Venezuela wins WBSC World Cup

Venezuela won their first ever World Baseball Softball Confederation championship at the Men's 2025 Softball World Cup with a 3-0 victory in the gold medal game over New Zealand on Sunday in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

Maiker Pimental was the winning pitcher in the final and was named the Most Valuable Player of the event.

One of the members of the World Cup team is Luis Colombo, who has played some games in the Greater Ottawa Fastball League and was the pitcher for Los Caballos at the Carp Shootout in 2024. 

There are several players of Venezuelan descent who have played or are playing in the GOFL with Orleans Rebels and Los Caballos, including Edgar Contreras, Manuel Luna, Jefferson Román and Moises Del Corral.

USA won bronze, defeating Japan. Canada finished fifth at the eight-team event, missing the "Super Round" and finishing at the top of the "Placement Round". Other teams playing were Argentina, Dominican Republic and Australia.

Actual conversation this morning.

Mrs. Fastball: "What are you doing?"

Me: "Oh, just updating the blog."

Mrs. Fastball: "Oh really? You still update that old site?" 

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Team Ontario day in Carp

Team Ontario, a U20 Men's team that will be participating at the Canada Games in St. John's, NL in August, visited Carp on Saturday at an event hosted by the West Carleton Fastball Committee.

Early in the day, a free skills clinic was organized by the Team ON players and coaches, and it was well attended by local youth from across the area.

Later in the afternoon, Team Ontario played a doubleheader exhibition game against a team of Greater Ottawa Fastball League players from five different clubs. 

The first game saw Team O win 3-1. Dakota McComb, Sean Demarest, and Jared Vosper pitched for the U20s while Andy Barber and Adam Rueckwald pitched for the GOFLers. Matthew Van de Wynckel, the Most Valuable Player at the U20 Men's Canadian Championship in Carp last year, hit a homer. Brad Pender hit one out for the GOFL club. 

The second game was a 6-3 win for the youngsters. Joe Weiler and Vosper pitched for Team O and Drew Hathway, Rueckwald and Barber were on the slab for the GOFL. Sam Diamond and the only local player on the team, Conner Hopper of Fitzroy Harbour, hit homers for Team Ontario.  Joran Graham had a two RBI double for the GOFL.

 

Dunkirk, NY tournament schedule

The schedule for the 50th Annual Dunkirk, NY First Ward Falcons men's fastpitch tournament has been posted.

Twins edge Trics

The Micksburg Twins beat West Carleton Electric 10-9 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play in Carp on Thursday night.

Noah Fleurie had the win striking out seven, while Adam Rueckwald took the loss striking out four.

Twins got one in the first - Andy McIntyre singled, moved on a wild pitch and passed ball and scored on Joran Graham's ground out.

WC responded with two in the bottom of the first. Colton Lecuyer and Trevor Barton both walked. Lecuyer scored on a Dylan Rorwick ground out and Barton scored on Conner Hopper's infield single.

Trics added another run on the second. Owen Brown singled and scored on Lecuyer's triple.

Micksburg put up four in the third. Graham's three run shot scored Nolan Rook who had singled and Andy McIntyre who walked. Later in the inning Scott Conroy drove in Jared Steege who had singled.

The home team responded with three to tale a 6-5 lead. Rorwick singled, scored on a Hopper triple. Hop plated on Chris Costello's double, and Costello scored on a Neil Murphy single. 

Matt McIntyre's two run homer (scoring cousin Andy who had singled) to put the Twins back in the lead in the fourth.

The Twins pushed the lead to 8-6 on a Fleurie sacrifice fly which scored Steege.

Micksburg added runs to make the lead 10-6 in the top of the seventh on a Fleurie homer which scored Steege.

West Carleton mounted a comeback in the seventh but fell just short. Lecuyer walked, took second on a wild pitch, and scored on Rorwick's single. Hopper then singled prior to a two run scoring triple by Finn Barton. However, Fleurie got out of the jam with two strikeouts to end the game.

Micksburg 
Andy McIntyre 2-3, BB, 3R
Matt McIntyre 1-4, HR, 2RBI, R

Joran Graham 1-4, HR, 4RBI, R
Jared Steege 3-4, 3R
Scott Conroy 2-4, RBI
Noah Fleurie 2-3, HR, 3RBI, R, sac fly
Dawson Pennock 1-2
Nolan Rook 1-1, R

West Carleton
Colton Lecuyer 1-2, 3B, 2R, 2BB
Dylan Rorwick 2-4, 2R, 2RBI
Conner Hopper 2-3, 3B, RBI, 2R
Finn Barton 1-4, 3B, 2RBI
Chris Costello 1-4, 2B, RBI, R
Neil Murphy 1-2, RBI
Owen Brown 1-2, R

Aces and Los Caballos win in Manotick

The Kars Aces and Los Caballos both won their games 4-3 on Wednesday night in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play in Manotick over the visiting Quyon Flyers. 

The early game had the Aces build a 4-0 lead, give up three runs in the seventh, but hold on for the win over Quyon.

Brad Porter had the win with an inning of relief from Andy Barber. Trevor Lahey took the loss. 

For the late game, a grand slam for the Los Caballos by Pedro Lopez was the difference as they beat the Flyers 4-3. 

