Quyon and WC tie at one

The Quyon Flyers and West Carleton Electric tied 1-1 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play on Thursday night in Quyon.

Adam Rueckwald threw for WC, while Matt Greer pitched for the Flyers in a quick well played game.

Dylan Rorwick had a solo homer for the Electric and Shawn Laframboise also had a homer for the Flyers.

West Carleton loaded the bases on three straight singles in the top of the seventh, but Greer struck out two and got a pop up to end the threat.

WC pitching 

Adam Rueckwald 7IP 1R 1ER 3H 2BB 7K

WC hitting 

Dylan Rorwick 1-4 HR RBI

Neil Murphy 1-3

Adam Rueckwald 1-3

Adam Brown 1-1

Gabe Brown 1-3

Quyon pitching 

Matt Greer  7IP 1R 1ER 5H 2BB 7K

Quyon hitting 

Dennis McCleary 1-2, BB

Shawn Laframboise 2-3, HR, RBI

Twins win in Carp

The Micksburg Twins and Los Caballos met on neutral ground in Carp on Thursday night for a Greater Ottawa Fastball League game.

The Twins prevailed 10-1 in six innings. Noah Fleurie had the win, allowing only two hits and striking out 12. Will Lowe took the loss. John Enright had a three-run homer for Micksburg. 

Rain on a Wednesday? You don't say....

The Greater Ottawa Fastball League Wednesday night doubleheader in Manotick was rained out. 

We have a lot of games to make up - we are working on it.

Quyon wins in Fitzroy

The Quyon Flyers won 6-1 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play in Fitzroy Harbour on Tuesday night.

Drew Hathway earned the win, while Ben Broek took the loss.

The Flyers got one in the first when Dennis McCleary singled, advanced to third due to a bad bounce in right field and scored on Shawn Laframboise's single.

West Carleton responded in the second. Seam Lecuyer singled, moved to second on Broek's infield single and scored on Chris Trafford's single. 

Quyon scored two in the fourth on misplayed grounder, plating Curtis Daley who had singled and McCleary who had walked.

The Flyers got another three in the sixth. McCleary reached on a dropped third strike with two out, Hunter Beauregard reached on an error and Steve McCord drove them in with a double. Laframboise singled to score McCord.

Quyon pitching

Drew Hathway 7IP 1R 1ER 5H 0BB 9K

Dennis McCleary 1-2, BB, 2BB 3R

Shawn Laframboise 3-4, 2RBI, 2B

Steve McCord 2-4, 2B, R 2RBI

Drew Hathway 1-4

Curtis Daley 1-3, R

Fitzroy pitching 

Ben Broek 7IP 6R 0ER 8H 3BB 1HBP 11K

Chris Costello 1-3

Sean Lecuyer 1-3, R

Ben Broek 1-3

Neil Murphy 1-3, 2B

Chris Trafford 1-3, RBI

Carp Shootout 2024 payouts

The Carp Shootout's unique format means teams get paid for each win, as well as appearing in the finals. Here are the final payouts for each club at the event.

1. Micksburg, ON Twins - $2,050
2. Kingston, ON Axemen - $1,300
3. East Hants, NS Mastodons - $750
4. Ottawa, ON Valley Grains - $500
T5. Ottawa, ON Los Caballos - $250
T5. Quebec, QC U20 - $250
T7. Napanee, ON Express U20 - $0
T7. Napanee, ON Express U17 - $0

Micksburg wins Carp Shootout

The Micksburg Twins won the Carp Shootout for the second year in a row, winning five straight and defeating Kingston Axemen 5-2 in the final on Sunday afternoon.

Joran Graham was named the tournament's most valuable player.

East Hants, NS Mastodons won Pool One with a three win no loss record, defeating Ottawa Valley Grains, Napanee U17 and Los Caballos. OVG finished second with two wins and one loss.

Micksburg went undefeated in pool play in Pool Two, defeated Kingston, Quebec U20 and Napanee U20. Kingston finished with two wins and one loss to finish second in Pool Two.

Semi-Final #1 - Micksburg 1 Ottawa Valley 0

The Twins were challenged in the semi-final versus Ottawa Valley Grain, a team of local Greater Ottawa Fastball League players put together for the weekend. Graham earned the win, allowing only two hits and striking out 12. Andy Barber threw very well for OVG, also only allowing two hits and striking out eight. 

Micksburg's only run was a bases loaded leaker over second base which dropped in for Jared Steege's first run batted in of the day. Dylan Cunningham had the other hit for the Twins. Trevor Barton had both of the Grainers safe hits with two infield singles. 

Semi-Final #2 - Kingston 5 East Hants 3

A two-run homer by Kristian Knapp in the top of the seventh was the difference in this game as a three-three tie was broken and the Axemen fended off the Mastodons in the bottom of the seventh with a game ending double play. 

Greg Garrity earned the win in relief of Jordan MacDonald. David Watson took the loss for the Nova Scotia team, who were last year's finalists.

Final - Micksburg 5 Kingston 2

The Twins earned their second straight Carp Shootout championship trophy with a comeback victory over the Axemen. Graham again threw for the Twins and earned the complete game win, allowing six hits, walking two and striking out ten. Garrity went the distance for Kingston, allowing four hits, walking six and striking out six. 

The Axemen got on the board first in the top of the third inning. Kyle Lloyd doubled to start the inning. After a pop up, Walker Lyons hit a two-run homer to put Kingston ahead 2-0.

