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 Bren Electric. 

The game was tied 1-1 until the bottom of the sixth when 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. 

The B championship game featured Baird Carpentry 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 Ottaws Valley Coffee, Clean Cut Construction, Grandor Farms and 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.

U20s win the battle of WC

West Carleton Electric GOFL team played West Carleton Electric U20 in a Greater Ottawa Fastball League exhibition game on Tuesday night in Fitzroy Harbour, with the youngsters prevailing 9-5.

Seeing as many U20 players also compete on the GOFL team, some "alumni" players came out for the night.

Kaden Fowler earned the win for the U20s, with Gabe Brown pitching in relief. Ben Broek started for the GOFL team and he was relieved by Adam Rueckwald. 

Dylan Rorwick hit two homers for the GOFL side.

North Augusta diamond issue

info from Matt Alkerton

This is a message that went out parents of minor softball players in North Augusta

We want to inform you of a situation currently unfolding regarding the main North Augusta ball diamond. In March, a light pole failed, prompting an inspection of the others. As of 5:30 PM Friday, the Township deemed some standards unsafe and ordered the immediate removal of all, impacting all minor ball games held under the lights.

This diamond is the heart of our community. While we fully support player safety, we cannot accept this decision without transparency regarding the testing or a timely plan—especially with no resolution expected until 2026. We strongly feel there is another solution that can keep players safe and allow us to continue on with our season.

We are encouraging everyone to reach out to council to let them know just how important ball is to our community. Below, you’ll find contact information for all council members involved, as well as a pre-written email from a community member you may use or personalize.

Let’s stand together to protect minor ball for all of the youth in our community.

For reference, below are the approximate numbers of ballplayers expected to play out of North Augusta this summer:

·        North Augusta Home Teams – 27

·        Total Teams - 70

·        Total Leagues – 6

·        North Augusta Minor Ball Players – 107

·        Approximate # of ball players that will play out of NA this summer - 840

Thank you,
North Augusta Minor Ball Committee

__________________________________________________________

Here are the contact details for the current members of the Augusta Township Council:

Mayor
Jeff Shaver
📧 jshaver@augusta.ca
📞 613-925-2306

Deputy Mayor
Adrian Wynands
📧 awynands@augusta.ca
📞 613-213-1971

Councillor
Michele Bowman
📧 mbowman@augusta.ca
📞 613-213-3060

Councillor
Tanya Henry
📧 thenry@augusta.ca
📞 613-802-3731

Councillor
Hendrik Pape
📧 hpape@augusta.ca
📞 613-340-6241

Parks Recreation & Facilities
Kathleen Cole
📧 kcole@augusta.ca

Batmen win gold, Micksburg 4th at Ontario Men's

The Toronto Batmen won the five-team Ontario Amateur Softball Association Men's Elimination tournament in Melbourne on Sunday, defeating the host Bear Creek Express 5-1 in the gold medal game. Tyler Randerson earned the win and Ty Sebastian took the loss. Jeff Lyons of Bear Creek was named MVP.

The bronze medal game saw Waterdown Hammer beat the Micksburg Twins 5-2. Reese Yantzi got the win. Joran Graham took the loss in relief of Wade Kewageshig.

Micksburg had beaten Kitchener Hallman Cubs 6-5 in nine innings in the 4th vs 5th game early on Sunday.  Kewageshig had the win in relief of Graham, while Don Scott took the loss in relief of Will Schlotzhauer. Dave Pratt has the game winning RBI, a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 9th.

In addition to Team Canada pitchers Randerson and Sebastian, other pitchers there not mentioned above included Kirk Santala and Riley Manion (Bear Creek), Dustin Veenhof (Toronto), Nate Running and Mac Fischer (Waterdown), Tye Boyd and Drew Hathway (Micksburg), Kyle Linton and Liam Laforest (Kitchener).

The Cubs are the host for the Softball Canada Men's Canadian Championship in late August at Peter Hallman Ballyard. The other teams to particpate at that event should be confirmed in early June.

