The
Kemptville Area Men’s Fastball League is a competitive Intermediate-level
fastball league, located in eastern Ontario.
Access the schedule, including playoffs, with scores and updates here.
**NEW** Some league
history available here. **NEW**
Congratulations to Kanata Team
Easton who repeat as playoff champions in 2004.
Playoffs
FINALS
- Series D: Winner “B” vs. Winner “C” – Kanata Team Easton vs. Fitzroy Harbour WC
Electric (best of 5)
Game
1: Fitzroy Harbour 3 vs. Kanata 2 (8 innings) Wednesday September 22, 8:30PM
(Fitzroy Harbour leads 1-0)
Game
2: Kanata 4 at Fitzroy Harbour 0, (at Carp Fair), Thursday September 23, 7:30PM
(Series tied 1-1)
Game
3: Fitzroy Harbour 0 at Kanata 1 (in Stittsville) Wednesday September 29,
8:00PM (Kanata leads 2-1)
Game
4: Kanata 3 at Fitzroy Harbour 1, Monday October 4, 8:00PM (Kanata wins 3-1)
Series
C: 1st vs Winner “A” – Manotick Lomor Printers vs. Fitzroy Harbour WC
Electric
(best of 5)
Game
1: Manotick 0 at Fitzroy Harbour 7, Tuesday August 31, 8:30PM (Fitzroy Harbour
leads 1-0)
Game
2: Fitzroy Harbour 2 at Manotick 3, (8 innings) Wednesday September 1, 7:30PM
(Series tied 1-1)
Game
3: Fitzroy Harbour 4 at Manotick 5, Wednesday September 8, 7:30PM (Manotick
leads 2-1)
Game
4: Manotick 5 at Fitzroy Harbour 6, Wednesday September 15, 8:00PM (Series tied
2-2)
Game
5: Fitzroy Harbour 4 at Manotick 2, Tuesday September 21, 7:30PM (Fitzroy Harbour
wins 3-2)
Series
B: 2nd vs 3rd – Kanata Team Easton vs. Stittsville 56ers (best
of 5)
Game
1: Kanata 1 at Stittsville 7, Wednesday August 25, 8:30PM (Stittsville leads
1-0)
Game
2: Stittsville 3 vs Kanata 7 (in Stittsville), Wednesday September 1, 8:30PM
(Series tied 1-1)
Game
3: Kanata 5 at Stittsville 4, Wednesday September 8, 8:30PM (Team Easton leads
2-1)
Game
4: Stittsville 1 vs Kanata 2 (8 innings) (in Stittsville), Wednesday September
15, 8:30PM (Team Easton wins 3-1)
Series
A: 4th vs 5th – Fitzroy Harbour WC Electric vs. Kemptville Macton
Muckdogs (best of 3)
Game
1: Kemptville 3 at Fitzroy Harbour 4, Tuesday August 24, 8:30PM (Fitzroy
Harbour leads 1-0)
Game
2: Fitzroy Harbour 6 at Kemptville 5, Thursday August 26, 7:30PM (Fitzroy Harbour
wins 2-0)
The
league for 2004 consists of five teams:
|
Kemptville
Macton Muckdogs |
Pete
Johnston |
(613)
258-5054 |
|
|
Stittsville
56ers |
Sam
Oliver |
(613)
831-9546 |
|
|
Manotick
Lomor Printers |
Tony
Riches |
(613)
286-5284 |
|
|
Kanata
Team Easton |
Kevin
Chevrier |
(613)
880-3171 |
|
|
Adam
Brown |
(613)
623-8867 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
League
President |
Bob
Templeton |
(613)
258-5230 |
|
Final Standings:
|
|
GP |
W |
L |
T |
Pts |
|
1.
Manotick Lomor Printers |
16 |
12 |
3 |
1 |
25 |
|
2.
Stittsville 56ers |
16 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
19 |
|
3.
Kanata Team Easton ^* |
16 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
18 |
|
4.
Fitzroy Harbour WC Electric |
16 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
15 |
|
5.
