Durham Men's Fastball League

Durham Men's Fastball League 2026 - Week # 5.

Morning DMFL Fans

Before last night's games #14 and #15 being cancelled by the City of Oshawa there was a single game on Wednesday night at 8:30 that we were able to complete.

And what a game it was as the Ravens pulled off the upset of the season when they beat the Knights 6 - 3 in a full 7 inning game for their first win of the year. A well played game but the Knights 3 errors cost them dearly.

PJ Foucault started off the game for the Knights with a huge home run to right field in the first inning.
The Knights also scored a 2nd run when LF Terry Challis scored Scott Perry who had walked before Rob Watson's single. They were up 2 - 0.

The Ravens answered right back when Sam Maksymyk, Ted Kociesca and Brian Mather singled off Clayton Robinson to knot the score at 2 - 2. They were still tied after 4 1/2 innings.

In the bottom of the 5th inning Knights John Marshall relieved Robinson on the rubber. The Ravens rallied for a 3 run inning with hits by Kociesca, Tom Watson, Carson Nyeboer, 2 errors and a sac fly by Bryant Polanco. 5 - 2 Ravens. The Ravens scored their 6th run when Terry Bowles doubled to lead off the inning, an error and another rbi single, his third hit, by Kociesca. 6 - 2 Ravens.
Blair McBratney entered the game to pitch the 6th & 7th inning. He had a clean 6th inning. In the 7th the Knights scored their 3rd run when Challis singled, and scored after a two out single by Ty McFadden and Dan Keith. McFadden was thrown out at home by a great throw by the left fielder to cut him down at the plate, 3rd out. Game over, final score 6 - 3 Ravens over the Knights. Brian Mather threw a very good game.

Ravens
SP Brian Mather 5ip, 2r, 3h, hr, 3bb, 3k, 21bf.
WP Blair McBratney 2ip, 1r, 4h, 0bb, 0k, 8bf.

Offence
Ted Kosciesca 3/3, 2r, 2rbi
Terry Bowles 1/2, dbl, 1r
Tom Watson 1/2, 1r, 1k, 1rbi
Carson Nyeboer 1/2, 1k, 1rbi
Sam Maksymyk 1/3, 1r, 1k, 1e

Knights
SP Clayton Robinson 4ip, 2r, 3h, 0bb, 10k, bf15
LP John Marshall 2ip, 4r, 5h, 0bb, 1k, 1wp, 14bf

Offence
Terry Challis 2/2, 1r, 1bb, 1rbi
PJ Foucault 2/3, hr, 1r, 1k, 1rbi
Dan Keith 1/2, 1bb, 1rbi
Ty McFadden 1/3
Rob Watson 1/3

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See you all next Wed. 8:30 single and Thurs. double header at 6:30 and 8:30 .
A couple of rain outs to make up!!

For more info please go to dmfl.org.

Long time Fastball supporter, coach, executive, player Jim Spiers passed away Wednesday morning. Condolences to his wife Nancy and family.

Courtesy John Mather and Mal Swift

Durham Men's Fastball League '26, Week #3
In cold to cooler temps we were able to play 3 DMFL games. one wild one, one close one and a shut out Mercy.
Game #7 , Wednesday 8:30, Wranglers @ Knights
The Knights were missing their ace pitcher Clayton Robinson but the Wranglers had their ace Matt Davis. That was the huge differerence as the Wranglers beat the Knights 13 - 1 in 4 innings.
Wranglers
WP Matt Davis 3ip, 1r, 2h, 1bb, 4k, 12bf
RP Bobby Lewis 1ip, 0r, 0h, 1k, 3bf
Offence
Albert Spena 3/3, 2r, 1rbi
Austin Mullen 2/3, hr, 2r, 2rbi
Jay Best 2/3, trp, 2r,
Matt Davis 2/2, 2rbi
Matt Dasilva 2/3, dbl, 3rbi
Richard Colin Thome 1/2, dbl, 1r, 1bb, 2rbi
Mario Dasilva 1/3, 2r, 1rbi
Will Macavelia 1/3, 1e, 1rbi

