Ontario Challenge Cup Saturday 9 am

September 19th, 2009

Saturday Sept 19 – Stratford

Loser’s Bracket

9 am
Gm 9
Minesing Monarchs 2

Wiarton Nationals 1 – 9 innings
WP Mike Crawford in relief of Kurt Glover
LP Dustin Veenhoff

Gm 10
Mississauga Sox 5

Waterdown Target 4
WP Martin Mauviel
LP Rick Hames in relief of Ron Winger
Sox overcome 4-run deficit; Ken Hendry 2 RBIs; Al Leighton 2 RBIs
Target Kevin Newhouse HR; Darcy Zimmerman RBI

Gm 11
Cambridge Reds 7

Zurich Rangers 3 – 8 innings
WP Derek Mitchell
LP Ben Hodgins
Reds Jason Farrelly Grand Slam T8

Blair Setford

Ontario Challenge Cup Friday 9 pm

September 18th, 2009

Game 1
Shakespeare Falcons 7

Wiarton Nationals 2
WP Kevin Pomfret
LP Mark Robbins, relief Dustin Veenhoff
Falcons 6 runs in 3rd inn
Nationals Veenhoff 11Ks in 5 inn

Game 5
Hickson Reds 4

Cambridge Reds 0
WP Mark Van Vliet
LP Kevin Buckley
Hickson Jeff Rowell 2 RBIs

Game 2
Glencoe Astros 4

Minesing Monarchs 1
WP Shaun Winship
LP Mike Crawford
Astros Rob Burns RBI
Monarchs John McNabb HR

Game 6
Alvinston Indians 12

Zurich Rangers 2 – 5 innings
WP Brad Young, relief Jake McKillop
LP Justin Laporte relief Pat Crawford, Ben Hodgins
Alvinston Scott Smith HR 4 RBIs; Jeff Ingram 2 HRs 4 RBIs
Zurich Curtis Regier 2b Justin Laporte 3b

Saturday Schedule

Loser’s Bracket

9 am
Gm 9
Wiarton vs Minesing
Gm 10
Waterdown vs Mississauga
Gm 11
Cambridge vs Zurich

11 am
Gm 12
Ingersoll vs Arthur

Winner’s bracket
11 am
Gm 13
Shakespeare vs Glencoe
Gm 14
Kitchener vs Wellington

1pm
Gm 15
Hickson vs Alvinston
Gm 16
Ohsweken vs Elmira

-Blair Setford

Ontario Challenge Cup Friday 7 pm

September 18th, 2009

Game 4
Wellington Sox 8

Mississauga Sox 1 – 5 innings
WP Jeremy deBelleval
LP Glenn Dorrington, relief Martin Mauviel
Wellington: Jeff Detta 2 HRs (1 inside, 1 out) 3 RBIs; Jeremy Creeden 3 RBIs

Game 7
Ohsweken Redmen 8

Ingersoll Crush 7
WP Darren Zack in relief of Wayne Green
LP Todd Winkworth in relief of Adam Martin
Redmen Robert Bomberry 2 HRs 5 RBIs
Crush Darryl Wharram HR 3 runs; Eric Scott 3 runs

Game 3
Kitchener Selects 1

Waterdown Target 0
WP Doug Hoffman
LP Mark Curtis, relief Rick Hames
Selects Steve Hall HR

Game 8
Elmira Expos 4

Arthur Merchants 2
WP Dan Martin
LP Brady Lantz
Expos Kevin Gutcher HR 2 RBIs
Merchants Todd Swift RBI Jamie Taylor RBI

-Blair Setford

Greater Ottawa Fastball League finals set

September 17th, 2009

[OTTAWA, ON] – The Greater Ottawa Fastball League (www.GOFL.ca) best-of-finals will have a new look in 2009, as the defending champions Stittsville, ON 56ers (#1) will match up against the Quyon, QC COMBAT Flyers (#3).

This will be the first year since 2002 that Ottawa Team Easton has not played in the league finals, as they were playoff champions five consecutive years from 2003-2007 and finalists in 2008. Team Easton (#2) lost in the fifth and deciding game on Weds Sep 16 against the Flyers, in a series in which the road team won every game.