Will Lowe earned the win and Daniel Read took the loss with relief from Lahey.

Dennis McCleary had a solo homer for the Flyers.

Dunkirk tournament needs pitchers

 From John Sliwa

Pitchers are needed in Dunkirk NY on July 19,20 for the 50th Annual Dunkirk Men's Fastpitch Tournament. Several teams are down to one pitcher and need help. Email: johnsliwa@yahoo.com or text: 716-785-5328.

Team Ontario coming to Carp on July 12, doubleheader vs GOFL players

The West Carleton Fastball committee is welcoming Team Ontario to Carp Fairgrounds on Saturday July 12.

Team Ontario, a U20 Men's softball team, will be representing the province at the 2025 Canada Games in St. John's, NL in August. The team has local representation with Conner Hopper of Fitzroy Harbour who is a member of the group.

Admission is free and a barbecue will be onsite. Here is the schedule of events.

9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. - Team Ontario batting practice

10:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. - Set up

10:30 to noon - Youth skills clinic led by Team ON coaches and athletes.

Noon to 3 p.m. - Team Ontario on field strategy session

3 p.m. and 5 p.m. - doubleheader games between Team Ontario and the GOFL.

The GOFL team will consist of various players from member clubs of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League.

For more information, check out Facebook.

Branchaud named to Au Sable Forks Hall of Fame

The Au Sable Forks, NY men's fastpitch softball tournament honours notable past participants every year with a Hall of Fame induction. 

This year's induction class includes Mike Branchaud of Metcalfe, former member of King and His Court, former Greater Ottawa Fastball League player, current GOFL coach with the Manotick Brewers and CEO of Softball Canada. 

Games in Glen cancelled tonight

The Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League games scheduled for tonight have been cancelled due to today's steady rain.

Bytown Belles win in Saugeen (Details added)

The Bytown Belles women's softball team of Ottawa repeated as the Saugeen Showdown champions this past weekend.

On Friday night the Belles beat the Base Invaders 6-5 and the winning pitcher was Bella Ferguson with 4 Ks. Jessie Cameron was 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs and Steph Bouchey was 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs. 

On Saturday the Belles came back from behind to beat Chief’s Point 6-5. Andrea Dakin got the win on the mound. Alika Kingsbury (2024 tournament MVP) was 2 for 3 with a 3-run homerun and Kaitlyn Sinclair was 2 for 3. 

On Saturday night in the winner-winner game to advance to the finals the Belles made several first inning errors to eventually lose 11-1 to the CMO Chaos. 

On Sunday in the semifinal game the Belles beat Hopeville 9-2 to advance to the finals. Hopeville had local Ottawa area athletes Justine Styles and Kate Parks. They were 5-2 on the weekend coming around the long way after losing their first game. Kaitlyn Sinclair earned the win on the mound for the Belles with only 1 earned run and 6ks. Alika Kingsbury was 2 for 3 with a homerun, Kaitlyn Flear was 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored, Gwen Woodsit was 2 for 3 and Steph Bouchey was 1 for 2 with 2 RBIs. 

The finals was a rematch of Saturday night against CMO. The Belles came from behind to win 5-3 and repeat as tournament champions. Kaitlyn Sinclair got the win with 4ks. Gwen Woodsit had a solo homerun, Alika Kingsbury was 2 for 3 and Steph Bouchey was 2 for 3 with 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored. 

Kaitlyn Sinclair was once again named the Top Pitcher of the tournament after pitching 13 innings on Sunday and giving up only 4 earned runs. 

Steph Bouchey was named tournament Most Valuable Player going 6 for 9 in the tournament with 4 bunt singles, a double, and 6 RBIs. 

Warren helps Oakville get to Canadians

Kelsey Warren of Metcalfe won a silver medal at the Provincial Women's Softball Association U19 Tier 1 provincials with the Oakville Angels this weekend and qualified for Canadians in British Columbia. Warren pitched 28 innings this weekend with 12 earned runs and 23 strikeouts.

Plattsville wins U20 Eliminations

The Plattsville Lightning won the Ontario Amateur Softball Association U20 Elimination tournament in Chepstow on the weekend with four straight wins over Southeastern Ontario, Stone Mills and Chatsworth (twice). 

The Lightning outscored their opponents 35 to 5,  and their catcher Matt Van de Wynckel was named tournament Most Valuable Player.  Joe Weiler of Chatsworth was named Top Pitcher.

Plattsville won the U20 Canadian Championship in Carp last year and already had a berth to this year's event in Saskatoon as defending champions. 

Chatsworth, St. George (third place) and Fingal (fourth) earned berths to the nationals.

West Carleton Electric finished with two wins and two losses, tied for fifth.

WC U20 finishes 5th at Elims (updated)

West Carleton Electric finished fifth at the Ontario Amateur Softball Association U20 Eliminations in Chepstow with a two win and two loss record.

After a close eight inning 3-2 loss Friday night to Chatsworth, the Electric beat Southeastern Ontario Screaming Eagles 3-2 on Saturday morning. Kaden Fowler had the win for WC allowing only five hits and striking out 10. Dan Read of Stittsville threw well for the Eagles. Finn Barton was 2 for 4 with an inside the park homer for the Electric and Conner Hopper had a triple, scoring on a miscue on the relay.