Knights.
LP John Marshall 4ip, 13r, 12er, 14, 1hr, 3bb, 1k, 29bf
Offence
Scott Perry 1/2, 1rbi
Greg Horne 1/1, 1r
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Game #8. Thursday 6:30, Ravens @ Wranglers
In the first two innings the visiting Wranglers made a statement with 7 runs, The Ravens came back in the last two innings to score 4 but left 2 runners on base and lost 7 - 4.
Wranglers
WP Bobby Lewis 6ip, 4r, 7h, 3bb, 2k, 32bf
Offence
Mario Dasilva 2/3, 2rbi
Steve Visser 1/2, 1bb, 1k, 2rbi
Austin Mullin 1/2, 1bb, 1rbi
Albert Spena 1/2, 1r, 1bb, 1k
Dave Bradley 1/3, 1r
Ravens
LP Brian Mather 6ip, 7r, 4 earned 6h, 7bb, 1k, 32bf
Offence
Dave Kewin 3/4, dbl, 1rbi
Ken Sherman 2/4, 1r, 1rbi
Tyler Carson 1/2, trp, 1bb, 2rbi
Ted Kociesca 1/2, 1r, 1bb
Sam Maksymyk 1/2, 1bb
Carson Nyeboer 1/3, 1e, 1k
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Game #9, Thursday 8:30, Bombers at Guns
Austin Mullin made his debut on the bump for the Guns but he had not pitched for a long time. The Bombers scored 7 runs in the Ist inning and had three in the next two as they beat the Guns 10 - 0.
Bombers.
WP Ryan Swift 5ip, 0r, 2h, 1bb, 7k, 19bf
Offence
Jeff Drinkle 2/3, 1r, 2rbi
Taylor O'Leary 2/3, 1r,1rbi
Nolan Swift 1/1, trp, 2r, 1bb, 2rbi
Derek Ard 1/1, 1bb, 1rbi
Matt Swift 1/3, 1r, 1e, 2rbi
Kyle Wingrove 1/3, dbl, 2r, 1rbi
Jeremy Knight 1/3, 1r, 1rbi
Ryan Swift 1/3
Guns
LP Austin Mullin 4ip, 10r, 5er, 10h, 2bb, 27bf
Offence
Illya Bozinouski 1/1, trp
Jeremy Beers 1/2, 1k
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Courtesy of John Mather and Mal Swift.

Week 2

Full slate of games Week number two on Wednesday and Thursday with very cold weather conditions. Game #4, Knights 7 - 1 over the Ravens, Game #5, 5 - 4, Bombers nipped the Wranglers and Game #6, 12 - 10 Guns over the Ravens with an offensive barrage from both teams.

Game #4 Wednesday May 20/26, 8:30, Ravens @ Knights . Final 7 - 1 Knights.
Knight's were up 2 - 1 after 4 innings but in relief Ravens reliever Richard Provost(ProV - debut) was touched up for 5 runs on 4 hits and 2 errors.

Knights
WP Clayton Robinson 3ip, 0r, 0h, 0bb, 8k, 9 bf
RP John Marshall 3ip, 1r, 2h, 1bb, 5k, 2hbp,15bf

Offense
PJ Foucault Jr. 3/4, 3r, 1e
Ben Riches 2/3, 1r, 1k
Terry Challis 1/2, 1r
Clayton Robinson 1/3, 1r, 1rbi, 1e
Joe Dyce 1/3, 1r, 2rbi
Rob Watson, Scott Perry & Greg Horne were all 1/3. Rbi by Dan Keith, plus 1 ea. by Perry & Horne
Line score: 30ab, 7r, 11h, 6rbi, 1bb, 3k, 4e

Ravens
LP Jeff Drinkle 4ip, 2r, 7h, 0bb, 2k, 20bf
RP Richard Provost 1ip, 5r, 4h, 1bb, 1k, 11bf

Offense
Sam Maksymyk 1/2, dbl, 1r, 1k
Terry Bowles 1/2, 1k
Ted Kociesca 0/2, 1rbi, 1k
Line score: 21ab, 1r, 2h, dbl, 1rbi, 1bb, 13k, 2hbp



Game #5, Thursday May 21/26, 6:30, Bombers @ Knights , Final 5 - 4 Bombers

A tight ball game where the Bombers were able to support their young pitcher Jeff Drinkle, who pitched a strong game. Wranglers made it close with two runs in top of the 7th but reliever Ryan Swift recorded the last two outs on 3 pitches. Taylor O'Leary's 3 run home run in the first inning was a line drive that cleared the fence for 3 rbi’s.