Kemptville Macton Muckdogs + |
16 |
0 |
13 |
3 |
3 |
^ -
Includes 4-point win vs. Kemptville
+ -
Kemptville elected not to play final two games and gave the points to Manotick
and Stittsville
* - Kanata elected not to play final game and gave
Stittsville the points
2004
Tournaments/Events:
|
May
22/23 |
Kingston,
ON – Kemptville Thunder – 2nd place |
|
|
May
29/30 |
Stittsville Fastball
Tournament - View the draw here |
Stittsville,
ON – Won by Kanata Team Easton; Macton Muckdogs – 2nd |
|
June
12/13 |
Brockville,
ON |
|
|
June
11/13 |
Baltimore,
ON – Kemptville Thunder – lost in semi-finals |
|
|
June
12 |
Quyon
Fastball Tournament |
Quyon,
QC |
|
June
25/27 |
Blackburn Fastball
Tournament - draw
(revised) |
Blackburn
Hamlet, ON – Won by Kemptville Thunder |
|
July
2/4 |
Shawville,
QC |
|
|
July
9/11 |
Campbell’s
Bay, QC – Team Easton - 3rd, Macton Muckdogs –4th
|
|
|
July
9/11 |
Cobourg,
ON |
|
|
July
9/11 |
42nd
Annual Ausauble
Forks Tournament |
Ausauble
Forks, NY |
|
July
16/18 |
Jarvis,
ON |
|
|
July
16/18 |
Dunkirk
Tournament |
Dunkirk,
NY |
|
Jul
30 – Aug 2 |
Owen
Sound, ON |
|
|
Jul
30 – Aug 1 |
Enterprise
Tournament |
Enterprise,
ON (Alan Fenwick 613-358-2226) |
|
Aug
7/8 |
Niagara
Falls, ON |
|
|
Aug
7/8 |
Cape
Vincent Tournament |
Cape
Vincent, NY, USA (Mike Lennox 315-779-9962) |
|
Aug
14/15 |
Newboro
Fastball Tournament |
Newboro,
ON (Scott Rice (613)
273-6706) |
|
Aug
13/15 |
Wiarton,
ON |
|
|
Aug
15/20 |
Fargo,
ND, USA |
|
|
Aug
21/22 |
McNab
Fastball Tournament |
McNab,
ON |
|
Aug
28/29 |
Fitzroy
Harbour, ON – WC Electric – 2nd, Stittsville 56ers – 3rd |
|
|
Aug
29 – Sep 5 |
Ste
Croix, NS |
|
|
Sep
3/5 |
World
Masters Fastball Tournament |
North
Bay, ON – Won by Manotick |
|
Sep
10/12 |
Williamsburg
Fastball Tournament (note date change) |
Williamsburg,
ON (Lyle Schell (613)-233-6030 ext 244) – Won
by Manotick |
|
Sep
24/26 |
Manitoulin
Island Tournament |
Manitoulin
Island, ON – Mark Pelletier (705) 859-1536 |
News:
· October 5,
2004: Thanks to all that
visited this website during the 2004 season.
In just one season of fastball, from May to early October, this home
page has had 3782 hits. Keep visiting
this site over the winter as it will be updated as any news becomes
available. Any teams in the area
interested in joining the league for 2005 should contact Bob Templeton at (613) 258-5230 to
discuss. There has already been
interest from Carp and Blackburn about potentially joining the league.
· October 5,
2004: Blair Setford, ISC
II commissioner, has announced final Ontario rankings
for intermediate fastball. Kemptville
Thunder end up at ninth place in the province.
The Micksburg Twins of the Upper Valley league finish the season ranked
5th in the province.
· October 5,
2004: Kanata Team Easton
repeats as champions, with a 3-1 victory in Game 4 over Fitzroy Harbour WC
Electric.
· October 4,
2004: Some “history” of
the league has been added.
· October 4,
2004: The Kingston
Cowboys repeat as the champions of the Loughborough Fastball
League in the Kingston area with a 4 games to 1 final series win over
Enterprise 401 Automall.
· September
28, 2004: Some pictures from
the ISC II Tournament of Champions in the Fargo, ND are now available at www.fastpitchwest.com. Here are some of the pictures taken of the
Kemptville Thunder.
Dan Bradley (Stittsville 56ers) leads the team in at the opening ceremonies.
Thunder team
photo.
Dan Konkle
(Kanata Team Easton) pitching.
DK in action
once again.
Cory Morrison
(Kanata Team Easton) takes a cut.
Kevin Collins
(Kemptville Macton Muckdogs) gets ready to make a play at home.
Brad Marion
(Kemptville Macton Muckdogs) taking an at bat.
· September
23, 2004: The Micksburg Twins
won the Upper
Ottawa Valley Men’s Fastball League with a 4 games to 1 series victory over
Shawville Hursty’s Bar. Pitcher Corey Costello had a perfect 8-0 record in the
playoffs for the Twins.