Next up was another win just a few hours later, this time over the Hillsdale Haymakers 8-6. Gabe Brown had the win allowing six hits and striking out 10. He was also 2 for 3 at the plate with an RBI. Colton Lecuyer was 2 for 4 with an RBI and Dawson Pennock hit a bases loaded triple for WC. Isaac Jesseau took the loss for Hillsdale.

Following that was a game against Fingal Storm on Saturday evening where the winner would advance to the top four on Sunday and secure a berth to the U20 Canadian Championship in Saskatoon.  WC lost 3-1 as Zach Winkworth threw a three hitter for the Storm. Rivor Taylor was 3 for 3 with two RBIs for Fingal. Kaden Fowler took the loss allowing only six hits and striking out six. Fowler had the lone RBI for West Carleton, driving in Alex Strathern who had singled.

West Carleton will now prepare for the Provincial tournament in Grafton on July 18-20.

Au Sable Forks tournament July 11-13

The schedule for the 63rd Annual Au Sable Forks, NY men's fastball tournament features 8 teams. Visit Facebook for more info:

Au Sable Forks Tournament Facebook page

WC U20 loses opener at Elims

West Carleton Electric lost a tight game on Friday night at the Ontario Amateur Softball Association U20 Eliminations in Chepstow, falling 3-2 to Chatsworth in 8 innings. 

Joe Weiler had the win in one inning of relief of Dakota McComb. Gabe Brown took the loss. 

WC scored first in the second inning. Kaden Fowler singled and scored on Alex Strathern's double.

Chatsworth evened things up at one on Alex McGillvray solo shot.

The game was tied 1-1 after seven innings. 

McGillvray homered again in the top of the eighth, scored the runner on base for the tiebreaker rule.

WC got one back in the eight on a Finn Barton ground out RBI, but fell short and lost 3-2.

Next up for WC is a game against Southeastern Ontario Screaming Eagles at 11 a.m.

Chatsworth pitching 

Dakota McComb 7IP 1R 1ER 3H 4BB 10K

Joe Weiler 1IP 1R 0ER 0H 1BB 2K

West Carleton pitching 

Gabe Brown 8IP 3R 2ER 4H 1BB 2K

Chatsworth hitting

Alex McGillvray 2-4, 2HR, 2R, 3RBI

Connor Paige 1-4

Max Rahn 1-3, 2B

West Carleton hitting

Dawson Pennock 1-1, 3BB

Kaden Fowler 1-3, BB, R

Alex Strathern 1-3, 2B, RBI

WC wins Harbour Days Classic

West Carleton Electric won the Harbour Days Classic as part of Greater Ottawa Fastball League action on Thursday night. The Harbour Days summer festival in Fitzroy Harbour is held traditionally the first weekend in July each year and features the local woman's softball league games followed by a GOFL match up. 

This year's game saw WC defeat Los Caballos 9-2 in front of a decent crowd, with most spectators on the deck with a refreshment in hand. 

Adam Rueckwald was the winning pitcher while Matt McKay took the loss.

West Carleton scored a run in the bottom of the first. Colton Lecuyer walked, took second on a wild pitch, moved to third on a flyout to the right, and scored on Dylan Rorwick's ground ball to short.

Los Caballos took the lead on two-run homer by Felipe Morales in the top of the third, driving in McKay who reached on an infield single.

The 'Trics put up five runs in the bottom of the fourth to regain the lead. Sean Lecuyer singled with one out, moved to second on a wild pitch and moved to third when Chris Costello reached on an error. A sharply hit double by Neil Murphy scored two, and he moved to third on the throw home. Gabe Brown then singled to score Murph. After Gabe Brown moved to third on two wild pitches, Owen Brown walked and stole second. Colton Lecuyer then reached first on a passed ball third strike to load the bases. A walk to Trevor Barton scored Gabe Brown, and Owen Brown later took home on a wild pitch to make it 6-2.

The home team ended the game on the run rule in the bottom of the sixth. Conner Hopper led off with a single, and Colton Lecuyer reached on an error. A single by Barton drove in two, followed by a triple by Rorwick to end the game at 9-2.

WC pitching
Adam Rueckwald WIN 6IP 2R 2ER 4H 2BB 8K

WC hitting
Colton Lecuyer 2BB, 2R
Trevor Barton 1-3, BB, R, 2RBI
Dylan Rorwick 1-4, 3B, 2RBI
Sean Lecuyer 1-3, R
Chris Costello 1-3, R
Neil Murphy 1-3, 2B, 2RBI
Gabe Brown 3-3, R, RBI
Conner Hopper 1-1, R

Los Caballos pitching
Matt McKay LOSS 5IP 9R 5ER 9H 4BB 3K

Los Caballos hitting
Felipe Morales 2-3, HR, 2RBI, R
Misael Castro 1-3
Matt McKay 1-2, R

Twins come back to beat Flyers

The Micksburg Twins came back to the beat the Quyon Flyers 7-6 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play in the 'Burg on Thursday night.

Joran Graham had the win in relief of Noah Fleurie. Drew Hathway took the loss.

Quyon got out to a 6-0 lead in the first, but Micksburg scraped back, including three runs in the bottom the sixth to take the lead. Jared Steege had a two-run triple to put the Twins up a run.

