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Fastball fans - vote for Elk Lake!
The little town of Elk Lake is in the TSN/Kraft showdown with the winner getting $25000 for community upgrades. Elk Lake wants to upgrade their softball diamond where they host fastpitch and slo-pitch tournaments - they'd like to fix it up and also install lights to allow for night games.
They're up against St. Mary's Ontario who want to install a sprinkler system to water the baseball diamonds in their immaculate baseball complex.
If you're a softball fan - please vote for Elk Lake (several times!) between noon Friday and noon Saturday.
Blackburn Men's Fastball League Tournament July 16-19
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:
- All current league players must play on their BMFL team if their BMFL team enters the tournament.
- Teams may use non-league players, including pitchers; however, they must be pre-approved by the tournament committee.
- Rosters for non-BMFL teams must be approved by the tournament committee.
Blackburn Men's Fastball League Tournament July 16-19
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:
- All current league players must play on their BMFL team if their BMFL team enters the tournament.
- Teams may use non-league players, including pitchers; however, they must be pre-approved by the tournament committee.
- Rosters for non-BMFL teams must be approved by the tournament committee.
Tournament Wrap-Up
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
Tournament Wrap-Up
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
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