Bombers
WP Jeff Drinkle 6.3ip, 4er, 2bb, 4k, 30bf
RP Ryan Swift .6ip, 0er, 0bb, 0k, 2bf

Offense
Carson Borley 2/3, 1r, 1k
Taylor O'Leary 1/2, hr, 1r, 1bb, 3rbi
Kyle Wingrove 1/3, 1r, 1rbi
Ryan Swift 1/3, dbl
Jeff Drinkle and Matt Swift contributed singles.
Line score: 7/29, 5r, 1dbl, 1hr, 5rbi, 5bb, 5k, 0e
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Wranglers
SP Bobby Lewis 5ip, 5r, 7h, 1hr, 3bb, 1k, 26bf
RP Richard Colin-Thome 2ip, 0r, 0h, 2bb, 4k, 8bf

Offense
Rich Colin-Thome 3/4, 1r
Will Macavelia 3/4, 1rbi
Albert Spena 1/3, 2r, 1bb, 2rbi
Matt DaSilva 1/3, dbl, 1r
Steve Visser 1/4, 1k
Jordan Mitts 0/3, 1bb, 1k, 1rbi
Line score: 9/30, 4r, 0h, dbl, 2bb, 4k, 4rbi


Game #6, Thursday 8:30, Guns (@ Ravens. Final 12 - 10 Guns.

A gun fight, pardon the pun, Lots of offense and at bats. Guns picked up 2 runs in the top of the last inning to secure the win over the Ravens. The Guns notched 7 runs to start the game but the Ravens pushed across 7 runs of their own in the bottom of the 6th inning to offset the Guns 7. The comeback fell short.

Guns
WP Albert Spena 6ip, 10r, 8er, 8h, 4bb, 3k, 1hbp, 34bf

Offense
Kieran Milne 2/3, 2r, 2rbi
Illia Bozinouski 2/3, 2r, 1rbi, 1e
Jeff Costanzi 2/3, 1r, 1k, 2rbi
Jacob Voth, Rory Milne, Tristan Wilcox, Jay Larcombe, Lenny Parsons and Mike Goldburn contributed singles.
Line score: 12 /34, 12r, 11rbi, 4bb, 3k, 2e

Ravens
SP Richard Provost 1ip, 7r, 6h, 3bb, 1k, 12bf
RP Blair McBratney 2ip, 1h, 2k, 7bf
LP Brian Mather 3ip, 5r, 5h, 1bb, 3k, 19bf

Offense
Sam Maksymyk 3/3, dbl, trp, 2r, 2rbi, sb
Dave Kewin 1/1, dbl, 1r, 2bb, 1rbi
Ted Kociesca 1/3, dbl, 1r, 1bb, 3rbi
Carson Nyeboer 1/3, dbl, 1r, 1e, 1rbi
Ken Sherman 1/4, 1r, 1rbi
Carter Clarke 1/4, 1r
Line Score: 8/29, 10r, 8rbi, 4bb, 3k, 1hbp



All games are played at Alexandra Park, Oshawa. Wed. 8:30, Thurs. 6:30, 8:30.

For more league info please refer to dmfl.org.

Courtesy of John Mather and Mal Swift. R

Good day softball fans
This week is the first week of the Durham Men's Fastball League 2026.
We had three games this week even with the freezing temps.

We still have 5 teams this year with the Bombers, Guns, Knights, Ravens and Wranglers, DC.
All games are played at Alexandra Park, just west of Simcoe Street, north of Lakeridge Oshawa Hospital.

Game #1, Wednesday 13/05/26, Knights(2025 Finalist) vs Bombers
A tight contest that ended in a 1 - 1 draw. All 4 pitchers threw well, 2 per team.