· September
21, 2004: The two teams for
the finals are determined. Kanata Team
Easton beat Stittsville 56ers 3 games to 1.
Fitzroy Harbour WC Electric won the decisive game 5 in Manotick to
defeat Lomor Printers 3 games to 2.
Kanata and Fitzroy Harbour will play a best-of-five series to determine
the league champions.
· September
20, 2004: By virtue of their tournament victory in North Bay, the
Manotick Lomor Printers team was ranked in the Ontario Masters
Fastball rankings at number #7.
· September
13, 2004: The Manotick Lomor
Printers make it two weekends in a row, with a victory in Williamsburg at the
seven-team double-knockout tournament.
Manotick defeated Blackburn Bombers in the final. Dave Nicholson was named top pitcher and
Bobby Jack Hart was named top player.
· September
8, 2004: Two other area
fastball leagues, the North
Leeds Fastball league and the Ottawa RA league have
completed their seasons. In North
Leeds, Seeley’s Bay won the
regular season title and defeated Newboro Rideau Insurance 3
games to 1 in the final. In the Ottawa
RA league, the Ottawa Valley Raiders won the regular season title and went on
to defeat the Atlantic Storm in the final.
Bud Hanlon of Fitzroy Harbour WC Electric and Rob Soublier of the
Kemptville Macton Muckdogs also play for the Valley Raiders.
· September
7, 2004: Congratulations to
the Manotick Lomor Printers who went 7-0 and captured the 18th
annual Senior (Masters) Fastball Tournament in North Bay over the Labour Day
weekend. Manotick won each of their
last four games in their final at bat.
This 32-team tournament featured some of the best players in Ontario
aged 35 and older (pitchers 40 +).
Lomor defeated the Cold Spring Cats, who finished third at the
provincials, but a score of 3-2 in the final, with Don Cox scoring the winning
run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the final inning. Mike “Pudge” Branchaud was named player of
the game in the final. This article
appeared on the baytoday.ca website.
· September
6, 2004: The Kemptville league
has been invited to select a team for the Ontario
ISC II Challenge Cup next season.
This tournament features representatives from intermediate leagues across
the province. This qualifying
tournament will be held in late August 2005, with the winner gaining an
automatic berth into the 2006 ISC II Tournament of Champions, which will be
held in Kitchener, Ontario. The ISC II
Tournament of Champions, in which the Kemptville Thunder participated in 2003
and 2004, features the best intermediate level fastball teams from across North
America.
· September
5, 2004: The fundraising day
in Micksburg is a huge success, as hundreds of fans gather to help raise money
for Steve Wren. On the field, the
Fitzroy Harbour WC Electric won 11-5 over the
Twins in an exhibition fastball game.
· September
2, 2004: A reminder to all fastball fans in the area about the
fundraising event in Micksburg on Sunday September 5. Action starts at 2:30PM and runs all afternoon and into the
evening. See Al’s
Fastball (Temporary site Archive) for some more information.
· August 29,
2004: The Micksburg Twins
(4-0) win the seven-team Fitzroy Harbour tournament in a rain-shortened final
over the Fitzroy Harbour WC Electric (3-2).
Shawn Costello leads the way with three pitching victories and three
home runs for Micksburg. The
Stittsville 56ers (2-2) finish third, with a great effort from Scott Herriott
with two home runs and two pitching victories, including a 10-inning victory
over Manotick Lomor Printers (1-3 – sixth place). Full RESULTS.
· August 26,
2004: Stittsville 56ers
captain and catcher Sam Oliver will be participating in the Canadian Senior
Men’s National Championship in Ste. Croix Nova Scotia. Sam will be playing for Labatt’s Grumpy
Stump from his native Newfoundland.
Randy Peck of Team Easton will also be participating in this tournament
as the Jarvis Merchants team representing Ontario picked him up. Congratulations also to Don Kennedy (Ottawa)
and Steve Bedard (Cobourg) for being selected to umpire at the Nationals.
· August 23,
2004: The draw for the Fitzroy
Harbour Tournament is now available, based on the current committed seven
teams. Fitzroy Harbour WC Electric, Stittsville 56ers and Manotick Lomor
Printers are all participating.
· August 22,
2004: The playoffs will
begin this week. Fourth place Fitzroy
Harbour WC Electric will play fifth place Kemptville Macton Muckdogs in a
best-of-three to determine who will play first place Manotick Lomor Printers in
the semi-finals. Second place Kanata
Team Easton will play third place Stittsville 56ers in the other semi-final, a
best-of-five series.