Aces win both in Manotick DH

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

Aces 9 Brewers 4

The opener saw Kars win 9-4 over Manotick. Brad Porter had the win on the slab while Carley Shane took the loss. Brad Pender hit two home runs for Kars, one of them inside the park.

Aces 4 Brewers 3

The late game was a closer match up, as the Aces won 4-3. Andy Barber was the winning pitcher while Luc D'Entremont threw for Manotick. Kars was up 3-1 after six, then Manotick tied it 3-3 in the top of the seventh. Pender's third homer of the night walked it off in the bottom of the seventh for the Aces. Danny Powers also had a homer for Kars.

Team Czechia vs West Carleton Electric doubleheader

Team Czechia, a U16 boys team currently on a tour of Quebec and Ontario, made a stop in Fitzroy Harbour on Tuesday for a doubleheader against West Carleton Electric U20.

A good crowd about 120 was on hand to watch two games of fastpitch softball on a beautiful Canada Day in the Harbour. Pre-game, the national anthems of Czechia and Canada were played courtesy of YouTube and the teams exchanged pins.

The first game was a 13-7 win for West Carleton. Carter Wright had the win for the Electric with relief from Kaden Fowler. Alex Strathern was 2 for 4, Wright was 2 for 2, Bryce Rebertz was 3 for 3 with a walk. Ethan Howard had a double and a walk, as well as making several key plays at third base. Blake Bramburger, coming back from injury, did an excellent job playing first base. Jack Barton sealed the win with an amazing catch at the fence in left centre field for the final out of the game. 

After a snack of pizza together in the Community Centre, the teams played a second game with the Electric coming back from a 5-3 deficit after six for a 6-5 win. Finn Barton earned the win in relief of Gabe Brown. Colton Lecuyer had a clutch double in the seventh to drive in Hayden HK Khan who had singled to start things off. Dawson Pennock also had an important double in the final inning. Wright was 2 for 4 with the game tying RBI in the seventh, and Finn Barton was 2 for 3 with an inside the park homer and walk. 

Team Czechia showed some talent, playing well defensively and had disciplined hitting, striking out a total of only five times in two games. The Czechs had already played in St. Leonard, QC and will be moving on to play games in Napanee, Kingston, Tavistock, and Tara, ON as part of their tour as well as taking in a Blue Jays game.

The two teams and officials gathered for a post-game photo.

Jr Batmen win U23 provincials

The Rostock Toronto Junior Batmen won the six-team Ontario Amateur Softball Association Men's U23 Elimination tournament in Wingham on Saturday, finishing with a perfect four win record.

The Batmen defeated Tavistock Merchants 3-0 in the final, handing the defending champions their only loss of the event.  Brad Barker, the tournament Most Valuable Player, earned the shutout win, tossing a two-hitter. Reese Yantzi took the loss and had relief from Will Schlotzhauer.  Tyler Branchaud of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League's Manotick Brewers is a member of the gold medal winning team, while the Brewers' Jack Becker plays for Tavistock. 

West Carleton Electric entered the U23 level for the first time and went winless in three, losing to the Batmen, New Hamburg Mustangs (bronze medalists) and finishing with a narrow 5-4 quarter-final loss to Shallow Lake. In that game, Noah Fleurie (Micksburg Twins) threw very well despite taking the loss. Cole Hodges (Manotick Brewers) was 2-4 with 3 RBI, and Dylan Rorwick (West Carleton Electric GOFL) had an RBI. Ryland Hill also threw for WC at the event. Other WC U23 players were Gabe Brown, Owen Brown, Conner Hopper, Sam Hopper, Joe Mick, Hudson Collins, and Aiden Reddick.

The other U23 team at the event was from Fingal.

There was also a masters 40+ event in Wingham with four teams playing a round robin. Cobourg, Waterdown, Shakespeare all finished with two wins and a loss, while Huron County went winless.

Kars beats WC

Kars Aces defeated West Carleton Electric 7-5 in the Greater Ottawa Fastball League game in Carp on Thursday. 

Andy Barber had the complete game win, while Ben Broek took the loss with relief from Adam Rueckwald. 

The Aces got out to a 7-3 lead after two innings and held on for the win.

Conner Hopper hit a homer for WC.

Kars hitting

Brad Pender 1-3, BB, R

Kristian Knapp 1-2, 2BB, 2R

Andy Barber 2-4, 2RBI, 2R

Jeff Barber 1-2, RBI, BB

Cory Morrison 1-4, RBI

WC hitting

Colton Lecuyer 2-4, BB, R

Dylan Rorwick sac fly RBI, BB, R

Conner Hopper 2-3, HR, 2RBI, 2R

Ben Broek 2-4, 2RBI

Neil Murphy 1-4

Gabe Brown 2-4

Micksburg shuts out Quyon

The Micksburg shut out the Quyon Flyers 7-0 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play in Micksburg on Thursday night.

Joran Graham was the winning pitcher with a one hitter. Matt Greer took the loss and had relief from Drew Hathway. 

Matt McIntyre hit a homer for the Twins. Hunter Beauregard had the only hit for Quyon.

International softball in Fitzroy Harbour on Canada Day

Fitzroy Harbour will be the site for an international softball match up on Canada Day.

