adam Klawitter, Nolan Rook, Mike Moss, Steve Hendry, Kyle Yakabuski
(Front Row) Nick Olmstead, Riley Hennessy, Brendon Hennessy, Brady Hamilton. 

Champions - Micksburg Eagles (Back Row) Shawn Enright, Liam McHale, Danny Mcgrath, Jamey Mick, Jeff Cull, Mason Godin, Alex Mckewen
(Front Row) Drew Hathaway, Andrew Mcintyre, Matt Mcintyre, Joel Corbin, Ben Godin

Joe Mick presenting the Championship plaque to Eagles Team Captain Jamey Mick. 

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

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

G9

NS Brookfield 4

ON2 Chatsworth 1

G10

ON2 St. George 5

SK Valley Vikings 0

G11

NL Newfoundland 6

QC Équipe Québec 5

G12

HOST West Carleton 7

ON1 Plattsville 3

G13

NS Brookfield 11

NL Newfoundland 8

G14

QC Équipe Québec 7

ON3 Chatsworth 0

G15

ON1 Plattsville 10

SK Valley Vikings 0

G16

HOST West Carleton 3

ON2 St. George 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

G1

ON3 Chatsworth Longhorns 7

SK Valley Vikings 4

G2

NS Brookfield Elks 3

ON2 St. George Aces 2

G3

ON1 Plattsville Lightning 6

QC Équipe Québec 0

G4

HOST West Carleton Electric 5

NL Newfoundland and Labrador 4

G5

ON2 St. George Aces 9

ON3 Chatsworth Longhorns 5

(8 innings)

G6

NS Brookfield Elks 10

SK Valley Vikings 3

G7

QC Équipe Québec 15

HOST West Carleton Electric 1

G8

ON1 Plattsville Lightning 9

NL Newfoundland and Labrador 0

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

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

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

U20 Men's Canadian Championship starts Tuesday

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

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

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

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

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

Colombo at 25th Central American and Caribbean Games

Luis Colombo of Los Caballos in the Greater Ottawa Fastball League is pitching for Venezuela at the 25th Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, D.R.

Colombo earned a 2-1 win over Dominican Republic on Monday night, throwing a complete game three hitter.

GOFL standing and playoff update

The current standings for the Greater Ottawa Fastball League are as follows:

1. Vars Aces 7W 2L 2T = 16 pts - one game remaining vs Micksburg Twins

2. Los Caballos 5W 2L 3T = 13 pts - two games remaining vs Pontiac Flyers

3. Manotick Brewers 5W 5L 2T = 12 pts - season complete

4. Micksburg Twins 4W 5L 2T = 10 pts - one game remaining vs Vars Aces

5. Pontiac Flyers 4W 5L 1T = 9 pts - two games remaining vs Los Caballos

6. West Carleton Electric 3W 9L = 6 pts - season complete

The playoff format is:
1st and 2nd get a bye
Quarter finals are 3rd vs 6th and 4th vs 5th (best of three)
Semi-finals best of three
Finals best of three

Here is what we know right now:

- Vars will get a bye no matter what finishing either 1st or 2nd

- Los Caballos will be either 1st, 2nd or 3rd

- Manotick will either be 3rd or 4th

- Micksburg will either be 4th or 5th (Manotick has tiebreaker on Micksburg based on season series)

- Pontiac could finish 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th 

- West Carleton gets 6th

Los Caballos and Pontiac are playing a make-up doubleheader on August 6th at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. in Shawville. Vars and Micksburg have a make-up game to be scheduled.

Aces win Friday in Shawville

The Vars Aces defeated the Pontiac Flyers 5-2 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League action on Friday night in Shawville. 

Andy Barber earned the win and hit two solo home runs for the Aces. Matt Greer took the loss and had relief from Drew Hathway. 

Micksburg wins in Kinburn (updated)

The Micksburg Twins came back from a 5-1 deficit to beat West Carleton Electric 6-5 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play in Kinburn on Thursday night.

John Enright had the pitching win and hit a two run homer for the Twins. Matt McIntyre had a solo shot for Micksburg.  

Adam Rueckwald took the loss. Conner Hopper hit a two run home run for the Trics and Trevor Barton and Dylan Rorwick also had RBIs.

Scott Conroy hit a two RBI single in the top of the seventh to give the Twins the lead, and eventual win.

UPDATE: GOFL make up games tonight in Kinburn, Friday in Shawville

The first ever Greater Ottawa Fastball League game in Kinburn will be played tonight, a make-up game between the Micksburg Twins and West Carleton Electric.

Game time in 8:30 p.m. at the Kinburn Community Centre at 3045 Kinburn Side Road.

Updated: Another make-up game will take place on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. in Shawville as the Pontiac Flyers host the Var Aces.

Micksburg league wraps up on Saturday

The Micksburg Men's Fastball League wraps up this weekend with their year end tournament on Saturday August 1.

See below for the schedule of games.