Bombers - Pitching
S Chris Ramoutar 4.3ip, 1ra, 1er, 6h, 0bb, 6k, 19bf
R Ryan Swift 1.3ip, 0ra, 0h, 0bb, 4k, 5bf

Offense
Taylor O'Leary 2/3, 1k
Matt Swift 1/4, 1k
Ryan Swift 0/1, 2bb
Derek Ard 0/2, 1bb, 1e, 1rbi
Kyle Wingrove 0/2, 1bb, 1r
Line score: 3/23, 1r, 1rbi, 5bb, 10k, 3e

Knights - Pitching
S Clayton Robinson 3ip, 0r, 1h, 1bb, 8k, 13bf
R John Marshall 3ip, 1r, 2h, 4bb, 2k, 15bf ( yes, Frank Marshall's son)

Offense
John Marshall 1/2, dbl, 1rbi
Clayton Robinson 1/2, 1r
Rob Watson, PJ Foucault, Dan Keith and Joe Dyce were all 1/2.
Line score: 6/24, 1r, 1dbl, 1rbi, 10k, 1e


Play of the game: Carson Borley (cf) threw out Knight's Terry Challis (cr for injured PJ Foucault) in the 5th inning to save the tie for the Bombers. (8-2)

Game #2 Thursday 14/05/26, 6:30, Ravens @ Bombers

The Bombers jumped out early with 4 runs from 10 batters in the first inning. Ryan Swift was in mid-season form when he shut out the Ravens over 7 innings.

Bombers - Pitching
Ryan Swift 7ip, 0r, 3h, 1bb, 11k, 26bf

Offense
Terry Challis 2/3, dbl, 1r, 2bb
Kyle Wingrove 2/3, 1r, 1bb
Carson Borley 2/3, dbl
Jason Swift 2/4, 2r
Nolan Swift 1/1, 2bb
Jeremy Knight 1/3, 1r
Line score: 10/25, 7r, 2dbl, 8bb, 2k

Ravens - Pitching
Brain Mather 6ip, 7r, 10h, 8bb, 2k, 2wp, 32bf

Offense
Matt Hall 1/2, dbl
Brian Mather 1/3
Sam Maksymyk 1/3
Line score: 3/25, 1dbl, 1bb, 11k, 1e.


Game #3, Thursday 14/05/26, 8:30, Guns @ Wranglers ( DC )

The Guns were short on pitching in this game and got overwhelmed by the Wranglers 15 - 3. Fourteen walks really helped in the win.

Wranglers - Pitching
Bobby Lewis 4ip, 3r, 5h, 2bb, 6k, 19bf

Offense
Taylor O'Leary 2/3, 2r, 1k, 3rbi
Jay Best 1/1, 1r, 3bb, 1rbi
Steve Visser 1/1, 2r, 2bb, 1rbi
Matt Dasilva 1/2, 1r, 2bb,
Tim Mather 0/1, 1r, 2bb 1k, 1rbi
Bobby Lewis 0/0, 2bb, 1hbp, 1rbi
Line score: 5/15, 15r, 5h, 15bb, 3k, 1hbp

Guns - Pitching
LP Jay Larcombe 2ip, 10r, 4h, 9bb, 2k, 1hbp, 21bf
R Brandon Costanzi 2ip, 5r, 1h, 6bb, 1k, 11bf

Offense
Jacob Voth 2/2, 1bb, 1rbi
Kieran Milne 1/2, dbl, 1r, 1k
Rory Milne 1/3, trp, 1r, 1rbi
Gabe Goreal 1/3, dbl, 1r, 1rbi
Line score: 5/17, 3r, dbl, trp, 2bb, 6k


See you at the Alex next week for a game on Wed. night 8:30 and two on Thurs. at 6:30 and 8:30.

Have a great weekend until next time.

Courtesy of John Mather and Mal Swift. R

Games 2 and 3 are in the books. After the zamboni cleared the field, the Bombers bested the Ravens 7-0 and a Guns team forced to put their Catcher and Short Stop.on the mound lost 15-3 to the Wranglers. We are off and running.

Game 1 played in less than ideal weather ended after 6 innings tied 1-1. Two games at the Park tinite, Thursday. Dress warm come see some fine fastpitch.

You are probably aware that Officer Rob Parcells was wounded while on duty a few weeks ago. He is an original member of the Guns and a Durham Region policeman. We take for granted what happens outside the safety of our homes and that friends we know and play Fastball with and against are out there risking it all to be in places and situations serving the community. Rob is ok and recovering. Not too late to share good thoughts his way if you get a chance.

Get well and back at it.

The Fellas.

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