East Side Mario's

The BMFL will be hosting its annual recreational tournament 16-19 July. The entrance fee is $325 and rosters and fees are due by Monday July 6th. Interested GCMFL teams are welcome to enter.

For further information please contact:

Wayne Hunter (whunter [at] rogers [dot] com)
613-830-3808

Tournament Outline:

As in the past, all teams entering our tournament will be guaranteed a minimum of three games.

Player Eligibility for Teams:

1. All current league players must play on their BMFL team if their BMFL team enters the tournament.
2. Teams may use non-league players, including pitchers; however, they must be pre-approved by the tournament committee.
3. Rosters for non-BMFL teams must be approved by the tournament committee.

The BMFL will be hosting its annual recreational tournament 16-19 July. The entrance fee is $325 and rosters and fees are due by Monday July 6th. Interested GCMFL teams are welcome to enter.

For further information please contact:

Wayne Hunter (whunter [at] rogers [dot] com)
613-830-3808

Tournament Outline:

As in the past, all teams entering our tournament will be guaranteed a minimum of three games.

Player Eligibility for Teams:

1. All current league players must play on their BMFL team if their BMFL team enters the tournament.
2. Teams may use non-league players, including pitchers; however, they must be pre-approved by the tournament committee.
3. Rosters for non-BMFL teams must be approved by the tournament committee.

Congratulations to Medaglia Auto Imports who defeated ASAP Print Management by scoring 3 in the bottom of the 6th and then held on for a 5-4 come-from-behind victory to claim the tournament championship.

The "B" trophy went to Laurysen Kitchens who defeated Mattamy Homes 4-1.

All in all it was a great weekend, with good fastball weather, nice facilities, and highly competitive games. Of the 18 round-robin and 6 playoff games played, only three were decided by a "mercy", and in all three of those cases it was because the losing team's starting pitcher was unavailable.

A big thanks to:

• The Broadway Bar & Grill in Stittsville for sponsoring our tournament and hosting our pub night on Friday. The tournament trophy is on display at Broadway's and will soon have a plaque added to it for the 2009 winners.
• Our three non-league teams: The Insomniacs, the Blackburn Warriors, and Trend-Arlington. Having 12 teams made for a much better schedule, and all three teams played great ball and were very competitive.
• Geoff Lathem and the Huntley Community Association for the use of their excellent facilities and the grooming of the diamonds each day.
• All of the players and fans who helped keep the park free of litter - that goes a long way toward giving the league a good reputation with the community association and the residents around the ball park.
• The men in blue for working through the heat and doing an excellent job despite being shorthanded all weekend.
• Mike Vandenberg for looking after the Combat draw on Friday night and the league equipment all weekend - taking it home each night and making sure it was back at the diamonds before the next morning's games.

Final standings were:

Pool "A"
Ottawa Home Services  2-0-1 5 +12  A3
Air1One               2-1-0 4  +7  A4
Laurysen Kitchens     1-1-1 3  -6  B3
Trend-Arlington       0-3-0 0 -13

Pool "B"
Medaglia Auto Imports 3-0-0 6 +13  A1
Mattamy Homes         2-1-0 4  +6  B1
Insomniacs            1-2-0 2  -7
Cavanagh Construction 0-3-0 0 -12

Pool "C"
ASAP Print Management 3-0-0 6  +5  A2
Local Heroes Kanata   1-1-1 3  +1  B2
East Side Mario's     1-2-0 2  -3  B4
Blackburn Warriors    0-2-1 1  -3

"B" Playoffs
Laurysen Kitchens over Local Heroes 4-1
Mattamy Homes over East Side Mario's 19-4
Laurysen Kitchens over Mattamy Homes 4-1

"A" Playoffs
Medaglia Auto Imports over Air1One 11-1
ASAP Print Management over Ottawa Home Services 3-2
Medaglia Auto Imports over ASAP Print Management 5-4

Congratulations to Medaglia Auto Imports who defeated ASAP Print Management by scoring 3 in the bottom of the 6th and then held on for a 5-4 come-from-behind victory to claim the tournament championship.

