October 2009

Written by OntFast Monday, 05 October 2009 18:12

OSHAWA, Ont. – Kayla MacLean of the Durham College women’s fastball team pitched a perfect game on Sunday in the Lords 10-0 win over Conestoga College.

MacLean ( Whitby, Ont.) was untouchable on Sunday morning, sitting down 18 consecutive Condor batters, recording eight strikeouts enroute to the perfect game.

The 10-0 victory finishes off a 3-0 weekend for the Lords, which included two wins over the St. Clair Saints on Saturday. Durham improves to 8-1 in conference action and are now one win away from clinching their 12th regular season title in 13 years.

The Lords offence was not to be outdone by the defence on Sunday as Durham put up 10 runs over six innings of play.

Erin Dewey (Port Hope, Ont.) led the offensive attack going 4-for-4 at the plate, knocking in three RBI’s and scoring two runs. Erica Dewey was also perfect for Durham, going 2-for-2 with three runs and one RBI.

Samantha Roelofsen (Alma, Ont.) and Bailey Corneal (Whitby, Ont.) were both 2-for-3 at the plate.

Durham will be back in action on Tuesday, October 6 against the Seneca Sting (4-5) at Durham Field. First pitch is at 6:30 p.m. Durham is 2-0 against Seneca this season, with their first match going eight innings. It will be the Lords final home game of the 2009 season.

The Lords are also preparing for 2009 Canadian Intercollegiate Women's Fastpitch National Championship which will be taking place from October 10-12 at the Peter Hallman Ball Yard in Kitchener.

For the latest news on the Durham College women’s fastball program, sign up for e-news on www.durhamlords.com.

A QUICK LOOK AT THE DURHAM LORDS
Overall Record: 13-3
Conference Record: 8-1

Written by OntFast Monday, 05 October 2009 18:14

The PWSA Fall Bulletin is now online.  For AGM agenda and Banquet information, Proposed Amendments to the PWSA By-Laws and Operating Rules, 2010 Playoff Dates, and much more, please click on the link below:
 
http://www.ontariopwsa.com/images/stories/pwsa_fall_2009_bulletin-01.pdf

Written by OntFast Monday, 05 October 2009 18:17

(Ottawa, ON) – Softball Canada is pleased to announce that Senior Women’s National Team Head Coach Mark Smith’s (Falmouth, NS) contract with the team has been extended for two years, until the end of the 2011 Pan American Games. In 2009, Smith coached both the Senior Men’s and Women’s National Teams, leading the Men’s team to a Bronze medal at the ISF Men’s World Championship. He also led the Women’s team to a Bronze medal at the KFC World Cup of Softball and Silver medals at both the Canada Cup and the Pan American Championship.
 
Smith coached the Senior Men’s National Team from 2001 to 2009, and led the team to a Pan American Games Gold medal in 2003, an ISF World Championship Silver medal in 2004 and an ISF World Championship Bronze medal in 2009. He will be stepping aside from that position and a new Head Coach will be put in place for 2010.
 
“I am excited about this new opportunity and anxious to get started” stated Mark Smith. “Our women’s program has demonstrated we are among the top softball programs in the world.  2010 is an important year as we prepare for the World Championships and I am looking forward to this challenge.”
 
The Senior Women’s National Team will have an important season in 2010, as they will be in the hunt for their first ISF Women’s World Championship medal since 1978 (Silver). At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the team narrowly missed an opportunity to bring home a medal with the youngest team at the event, and is considered a medal threat for the ISF World Championship, which will be held in Oklahoma City, OK from July 16-26, 2010. Team Canada will also participate in the 17th Annual Canada Cup, which will take place from July 3-11, 2010.

Written by OntFast Monday, 05 October 2009 18:19

Wilfrid Laurier University (Waterloo, Ontario) will be hosting the 2009 Canadian Intercollegiate Women’s Fast Pitch Championship on October 10-12. This is just the second Canadian Championship at the Intercollegiate Level in Canada and Laurier is pleased to be the host. The tournament will see the defending National Champions from the University of Saskatchewan as well as the Ontario College Champions from St. Clair, University Champions from University of Western Ontario along with many other top notch clubs, capped off with the host and 2008 National Silver Medalist Wilfrid Laurier. All games will be held at Peter Hallman Ball Yard in Kitchener, ON with the medal games to be played on Monday. Sunday's action will also be Pink Day in the Park for Breast Cancer Awareness.

Provincial Women's Softball Association of Ontario has graciously donated the tournament trophy which will be used for this event in the future as well as the keeper plaque for the '09 Champions. We encourage you to witness one of the most popular women’s sport at the university level in Canada and see some of Canada's finest athletes compete for the title of National Champions!
 