Bear Creek undefeated in pool play at Men's Eliminations

The host Bear Creek Express won all four of their games in convincing fashion to finish 4-0 in the round robin at the Ontario Amateur Softball Association Men's Eliminations in Melbourne on Friday and Saturday. 

The Micksburg Twins on Saturday morning lost 8-2 to Bear Creek with Ty Sebastian getting the win and Tye Boyd the loss. Next, the Twins fell 10-3 to second place Toronto Batmen where Tyler Randerson got the win and Drew Hathway the loss. Micksburg finished the day with a 5-0 win over the Kitchener Hallman Cubs. Wade Kewageshig struck out 11 for the complete game win, while Kyle Linton took the loss. Jared Steege had two triples for the Twins.

Sunday schedule 

10 a.m.

Kitchener (0-4) vs Micksburg (1-3)

Noon

Winner 10 a.m. vs Waterdown (2-2) - Bronze

2 p.m.

Toronto (3-1) vs Bear Creek (4-0) - Gold / Silver

Hammer beat Twins at Men's Elims

The Waterdown Hammer got by the Micksburg Twins 3-1 in the first game at the Ontario Amateur Softball Association Men's Provincials on Friday night on the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation reserve near Melbourne.

Reese Yantzi had the pitching win. Riley Coverdale hit a 2 RBI single in the top of the sixth for Waterdown. Joran Graham pitched for Micksburg and also had an RBI. Wade Kewageshig threw an inning of relief.

Other scores on Friday were Toronto Batmen 2-1 over Kitchener Hallman Cubs and Bear Creek Express 7-1 over the Batmen.

Schedule for Saturday and Sunday is available here.

Kars and WC win in Manotick

The Kars Aces and West Carleton Electric won their games in Manotick on Wednesday night in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play.

Kars 5 Manotick 1

The first game of the night saw Kars beat the Manotick Brewers 5-1. Andy Barber earned the win. Carley Shane took the loss and had relief from Luc D'Entremont.

Brad Pender had two homers for Kars (one inside the park) and Nick Ellis also hit one out for the Aces. Zack Branchaud had a solo shot for the Brewers.

West Carleton 7 Los Caballos 1

The night cap was a 7-1 victory for West Carleton over Los Caballos. Adam Rueckwald had the win (three hitter) and Matt McKay was tagged with the loss, with relief from Will Lowe.

Conner Hopper (inside the park) and Rueckwald had homers for WC. Wilmer Lovera had a homer for Los Caballos.

WC pitching
Adam Rueckwald WP 7IP 1R 1ER 3H 2BB 10K

LC pitching
Matt McKay LP 3.1IP 5R 6ER 6H 2BB 1K
Will Lowe 3.2IP 2R 1ER 2H 1BB 5K

WC hitting

Colton Lecuyer 1-3, BB, R
Dylan Rorwick 1-4, RBI
Conner Hopper 2-3, BB, R, HR, 2RBI
Chris Costello 1-4
Gabe Brown 1-3, 2B, 2R
Adam Rueckwald 2-3, HR, 2B, 3RBI, 2R

LC hitting

Luis Anguas 1-3, 2B
Wilmer Lovera 1-3, HR, RBI, R
Johon "Panda" 1-3

Conroy earns pitching win, leads Gold Gloves to victory in Micksburg League

Week two of the Micksburg Men's Fastball League saw the Northstars defeat the Seniors 7-3 in the early game Tuesday night. Drew Hathway earned the win while Matt McIntyre took the loss. Chad Costello had a three run homer in this one.

The late game was a 11-5 victory for the Gold Gloves over the Brewers. Scott Conroy struck out five in three and a third innings to earn the win with Ryan Clarke pitching in relief. Brendon Hennessy took the loss.

Osgoode League gets started

The Osgoode Men's Fastball League got started up yesterday. 

Games are 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Mondays at the Kars dimaond. There are 4 teams, all named  after sponsors. 

Teams (Captains)

Proactive Restoration (Trevor Beaulieu)

Carleton Mushroom (Ty Alexander)

Peterson Farms (Jack Wallace)

Dewan Painting (Jack Dewan)

There is room for a few more players. Contact Trevor Beaulieu (613) 404-8435 or Kevin Collins (613) 229-1216 to get involved.