Micksburg responded right away in the bottom of the third. Andy McIntyre walked to start the inning and was put out when Matt Greer hit into a fielder's choice on an outstanding defensive play by Knapp at second base. Graham reached on an error putting two on. Kingston elected to intentionally walk Dylan Cunningham, who had been mashing the ball all weekend for Micksburg. That brought Jared Steege to the plate and this happened [video courtesy of CarolAnn Hopper]. The grand slam made it 4-2 for the Twins.

Kingston had a chance to put up more runs in the top of the sixth. Knapp single, Garrity singled and Cory Alkerton walked to load the bases with none out. Graham struck the next three batters out to end the threat. 

The Twins added a run in the bottom of the sixth when Graham's RBI single drove in John Enright who had reached on an error and stole second.

Based on his pitching performance (three wins, including 14 innings on Sunday) and weekend at the plate, Graham was named the tournament Most Valuable Player.

Aaron Harvey of the Kingston Axemen accepts the Finalist's payout from Shootout organizer Duane Bromley

Jamey Mick of the Micksburg Twins accepts the Shootout championship trophy from tournament chair Geoff Lathem

Joran Graham of Micksburg accepts the Most Valuable Player plaque from Duane Bromley

Micksburg Twins - 2024 Carp Shootout Champions

Back row: Matt McIntyre, Joran Graham, Steve McCord, Paul Griffith, Dylan Cunningham, Nolan Rook, Jared Steege, Matt Greer, Brad Barker, Noah Fleurie, Quentin Rook

Front row: Jamey Mick, Nic McGrayne, Scott Conroy, John Enright, Andy McIntyre, Dan Enright, Jason McIntyre, Joe Mick

Results from Dunkirk

The First Ward Falcons Tournament in Dunkirk, NY has the following results so far:

Saturday at the Carp Shootout

Results on Saturday at the Carp Shootout tournament:

Game #3
Quebec U20 7
Napanee U20 6
WP Sharl Leclerc
LP Gavin Brooks

Game #4
East Hants Mastadons 7
Napanee Express U17 0
WP Randall Bernard
LP Nate Wylie, relief Dylan Kemp

Game #5
Kingston Axemen 14
Napanee Express U20 2
WP Jordan MacDonald, relief Cory Alkerton
LP Ethan Toombs, relief Matt Musclow, Brandon Barker

Game #6
Ottawa Valley Grain 10
Napanee Express U17 9
WP Andy Barber in relief of Ben Broek , Adam Rueckwald
LP Nate Wylie in relief of Finn Barton

Game #7
Micksburg Twins 4
Quebec U20 2
WP Brad Barker
LP Jeremy Martin relief Sharl Leclerc

Game #8
East Hants Mastadons 13
Los Caballos 1
WP Brody Fraser
LP Luis Colombo, relief Will Lowe

Game #9
Kingston Axemen 10
Quebec U20 3
WP Gregg Garrity, relief Jordan MacDonald
LP Sharl Leclerc, relief Jeremy Martin

Game #10
Los Caballos 10
Napanee Express U17 0
WP Will Lowe relief Matt McKay
LP Finn Barton relief Nate Wylie, Kayden Thompson

Game #11
Micksburg Twins 10 Napanee Express U20 4
WP Brad Barker
LP Gavin Brooks, relief Brandon Barker

Game #12
East Hants Mastadons 9
Ottawa Valley Grain 2
WP David Watson
LP Ben Broek relief Gabe Brown

Pool A standings
East Hants, NS Mastadons 3-0
Ottawa, ON Valley Grains 2-1
Ottawa, ON Los Caballos 1-2
Napanee, ON Express U17 0-3

Pool B standings
Micksburg, ON Twins 3-0
Kingston, ON Axemen 2-1
Quebec, QC U20 1-2
Napanee, ON Express U20 0-3

Sunday schedule

Semi-Final #1 - 10 a.m. on Diamond 1
Micksburg vs Ottawa Valley Grain

Semi-Final #2 - 10 a.m. on Diamond 2
East Hants vs Kingston

Final to follow at 1 p.m.

Friday night at the Shootout

Both games at the Carp Shootout on Friday night were one run differences, with Ottawa Valley Grain and Micksburg Twins coming out on top.

Ottawa Valley Grain 1 Los Caballos 0

The first game of the night saw Ottawa Valley Grain squeak by Los Caballos 1-0. Adam Rueckwald had the win, allowing only two hits, one walk and striking out twelve. Venezuelan native Luis Colombo took the loss, also only allowing two hits, walking four and striking out eleven. 

OVG got their run in the top of the fourth. Chris Costello reached on a dropped third strike with one out. Ryan Clare then walked. Both runners advanced sixty feet on a passed ball. Costello scored on Lane McMurtry's infield single.

It looked like Los Caballos might score in the bottom of the fourth. Pedro Lopez singled with one out. The next batter hit a screamer to left field and Jefferson Roman made an unreal catch to get the out. 

Micksburg Twins 2 Kingston Axemen 1

The late game was another tight one with Micksburg getting the win 2-1 over Kingston. Joran Graham went the distance for the Twins to earn the victory. Cory Alkerton lost in relief of Jordan McDonald. 

