Oakville Masters Men's Slo-Pitch League

Game Results

11 June, 2026

GREYBEARDS	16	RED FACES	5
GREYBEARDS	16	RED FACES	10
WHITE HAIRS	14	RUSTY ROYALS	1
WHITE HAIRS	6	RUSTY ROYALS	6

**Click on standings for further details

GAME REPORTS – JUNE 11   

Red Faces vs Grey Beards

Red Faces Report – Brian Mastervick

Do you recall those frosty days in May? The Red Faces were not that sharp and declared “we are a hot weather team”.  Thursday was hot. As for the Red Faces, not so much. But now we know we are the goldilocks team. When the weather is just right we will shine.

On the bright side we started to hit the ball.   Everyone was at least 3 for 6 which is pretty solid, with Tony, Steve and Brian all going 5 for 7. Thanks to Joe Garcia for coming out as a spare – he played great outfield and went 4 for 6.

Defensively, we are a work in progress, with a couple shining bright. Tony made a great heads-up play to trap a runner going home. With ball in hand he ran at the runner forcing him to the commitment line, and with nowhere to turn the runner conceded the out. With Richard covering the plate another runner was thrown out pushing for home, Richard declared “Not on my watch!”. One more defensive gem was Randy playing right field hitting the cut off, and with the relay to home another runner was sent to the bench shaking his head in disbelief.

Hats off to Bruce Best (one of the oldest guys in the league) for pitching 2 great games and making an infield catch of a popup that hung up forever, which was just enough time for Bruce to move 20 feet, stretch out his arm and secure the out.

And hats off to the Grey Beards who played very well and deserved both victories.

Watch out for the Red Faces. When the weather is just right we will hit our stride.

Grey Beards Report – Dan Cooper

The streak begins!

Well, gentlemen, sound the alarms and notify the league office: the Grey Beards have officially remembered how to win.

After spending the first part of the season generously donating victories to everyone else, the Beards have now strung together back-to-back wins and are suddenly looking less like the league basement dwellers and more like a team nobody wants to face. Coincidence? Maybe. But the arrival of rookie Randy Nunn has many wondering if we’ve found our secret weapon. Since he joined, we’re undefeated. The statistics don’t lie.

On the mound, John Kemp continues to deal like a man half his age, keeping hitters off balance and giving the defence a chance to shine. Speaking of defence, the outfield crew of David Kozai, Simon Everitt, John Drewniak, and Dan Cooper were vacuuming up anything hit their way. Several opposing batters are reportedly still waiting for one of their fly balls to land.

The biggest surprise? The Grey Beards actually caught the ball. Errors, once our most consistent offensive contributor for the opposition, dropped dramatically. The infield of Dan Yaschyshyn, Bill Craig, Bill Manson, Steve Moses and Jim Fenner looked like they had attended a fielding clinic between games. Ground balls were handled, throws were caught, and panic levels remained remarkably low.

At the plate, the bats were alive. Everyone contributed.

The games themselves were perhaps the most entertaining of the season. Admittedly, that may have something to do with the fact that winning is considerably more enjoyable than losing. Still, there was energy, laughter, great plays, and the kind of team chemistry that’s been building all year.

There was one casualty. Dan got his bell rung during the festivities. Fortunately, he’s tough, still standing, and expected to make a full recovery in time to remind everyone about his triple and the unfortunate fate of third base.

The Grey Beards have gone from searching for their first win to suddenly finding their groove. The pitching is solid, the defence is tightening up, the bats are producing, and confidence is growing.

The rest of the league has been warned. The Grey Beards are coming!

Rusty Royals vs White Hairs

Rusty Royals Report – Mike Boyle

Momma said they’d be games like this. Despite Coach K’s stirring pregame speech, the Rusty Royals suffered a quick mercy in the first game. And then they battled their way back to a tie in the second game. Who can figure out this stuff???

The good news is that the first game was over in 40 minutes, which was about 36 minutes too long for the Royals. We scored in the top of the first inning and didn’t get as much as a sniff the rest of the way. We only had 7 hits in the opener against a strong defensive team. Actually, four players of our 12-man lineup only came up to bat once. One of our players actually left after the first game. Perhaps he’d seen enough …

In the second game we made the most of our 13 hits and actually held the hammer going into the bottom of the seventh tied at 6. However, we went out unceremoniously 1-2-3 and couldn’t get a run across to split the day. The good news is the Royals remain the only team to have beaten and now tied the White Hairs. Every other team has been swept.

Among the highlights were four outstanding catches in right field. Dario Pretto made the first two catches then Barny Henderson made the final two catches.

Robert Cookish pitched both games battling the heat. Randy Heinbeker also made some nice catches in the outfield and led the offence with 4 hits. Mike Way had 3 hits and nobody else had more than 2.

White Hairs Report – Jeff Morton

Chapter 77 of Rudy Finds a Way

The Hairs were down 3 regulars and Rudy was bandaged up but managed to hobble to the West diamond. We welcomed Doug (Mus) Stang to fill out our roster.

Koop’s Rust Buckets scored one in the top of the first but the Hairs were on their game and put up 14 in the first 4 innings and won in 4 1/2 innings 14-1. Lots of hits including a triple by Mac (yes he hit it a long way).  Defensive highlights included Principal O’Neill and Executive Ed in the infield, and a couple of outs at the plate. (When will they learn.) Both teams set a league record for speed of the first game – 40 minutes.

Knowing our primary objective of being first to the bar looked like a lock, one would have thought the Hairs would relax and keep their torrid hitting.  One would be wrong. The Hairs battled back from a 4-1 deficit taking a one run lead into the bottom of the 6th. The Hairs’ second game D included some highlight catches from Mus Stang and Detective Dan.  Gregarious Andy Prancer Byj contributed some nice plays at 3rd. Koop was overheard saying “Come on you buckets, we can do this!”  (Or something like that.) Anyway the game ended 6-6 – a sister kisser.

The Hairs’ favorite number 5 was in full force:

·        Rudy got up 5 times.

·        4 Whiteys got 5 hits – Roadrunner Sturm, Morton, Executive Ed, Detective Dan Scott.

·        Pinch runners utilized (10 = 5 x 2)

Post game frivolity included a toast to the Beards for their two wins and 5 Whiteys eating salads.