In an era where leagues fold, not get started, congrats to Trevor and Kevin on getting this league off the ground.

Sandlot Merchants win the Molly

The Sandlot Merchants from Ephrata, Pennsylvania won the Molly Sherman Memorial Tournament in Elkland, PA this past weekend. 

Sandlot won the final 2-0 over Adirondack Flooring. Erick Chaparro, an Argentinian, got the win on the slab in the last game, with Tyler Randerson taking the loss. Chaparro was named top pitcher of the event and Andre Hoover of Sandlot, top player.

Both Ontario teams the Kingston Axemen and the Waterdown Hammer won their first game. Waterdown then lost two, and Kingston three, to be eliminated.

Maurice Beauregard Memorial game a success

The men's fastball game at the Maurice Beauregard Memorial event in Campbell’s Bay, QC was a close one, with the Flyers prevailing 3-2 over the Athletics. 

A good crowd was on hand to witness the game which was played in the middle of a 3-pitch softball tournament. 

Adam Rueckwald got the win on the slab for the Athletics and also hit a two-run homer. Noah Fleurie took the loss and had relief from Gabe Brown.

Back Row: Umpire Jeff Ireland, Dennis McCleary, Troy Gravelle, Luke Young, Pierce Rusenstrom, Carter Beauregard, Jean-Michel Landry, Noah Fleurie, Gabe Brown, Adam Brown 

Front Row: Evan Atkinson, Jeff Tanguay, Curtis Daley, Matt Greer, Conner Hopper, Dylan Rorwick, Ethan Howard, Cade Kuehl, Bennett Rusenstrom 

West Carleton U20 to face Southeastern Ontario Screaming Eagles U20 in doubleheader

West Carleton Electric U20 will be hosting a new U20 program that started up this year in an exhibition doubleheader in Fitzroy Harbour on Sunday at noon and 2 p.m. The Southeastern Ontario Screaming Eagles, with players from the Kingston and Stittsville areas, will be in for two games.

Both teams have registered with the Ontario Amateur Softball Association and will be among the ten teams participating in the U20 Eliminations in Chepstow on July 4-6. The "elims" determine the Ontario representatives for the Softball Canada U20 Men's Canadian Championship to be held in Saskatoon in late July / early August.

Update: West Carleton won the games 8-2 and 13-3.

Five teams at Men's Elims, Twins attending

There are five teams attending the Ontario Amateur Softball Association Senior Men's Elimination Tournament on May 30 to June 1, including the Micksburg Twins.

Other teams include the host Bear Creek Express, Toronto Batmen, Kitchener Hallman Cubs and the Waterdown Hammer.

The teams will play at the newly built diamonds near the Bear Creek Gas Bar at the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation near Melbourne.

At this tournament the provincial champion will be declared, and berths will be determined for the Softball Canada Men's Canadian Championship to be held in Kitchener in August.

Elkland Molly this weekend

The 19th Annual Molly Sherman Memorial Tournament is being held this weekend in Elkland, Pennsylvania with 13 teams participating, including Ontario teams Kingston Axemen and last year's champions, the Waterdown Hammer. Below is the bracket, as per Facebook.

There will be a ceremony to celebrate the life of Mark Schultz in the Pavilion after the final game on Saturday, as per the announcement here.

West Carleton wins in Carp (updated)

West Carleton Electric won a frosty game in Carp on Thursday night 7-4 over the Micksburg Twins. 

Adam Rueckwald had the complete game win for WC. Noah Fleurie took the loss and had relief from John Enright.

The Trics scored in the first when Conner Hopper's two run homer scored Trevor Barton who had reached on a fielder's choice.

It looked like Micksburg may get a run in the second as Joe Mick singled, moved to second on a passed ball and attempted to score on a Scott Conroy single. However, Finn Barton in right field threw out Mick at home.

The Twins got a run back in the top of the third. Ryan McIntyre led off with a single, stole second and scored on Joran Graham's single.