Game 1: Quyon 4 – Easton 1 (WP: Drew Hathway, LP: Brad Porter)
Game 2: Easton 2 – Quyon 1 (WP: Corey Costello, LP: Hathway)
Game 3: Quyon 1 – Easton 0 (WP: Hathway, LP: Porter)
Game 4: Easton 2 – Quyon 0 (WP: Costello, LP: Joran Graham, relief Hathway)
Game 5: Quyon 8 – Easton 3 in 9 innings. (WP: Hathway, LP: Porter in relief of Costello)

Stittsville swept Manotick Lomor Printers (#4) three games straight, making it five wins in a row in the playoffs, to reach the finals and defend their title.

Game 1: Stittsville 8 – Manotick 2 (WP: Dan Bradley, LP: Trevor Lahey, relief Tony Riches)
Game 2: Stittsville 12 – Manotick 5 (WP: Bradley in relief of Darren Featherstone, LP: Lahey, relief Riches)
Game 3: Stittsville 9 – Manotick 0 (WP: Bradley, LP: Lahey)

SCHEDULE FOR FINALS:

Game 1: Quyon at Stittsville, Tuesday September 22, 8:30pm at the Grove in Stittsville
Game 2: Stittsville at Quyon, Thursday September 24, 7:30pm at the Quyon Fairgrounds
Games 3-5, TBD

For full details on the GOFL playoffs visit the
www.fitzroyfastball.blogspot.com blog and www.GOFL.ca.

Challenge Cup Schedule

September 17th, 2009

Below is the opening round schedule for the 2009 ISC II Challenge Cup qualifier tournament in Stratford Sept 18-20.

Full schedule here.

The winner of the tournament will receive an entry-fee paid berth in the 2010 ISC II Tournament of Champions in Midland, Michigan.

All games will be played at the Packham Complex in Stratford.

Schedule
Gm 1 Friday 9 pm D3 Shakespeare Falcons vs Wiarton Nationals
Gm 2 Friday 9 pm D4 Glencoe Astros vs Minesing Monarchs
Gm 3 Friday 7 pm D3 Waterdown Target vs Kitchener Selects
Gm 4 Friday 7 pm D4 Mississauga Sox vs Wellington Sox
Gm 5 Friday 9 pm D5 Hickson Reds vs Cambridge Reds
Gm 6 Friday 9 pm D2 Zurich Rangers vs Alvinston Indians
Gm 7 Friday 7 pm D5 Ohsweken Redmen vs Ingersoll Crush
Gm 8 Friday 7 pm D2 Arthur Merchants vs Elmira Expos


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Challenge Cup East

September 17th, 2009

The Challenge Cup East ISC II qualifier tournament is in McNab/Braeside Sept 18-20.

Full schedule here.

The winner of the tournament will receive an entry-fee paid berth in the 2010 ISC II Tournament of Champions in Midland, Michigan.

All games will be played at McNab Center Park. Additional questions, please email Harold MacMillan of McNab Minor Softball at jh.mac@gozoom.ca.

Schedule:
Gm 1 Friday 8 pm Carp I4C Victory vs Blackburn Guzzlers
Gm 2 Saturday 9 am Team Easton vs North Fred Kings
Gm 3 Saturday 9 am Manotick Lomor Printers vs Donnacona Blue Sox
Gm 4 Saturday 11 am Quyon COMBAT Flyers vs winner Gm 1

Games continue throughout the day Saturday and resume on Sunday at 9 am. The championship game is scheduled for 11 am Sunday with the “if” game to follow immediately.


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Loughborough Tournament Results

September 16th, 2009

The Loughborough Men’s Fastpitch League (Played in the Kingston, ON area) had their championship tournament to determine a League Champion on Fri Sept 11 and Sat Sept 12, 2009. With the top 4 teams receiving a double life and the bottom 4 receiving a single life with no if necessary game only a championship, the knockout tournament results and regular season standing are as follows:

Standings:

1-Napanee Express Jr’s
2-North Fred Kings
3-Kingston Cowboys
4-Sunbury

5-Enterprise Oasis
6-Sydenham
7-Central Frontenac Midget Cyclones
8-Battersea Merchants