Team Czechia U16 is touring Quebec and Ontario this summer. One of their stops will be in Fitzroy on July 1 to play a doubleheader against West Carleton Electric U20, with games at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

There will be refreshments available for thirsty spectators in attendance.

Micksburg beats Manotick

The Micksburg Twins beat the Manotick Brewers 7-1 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play in Manotick on Wednesday night.

Noah Fleurie earned the win with four innings of work and gave up the run. Joran Graham threw three in relief for the Twins. Carley Shane took the loss giving up three runs with Luc D'Entremont seeing action in relief allowing four runs.

Jason McIntyre hit a 2-run homer for Micksburg. His brother Andy McIntyre and cousin Matt McIntyre each had an RBI for the Twins. Graham was 2-3 with 2 RBI.

For Manotick, Ryan Clare was 3-3, with two doubles and an RBI. Also for the Brewers,  Ty Branchaud was 2-4, with a double and Riley Dunbar was 1-3.

Wednesday night now a single

Wednesday night in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play will be a single game in Manotick this week. Micksburg Twins will play the Manotick Brewers at 7:30 p.m.

The Twins - Los Caballos game will be postponed until another night.

Los Caballos win in Fitzroy

Back (L-R): Elvin Gomez, Will Lowe, Misael Castro, Matthew McKay, Johan Torres, Steve Terris, Fredyan Carpio

Front: Felipe Morales, Wilmer Lovera, Luis Anguas, Edgar Manuel

Los Caballos are the Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball tournament A champions, winning Sunday afternoon by a score of 5-1 over Harbour Ball league team Bren Electric. 

The game was tied 1-1 until the bottom of the sixth when the Los Caballos put up four runs. Matt McKay got the win in relief of Will Lowe. Gabe Brown took the loss in relief of Noah Fleurie.

Bren had defeated Hicks Custom Interiors in the semi-final while Los Caballos got by the Campbell Contracting Logsplitters. Both teams losing in the semis were FHMFL teams.

The B championship game featured Baird Carpentry (Harbour Ball league team) who slugged out a 15-8 win over the Amherstview Athletics U17 team. Jeff Campbell and Ethan Howard threw for Baird. Howard also hit a grand slam in this one.

B semis saw Conner Hopper hit a walk off homer for Baird to defeat Carlsbad while the Athletics got by the Wizards in the other game.

Other teams participating that didn't advance to Sunday include league teams Ottawa Valley Coffee, Clean Cut Construction, Grandor Farms plus Napanee Express U17. 

Harbour Ball commissioner Brendan Coker put on a great 12-team event and Fitzroy Harbour Community Association President Karen Taylor and her husband Simon put on a fantastic beer garden all weekend.

Baird Carpentry

Front (L-R): Conner Hopper, Joe Gray, Ethan Howard, Brad Smith

Back (L-R): Sean Anderson, Dave Howard, Jeff Campbell, Dakota Cavanagh, Justin Brierley

Missing: Tom Gagnon, Dave Baird

Harbour Ball Tournament playoff Sunday

There are eight teams left in the Fitzroy Harbour tournament on Sunday. 

On the B side, the 9 a.m. games are Baird Carpentry vs Carlsbad and Amherstview Athletics U17 vs The Wizards. 

The A playoff semi-finals will see Bren Electric play Hicks Interiors and Los Caballos vs Campbell Contracting at 11 a.m.

Harbour Ball tournament starts off with close games

The Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League started off with five close games on Friday night.

Bren Electric and Baird Carpentry tied 11-11.

Hicks Custom Interiors got by Grandor Farms 5-2.

Campbell Fuels Logsplitters squeaked by Amherstview Athletics 3-2 on a bottom of the seventh walk off.

Ottawa Valley Coffee defeated The Wizards by a run.

The last game of the night saw Los Caballos walk off the game versus Clean Cut Construction in the bottom of the seventh for a 5-4 victory. 

Micksburg beats Manotick 3-1 (details added)

The Micksburg Twins beat the Manotick Brewers 3-1 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play in Micksburg on Friday night.

Joran Graham had the pitching win for the Twins. Luc D'Entremont threw for the Brewers. 

The game was tied 0-0 after four until Manotick got a run in the fifth. 

Micksburg responded with two as John Enright reached on a bunt single and Noah Fleurie hit a two run shot in a pinch hit appearance. 

The Twins added a run in the sixth after Andy McIntyre singled and scored on a Matt McIntyre doubled.

WC vs Quyon postponed

The Greater Ottawa Fastball League game between West Carleton and Quyon scheduled for tonight in Shawville has been postponed due to wet field conditions and an iffy forecast. Make up date to be announced. 

Kars and Los Caballos tie

The Kars Aces and Los Caballos tied 3-3 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play Wednesday night in Manotick. 

Will Lowe pitched for Los Caballos while Brad Porter and Andy Barber threw for the Aces.

Manotick outhits WC U20

The Manotick Brewers defeated West Carleton Electric U20 on Tuesday night in Fitzroy Harbour by a score of 16-8.

Carley Shane started for Manotick and earned the win. Adam Roth and Tyler Branchaud both threw an inning of relief.

Gabe Brown had the start and went two innings. Ethan Howard took the loss in relief.

Roth (2), Branchaud, Ty Alexander and Ryan Clare hit homers for the Brewers. Shane was 2 for 2 with two walks and scored four runs.