All runs in this game were solo home runs. Cory Alkerton's long bomb got the Axemen up 1-0 but the Twins got on the board with Jared Steege's shot. Dylan Cunningham's homer in the bottom of the sixth was the game winner.

Saturday action starts up at 10 a.m. at the Carp Fairgrounds.

Quyon wins on Thursday

The Quyon Flyers defeated affiliate team Los Caballos on Thursday night in Shawville in the Greater Ottawa Fastball League by a score of 7-4.

Drew Hathway started and threw four to earn the win for the Flyers and had three innings of relief from Matt Greer. Starter Matt McKay took the loss going five innings for the visitors with relief from Luis Colombo.

Hunter Beauregard had a two-run homer for Quyon.

Los Caballos win over Osgoode

Los Caballos won their Greater Ottawa Fastball League game on Wednesday night in the late game against the Osgoode Chiefs 10-0.

Will Lowe had the win while Todd Templeton took the loss.

Orleans wins over Kars (corrected)

The Orleans Rebels won 7-0 over the Kars Aces in a Greater Ottawa Fastball League game Wednesday night on the Arena diamond.

Andy Barber had the win for Orleans. Carter Marshall took the loss for Kars in his GOFL debut.

Electric defeat Brewers; Reuckwald tosses no hitter

West Carleton Electric defeated the Manotick Brewers 9-1 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play on Wednesday night in Manotick.

Adam Rueckwald had the win, tossing a five-inning no hitter and striking out ten. Carley Shane took the loss.

WC put up three in the first. Dylan Rorwick led off the game hitting the first pitch he saw deep to centre for a solo homerun. Chris Costello then doubled and was driven in by a Conner Hopper double. Hopper subsequently scored on Steve Cavanagh's single.

The Electric plated four more in the second. Owen Brown reached on an infield single and moved to second when the attempted throw was errant. Rorwick walked, and the runners advanced on a wild pitch. When Costello's grounder was misplayed, two runs scored. Costello subsequently scored on a Hopper single, with Cavanagh driving in another run with a single later in the inning to make it 7-0.

The visitors pushed the lead to 9-0 in the third. Jeff Campbell doubled with one out and scored on Rorwick's RBI single. Costello reached on an error, and Rorwick scored on a Hopper single.

The Brewer's lone run came in the bottom of the fifth. Shane walked with two out, and Triston Brown came on as the replacement runner for the pitcher. A deep fly to right centre by the Manotick nine-hitter bounced off the centrefielder Owen Brown's glove after he made a long run to get to the ball allowing Triston Brown to score. The rightfielder Campbell picked up the ball, threw it in to shortstop Rorwick who relayed it to catcher Costello to get the hitter out at home and end the game. After some debate and collaboration with others, the official scorer decided it was an E8 on the play, preserving the no-hitter for Rueckwald.

WC pitching
Adam Rueckwald 5IP 1R 0ER 0H 2BB 1HBP 10K

WC hitting
Dylan Rorwick 2-3, HR, 2RBI, 3R, BB
Chris Costello 2-4, 2R, 2B
Conner Hopper 3-4, 2B, 3RBI, 2R
Steve Cavanagh 3-3, 2RBI
Jeff Campbell 1-3, 2B, R
Owen Brown 1-3, R

Manotick pitching
Carley Shane 5IP 9R 4ER 12H 1BB 3K

Carp Shootout this weekend

The Carp Shootout is this weekend at the Fairgrounds, starting on Friday night at 7 p.m. with the final scheduled at 1 p.m. on Sunday. (Full schedule below.)

Last year's champs Micksburg Twins will be there to defend their title. They always bring lots of fans to the park and ensure the beer tent is well attended.

There are two teams from other provinces. Last year's finalists, the East Hants, NS Mastodons are back as well as the provincial U20 team from Quebec.

There is a local team made up of Greater Ottawa Fastball League players from four different teams who are sponsored by Ottawa Valley Grain Products who will have some sweet retro uniforms.

Los Caballos, a local team of players from Latin backgrounds playing as a GOFL affiliate member team, are in too. They will bring lots of flair and have brought in high end pitching for the weekend.

The Kingston Axemen, a team with several players from the GOFL's Kars Aces, are back again this year, as well as two teams from Napanee: the U17s who won the Ontario Amateur Softball Association Eliminations title a few weeks back as well as the U20s who will defending champions at the Canadian Championship in Carp in August.

There will a beer garden all weekend as well as a BBQ, which will be staffed on Saturday by players and parents from the West Carleton Electric U20 team, host team of the Canadian Championship later this summer.

Team 518 wins in Au Sable

Team 518 from New York won the 62nd Annual tournament in Au Sable Forks, NY this past weekend, defeating Team Quebec in the Final. Gregg Garrity plays for Team 518.

Kingston Axemen were at the event, as were Quebec Juniors (U20).

For more information, visit the tournament's Facebook page.

WC wins 3-0 in Blackburn

West Carleton Electric won 3-0 over the Orleans Rebels in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play on Friday night in Blackburn Hamlet in a well-played error-free game.

Adam Rueckwald threw a two hit shutout, striking out nine and walking one. Andy Barber took the loss.

Conner Hopper's solo homer in the first put the visitors up early.

Orleans best chance to score was in the third. Andre Mainville singled to lead off, and with one out, Travis Valois walked. Spencer Rodd then hit a screaming line drive - which struck Rueckwald in the thigh. He picked up the ball and got the out at first. A ground out ended the inning.