The "B" trophy went to Laurysen Kitchens who defeated Mattamy Homes 4-1.

All in all it was a great weekend, with good fastball weather, nice facilities, and highly competitive games. Of the 18 round-robin and 6 playoff games played, only three were decided by a "mercy", and in all three of those cases it was because the losing team's starting pitcher was unavailable.

A big thanks to:

• The Broadway Bar & Grill in Stittsville for sponsoring our tournament and hosting our pub night on Friday. The tournament trophy is on display at Broadway's and will soon have a plaque added to it for the 2009 winners.
• Our three non-league teams: The Insomniacs, the Blackburn Warriors, and Trend-Arlington. Having 12 teams made for a much better schedule, and all three teams played great ball and were very competitive.
• Geoff Lathem and the Huntley Community Association for the use of their excellent facilities and the grooming of the diamonds each day.
• All of the players and fans who helped keep the park free of litter - that goes a long way toward giving the league a good reputation with the community association and the residents around the ball park.
• The men in blue for working through the heat and doing an excellent job despite being shorthanded all weekend.
• Mike Vandenberg for looking after the Combat draw on Friday night and the league equipment all weekend - taking it home each night and making sure it was back at the diamonds before the next morning's games.

Final standings were:

Pool "A"
Ottawa Home Services  2-0-1 5 +12  A3
Air1One               2-1-0 4  +7  A4
Laurysen Kitchens     1-1-1 3  -6  B3
Trend-Arlington       0-3-0 0 -13

Pool "B"
Medaglia Auto Imports 3-0-0 6 +13  A1
Mattamy Homes         2-1-0 4  +6  B1
Insomniacs            1-2-0 2  -7
Cavanagh Construction 0-3-0 0 -12

Pool "C"
ASAP Print Management 3-0-0 6  +5  A2
Local Heroes Kanata   1-1-1 3  +1  B2
East Side Mario's     1-2-0 2  -3  B4
Blackburn Warriors    0-2-1 1  -3

"B" Playoffs
Laurysen Kitchens over Local Heroes 4-1
Mattamy Homes over East Side Mario's 19-4
Laurysen Kitchens over Mattamy Homes 4-1

"A" Playoffs
Medaglia Auto Imports over Air1One 11-1
ASAP Print Management over Ottawa Home Services 3-2
Medaglia Auto Imports over ASAP Print Management 5-4

We were fortunate enough to find 3 more teams to give us 12 for our tournament. The format is 3 pools of 4 teams with a 3-game round-robin. The pool winners and the next best team advance to the "A" playoffs, the 5th through 8th best teams advance to the "B" playoffs.

The full schedule is online and a PDF is available in the Handouts section of the web site, or via this link: Tournament Schedule.

Tournament-specific rules are available in the League Rules section of the web site, or via this link: Tournament Rules.

Players

League teams are allowed to pick up extra players for the tournament. There are no restrictions on what position pick-up players play or where they hit in the batting order, although pitchers must be approved by the executive committee. Weekend roster size is unlimited, but normal league rules where everybody bats are in effect. Non league players must pay $20 prior to playing their first game and must play in at least one round-robin game to be eligible to play in the Sunday playoff games. If you're interested in playing in the tournament, send an email containing your fastball resume to captains (at) gcmfl (dot) com so that teams in need of players may get in touch with you.

Pub Night

Head to the Stittsville Broadway Bar & Grill after your game on Friday night for our league pub-night. Each team will receive a food & beverage voucher when they arrive at the pub, plus there will be a draw for a new Combat Virus Morphed bat valued at $300 once all of the games finish and the teams arrive at the pub.

Bocce Tournament

There will also be a sign-up sheet for anyone who wishes to enter a double-elimination outdoor bocce tournament, to be played Saturday and Sunday between ball games at the Carp Fairgrounds. Entry fee is $20 per two-person team, with the winner taking half of the proceeds and the other half going to the league. Anyone is free to sign up for the bocce tournament - league membership is not a requirement. Teams may sign up in advance by emailing eric (at) rosenquist (dot) com and providing the names of both players and phone numbers where the players can be reached during the tournament weekend.