Dawson Pennock was 2 for 2, with two walks, a triple and a homer and three runs scored for WC. Colton Lecuyer was 2 for 3 with a walk and a triple, scoring three runs for the U20s.

UPDATE: Harbour Ball tourney has 12 teams

The Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League annual tournament will be held June 20 - 22 at the Fitzroy Harbour Community Centre diamonds. There are now 12 teams participating as per below, including Carlsbad the returning champions.  (Note: late addition means there are now 12 teams.)

"Harbour Ball" as it is known locally, does not allow composite bats in league or tournament play.

7 teams from the FHMFL:

Clean Cut Construction
Campbell Fuels

Ottawa Valley Coffee
Grandor Farms
Bren Electric
Baird Construction
Hicks Custom Interiors

5 teams from outside the league:

Amherstview Athletics U17
Los Caballos
Carlsbad
The Wizards
Napanee Express U17

REMINDER: Canadian Women's National Team to play in Carp - June 21

The Carp Fastball Committee in conjunction with Softball Canada is pleased to announce another exciting event at the Carp Fairgrounds softball diamonds.

On Saturday June 21 at 4:30 p.m., the Canadian Women's National Team will be play an intrasquad "Red vs White" softball game in Carp. Admission is free. Food and drinks will be available to purchase.

The athletes will be available post-game for a meet and greet and to sign autographs for interested fans.

ISC Qualifier wraps up in Mitchell

A successful International Softball Congress Qualifier event wrapped up in Mitchell on Sunday after a weekend of great weather and excellent ball.

In the top tier White division, the Bear Creek Express defeated the Gremlins 3-0 to win the title in this six team event.

In the second tier Red division, there were eight teams, and the U23 Toronto Junior Batmen were the champions, defeating Georgian Bay Giants 7-6 in the final. Tyler Branchaud of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League's Manotick Brewers plays for the U23 Batmen.

Kingston Axemen played in the Red division and finished with three wins and two losses. They beat Sebringville Sting 6-5 this morning then were eliminated with a 8-1 loss to the U23 Batmen. Nick Ellis and Kristian Knapp of the GOFL's Kars Aces played for Kingston. 

Team Ontario U20 played in the Red division and finished with a respectable 2-3 record. Conner Hopper of West Carleton Electric is on Team O.

The Legends 50+ division had four teams and Bear Creek Legends defeated defending ISC championship Cobourg Force in the final. Waterdown Hammer Legends, who lost to Cobourg 7-0 in the semi-final, had Brad Porter of Kars and Adam Brown of West Carleton Electric on their roster. Orleans Lacroix Sports, comprised of many Ottawa area players, also played in the Legends division and went 0-4.

Micksburg to play in Men’s Canadian Championship

The Micksburg Twins, who played in the Ontario Amateur Softball Association qualifier in late May, have been offered a berth at the Men's Canadian Championship Aug 27-31 in Kitchener.

The event will feature ten teams from five provinces: Ontario (5), British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador (2) vying for the National Championship. 

While individual players from the Greater Ottawa Fastball League have played in the Men's Canadians in the past, this will be the first time a GOFL team will be represented. 

Saturday at the ISC Qualifier

It was another great day for ball at the International Softball Congress qualifier tournament in Mitchell, ON on Saturday. 

The Kingston Axemen won one and lost one to finish round robin play at 2-1. They defeated Team Ontario 2-0, with David Watson picking up the win. Kristian Knapp of the Kars Aces had a triple and an RBI. Later in the day they lost 12-5 to the Georgian Bay Giants. Knapp had 2 RBIs in that one. The Axemen play the Sebringville Sting on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. as bracket play begins.

Team Ontario U20 won their first game on Saturday, defeating the Walton Brewers 11-1. Conner Hopper of West Carleton Electric was 2 for 2 with two doubles. Team O play the Waterdown Hammer at 8:30 a.m. in Sunday bracket play.

The Orleans Legends lost both their games on Saturday and will play at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday in the 50+ final versus Bear Creek.

Waterdown Hammer Legends lost to ISC defending champions Cobourg Force 8-1, then were defeated 4-3 in eight innings by Bear Creek. Brad Porter threw very well for the Hammer despite taking the loss in a complete game effort. The Hammer Legends play the Force in a semi-final at 10:30 a.m.

ISC Qualifier in Mitchell

The International Softball Congress Qualifier tournament in Mitchell got underway last night. There are six ISC teams in the top tier men's division, six lower ranked ISC teams plus a U23 team and U20 Team Ontario in another division and a four team 50+ Legends division. 

The Kingston Axemen won their game against the Walton Brewers 4-1, with Jordan Macdonald getting the win and David Watson the save. Kristian Knapp of the GOFL's Kars Aces hit a 300 foot plus two run homer for the Axemen.

Team Ontario, which includes West Carleton Electric's Conner Hopper, lost narrowly to the Georgian Bay Giants 8-7.

In the 50+ division, Brad Porter, also of the Kars Aces, picked up his first ever pitching win at this level in a 14-2 win for Waterdown Hammer Legends over the Orleans Lacroix Sports Legends. Some old guy that runs a blog was 2 for 2 in the same game for Waterdown. 