WC responded to make it 3-1 after three. Trevor Barton reached on a error, took second on a wild pitch, advanced to third on a ground out and scored on a error.

The Electric got another in the fourth. Sean Lecuyer legged out a triple and scored on a double by Finn Barton.

Micksburg tightened the score to 4-3 in the top of the fifth. Jared Steege tripled and scored on a misplayed grounder. Mick, who had reached on a fielder's choice, scored on a Conroy double off the fence.

Fitzroy answered with another in the fifth. Colton Lecuyer singled, stole second, and moved to third on a ground out. The Twins chose to intentionally walk Hopper, and Dylan Rorwick's hard ground out scored Lecuyer.

Two more for WC in the sixth made it 7-3. Sean Lecuyer reached in a misplayed fly ball, but was put out when Finn Barton reached on a fielder's choice. A two out walk put Rueckwald on. Colton Lecuyer single scored Finn Barton and a single by Trevor Barton scored Neil Murphy who was in to run for Rueckwald on the two out pitcher rule.

Micksburg got one back in the seventh. Matt McIntyre singled with one out, advanced on Mick's single and scored on Conroy's RBI single. Two strikeouts ended the threat.

WC pitching 

Adam Rueckwald WP 7IP 4R 2ER 11H 3BB 9K

Micksburg pitching

Noah Fleurie LP 4IP 4R 3ER 4H 1BB 2K

John Enright 3IP 3R 1ER 3H 2BB 2K

WC hitting

Colton Lecuyer 3-4, R, RBI, SB

Trevor Barton 1-4, RBI, 2R

Conner Hopper 1-3, BB, 2RBI, HR, R

Dylan Rorwick BB, RBI

Sean Lecuyer 1-3, 3B, R

Finn Barton 1-3, 2B, RBI, R

Micksburg hitting

Andy McIntyre 1-4

Jared Steege 1-4, 3B, R

Joran Graham 2-4, RBI

Matt McIntyre 1-4, R

Joe Mick 2-4, R

Scott Conroy 3-3, BB, 2B, 2RBI

Ryan McIntyre 1-2, BB, R

Los Caballos, Quyon win in Manotick on Wednesday

Los Caballos and Quyon Flyers won their Greater Ottawa Fastball League games in Manotick on Wednesday night. 

The early result was a 3-1 win for the expansion Caballos over the Kars Aces. 

Josh Kahn had the pitching win, striking out 8 over five innings. Will Lowe got the save, striking out four in relief. 

Brad Porter took the loss for Kars and had relief from Andy Barber. 

Luis Anguas had two hits and scored a run for Los Caballos, and his teammates Lewis Reynoso had an RBI, and Pedro Lopez two RBIs. Felipe Morales also had a hit.

The late game saw the Quyon Flyers get by the Manotick Brewers 8-2.

Matt Greer earned the win, striking out 14.

Luc D'Entremont took the loss in relief of Carley Shane. 

Cade Kuehl hit three run homer for the Flyers while James Martel had a two run shot for the Brewers. 

Micksburg league starts up

Report from Joe Mick

The Micksburg Men's Fastball League returned to the diamond - in Micksburg of course - on Tuesday night as the four-team recreational league has been revived.

The first game of the night saw the Brewers defeat the Northstars 7-4. Noah Fleurie got the win, while Ryland Hill took the loss.

The nightcap was a 5-0 victory for the Gold Gloves over the Seniors. Blake Bramburger got the win, pitching no-hit ball over four innings, and Joran Graham relieved, also allowing no hits. John Enright took the loss.

Campbell's Bay game on Saturday

From Hunter Beauregard

Come join us on Saturday May 24th at 6 p.m. to cheer on our local fastball players during the exhibition fastball game at the 3rd Annual Maurice Beauregard Memorial 3-pitch ball tournament. There will be refreshments available at the bar onsite.

This annual tournament celebrates Maurice’s legacy and raises money for the Maurice Beauregard Community and Leadership awards given to three high school graduates in the Pontiac region, and the Maurice Beauregard Park. 