West Carleton added to the lead in the top of the seventh. With one out, Rueckwald singled. After a long flyout, Owen Brown replaced Rueckwald at first on the "two out pitcher" rule. Gabe Brown's double put men on second and third. Chris Costello's blooper to left - which was almost caught - scored both Browns to make it 3-0. 

WC pitching

Adam Rueckwald 7IP 0R 2H 1BB 9K

WC hitting

Chris Costello 1-4, 2RBI

Conner Hopper 2-3, HR, RBI, R

Steve Cavanagh 2-3, 2x2B

Adam Rueckwald 1-3, R

Gabe Brown 1-2, BB, 2B, R

Orleans pitching 

Andy Barber 7IP 3R 3ER 7H 1BB 8K

Orleans hitting

Andre Mainville 1-2

Jeff Barber 1-3

Dunkirk schedule released

The Dunkirk, New York First Ward Falcons Men's Fastpitch tournament schedule for July 19-21 has been released. There are ten teams participating in the 49th Annual version of this tournament.

Twins win in Shawville

The Micksburg Twins defeated the Quyon Flyers 8-1 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play on Thursday night in Shawville. The Twins led 2-1 after six before scoring six runs in the top of the seventh.

Joran Graham got the complete game win and also hit two homers. John Enright also had a homer for the Twins. Drew Hathway took the loss for the Flyers.

Hurricane Beryl washes out Wednesday

The inclement weather has rained out three Greater Ottawa Fastball League games tonight - one in Micksburg (Los Caballos vs Twins) and the doubleheader in Manotick (Osgoode hosting Kars and Quyon).

Orleans wins, Barber strikes out 17

The Orleans Rebels won 5-2 over West Carleton Electric in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play in Fitzroy Harbour on Tuesday night.

Andy Barber had the win, allowing four hits and striking out 17. Barber also hit a two-run homer. Ben Broek took the loss, striking out 12.

After Barber's two run shot in the first put the Rebels ahead 2-0, West Carleton cut the lead in half in the fourth when Trevor Barton singled and Conner Hopper tripled. 

The Rebels added to their lead with three in the top of seven. Spencer Rodd walked, Jefferson Roman singled and Barber's single drove in a run. After a strikeout, Andre Mainville drove in two more runs.

The Trics could only respond with one in the bottom of the seventh. Jeff Campbell singled with two out, advanced to third when Neil Murphy reached on an error and scored on missed pop up.

Orleans pitching

Andy Barber 7IP 2R 1ER 4H 0BB 17K

Orleans hitting

Spencer Rodd 1-3, BB, R

Jefferson Roman 3-4, 2R
Andy Barber 2-3, BB, 3RBI, 2R, HR

Andre Mainville 2-3, 2RBI
Brett Dugan 1-3

West Carleton hitting

Ben Broek 7IP 5R 5ER 9H 2BB 12K

West Carleton hitting
Trevor Barton 1-3, R
Conner Hopper 1-3, 3B, RBI

Jeff Campbell 1-1, R
Owen Brown 1-3

Quyon wins on the road in Micksburg (details added)

The Quyon Flyers won 8-3 on the road in Micksburg in Greater Ottawa Fastball League action on Thursday night.

Matt Greer earned the win, while Joran Graham took the loss with relief from Noah Fleurie.

more to follow

Details from Moe

Micksburg got on the board first in the bottom of one. Andy McIntyre singled, advanced to second on a wild pitch, and scored on Joran Graham's ground ball that eluded the shortstop.

The score remained 1-0 until the top of 3. After back to back fly outs, back to back walks put two on for Dennis McCleary who singled to score one. After a Cade Kuehl walk to load the bases, Drew Hathway singled to give the Flyers a 3-1 lead.

Quyon added one in the 4th. Bennett Rusenstrom led off with a walk and advanced to third on Todd Hearty's single. He scored on Greer's ground out to first.

The Flyers extended the lead to 5-1 in the fifth before Micksburg answered with two more in the bottom half. McCleary scored on a Hathway RBI single after reaching by HBP and advancing to 2nd on a wild pitch. Ryan McIntyre reached with a bunt single and scored on Andy McIntyre's base hit. Andy would come around to score on a Matty McIntyre steal of second with runners on the corners.

Fleurie came on in relief in the 6th and Quyon put the game out of reach. After a walk, back-to-back-to-back doubles and a long RBI single from Hathway again plated 4 more to make it 9-3 where it remained for the rest of the game.

WC finishes 5th at U20 Elims

West Carleton Electric finished tied for fifth at the Ontario Amateur Softball Association Elimination tournament on the weekend in Cobourg after losing 9-2 to Plattsville Lightning on Sunday morning. Noah Fleurie took the loss and had relief from Ryland Hill.

WC's two losses were to gold medalists Rostock Braves and the Lightning who got silver.

Those top two teams will join host West Carleton at the U20 Canadian Championship in August in Carp, along with defending champions Napanee Express who finished tied with WC in fifth.

New Hamburg Mustangs were third and Chatsworth Longhorns fourth. Kaladar Kings finished tied for seventh. Thirteen teams participated at the event.

Brad Barker of Rostock was named Top Pitcher and Sam Diamond of Plattsville was named Most Valuable Player.