· August 22,
2004: Fitzroy Harbour
pitcher/outfielder Jason Armstrong helps the Micksburg Twins to a tournament
win at the McNab Tournament.
· August 19,
2004: Kemptville Thunder
loses their game versus Appleton
5-0. Dan Konkle throws a 3-hitter
with 18 strikeouts but still takes a loss.
The Thunder finishes the ISC-II tournament of champions with a 3-2
record. Kemptville roster for the
tournament is listed on the ISC
Website.
· August 19,
2004: Due to their pool
play record, Kemptville Thunder received a bye to play in the round of sixteen
with their finish in pool play. All
games are single elimination from this point.
They will play #21 Appleton, WI at Noon Central time on Thursday Aug 19. If the win this game, they move to the
quarterfinals at 6:00PM Central time Thursday.
· August 18,
2004: Kemptville Thunder
win a close game over #30
Yakima, WA by a score of 3-2. Pete
Johnston of the Muckdogs had a 3-run home run for the Thunder. Dan Bradley had the pitching win. This victory means that Kemptville finishes
second in Pool B.
· August 18,
2004: Kyle Jamieson of
the 56ers who works in the states, is playing in the Fargo tournament for the
#4 Orr Park Knights of Orrville, Ohio.
KJ hit a home run in the Knights
10-7 victory over #11 Elburn, Illinois.
· August 17,
2004: Kemtpville Thunder
win big over #32
Dubuque, IA by a score of 11-0 with 14 hits in the mercy rule 5-inning
game. Dan Bradley (56ers) had the
pitching win and combined with Brad Porter (Muckdogs) for a no-hitter. Bruce Buckland of the Muckdogs had a home
run and two RBIs. Greg McMillan of the
56ers also had a home run.
· August 16,
2004: Kemptville Thunder
won one and lost one in the first day of competition at the ISC II tournament
in Fargo, ND. The Thunder lost to #17
Fargo, ND Chub’s Pub 5-4, then defeated #26
Denmark, WI by a score of 4-0. Todd
Fraser of Team Easton has two home runs and four RBI in the first two
games. Dan Konkle was the pitcher of
record for both the loss and the win.
· August 15,
2004: Lefty pitcher
Trevor Lahey from Lomor helps lead the Greenbush Generals to a victory at the
Newboro intermediate tournament. The
Generals defeated the North Fred Kings in the final game to take the title.
· August 15,
2004: Fitzroy Harbour WC
Electric finish a disappointing 0-2 at the OASA Men’s C ten-team provincial
tournament with a 3-1 loss to Lake Simcoe Lightning and a 5-4 loss to the
Ingersoll Centennials.
· August 11,
2004: Kemptville Macton
Muckdogs pitcher Brad Porter helped the Elkland, PA fastball team to a third
place finish at the National Softball Assocation (NSA) “World
Series” in Salem, Virginia on the Aug 7th weekend. There were 29 teams that took part in this
tournament.
· August 8,
2004: Kemptville Thunder
played two exhibition games as preparation for their trip to the ISC II
tournament. On Friday August 6, the
Thunder made the trek up to play the Micksburg Twins in front of about 200
fans. In the battle of the top two
teams in Eastern Ontario, the Twins prevailed with a victory by a score of
1-0. Corey Costello had the pitching
victory and batted in the game winning run in the first inning. Dan Bradley pitched for the Thunder. On Sunday August 8, the Thunder hosted the
Fitzroy Harbour WC Electric in Kemptville.
This time the bats came alive for Kemptville and they scored a 12-2 win,
which included 3 home runs in the second inning. Dan Bradley had the three-hit pitching victory. Jason Armstrong and Troy Wilson shared
pitching duties for the Electric with #1 pitcher Bud Hanlon out of town at the
Niagara Falls tournament.
· August 6,
2004: The ISC has
announced that some games at the ISC II tournament in North Dakota will be
broadcast over the Internet. The
Thunder game on August 15th will be broadcast. See Al’s page for details.
· August 4,
2004: The schedule for
the 40-team ISC II Tournament in Fargo, North Dakota has been released. Follow the action on www.iscfastpitch.com or Al’s Fastball. Kemptville Thunder (#1 ranked) games are:
1.
Sunday August 15th 2:00 PM vs. Fargo, ND Chub’s
Pub Wizards (#17 ranked)
2.