For more information, please visit www.oiwfa.org or contact Matt Allen, Wilfrid Laurier University Women's Softball Assisstant Coach at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Written by OntFast Monday, 05 October 2009 18:26

The first of a series of long road trips went underway this weekend, as the Ottawa Gee-Gees fastpitch team travelled a few hours south to play against the York Lions, the McMaster Marauders and Brock University. The weather was unkind for fastball players this weekend, raining out the games against York on Friday night. The Gee-Gees went on to Mohawk Sports Park in Hamilton to face a defensively strong McMaster team. A few uncharacteristic offensive and defensive plays made it very difficult for the Ottawa Gee-Gees to come back from McMaster's 2-0 lead. The Gee-Gees could not recover and fell to a 3-0 loss. With a rejuvenated spirit, the Gee-Gees recovered much lost ground in the second game, with some great timely hits from rookies Jenna Flannigan, Kristen Barber and Stephanie Samms, leaving the Gee-Gees 6-4 in the fourth inning. Unfortunately, the weather again took a turn for the worse, with hail and then heavy rain, resulting in the game being called by the umpires.

The Gee-Gees then went on to play Brock University on Sunday afternoon. The first game proved to be a game between the pitchers and tough defence, leaving it scoreless until the 6th inning, where rookie, Brittany Shank pinch ran for 5th year veteran Elissa Sivel on second base and rookie, Kristen Barber took to first with a walk. Second year veteran, Mallory Watson drove in the RBI, with the Gee-Gees winning 1-0. The second game proved to be a game of frustration, with the Gee-Gees struggling to come back from a 6-0 Brock University lead. A short rally brought the Gee-Gees four runs, but this was not enough to take the lead.

The Gee-Gees will look to secure their 100th win at the National University Championships this week at Waterloo.

Written by OntFast Wednesday, 07 October 2009 18:55

HAMILTON - The McMaster fast pitch Marauders continue dtheir success this past weekend with a wins over Ottawa University (4-0) and Carlton University (9-0 and 12-1).

Shannon Galea was on the mound against Ottawa U and pitched a two-hitter to lead MAC to victory.

The Marauders scored in the fist inning with Jackie Morrison hitting a single to left field. Morrison was cashed in by Meghan Chensworth’s triple to right field.

In the bottom of second inning, Jenna Crane started the rally with a walk to first, followed by Sam Naylor’s drive to left field and Morrison’s single to left field to credit her with an RBI.

The Marauders where on the board again in the bottom of the fifth inning when Morrison made her way to second on a single to left field and Hicks cashed her in.

McMaster last scored in the bottom of the sixth, started with Malone’s shot to right field. Kaitlyn Storton was brought in as the flex and drove in the runner with her wicked hit to left field.

McMaster’s second game against the Gee Gee’s was rained out.

The Marauders win against Carleton was credited to Storton. Storton gave up three hits in the first game. She only had 57 pitches in the five inning game with four strikes outs and a strong defense to back her up.

Written by Matt Allen Wednesday, 07 October 2009 19:00

On behalf of the Host Committee, I am pleased to both present to you and invite you to the 2009 Canadian Intercollegiate Women's Fastpitch tournament being hosted by Wilfrid Laurier University this weekend (Oct 10-12) at the Peter Hallman Ballyards in Kitchener, Ont.

This is just the second National Championship for women's fastpitch at the intercollegiate level and it remains an independent sport (currently no OUA/CIS status), making this tournament a self-funded event. We are however thrilled to have the support from Softball Canada, Softball Ontario, and PWSA-Ontario who have all given this Canadian Championship a great deal of support.

The tournament will feature 9 teams all competing for the title of '09 Canadian Champions. This list includes the defending champions from University of Saskatchewan, U of Ottawa, McMaster University, St. Claire College, U of Calgary, Durham College, U of Regina, U of Western Ontario, and the defending silver medalists and your host from Wilfrid Laurier University. The Laurier Club is currently off to a 12-0 start in the Ontario regular season.

I encourage you all to come out and lets set a Fastpitch attendance record as we show our support for Canadian College and University Fastpitch/Softball to become a recognized sport. All tournament information can be found at www.oiwfa.org and you can keep posted all weekend through this site as well as www.softball.ca

Don't miss one bit of the action. Games will start Saturday morning and the gold medal game will be Monday at 1:30. Host Laurier will be playing arch rival UWO and possible game of the tournament on Saturday morning at 10:45 followed by a match with St. Claire at 12:30 and then finish round robin vs U of Calgary on Sunday at 10:45 followed by the playoff round. I hope to see you all at Peter Hallman this upcoming weekend.
Remember, let's Back Softball!

Yours in softball,
Matt Allen

Written by Scott Dennis Wednesday, 07 October 2009 19:06

OSHAWA, Ont. – With a convincing 8-1 victory over Seneca College on Tuesday night, the Durham College women’s fastball team won their twelfth OCAA regular season title in 13 years, improving their conference record to 9-1 on the year.