West Carleton advances to Sunday at U20 Eliminations

West Carleton Electric advanced to Sunday at the Ontario Amateur Softball Association U20 Eliminations in Cobourg based on their three wins and one loss during the first two days of the event.

On Friday night, WC defeated the Oshawa Double Bs 10-3. Gabe Brown threw five innings to earn the win and Noah Fleurie threw two in relief. Conner Hopper had a homer for WC and Alex Strathern was a single away from the cycle with a double, triple and homer.

The first game Saturday morning was a tough test as WC faced the tournament top seed the Rostock Braves. Rostock's club features six players who were recently members of Team Canada U18. The Braves won 14-2 in a game that was 5-2 into the fourth inning. Blake Bramburger threw well for the Electric despite the score.

West Carleton rebounded with a 14-11 win over the Elmira Expos. Fleurie had the complete game win. At one point in the third inning WC was up 12-2, and the scrappy Expos climbed back but the Trics held on for the win in a two hour and forty five minute marathon. A key play in this game was when the Expos elected to intentionally walk three hitter Hopper and clean up hitter Strathern subsequently hit a bases-clearing triple.

The third match of the day was another long game, an eight inning win of 14-10 over the Kaladar Kings on a diamond that didn't have lights and was completed just before darkness set in. Kaladar is comprised of players from Springbrook and Westport teams from 2023. Brown started and threw four innings, Bramburger relieved for two innings, and Fleurie got the win in two innings of relief. WC got out to 5-0 lead at one point only to see things tied at 6 after four. With the game tied at 9 in the bottom of the seventh, the Kings loaded the bases with none out. Fleurie got a pop up, a strike out, then threw out the runner from third who tried a delayed steal of home to put things into extra innings. West Carleton scored five in the top of the eighth and Kaladar could only respond with one, with the game ending when a Kings runner tried to stretch a double into a triple and left fielder Dylan Rorwick threw him out at third.

Next up for West Carleton is Sunday morning game at 9 a.m. vs Plattsville Lightning. Other remaining teams are undefeated Rostock as well as Napanee Express, Chatsworth Longhorns and New Hamburg Mustangs.

The top two teams at the event earn a berth to the U20 Canadian Championship in Carp in August, joining hosts West Carleton and defending champions Napanee as well as teams from Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. 

Schedule released for the Carp Shootout: July 19-21

The schedule has been released for the eight-team Carp Shootout men's fastpitch tournament on July 19-21 at the Carp Fairgrounds. There are three provinces represented at the event. 

The Greater Ottawa Fastball League's Micksburg Twins are back as defending champions as are last year's finalists the East Hants, NS Mastodons.  The Kingston Axemen, with several members from the GOFL's Kars Aces, are also returning from last year as is Team Quebec. New this year are Los Caballos, a team playing an affiliated schedule in the GOFL, the U17 and U20 teams from Napanee Express, and Ottawa Valley Grain, a team put together for the event with players from four different GOFL teams.

U15 and U20 Eliminations this weekend

The Ontario Amateur Softball Association Elimination tournaments for U15 boys and U20 men will be held this weekend.

The U15 is being held in New Hamburg. There are twelve teams participating, including one from Rural Ottawa. Bracket here: OASA U15 Elimination 2024 Wilmot.pdf

The U20 event is in Cobourg. West Carleton Electric U20, who play in the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League and Greater Ottawa Fastball League are participating. The Kaladar Kings are also in the tournament - they have players from last year's Westport Storm. The full schedule for the 13-team bracket is here: OASA U20 REVISED Elimination 2024 Cobourg.pdf

West Carleton wins Harbour Days Classic

West Carleton Electric won the Harbour Days Classic game in Fitzroy on Thursday night by a score of 11-0 over the Osgoode Chiefs.

There was a good crowd on hand as part of the annual Fitzroy Harbour summer festival to see Adam Rueckwald throw a three-hit shutout for the victory. Todd Templeton took the loss with relief from Nolan Holmes.

The Electric scored their first run in the bottom of the first. Trevor Barton walked, moved to second when Sean Lecuyer reached on an error, and scored on Dylan Rorwick's RBI single.

The home team put up 10 runs in the third, which included a three-run homer from Rorwick.

Fitzroy pitching

Adam Rueckwald WIN 5IP 0R 0ER 3H 2BB 9K

Osgoode pitching

Todd Templeton LOSS 2IP 6R 1ER 5H 2BB 3K
Nolan Holmes 2IP 5R 0ER 1ER 3H 0BB 2K

Fitzroy hitting
Chris Costello 1-4, R, RBI

Trevor Barton 2-2, 3R, 2RBI, BB, 3B
Sean Lecuyer 2RBI
Dylan Rorwick 2-3, 4RBI, HR
Neil Murphy 1-2, R, BB
Steve Cavanagh 1-2
Owen Brown 1-1
Adam Rueckwald 1-2, R
Chris Trafford RBI

Osgoode hitting

Nolan Holmes 1-2, 2B, BB
Wyatt Collins 1-2
Todd Templeton 1-2

Wednesday night rained out

The Greater Ottawa Fastball League doubleheader scheduled for Wednesday night in Manotick was rained out a half inning into the first game. The Osgoode Chiefs were to host Los Caballos and the Kars Aces.

OASA U23 and U17 events

The Ontario Amateur Softball Association Elimination tournaments for the U23 and U17 level were played this weekend. 