U20 Men's Canadian Championship starts in a week

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

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

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

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

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

For more information, you can visit West Carleton Fastball.

Kingston wins Brussels tournament (photo added)

The Kingston Axemen won the 54th Annual Brussels tournament on Sunday afternoon with a 7-3 over the Mitchell Mets. The event had 16 teams participating. 

Joran Graham had the pitching win while Luke Zettle (who hit a home run) took the loss with relief from Don Scott. 

The Axemen has a perfect 4 wins 0 losses record with three wins on Saturday. 

Kingston advances to Brussels A final

The Kingston Axemen, preparing for the International Softball Congress World Tournament in August, won three straight on Saturday at the 16-team Brussels tournament and will play Sunday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. in the A Final vs the Mitchell Mets.

The Axemen opened up with a 6-2 win off a local team, the Fullarton As. Jordan Macdonald had the start for Kingston.

Next up was a 3-1 victory over the Tavistock Merchants U23 team, with Andy Barber spinning a gem.

A 9-1 win over another ISC team, the Georgian Bay Giants, put Kingston in the final. Joran Graham had the win and Kaden Fowler hit a grand slam for the Axemen.

Vars wins two on Wednesday night in Manotick

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

The first game was a 6-1 victory for Vars Aces over Manotick Brewers. Andy Barber earned the win while Luc D'Entremont took the loss with relief from Austin Blanchard.

Jn the late game, Vars beat Manotick 8-1. Brad Porter was the winning pitcher while Thomas McLean, who pitches for West Carleton Electric U20, took the loss.

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

WC splits doubleheader

West Carleton Electric hosted Pontiac Flyers and Vars Aces on Tuesday night Greater Ottawa Fastball League play in Fitzroy Harbour.

The first game saw the Flyers score three in the top of the seventh to win 5-2. Drew Hathway earned the win while Adam Rueckwald took the loss. Conner Hopper scored both of WC's runs on solo homers. Hathway and Ethan Howard had RBIs and Matt Greer hit a two run homer for Pontiac.

In the late game West Carleton got out to a 7-0 lead on the Aces, then held on for a 10-8 win. Finn Barton started for WC and Rueckwald got the win in relief. Brad Porter started for Vars and Nick Ellis took the loss in relief. Bryce Rebertz had a two run homer for WC, while Hopper, Alex Strathern (2), Trevor Barton, Gabe Brown, Dylan Rorwick (2) and Rueckwald all had RBIs. The Aces runs were scored on a Brad Pender two run homer, a Kurtis Summers grand slam and a two RBI double by Will Dunk.

Micksburg to host a tournament

The Micksburg Men's Fastball League is hosting a recreational men's fastball tournament August 21-23 at the Micksburg diamond.

Teams will be guaranteed three games. Organizers are hoping for at least six teams.

To learn more about the event or to register your team, contact Matt at 613-617-3293.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ISC World Tournament schedule released

The schedule for the International Softball Congress World Tournament and Legends tournament has been released.

There are 34 teams in the WT and 15 teams in the 50+ Legends event.

More info on the ISC page.

Los Caballos sweeps doubleheader vs Twins (updated)

Los Caballos swept a neutral site Greater Ottawa Fastball League doubleheader on Thursday night in Carp against the Micksburg Twins.

In the early game they beat the Twins 4-1 on the strength of three homers. Luis Colombo earned the win and Noah Fleurie the loss in relief of Joran Graham. Home runs for the Horses came from Fredyan Carpio, Antonio Torres and Ray Fortun.

The late game was tied 0-0 until Los Caballos broke it open in the bottom of the sixth scoring three to make it 3-0. Colombo earned another win and John Enright took the loss.

Flyers win 9-2 at home (updated with details)

The Pontiac Flyers won 9-2 over the Manotick Brewers in Greater Ottawa Fastball League action in Shawville on Thursday night.

Matt Greer had the pitching win for the home team while Riley Dunbar took the loss for the Brewers.

The Brewers started the scoring with two runs in the top of the third inning. Ty Alexander tripled to lead off. Tyler Branchaud walked, then stole second base. Dunbar's single cashed both.

In the bottom of the third, the Flyers responded. Ethan Howard, who was three for three on the night, singled as did Dennis McCleary. Evan Atkinson then hit a three-run homer.

Pontiac put up six more runs in the fifth inning. Steve McCord and Lane McMurtry each had two RBIs in the frame.

Brewers and Aces win on Wednesday

In the first Greater Ottawa Fastball League game on Wednesday night in Manotick, the Manotick Brewers defeated West Carleton Electric 2-1. Luc D'Entremont earned the win while Ryland Hill took the loss. Cole Hodges had two RBIs for the Brewers, including a homer.

The late game saw the Vars Aces get by the Electric 11-5. Andy Barber earned the victory. Hill started for WC but left in the third with an injury. Gabe Brown took the loss, and had relief from Finn Barton. 

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. 

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.