The 2009 version of the Durham Lords has been dominant, outscoring their opponents 75-15 enroute to the regular season crown. The Lords will look to close out the regular season with a pair of wins and increase their winning streak to seven games with a doubleheader against Conestoga College on Thursday, October 8.

The Lords looked to be in championship form on Tuesday as they put up eight runs on the scoreboard against Seneca ace Rebecca Cunningham. Cunningham leads the OCAA in strikeouts and entered the game with an ERA under three.

Holding on to a slim 2-1 lead, Durham blew things wide open with four runs in the fifth and two more in the six to secure the victory. Janna Hagan (Sherwood Park, Albt.) was on the mound for Durham, pitching six innings and allowing one unearned run. Hagan is 3-0 this year and yet to give up an earned run in 17 innings pitched. Nicole Hayes (Whitby, Ont.) made her first appearance on the mound and picked up the save in a perfect seventh inning appearance.

At the plate, Samantha Roelofsen bumped her average to .567 on the year after a 3-for-3 night including three runs and two RBI’s with a home run. The Alma, Ont. native leads the OCAA in batting average, runs (16) and RBI’s (12).

Shannon Ferguson (Brockville, Ont.) also had a big night at the plate going 3-for-4 with two RBI’s while teammate Erin Dewey (Port Hope, Ont.) was 2-for-3 with two runs scored.

Kitchener will not only be the city for the Lords regular season finale, but it will also be the host site for the 2009 Canadian Intercollegiate Women's Fastpitch National Championship taking place from October 10-12 at the Peter Hallman Ball Yard. The Lords will look their first national title in program history.

Written by OntFast Wednesday, 14 October 2009 18:15

The OCAA Women's Fastball Championship is being held this coming weekend.
 
Date: Friday, Oct. 16 and Saturday, Oct 17
 
At: Mohawk Sports Park - Hamilton "Mountain" - Corner of Mohawk Rd., E. and Upper Kenilworth.
 
Teams: Durham College (Oshawa), St. Clair College (Windsor), Seneca College (Toronto), and Conestoga College (Kitchener)
 
Friday, Oct. 16
 
11 am  Game #1  Durham vs Conestoga
1   pm  Game #2  St. Clair vs Seneca
3   pm  Game #3  Loser of G1 and Loser of G2
5   pm  Game #4  Winner of G1 and Winner of G2
 
Saturday, Oct 17
 
10 am  Game #5  Winner of G3 vs Loser of G4
 
Presentation of OCAA BRONZE medals and players of the game.
 
1 pm   Game #6 Winner of G4  vs Winner of G5
3 pm    If Necessary
Presentation of GOLD and SILVER medals and players of the game.

Written by OntFast Sunday, 18 October 2009 18:39

The St. Clair College Women’s Fastball team won their second consecutive OCAA Provincial Championship Saturday in Hamilton with a stunning upset of top seed Durham in the final. St. Clair relegated to the losers bracket after Day 1 defeated Seneca 5-1 before upending Durham 4-2 and 8-7 in dramatic fashion to claim their third Gold Medal in the program’s eight year history. St. Clair duplicated the same feat from year ago when they needed to defeat Durham twice in the Gold Medal final in the double knock-out format. This time the Saints accomplished it with a rookie laden line-up that included 11 new players on the roster from a year ago.

In the Saturday morning Semi-final Candice Gatecliffe (Merlin) took the ball on the mound throwing a complete game 5-hitter to help the Saints advance to the Gold Medal final. Keri Bagley (Windsor-Assumption) had a pair of hits and an RBI to lead St. Clair at the plate. Jennifer Gilroy earned Player of the Game honours with outstanding defence behind the plate to go with an RBI hit.

Gatecliffe then pitched another complete game against Durham and did not allow an earned run spreading out 6 hits to take her 3rd win of the tournament and the Player of the Game Award. She also had a pair of hits to help the Saints offensively. Trisha Whaley (Chatham) had a single and a triple while Samantha Newton (Windsor-Catholic Central) had 2 doubles to go with 2 RBI’s.

Capping an unbelievable comeback Gatecliffe pitched the Saints to the Championship with another complete game. This time she did just enough in holding the powerful Durham line-up down while the offense carried the day. St. Clair pounded out 13 hits as a team with Newton, Whaley and Gilroy leading the way with 3 hits apiece. Newton had 2 RBI’s while Gilroy had 3 RBI’s as St. Clair scored 3 runs in the 6th inning after trailing for most of the game.

Gatecliffe was decorated with the OCAA Championship Top Pitcher Award going 4-0 on the mound over 28 innings with a stingy 2.25 ERA. Newton was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player batting 0.533 and led the team with 5 RBI’s over the weekend.