Tavistock Merchants won four straight games to take the U23 title on their home diamond. They will look to "threepeat" at the Canadian Championship in Kitchener next month. Jack Becker of the Manotick Brewers of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League was on the Merchants. Joe Mick (Micksburg Twins) and Tyler Branchaud (Manotick Brewers) earned bronze with the Wiarton Red Devils who finished with two wins and two losses. They will also play at Canadians.

At the U17 event, the Napanee Express won four in a row to take the crown. They will be off to the U17 Canadian Championship in St Gervais, QC in August. Finn Barton, Bryce Rebertz and Colton Lecuyer of the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League's West Carleton Rona U17 team (and spare with West Carleton Electric in the GOFL) won gold with the Express. Amherstview Athletics finished with a win and a loss at U17 Elims. The As have several area players who participate in the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League as well as the Fitzroy and Shawville leagues, and spare too with Kars in the GOFL.

U17 and U23 Eliminations this weekend

The Ontario Amateur Softball Association Elimination tournaments for U17 boys and U23 men are bbeing held this weekend in Napanee and Tavistock respectively. 

Schedules available on the OASA website: https://oasa.ca/sanctioned-tournaments/

At the U17 level there are several local kids participating at Elims for Napanee Express and Amherstview Athletics who play in the Greater Ottawa Fastball League, Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League, Stittsville Men's Fastpitch League, and Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League.

For U23 there are three local GOFLers playing. Joe Mick (Micksburg) and Tyler Branchaud (Manotick) are with Wiarton Red Devils, while Jack Becker (Manotick) is with his Tavistock Merchants.

Thursday in the GOFL (more details added)

There were two league games and an exhibition game in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play on Thursday. 

Quyon Flyers defeated the Osgoode Chiefs 10-3 at the Quyon diamond. Drew Hathway earned the win and Nolan Holmes took the loss. Holmes had a first inning homer for the Chiefs, while the Flyers had homers from Lane McMurtry, Steve McCord, Hunter Beauregard and Shawn Laframboise.

Micksburg Twins hosted West Carleton Electric U20 for an exhibition game and beat them by a score of 9-2 in the first game of doubleheader.  John Enright got the win while Blake Bramburger took the loss with relief from Gabe Brown. Matt McIntyre had two doubles, Joe Mick a double and a triple and two RBIs, and Jared Steege a single, double and triple and three RBIs for the Twins. Sammy Perkins had a double and a walk for WC U20 and scored both runs. Conner Hopper and Alex Strathern had RBI singles for the visitors.

The second game saw Micksburg defeat West Carleton Electric men's team 8-1 in GOFL league play. Joran Graham earned the win throwing a two hitter and striking out 14 over five innings. Ben Broek took loss. Conner Hopper had a homer for WC. For the Twins, Andy McIntyre had two doubles and a single, Graham had two singles and two RBIs, and Jared Steege hit a double, walked twice and drove in two.

Kars wins rain shortened game

There was a doubleheader scheduled for the Greater Ottawa Fastball League in Manotick on Wednesday but only one game got partially played before the weather ruined things.

Kars Aces were up 2-1 over Los Caballos after four complete when the game was rained out. By the league rule, the game will count in the standings.

Cory Alkerton had the win and Will Lowe took the loss. Jackson Marshall, a teenaged rookie player, drove in both runs for the Aces.

The late game between Osgoode Chiefs and Manotick Brewers was rained out.

The previously cancelled game earlier in the season between Osgoode and the Quyon Flyers will be made up tomorrow (Thursday) at 8 p.m. in Quyon.

Au Sable Forks schedule released

The schedule has been released for the 62nd Annual Au Sable Forks, NY Men's Fastpitch Tournament on July 12-14.

There are 9 teams participating, including the Kingston Axemen, Team Quebec and Team Qubec Juniors.

(Info from Facebook).

WC U20 wins in Fitzroy

West Carleton Electric U20 came back to defeat the Manotick Brewers 11-7 in a Greater Ottawa Fastball League exhibition game on Tuesday night in Fitzroy. 

The Brewers were a bit short staffed and brought in some players to assist for the evening. They got out to a 7-3 lead at one point but WC came back to take the lead.

Blake Bramburger had the pitching win throwing three scoreless in relief of Noah Fleurie. Colton Lecuyer took the loss in relief of Kevin Bisch.

Manotick hit three homers with Ben Wade, Kevin Bisch, and Ryan Clare hitting balls out.

For WC U20, Noah Fleurie had four RBIs, going 2 for 2 with a sacrifice fly and a walk. Dylan Rorwick was 2 for 2 with two walks, an RBI and four runs scored. Conner Hopper was 3 for 3 with a walk, two RBIs and three runs scored, and Gabe Brown was 2 for 3 with two RBIs.

Maitland wins "A Championship" at Spencerville tournament (edited)

update from Kurtis Summers

The eight team men's fastball tournament in Spencerville this past weekend was a success, with all games being played despite some iffy weather. All scores are listed below.

Maitland were A Champions, going undefeated and beating Roebuck 11-3 in the final. Jason Woodside pitched in the semi-final and Luke Meppelder pitched in the final for Maitland. Steve McGillis threw for Roebuck in the final.

Osgoode won the B Championship getting past North Augusta Trappers 10-1 in the final. Todd Templeton threw for Osgoode to take the B title.