** The Napanee Express Midgets also competed in Regular season play, however due to player availibilty could not compete in Championship Play**

Fri 7pm Napanee Jr’s W –
Sunbury L –

WP – J. McDonald
LP – “Lefty” Clark

Fri 7pm North Fred Kings W –
Kingston Cowboys L –

WP – B. Brooks
LP – J. Lockeridge

Fri 9pm Enterprise Oasis Pools W –
Battersea Merchants L –

WP – L. Brown
LP – M. Paul

Fri 9pm Sydenham W –
Central Frontenac Midget Cyclones L –

WP – C. Price
LP –

Sat 9am Sunbury W –
Enterprise L –

WP – T. Hollandsworth
LP – K. Brown, D. Douttle

Sat 9am Kingston Cowboys W –
Sydenham L –

WP – R. Sharpe
LP – C. Price (left in 2nd due to injury), C.Bowes

Sat 11 am Napanee Jr’s W
North Fred Kings L

WP – J. McDonald
LP – B. Brooks

Sat 12pm Kingston Cowboys W –
Sunbury L –

WP – J. Lockeridge
LP – T. Hollandsworth

Sat 3pm Kingston Cowboys W –
North Fred Kings L –

WP – Switzer
LP – J. Thompson

Sat 5pm Kingston Cowboys W –
Napanee Jr’s L –

WP – R. Sharpe
LP – J McDonals

Kingston Cowboys are the 2009 LMFL Champions.

Ballpark Radio interviews on You Tube

September 15th, 2009

In case you missed one, here’s all of the You Tube links to the Ballpark Radio interviews from the 2009 ISC II Tournament of Champions.

Ty McKinney, Ashland Stock Pack, All Tournament
Aaron Whitney, Port Elgin Blue Devils, 2009 ToC MVP
Will Lake, Waterdown Hammer
Ross Herold, Bridgeport Braves, All Tournament
Corey Jones, Lloydminster Dodgers
Jay Schnarr, Bridgeport Braves, All Tournament
Dan Martin, Elmira Expos
Mike Smith, Hoffman Rise
Brian Maas, Port Elgin Blue Devils
Scott Standerfer, Decatur Pride
Trevor Urban, Ashland Stock Pack
Luke Hopkins, Ohsweken Redmen
Francis Leclair, Donnacona Blue Sox, All Tournament
Jeff Van Hooser, Ashland Stock Pack

Waterdown Hammer on Target for GHFL Championship

September 14th, 2009

GHFL Playoff Tournament

Wednesday September 9
Meadowvale
Arrows 8 Razorbacks 0
WP: Jeff Wilson (1-0) 4IP 11Ks 1H; relief Scott Christie 1IP 1K
LP: Darcy Smith (0-1) 4IP 8R
Arrows: Blair Setford 2-2 2 RBIs; Ryan Freedman 1-1 BB, HBP, RBI; Scott Christie 1-2 RBI
Razorbacks: Shawn King 1-2 3b

Thursday September 10
Ker
Fury 6 Dawgs 0
WP Scott Wagar (1-0) 17Ks no hitter
LP Joe Parker (0-1)
Fury: Wagar HR (1st) Grand Slam; Ray Carr 2 hits 2 RBIs; Tom Watkinson 2 hits

Waterdown
Target 7 Razorbacks 2
WP Gord Scott (1-0) 3IP, 0H, 0ER, 0BB, 5K; relief Mark Curtis 4IP, 3H, 2ER, 2BB, 4K
LP: Darcy Smith (0-2) 6IP, 9H, 5ER, 1BB, 1K
Target: Brian Prowse 2-4, Dave Harper 2-4, Jeff Beange 2-3
Razorbacks: Rod Alderson 2-3 HR(1st) 2RBIs, Josh 1-3

Luke’s 3 Hammer 2
WP: Tom Berube (1-0) 7IP, 2R, 6H, 12Ks
LP: Jim Hurst (0-1) 7IP, 3R, 2H, 7Ks
Lukes: Mark Hall HR (1st) 2 RBIs; Scott Tweedie GWRBI
Hammer: Will Lake 2 hits

Friday September 11
Ker
Snappers 6 RHCP 4
WP: Matt Lyons (1-0)
LP: Rich Vassos (0-1)
Snappers: Pete Dobbin HR (1st) 3 RBIs