Quyon and Micksburg win on Thursday

There were two games in the Greater Ottawa Fastball League on Thursday night and both ended 8-1.

Quyon Flyers 8 Manotick Brewers 1

Quyon defeated Manotick 8-1 in Shawville. The game was 2-1 until the sixth inning when the Flyers put up a six spot to end the game on the run rule. Matt Greer earned the win in the circle for the home team. Adam Roth took the loss and had relief from Carter Marshall. Greer and Hunter Beauregard hit solo homers for Quyon.

Micksburg Twins 8 West Carleton Electric 1

Micksburg got by West Carleton 8-1 in five innings in the 'Burg. Joran Graham was the winning pitcher and had an inning of relief from John Enright. Adam Rueckwald took the loss. Scott Conroy hit a three-run homer in the first inning for the Twins. Andrew McIntyre and Graham had solo homers for the home club. Rueckwald drove in the Electric's only run, cashing Dylan Rorwick who had singled.

Week three in the Micksburg league

In week three of the Micksburg Men's Fastball League:

Early game - Gold Gloves defeated the Seniors 6-5. Joran Graham had the pitching win while John Enright took the loss.

Late game - The Northstars defeated the Brewers 7-4. Drew Hathway had the win while Ryland Hill came in and got a hold in relief. Brendan Hennessy took the loss. Jason McIntyre continued with his hot bat after a good showing at the Glen tournament and hit another homer.

Kars wins third in a row

After starting out the season with two losses, the Kars Aces won their third in a row in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play on Wednesday night at the late game in Manotick, defeating Los Caballos 10-0.

Andy Barber picked up the win, allowing only one hit over four innings of work. Matt McKay took the loss and had relief from Will Lowe.

Kristian Knapp had 4 RBIs for the Aces.

Manotick wins over Los Caballos

Manotick Brewers won 4-0 over Los Caballos in the early game in Manotick in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play on Wednesday night.

Luc D'Entremont earned the pitching win for the Brewers, striking out 11, walking one and allowing one hit. Will Lowe took the loss for Los Caballos.

At the plate for the Brewers, James Martel was 2 for 3 with an RBI and a run scored, Tyler Branchaud was 2 for 3 with a run scored and Jack Becker was 1 for 3 with an RBI and run scored.

OASA schedules announced for various levels

The Ontario Amateur Softball Association has announced schedules for various boys' and men's levels. 

U15 - Eliminations in Napanee - July 4-6

There are 14 teams entered in this event which will determine which teams will go to the Canadian Championship in Winkler, Manitoba. Napanee is hosting and other teams from the eastern part of the province include Peterborough, Springbrook and Campbellford. Schedule: OASA U15 Elimination Napanee 2025.

U17 - Eliminations in Elmira - June 27-29

There are 7 teams entered at this tourney in Elmira, and the teams to play at the Canadian Championship in Napanee will be determined. Napanee and Amherstview from the eastern part of the province are entered. Schedule: OASA U17 Elimination Elmira 2025.pdf

U20 - Eliminations in Chepstow - July 4-6

There are 10 teams entered in this tournament to determine the representatives at the Canadian Championship in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Chatsworth are the host team. West Carleton Electric will be there, as well as the Southeastern Ontario Screaming Eagles and Stone Mills Thrashers. Schedule: OASA U20 Elimination Chepstow 2025.pdf.

U23 - Eliminations in Wingham - June 27-29

There are 6 teams entered in this round robin event to determine the teams to be entered in the Canadian Championships in Kitchener. West Carleton Electric will have a team at this level for the first time, joined by five teams from the western part of the province. Schedule: OASA U23 Elimination Wingham 2025.pdf

Masters - Provincials in Wingham - June 27-29

Defending Canadian champions Cobourg Force will be joined by three other 40+ teams at this tournament. All teams are expected to be offered berths at the Masters Canadian Championship in Kitchener. Schedule: OASA Masters Elimination Wingham 2025.pdf

ISC Canada East Qualifier schedule announced

Reminder - the ISC Tournament is this weekend in Mitchell. Games on the main diamond to be streamed on Softball Premier TV on YouTube. https://youtube.com/@softballpremiertv

The 2025 International Softball Congress Canada East Qualifier June 13-15 in Mitchell, Ontario schedule has been released. There are three divisions - two men's and a Legends (50+) group.

The Kingston Axemen are entered in the "Red" division. A new Legends teams from Orleans, with several former Blackburn Men's Fastball League players, has entered as well.

North Leeds league

The North Leeds Men's Fastball League is back for another season. According to their website, there are seven teams this season, playing on Tuesday and Thursday nights.

Teams are Westport, North Augusta, Lyn, Maitland, Eastons Corners, Spencerville and Greenbush. For more info visit their website.

Québec wins East Coast Showdown

Team Québec U20 Canada Games team won the East Coast Showdown in Fredericton, New Brunswick this weekend.

The five team event also had Canada Games teams from Nova Scotia (finalists), New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador, plus club team Taymouth Tigers.

Cade Kuehl and Hunter Beauregard, both of the Greater Ottawa Fastball League's Quyon Flyers, are members of Team Québec.

Kool Vent Heat wins Glen Cairn tournament (with more details)

Micksburg Kool Vent Heat won the twelve team Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League tournament this past weekend in Carp, defeating Fitzroy Team Red in the A final game 15-6. 