Sunday August 15th 7:00 PM vs. Denmark, WI Circle
Tab Lumberjacks (#26 ranked)
3.
Tuesday August 17th 4:00 PM vs. Dubuque, IA
Hammerheads (#32 ranked)
4.
Wednesday August 18th 2:00 PM vs. Yakima, WA JRW
Associates (#30 ranked)
· August 4,
2004: Kanata Team Easton
pitcher Dan Konkle helps the Quaker Riversharks to a tournament victory in Lebanon,
Pennsylvania.
· August 3,
2004: Before departing
for the ISC II Tournament of Champions in Fargo, North Dakota, the Kemptville
Thunder will play two exhibition games as tune-ups: Friday evening August 6 in
Micksburg versus the Twins and Sunday August 8 in Kemptville at 2:00PM against
the Fitzroy Harbour West Carleton Electric.
· August 3,
2004: The August rankings
for Ontario Intermediate Fastball have been released. For the first time since the beginning of the season, the
Kemptville Thunder moved out of top spot, down to #2 in the rankings, behind
the elimination tournament winners, the Stouffville Mennos.
· July 31,
2004: The July league report.
· July 27,
2004: The playoff format
for the League is as follows:
Series A: 4th
vs 5th (best of 3)
Series B: 2nd
vs 3rd (best of 5)
Series C:
Winner Series A vs 1st (best of 5)
Finals:
Winner Series C vs Winner Series B (best of 5)
· July 13,
2004: The July ISC-II
rankings for North America have been released – Kemptville Thunder remain
on top at #1, garnering a total of 8 of a possible 11 first place votes. Only teams entering ISC-II play-downs are
now eligible to be ranked.
·
July 12, 2004:
Lomor Printers competed in the 42nd annual Ausuable Forks
tournament in upstate New York and finished with a 2-2 record. The tournament was won by the ISC World #12
team, Heflin Builders.
· July 12,
2004: The Toronto Champion Indians won the Campbell’s Bay
Bash eight-team double-knockout tournament defeating the Micksburg
Twins. Team Easton finished third with
a 3-2 record. The Macton Muckdogs finished
fourth with a 2-2 record.
· July 11,
2004: Twelve teams will
be participating at the OASA Men’s C 2004 provincial tournament in Wiarton,
including the Fitzroy Harbour WC Electric.
Blackburn will also be participating.
The other 10 teams will be Lake Simcoe Lightening, Linwood Chiefs, Highgate
Rock (honourable mention Ontario July 9 rankings), Toanche Eagles, Port Elgin
Blue Devils (#5 Ontario July 9 rankings), Bobcaygeon, Chepstow Aces, Ingersoll
Centenials, Kingston Frontenac Cyclones (honourable mention Ontario July 9
rankings), and Wiarton Busmen.
· July 9,
2004: New rankings
for Ontario Intermediate Fastball have been published. With their win at Blackburn, the Kemptville
Thunder continues with the #1 ranking in the province. Micksburg Twins of the Upper Valley league
are back in the rankings at #7.
· July 7,
2004: The draw for Bay Bash 2004
is now available.
· July 6,
2004: The June league report.
· July 5,
2004: For followers of Al’s Fastball – since the “Escribe” site
is down, the notices are temporarily being posted to http://fastpitchwest.com/pipermail/alsfastball_fastpitchwest.com/2004/date.html
until the site is back up. (July
10: Al’s fastball site now back up.)
· July 2,
2004: The Mississauga Fastball League has a poll on their website
asking who the best pitcher is in Ontario Intermediate fastball. Go to the website at http://members.aol.com/blairjs/mfl.html
to register your vote.
· June 30,
2004: Dan Konkle of Team Easton pitches a no-hitter in a
3-0 victory over the Stittsville 56ers.
· June 28,
2004: The Kemptville
Thunder won the Blackburn
Men’s Fastball tournament with a 5-0 record, defeating Navan (with Dave
Nicholson pitching from Manotick Lomor Printers) in the final by a score of
5-0. Fitzroy Harbour WC Electric
finished 1-2, including losing a 4-3 game to the Thunder. Stittsville 56ers finished 2-1, winning
their first two games but losing in the playoff round to Team Nish from the
Ottawa RA league.
· June 21,
2004: The Kemptville
Thunder retain their #1 ranking for Ontario
Intermediate fastball as per the results released June 21 by ISC II
commissioner Blair Setford.
· June 21,
2004: The draw has been
announced for the Blackburn
tournament on the weekend of June 25-27.