Fury 2 Knights 0
WP: Scott Wagar (2-0)
LP: Steve Ketchell (0-1)

Saturday September 12
Ker
9:00 AM
D1 Target 0 vs Snappers 8
D2 Fury 5 vs Luke’s 1
D3 Hammer 1 vs Knights 0

11:00 AM
D1 Awards Presentation
D1 Luke’s 4 Dawgs 1
D2 Arrows 6 Target 2

1:00 PM
D1 Hammer 9 Fury 1
D2 Snappers 12 vs Razorbacks 3
D3 Dawgs 3 Knights 2

3:00 PM
D1 Luke’s 11 Knights 3
D2 Arrows 5 RHCP 2

5:00 PM
D1 Target 9 RHCP 2
D2 Hammer 5 Dawgs 1

7:00 PM
D1 Snappers 15 Arrows 10

9:00 PM
D1 RHCP 8 Razorbacks 1

Sunday September 13
Ker
9:00 am – Quarter-final
D1 Hammer 7 RHCP 1
D2 Snappers 11 Dawgs 3

11:00 am – Quarter-final
D1 Target 2 Fury 0
D2 Arrows 6 Luke’s 0

1:00 pm – Semi-final
D1 Hammer 5 Arrows 2
D2 Target 5 Snappers 4

3:00 pm – Final
D1 Hammer 4 Target 3

Congratulations to 2009 GHFL Champions Waterdown Hammer

Award winners:
MVP: Mike Bateman, Niagara Snappers
Top Pitcher: Gord Scott, Waterdown Target
Russ Dekker Defensive Player of the Year: Ryan Freedman, Mississauga Arrows
Janet Greatrix Dedication Award: Greg “Pops” McCartney, Waterdown Razorbacks
Gord Newman Playoff MVP: Doug Hoffman, Waterdown Hammer

Sebringville Sting over Wellington Sox in South Perth final

September 14th, 2009

South Perth Men’s Fastball League
Playoff Tournament – Palmerston/Harriston
Scores courtesy Mary Beth Gilbert, Wellington Sox

Game # 1
Mitchell Mets 6 KW Cubs 2
Game # 2
Kitchener Outlaws 1 Breslau Badgers 0
Game # 3
Sebringville Sting 10 Mitchell Jrs. 3
Game # 4
Hickson Reds 7 Monkton Muskrats 3
Game # 5
Shakespeare Falcons 3 Linwood Jrs. 0
Game # 6
Bridgeport Braves 5 Waterloo Jrs. 1

Winners Bracket:
Saturday 9:00am
Game# 7
Elmira Expos 7 vs. Mitchell Mets 0
Game# 8
Bridgeport Braves 5 vs. Wellington Sox 1
Saturday 11:00am
Game# 9
Kitchener Outlaws 0 vs. Sebringville Sting 2
Game# 10
Hickson Reds 0 vs. Shakespeare Falcons 3
Saturday 9:00pm
Game# 19
Sebringville Sting 8 vs. Elmira Expos 0
Game# 20
Shakespeare Falcons 5 vs. Bridgeport Braves o

Losers Bracket
Saturday 1:00 pm
Game# 11
Breslau Badgers 6 vs. Mitchell Jrs. 12
Game# 12
Monkton Muskrats 4 vs. Linwood Jrs. 3
Saturday 3:00pm
Game# 13
KW Cubs 3 vs. Wellington Sox 7
Game#14
Mitchell Mets 3 vs. Waterloo Jrs. 7
Saturday 5:00pm
Game# 15
Hickson Reds 7 vs. Mitchell Jrs. 2
Game# 16
Kitchener Outlaws 4 vs. Monkton Muskrats 9
Saturday 7:00
Game#17
Wellington Sox 2 vs. Hickson Reds 1
Game# 18
Monkton Muskrats 1 vs. Waterloo Jrs. 2

Sunday Scores
Game# 21
Wellington Sox 5 vs. Elmira Expos 4 (10 innings)
Game# 22
Bridgeport Braves 3 vs. Waterloo Jrs. 4
Game# 23
Sebringville Sting 5 vs. Shakespeare Falcons 2
Game# 24
Wellington Sox 7 vs. Waterloo Jrs. 6
Game# 25
Shakespeare Falcons 0 vs. Wellington Sox 7
Game#26
Wellington Sox 2 vs. Sebringville Sting 1
Game# 27
Wellington Sox 1 vs. Sebringville Sting 3

Congratulations to the Sebringville Sting for becoming the South Perth Men’s Fastball League Champions for 2009.