Micksburg were playoff champions in the Glen Cairn league in 2024, but left as the Micksburg Men's Fastball League re-formed this spring. 

Fitzroy Team Red, with players from the Fitzroy and Carp leagues, were tournament runners-up last year as well.

Noah Fleurie had the pitching win and hit a homer for Kool Vent. Adam Rueckwald, who threw every inning of five games for Team Red took the loss and also hit a homer. Andy McIntyre had two homers and Jared Steege hit a bomb for Micksburg.

Kool Vent lost their only game on the weekend to KMS Plumbing and Heating but got revenge by beating KMS in the semi-final.  Team Red defeated West Carleton Electric U20 7-5 in their semi-final.

On the B side, it was a battle of two Glen league teams as Corfix beat D. King Drywall Storm 6-1. Kevin Daize started for Corfix and had relief from Nolan Fife. Matt McKay threw for the Storm.

Corfix beat Southeastern Ontario Screaming Eagles U20 in the B semis while the Storm beat Sting Electric. 

The weather was beautiful all weekend and the Glen executive put on another great event.

Kool Vent Heat

Back Row left to right: Noah Fleurie, Joe Mick, Paul Griffith, Joel Corbin, Ryland Hill

Front Row left to right: Jason McIntyre, Ryan McIntyre, John Enright, Andrew McIntyre, Matt McIntyre, Jared Steege

Corfix

Back row left to right:

Kevin Daize, Matt Holden, Rob Brown, Scott Parsons, Riley Dunbar, Tommy Chambers, Nolan Fife.

Front row left to right:

Nolan Holmes, Dustin Seymour, Dylan Toms, Nick Ellis

Glen Cairn tournament Sunday schedule

After round robin play in the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League twelve team tournament, eight teams have advanced to Sunday. All games are at the Carp Fairgrounds.

B Semi-Finals

Diamond A 10am - #5 D. King Drywall Storm vs #8 Sting Electric
Diamond B 10am - #6 Corfix vs #7 South Eastern Ontario Screaming Eagles

A Semi-Finals

Diamond A 12pm - #1 KMS Plumbing & Heating vs #4 Micksburg Kool Vent Heat
Diamond B 12pm - #2 West Carleton U20 vs #3 Fitzroy Red

B Finals Diamond A 2pm
A Finals Diamond A 4pm

 

Kars wins in Shawville

The Kars Aces defeated the Quyon Flyers 5-1 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play on Thursday night in Shawville. 

Brad Porter got the win, throwing five innings for the Aces and Andy Barber threw two in relief. Drew Hathway went the distance for Quyon.

Jeff Barber and Brad Pender hit solo homers for Kars. Steve McCord had the lone RBI for Quyon. 

GOFL Standings after week 4

West Carleton Electric 3-0

Manotick Brewers 2-2

Kars Aces 2-2

Micksburg Twins 1-1

Quyon Flyers 1-2

Los Caballos 1-3

Glen tournament to feature 12 teams - now with schedule

Update - the tournament starts this Friday

The annual tournament for the Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League will take place on June 6 to 8, 2025 at the Carp Fairgrounds diamonds.

Six teams from the Glen will be joined by six additional teams for a 12-team event.

Teams from the Glen Cairn league
Sting Electric
KMS Plumbing and Heating
Upper Canada Elevators
Storm
Corfix
West Carleton Electric U20

Teams from outside the GCMFL
Rogues (Blackburn League team)
PJMP Pigeons (Quebec-based team)

Fitzroy Team Red (players from Fitzroy and Carp leagues)
Micksburg (former GCMFL team, players from the revived Micksburg league)

South Eastern Ontario Screaming Eagles (U20 team)
Orleans Lacroix Sports Legends (50+ team)

Here is the schedule.

Manotick beats Los Caballos

Manotick Brewers defeated Los Caballos 4-0 in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play on Wednesday in Manotick

Luc D'Entremont started for Manotick and threw four innings (3H, 5K). Carley Shane pitched in relief for three innings (2H, 4K).

Will Lowe took the loss, allowing five hits and striking out nine over six innings.

Jack Becker was 2 for 3 with an RBI for the Brewers, and Ty Alexander (RBI), Cole Hodges, and James Martell also had hits for Manotick.

Wilmer Lovera, Johan Torres, Pedro Lopez and Luis Anguas had hits for Los Caballos.

Micksburg league results

The Brewers defeated the Seniors 7-3 in the early game Tuesday. Brendon Hennessy had the win with Noah Flaurie (H) in relief. John Enright took the loss with a 0.2 IP, no earned runs for Joe Mick in the 7th. Mike Moss had a home run.

The Gold Gloves defeated the Northstars 6-1. Ryan Clark had the win. Ryland Hill took the loss with Drew Hathaway one inning in relief. 

Darren Zack receives honour

Darren Zack, one of the best pitchers men's fastpitch softball has ever seen, is being awarded the Order of Sport, Canada's highest sporting honour with induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.

More here: CLASS OF 2025 - Order of Sport

Schedule change for tonight

There is a scheduling change tonight in the Greater Ottawa Fastball League. Instead of a doubleheader in Manotick at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., there will instead be one game at 8 p.m. with the Manotick Brewers playing Los Caballos.