The tournament, and the exhibition fastball game, will be held in Campbell’s Bay at the Maurice Beauregard Park (2 Second Street, Campbell’s Bay, Quebec, J0X 1K0).

Here is info on last year's game.

For more about Maurice visit this link.

Micksburg league beings Tuesday

The revived Micksburg Men's Fastball League starts up on Tuesday night (May 19) bringing back town league fastpitch softball to the Upper Ottawa Valley.

There are four teams in the league. Opening night features the Northstars playing the Brewers at 6:45 p.m., followed by the Gold Gloves taking on the Seniors at 8:45 p.m.

Games are played at the Micksburg Twins diamond on Micksburg Road.... in Micksburg.

West Carleton wins 9-5 in Shawville

West Carleton Electric won 9-5 over the Quyon Flyers on Thursday night in Greater Ottawa Fastball League play in Shawville. 

Adam Rueckwald had the complete game win for WC while Matt Greer took the loss.

The Electric scored two in the first. Colton Lecuyer tripled and scored on a grounder to short by Dylan Rorwick when the throw to the plate was off line. Rorwick scored on a sacrifice fly by Steve Cavanagh later in the inning.

WC went up 6-0 in the second. Owen Brown reached on an error and scored on Lecuyer's two run homer with two out. After a single by Rorwick, Conner Hopper hit a two run shot.

Quyon responded with a pair of solo shots by Todd Hearty and Lane McMurtry in the bottom of the second.

The Flyers scored two more in the third. Dennis McCleary led off with a walk, moved to second on Hunter Beauregard's single. Both scored on Hearty's triple to the gap to narrow the score to 6-4.

The Electric scored three more in the fourth. Gabe Brown singled but was put out when Lecuyer reached on a fielder's choice. Rorwick singled to put two on and a three run blast by Hopper put WC up 9-4.

The Flyers plated one more in the fifth. McCleary singled. Beauregard then hit a screamer to left field and HK Khan made an unreal diving catch for the Trics to get an out. McCleary ended up scoring on a double by Steve McCord.

Pitching 

Adam Rueckwald WP 7IP 5R 5ER 7H 2BB 9K

Matt Greer LP 7IP 9R 4ER 8H 1BB 9K

WC hitting

Colton Lecuyer 2-4, 3B, HR, 2RBI, 3R

Dylan Rorwick 3-4, 3R, RBI

Conner Hopper 2-3, BB, 2xHR, 2R, 5 RBI

Steve Cavanagh sac fly RBI

Gabe Brown 1-3

Quyon hitting

Dennis McCleary 2-3, 2R, BB

Hunter Beauregard 1-4, R

Steve McCord 1-3, 2B, RBI

Todd Hearty 2-3, 3B, HR, R, 3RBI

Lane McMurtry 1-3, HR, R, RBI

Ashton league starts May 15

The Ashton Men's Fastball League is back for another season of Thursday night fastpitch at the Thomas Cavanagh Community Centre in southwestern rural Ottawa, starting tonight.

The league has four teams: A's, Shockers, Brewers and Farmers.

The Shockers won the title last year.

Blackburn leagues starts tonight

The Blackburn Men's Fastball League gets underway tonight (May 15). There are 6 teams in the BMFL for 2025. Games will be played Tuesdays at 8 p.m. and Thursdays 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. at the Blackburn Arena diamond.

The teams are Bandits, Blue Jays, Bytek Braves, Rogues, Goodfellows and Orioles. Defending champions Los Caballos have departed the BMFL to join the Greater Ottawa Fastball League.

For more info, visit Blackburn Men's Fastball League.

GOFL gets underway in Manotick

The Greater Ottawa Fastball League 2025 season got underway on Wednesday night in Manotick with two games.

The opener saw the Manotick Brewers defeat Los Caballos, the GOFL's newest entrant, 2-0.

Carley Shane (3 IP, 1 BB, 7 K) and Luc D'Entremont (WP, 4 IP, 1 BB, 8 K) pitched for the Brewers. 

Will Lowe took the loss with relief from Matt McKay. 