This is the 3rd straight year for Sebringville Sting as champions.

Mary Beth Gilbert
Wellington Sox

South Perth Playoff Tourney Schedule

September 11th, 2009

Below you will find the first round of games for our Year End Tournament on Sept. 11-13 in Palmerston and Harriston.
Here we go.

Friday Night
7:00 pm
Game # 1 Mitchell Mets vs. KW Cubs in Palmerston D#1 (Front)
Game # 5 Shakespeare Falcons vs. Linwood Jrs. in Palmerston D#2 (Back)
Game # 6 Waterloo Jrs. vs. Bridgeport Braves in Harriston D#3

9:00 pm
Game # 4 Hickson Reds vs. Monkton Muskrats in Palmerston D#1 (Front)
Game # 3 Sebringville Sting vs. Mitchell Jrs. in Palmerston D#2 (Back)
Game # 2 Kitchener Outlaws vs. Breslau Badgers in Harriston D# 3

Saturday
9:00 am
Game # 7 Elmira Expos vs. Winner of Game #1 in Palmerston D#1 (Front)
Game # 8 Wellington Sox vs. Winner of Game # 6 in Palmerston D#2 (Back)

The Master Schedule will be posted at the Palmerston Ball Park.

Final Standings for the 2009 Season:
1) Elmira Expos 38 pts.
2) WellingtonSox 34 pts
3) Hickson Reds 34 pts
4) Sebringville Sting 32 pts
5) Kitchener Outlaws 28 pts
6) Shakespeare Falcons 26 pts
7) Waterloo Jrs. 24 pts
8) Mitchell Mets 22 pts
9) KW Cubs 20 pts
10) Bridgeport Braves 20 pts
11) Linwood Jrs. 16 pts
12) Breslau Badgers 14 pts
13) Mitchell Jrs. 12 pts
14) Monkton Muskrats 8 pts
15) Tavistock Jrs. 2 pts.

Good Luck to everyone at the Year End Tournament

GHFL Playoff Tourney Schedule

September 10th, 2009

GHFL Playoff Tournament – UPDATED

Wednesday September 9
Meadowvale
8:30 pm Arrows 8 vs Razorbacks 0

Thursday September 10
Ker
8:00 pm Fury 6 vs Dawgs 0

Waterdown
7:00 pm Target 7 vs Razorbacks 2
9:00 pm Hammer 2 vs Luke’s 3

Friday September 11
Ker
6:30 pm Snappers vs RHCP
8:30 pm Fury vs Knights

Saturday September 12
Ker
9:00 AM
D1 Target vs Snappers
D2 Fury vs Luke’s
D3 Hammer vs Knights

11:00 AM
D1 Awards Presentation
D1 Luke’s vs Dawgs
D2 Target vs Arrows

1:00 PM
D1 Hammer vs Fury
D2 Snappers vs Razorbacks
D3 Knights vs Dawgs

3:00 PM
D1 Luke’s vs Knights
D2 Arrows vs RHCP

5:00 PM
D1 Target vs RHCP
D2 Hammer vs Dawgs

7:00 PM
D1 Snappers vs Arrows

9:00 PM
D1 RHCP vs Razorbacks

Sunday September 13
Ker
9:00 am
D1 Gm 1 Pool A 1st vs Pool B 4th
D2 Gm 2 Pool B 1st vs Pool A 4th

11:00 am
D1 Gm 3 Pool A 2nd vs Pool B 3rd
D2 Gm 4 Pool B 2nd vs Pool A3rd

1:00 pm
D1 Gm 5 Winner Gm 1 vs Winner Gm 4
D2 Gm 6 Winner Gm 2 vs Winner Gm 3

3:00 pm
D1 Winner Gm 5 vs Winner Gm 6