Fitzroy Harbour WC Electric, Stittsville 56ers and Kemptville Thunder
are all entered. NOTE: Draw revised
as of June 22, 2004.
· June 14,
2004: The Kemptville Thunder lose in the semi-finals of the eight
team Jim
Bradford Classic Tournament in Baltimore, Ontario. Once again, the Thunder ran into ISC World
team Peterborough Ricart Pros, who beat them 6-2 in the playoff round. Kemptville also lost in extra innings to the
Ricart Pros in the round robin.
Peterborough defeated the Cobourg Stingers (host of the OASA Men’s A) in
the finals. The Stittsville 56ers also
competed at this tournament.
· June 10,
2004: The June rankings
for North American ISC II fastball have been released. The Kemptville Thunder have retained their
#1 continental ranking. The Micksburg Twins of the Upper Valley league have
made an appearance tied at 22nd with a team from Tennessee.
· June 4,
2004: The May league report.
· June 3,
2004: The June rankings
for Ontario
Intermediate fastball have been released by ISC II Ontario Commissioner
Blair Setford. The Kemptville Thunder
have retained their #1 ranking, based on their second place showing at Kingston
(losing to ISC World team Peterborough Ricart Pros), and league teams Team
Easton & the Macton Muckdogs making it to the final in Stittsville. The
Micksburg Twins of the Upper Ottawa Valley league are ranked at #8 in the
province.
· June 3,
2004: Fitzroy Harbour WC
Electric pitcher “Big Bud” Hanlon faces the minimum number of batters (21) in a
0-0 tie with
the Stittsville 56ers. Hanlon threw a
one-hitter with 11 strikeouts with the only 56ers base runner getting into a
double play in the 5th.
However, Stittsville’s Kyle Jamieson also shut down the opposition in
this pitcher’s duel, throwing a two-hitter with 11 strikeouts. The game took only 70 minutes for a full
seven innings.
· June 2,
2004: Kanata Team Easton won the Stittsville tournament,
defeating Kemptville Macton Muckdogs in the final. Manotick Lomor Printers finished tied for third, losing in the
semi-finals to Team Easton. Fitzroy
Harbour WC Electric and Stittsville 56ers both lost in the quarterfinals of
this eleven-team tournament.
· May 25,
2004: The draw
has been made for the Stittsville 56ers tournament. All five league teams will be participating, along with three
teams from the Upper Ottawa Valley league, one from the Blackburn league, one
from the Ottawa RA league, a team from southern Ontario and a team from
northern Quebec to round out the field of twelve.
· May 24,
2004: Kemptville Thunder
finished 2nd at the Kingston Cowboys tournament held on the May long
weekend in Sydenham. The Thunder lost
in the final of the twelve-team tournament to the Peterborough Ricart
Pros. Fitzroy Harbour WC Electric also
entered the tournament and finished 7th with a 1-1-1 record.
· May 19,
2004: Left-hander Trevor
Lahey (Lomor Printers) throws a no-hitter
against the 56’ers in a 3-0 Manotick victory at Stittsville. Lahey had 14 strikeouts and only three walks
over seven innings.
· May 7, 2004: League pitcher Dan Konkle (Team Easton)
plays well in a Senior tournament
down in Maryland, USA with the Quaker
Riversharks from Pennsylvania.
· May 7, 2004: The schedule has been finalized. Each member team will play two home games
and two away games against the other league teams for a total of 16 games. Each team will play out of their own
diamond, with the exception of Kanata Team Easton who will play home games
starting June 16 in Stittsville.
· May 1, 2004: Pre-season rankings for Ontario
Intermediate fastball teams have been released. Kemptville Thunder tournament team is ranked #1 in Ontario, and
the Stittsville 56’ers get honourable mention.
Another Eastern Ontario team, the Micksburg Twins of the Upper Ottawa Valley
Men’s Fastball League are ranked #5.
· April 28,
2004: Kemptville Thunder
tournament team ranked #1 in North America pre-season
rankings for ISC II teams.
· April 10,
2004: Fitzroy Harbour has
confirmed they will join the league for the 2004 season.
· March 8,
2004: First league
meeting confirmed participation of Kemptville, Stittsville, Kanata and
Manotick. Fitzroy Harbour is interested
and will inform the league ASAP if they are joining. Carp had previously indicated an interest but will not be
fielding a team in 2004. There was also
discussion of a possible team in Carleton Place, but no representative at the
meeting.
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