Ryan Clare was 2 for 3 with a double, Riley Dunbar was 1 for 3 and scored a run, and Luc D'Entremont was 1 for 3 with an RBI for Manotick. 

The late game was a 6-4 win for the Micksburg Twins over the Kars Aces in a game that was shortened when the lights went out.

Joran Graham started for Micksburg followed by Noah Fleurie who had the win in relief. Andy Barber began the game for Kars and was relieved by Brad Porter. 

Brad Pender was 3 for 3 for Kars with a pair of doubles. Paully Griffith had two singles and two RBIs and Scott Conroy had two triples and a double for the Twins.

Joanne Findley

Joanne Findley, a long-time part of the Eastern Ontario Umpires Association and wife of George Findley and mother of Gary Findley, has died. There will be a memorial for her at the RA, Courtside B Room, on Monday, May 19 from 14:00 and to 16:00 (2 p.m. to 4 p.m.).

For more information visit: https://memorials.renfrewcountycremation.com/joanne-findley/5592632/

Fitzroy tournament looking for a few more teams

The Fitzroy Harbour Men's Fastball League annual recreational men's fastpitch tournament will be held on June 20 to 22, 2025 at the Fitzroy Harbour Community Centre.

The seven league teams will be entered and two 'outside' teams have indicated they will participate. The tournament is looking for up to three more teams to enter for a twelve-team field.

The event is a three-game guarantee. "Harbour Ball" does not permit composite bats for men's teams (potentially negotiable for youth teams). Entry fee is to be confirmed but is usually in the range of $250 per team. Each team will require insurance.

To indicate your team's interest in participating, contact the Commissioner, Brendan Coker at harbourfastball[at]gmail.com.

See below for links to information from last year's event

Eastern Ontario Fastball Blog: Carlsbad Springs wins Harbour Ball Tournament

Carp league gets started

The Carp Men's Fastball League is back at it for the 2025 season. The home opener is May 13 at 8:30 p.m. featuring a rematch of the championship game with Red (defending champs) vs runner up team Black on the main diamond, and on B diamond Grey vs Blue.

The CMFL is a great recreational men's fastpitch league on Tuesday nights at the Carp Fairgrounds featuring four teams with both games at 8:30 p.m.

New Osgoode league

Word is that there will be a new Men's fastpitch softball league starting up in Osgoode this season playing Monday nights, hopefully with four teams. It is great to see a new league started up. 

Coach Jamieson win ACC title with Clemson

Kyle Jamieson, who hails from Stittsville and played several years in the Greater Ottawa Fastball League with the Stittsville 56ers, is an Associate Head Coach with Clemson University and helped lead them to their first ever Atlantic Coast Conference title. Clemson will advance to the NCAA Division I Women's Softball Championship.

More information here on these links:

Kyle Jamieson – Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site

Eastern Ontario Fastball Blog: Blast from the past: KJ wins World Juniors in New Zealand

Eastern Ontario Fastball Blog: GOFL Player Interview - Kyle Jamieson

Shawville League has four teams, starts this week

The Shawville Men's Fastpitch League will have four teams this year, playing mostly on Monday nights at the Shawville R.A. Centre.

The league is a mix of ages and skill levels and is an excellent way to introduce new players to fastpitch. Games started on this past weekend at the Showcase, and the intent is for the playoffs to wrap up before the end of August.

GOFL starts next week

The Greater Ottawa Fastball League is preparing for another season starting May 14.

The are six teams competing with three based in Manotick: Manotick Brewers, Kars Aces and the expansion Los Caballos. West Carleton Electric will be playing home games in Fitzroy Harbour and Carp, Micksburg Twins play at the Micksburg diamond, and Quyon Flyers home location is Shawville, QC.

Each team will also play an exhibition game against West Carleton Electric U20.

For more information, visit https://gofl.ca.

The Glen starts next week

The Glen Cairn Men's Fastball League is back for another season on Monday and Tuesday nights, with the occasional Wednesday, at the AY Jackson Secondary School diamond in Kanata.

There are six teams this season. The Glen will also be hosting their annual tournament in Carp on June 6-8.

More info here: https://dynessports.com/glen-cairn-fastball