Manotick, Orleans win on Wednesday

The Manotick Brewers and Orleans Rebels won their Greater Ottawa Fastball League games in Manotick on Wednesday over Osgoode Chiefs on a hot night.

The first game had the Brewers 5-3 over the Chiefs. Carley Shane earned the win while Todd Templeton started and Nolan Holmes took the loss on relief.

The late game was 8-2 for the Rebels over the Chiefs. Andy Barber had the win while Templeton and Bobby Holmes threw for Osgoode.

Los Caballos win GOFL debut

Los Caballos, an affiliate team of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League, won their first game over West Carleton Electric 7-4 in Fitzroy Harbour on Tuesday night.

Los Caballos are playing all seven full time member clubs once and the games count in the standings.

Matt McKay earned the win while Ben Broek took the loss with relief from Adam Rueckwald. 

The visitors got out to a 4-0 lead in the third. Wilmer Lovera, Pedro Lopez, Fredryon Carpio, Elvin Gómez and Yefri Castillo all had consecutive hits.

Los Caballos added two more in the top of the fourth on a two run hoker by Lovera.

WC responded with two in the bottom of four. Dylan Rorwick hit a solo shot to left that was very close to rolling up to the base of the neighboring house. Conner Hopper single and eventually scored on Sean Lecuyer's sacrifice fly.

Los Caballos got another run in the sixth on a solo homer by Felipe Morales.

The Electric responded with two in the sixth. Rueckwald and Chris Trafford had RBIs.

In the bottom of the seventh, WC threatened. Chris Costello lead off with a single. Rorwick looked like he had his second homer of the night but an incredible catch by Miguel Castro over top of the left field fence saved the runs. McKay got the next two outs on fly outs to earn the win.

Spencerville tournament this weekend

There is an eight team recreational men's fastball tournament this weekend at the Spencerville diamonds. 

Teams include: Spencerville, Maynard, Osgoode, Roebuck, Maitland, Kingston, North Augusta Trappers, and T&S Electric also from North Augusta.

Carlsbad Springs wins Harbour Ball Tournament

Carlsbad Springs won the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League tournament "A" Championship with a 3-1 win over Rona U17 on Sunday in front of a good crowd.

Rona U17 won a very well-played semi-final 1-0 over Los Caballos to make it to the final on the strength of a solo shot by Aaron Enright in the second inning. Carlsbad walked off their semi by scoring three in the bottom of the seventh to defeat Ottawa Valley Coffee 4-3.

Carley Shane and Tony Riches threw for Carlsbad in the final while Colton Lecuyer and Finn Barton pitched for Rona. Mark Cormier hit a two run homer for Carlsbad.

The "B" Final earlier in the day saw Bren Electric win 9-8 over The Wizards, walking it off in the bottom of the eighth inning on a two RBI single by Adam Brown. 

Mark Wright and Steve Cavanagh combined for the pitching win. Derick Bulley and Chris Parish threw for the Wizards. Conner Hopper hit two homers for Bren and his teammate Josh Hemphill also hit one out.

Carlsbad Springs, A Champs

Back Row: Triston Brown, Cole Cluskey, Cameron Martin, Tony Riches, Carley Shane, Wade Davidson 

Front Row: Keegan Hewitt, Ty Alexander, Mark Cormier, Andy McIntyre and Matt McIntyre 
Missing: Trevor Lahey, getting his knee checked out at the hospital

A good crowd on hand for the A Final. Note - photo does not include beer garden!

Bren Electric, B Champs

Back row: Steve Cavanagh, Adam Brown, Mark Wright, Todd Smart, Josh Hemphil, Brendan Coker 

Front row: Mitch Taylor, Hunter Beauregard, Cade Kuehl, Conner Hopper, Brady Bates (bat boy)

Harbour Ball Sunday match ups

The match ups for the Harbour Ball Tournament on Sunday have been determined. 

Games to be played at the Fitzroy Harbour Community Centre as part of the local men's league annual event which started Friday.

B side semis at 9 a.m.

Bren Electric (5)

Vs 

Clean Cut Construction (8) *

Grandor Farms Logsplitters (6)

Vs

The Wizards (7)

A side semis at 11 a.m.

Los Caballos (1)

Vs 

Rona WC U17 (4)

Carlsbad (2)

Vs

Ottawa Valley Coffee (3)

*Unfortunately Clean Cut Construction cannot field a team so Bren Electric will advance to the B Final at 1 p.m.

A Final at 3 p.m.

Quyon and U20s rained out

The Greater Ottawa Fastball League exhibition game between Quyon Flyers and West Carleton Electric U20 got through one and a half innings before a major storm ripped through Shawville and stopped the game. 

The match was tied 1-1 at the time. Drew Hathway was throwing for Quyon and Noah Fleurie for the U20s. 

Evan Atkinson had a solo homer for the Flyers and Gabe Brown a sacrifice fly RBI for WC U20.

West Carleton U20 are playing a series of exhibition games versus each GOFL member club this season.

The GOFL game scheduled Wednesday in Micksburg between the Twins and the Osgoode Chiefs has been postponed earlier in the day due to the forecast.

Micksburg and Kars win in Manotick on Wednesday

The Micksburg Twins won one and lost one in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play in Manotick on Wednesday night.

The first game was the GOFL debut for Team Canada athlete pool member Riley Manion who suited up for the Twins. Manion threw a three hitter as Micksburg shutout the Manotick Brewers 3-0. Riley Dunbar started and took the loss, with Carley Shane pitching in relief for the Brewers.

