News and Announcements
Our 2008 AGM/Banquet will be held at the Kanata Sports Club on Saturday October 4th. The AGM will begin at 6PM and the banquet/awards portion of the evening will follow. There is no charge for admission, and all league members are encouraged to attend the AGM to vote on whatever motions are put forward. We’ll also be electing new executive members, and there will definitely be some executive vacancies that we’ll be looking to fill, so please attend and volunteer to serve if you’d like to help run the league.
All league members who are in attendance at the beginning of the AGM will be entered into a draw for free registration next season. The first round of beverages will also be supplied to those present at the start of the AGM.
Note that the Kanata Sports Club is running a members-only event during the afternoon of October 4th, which is the start of the NHL regular season with two games in Europe. For those wishing to attend, KSC memberships are only $25/year and can be purchased at the door. A KSC membership is not required for the GCMFL AGM/Banquet which begins at 6PM.
We're happy to announce that the league is now completely out of debt and will have enough money to supply some food & beverages for those attending the banquet. Trophies will be presented to each of the winning teams, and individual team MVPs will be recognized. We also have two special individual awards that are presented to honour league members who passed away in 2007.
The Martin Kammer Memorial Trophy will be presented to the league member who best exemplifies sportsmanship and dedication to the game. The league captains will be selecting the recipient from a list of nominations put forward by members on the web site. The Gil Read Memorial Trophy will be presented to the league’s top hitter, as voted on by the pitchers and catchers of the league. Please mark the date on your calendar and plan to attend.
Congratulations to Local Heroes who defeated Murray Refrigeration in two games to claim the 2008 GCMFL championship.
Local Heroes swept each of their three series en route to the championship, capping off a near-perfect season that saw them go a combined 24-1 in league, tournament, and playoff games. In doing so, they became the first team in well over a decade to win the GCMFL "triple crown" as the top team in the regular season, tournament, and playoffs.
Update: game #1 on Monday Sept 22nd has been changed to an 8PM start time.
The 2008 GCMFL finals will see Local Heroes face Murray Refrigeration in a three game series starting on Monday September 22nd. Game #2 is scheduled for Wednesday September 24th with the third game on the 29th if necessary.
Locals and Murrays were the top two teams in the regular season, both in terms of the standings and their offensive production. Local Heroes was the only team in the league to crack the century mark in runs scored over the 14 game schedule with an even 100; Murrays were second with 86 runs scored. They were also the two best defensive teams in the league with Locals giving up only 29 runs and Murrays 68.
The season series was split, with Murrays handing Locals their only defeat of the season in a 4-3 decision on June 9th. The rematch turned out to be a disappointment with Murrays having to forfeit the game due to lack of players. The teams also met in the tournament championship which saw Local Heroes come from behind for a 5-3 win.
Game 1 starts at 8PM with games 2 and 3 scheduled for 7PM at the A.Y. Jackson diamond.
Round 1 is over and the match ups for the semi-finals are set.
#1 Local Heroes takes on #5 Kanata Sports Club. Local Heroes took both regular season games against KSC, winning 9-3 on May 20th and 10-0 on July 15th.
#2 Murray Refrigeration faces #3 Amsted. Murray's won both regular season games by scores of 11-7 on May 21st and 11-5 on July 15th.
Both series will begin the week of September 8th.
The regular season is over and the playoff match ups are set.
#1 Local Heroes takes on #8 Medaglia. The season series was 2-0 for Local Heroes with Ben Gigliotti getting both wins.
#2 Murray Refrigeration faces #7 Air1One Mechanical. The season series was 1-1 with Murray's winning 7-3 and Air1One winning 3-0.
#3 Amsted is home to #6 ASAP Print Management. Amsted won both games in the season series by a combined score of 9-5.
#4 seed 4 Season Pool & Spa faces Cairn division rival #5 Kanata Sports Club. The season series was tied 1-1 with the team combining for 29 runs.
All of the series will get underway the week of August 25th.
2008 Martin Kammer Award Nominations
It is time to select the nominees for the 2008 recipient of the Martin Kammer award. This award goes to the league member who exemplifies sportsmanship and dedication.
Nominations will be accepted until the playoffs near a close and we begin preparations for the AGM. At that point, the captains and executive will vote to determine a winner.
The Ottawa Rapidz would like to take this opportunity to invite the members of the Glen Cairn Men’s Fastball League, Family and Friends to enjoy Ottawa’s newest baseball team in an exciting Can-AM league game at a discounted rate.
Cost – a great value! $4 (Children & Adults).
Your association name will be announced over the PA and displayed on our Scoreboard.
Choose from one of the following games:
Friday August 8 vs. Brockton 7:05PM
Sunday August 10 vs. Brockton 1:05 PM
Tuesday August 19 vs. Nashua 7:05 PM
Thursday August 21 vs. Nashua 7:05 PM ("All faiths night" promo)
Friday August 29 vs. Worcester 7:05 PM
Sunday August 31 vs. Worcester 1:05 PM ("Halloween at the ball park" promo)
Monday September 1 vs. Worcester 1:05 PM ("Fan appreciation day" promo)
To organize your group for one of the listed games, please contact:
Jason Smith,
Account Executive
Jason.smith@ottawarapidz.ca
(613) 747-5969 x236