The late game saw the Kars Aces defeat the Twins 5-2. Cory Alkerton earned the win, while Noah Fleurie had the loss with relief from John Enright.

Fitzroy Harbour tournament schedule for this weekend

The Annual Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball Tournament will be held June 14-16 at the FHCC. Games start on Friday night at 6 p.m. and go on until Sunday afternoon.

BBQ on Friday night, with musical entertainment, food truck on Saturday and Sunday, cold refreshments and great men's fastpitch.

Full schedule below. Eight "Harbour Ball' teams and four teams from outside the league:

FMHFL: Clean Cut Construction, Ottawa Valley Coffee, Campbell Fuels, Grandor Farms, Baird Carpentry, Bren Electric, Hicks Custom Interiors, West Carleton Rona U17.

Outside: Carlsbad, The Wizards, Los Caballos, Amherstview A's U17.

Electric get by Brewers 10-8

West Carleton Electric defeated the Manotick Brewers 10-8 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League action in Fitzroy Harbour on Tuesday night.

Ben Broek had the win while Carley Shane took the loss.

Manotick started off with three in the top of the first. Tyler Branchaud singled and scored on Ryan Clare's double. Riley Dunbar singled to put two on, followed by a two RBI single by Curt Scurr.

WC matched with three in the bottom of the first. Trevor Barton reached on an error, moved to third on a Conner Hopper double and both scored on Neil Murphy's three run shot over the "grey monster" in right field.

The Brewers got one back in the second, as Trevor Beaulieu reached on a walk and scored on Jack Becker's RBI single.

Manotick added another in the third when Dunbar walked and scored on an infield error.

The Trics took a 6-5 lead in the bottom of three. Murphy walked, moved to second on Dylan Rorwick's single and scored on an error which allowed Steve Cavanagh to reach. Singles by Jeff Campbell and Gabe Brown cashed two more runs.

The visitors evened the scored at six in the top of the sixth. Triston Brown reached on an error, stole second and scored on a Branchaud single.

West Carleton's four run bottom of the sixth put them in front 10-6. Barton and Hopper walked. Broek's single scored one, then a triple by Rorwick scored two. Cavanagh's sac fly scored Rorwick. 

Manotick threatened in the top of the seventh. Beaulieu hit an infield single with the bases loaded after an excellent at bat to score one run and a walk to Branchaud scored another.  However, Broek struck out the last batter to seal the win.

Lyn Lightning wins Glen Tournament

The Lyn Lightning won five straight games to take the A Final title at the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League tournament in Carp on the weekend.

After finishing the round robin undefeated they beat Corfix in the semi-finals, then beat Fitzroy Team Red 12-7 in the final game.

Carley Shane and Andrew Fortier pitched for Lyn in the final while Adam Rueckwald and Cole Ross threw for Fitzroy. Tyler Branchaud, Jeff McNish and Ryan Clare had homers for Lyn while Rueckwald hit one out for Fitzroy.

Fitzroy had also finished the round robin undefeated and got by PJMP Pigeons from Quebec in the semi-final. 

The Champs were made up of players from the Lyn team in the North Leeds Men's Fastball League and Manotick Brewers of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League.  Fitzroy Team Red had players from the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League and the Carp Men's Fastball League.

The B side Consolation Final was won by the Rogues of the Blackburn league by a score of 11-1 over Kaladar Kings U20. Derick Bulley earned the pitching win. Jeremy Regan had a grand slam and Doug Cranston a homer, both for thr Rogues.

Lyn Lightning, Glen tournament A Champs

Blackburn Rogues, Glen Tournament B Champs

Glen Tournament Sunday games set

The eight teams advancing to Sunday games at the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League tournament have been determined. Games will be played at the Carp Fairgrounds tomorrow (Sunday).

B SEMIFINALS

Diamond 1 10am

#1 Rogues (2-1) vs #4 Upper Canada Elevators (1-2)


Diamond 2 10am

#2 Kaladar Kings U20 (1-1-1) vs #3 West End (1-2)


A SEMIFINALS

Diamond 1 12pm

#1 Fitzroy (3-0) vs #4 PJMP Pigeons (2-1)


Diamond 2 12pm

#2 Lyn Lightning (3-0) vs #3 Corfix (2-1)



B Finals Diamond #1 2pm

A Finals Diamond #1 4pm

Sting Electric and West Carleton Electric U20 were both 1-2 but did not advance due to plus/minus. Storm were 0-2-1 and Amerherstview Athletics U17 were 0-3.

Spencerville tournament needs one more team

The Men's Fastball tournament in Spencerville on June 21-22 needs one more team.

One game Friday, one or two games on Saturday.  $300 entry fee.

Contact Kurtis 613-640-0155 to enter.

Brewers sweep DH

The Manotick Brewers won both games in a Greater Ottawa Fastball League doubleheader in Manotick on Wednesday night over the Kars Aces.

The early game saw the Brewers edge the Aces 1-0. Luc D'Entremont, in his first game since June 2023, had the complete game shutout. Brad Porter took the loss.

The nightcap was tied 3-3 into the fifth but Manotick ended up coming away with a 12-3 win. Carley Shane earned the win. Daniel Read took the loss in relief of Cory Alkerton. Tyler Branchaud hit a grand slam for Manotick.