Ontario Masters Fastball Hall of Fame – Class of 2014

Stoney Creek, ON

 

 

Doug Charlton, Strathroy Ontario ( nominated by Paul “Chico” McCart )

Doug Charlton aka “Diesel” aka “DC” has established himself as one of Ontario’s premier masters pitchers.

Doug and his Alvinston Indians masters team burst on the scene in 2004 and owned the Ontario ( OASA ) Masters

Provincial Championships for 3 straight years. Doug tossed perfect games at the Ontario Masters Championships

in 2004 and again in 2005 and was also awarded the OASA’s Jack Cook Award in 2004 and was Tournament MV Pitcher

in 2005. Doug has 5 Ontario Masters Championships in total, picking up Gold medals with the Stoney Creek Scrappers

and the Toronto Gators. Doug has also competed in 3 ISC Legends tournaments, 1 NAFA Masters East World Series,

1 Canadian Masters Championship and 1 World Masters Games last year in Torino Italy where he helped the Canada Classics

win the gold medal in the 45+ division. Doug has also won numerous Silver and Bronze medals in various masters tournaments.

Doug is also a Master Pitching Instructor for Softball Ontario and mentors regional pitching instructors for Softball Ontario

and Softball Canada. Doug was recently named to Team Ontario’s coaching staff for the Under 21 team that will compete

at the Canada Summer Games in 2017. Doug is is not just a great masters pitcher and hitter, he is also a great person and teammate.

 

Ewart Timlin, Cobourg Ontario ( nominated by Sam Forbes )

Manager, Ewart Timlin, ( ET, The Cat ) boasts a very impressive masters fastball resume, ET has participated in over 20 masters

events in his career.  ET has competed in 9 Ontario Masters Championships, winning 3 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze.

ET has also won 2 Canadian Masters Championships and and an Eastern Canadian Championship. His Cold Springs Cats team

have owned the 32 team World Senior Men’s Fastball Tournament held annually in North Bay Ontario winning 7 Gold and 2 Silver in 10 tries. Ewart was also the recipient of the North Bay Coaches Award. ET Has also given back to the game by volunteering as tournament convenor at OASA Tournaments. He was also named Citizen of the Year in Hamilton Township for his softball accomplishments in 1981. He has coached school

teams, hosted tournaments and won the “Giving Back” trophy as recognized by the Cobourg Legion in 2012. As special recognition the Ontario Masters Fastball Hall of Fame Selection Committee decided to APPOINT Ewart directly to the Hall of Fame due to his long and illustrious career.

 

Sam Forbes, Waterloo Ontario ( nominated by Gerry and Betty Moncrief )

Slammin’ Sammy Forbes is a Legend in the fastball world, Sammy has been hitting bombs for many years all over the World.

Sam has participated in 17 Ontario Masters Championships winning 1 Gold, 5 Silver and 1 Bronze.

Big #44 has also won 3 Gold and 1 Bronze at the 32 team World Senior Men’s Fastball Tournament in North Bay.

Sammy has participated in 1 NAFA Masters World Series, 2 Canadian Masters Championships where he won Bronze and was selected to the

All Canadian Team in 2005. Sammy has won Gold at the Australian Masters Games and Silver at the World Masters Games in Sidney Australia.

In 2013 Sammy and his Canada Classics crew went over to Torino Italy for the World Masters Games and came back as World Masters Champions.

Sammy has also competed in 4 ISC Legends world Tournaments winning Gold in 2010 and 2012, and adding Silver in 2013 and Bronze in 2011.

Sammy is loved the world over, he is a great ambassador of the game. He still plays the game with heart and soul and is always so humble and boy does he know how to have fun on and off the diamond.

 

Wayne Wells, Peterborough Ontario (nominated by Kelly Howell )

Wayne Wells is a right handed fireballer known for his fierce competitive nature. Wellsy has turned in some dominating pitching performances over the years. At the 2012 ISC Legends Tournament he turned in a 19 strikeout 1 hit performance.

Wellsy has pitched in 3 ISC Legends World Tournaments winning Gold twice and bronze once. He has also won 2 Canadian Masters Championships in 2004 and 2005. Wellsy has won 2 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze in 5 Ontario Masters Championships and was named to the 2004 All Star Team. He has also competed at 1 NAFA Masters World Series and 2 World Senior Men’s Fastball Tournaments. Wayne was also the President of the Canadian Masters Fastball Association in 2004 & 2005. People describe Wellsy as Tough, Fierce, Competitive, Durable and Winner. Last week Wayne was selected to the Peterborough & District Hall of Fame, he enters their Hall with former NHLer and 2 time Stanley Cup Champion Cory Stillman among others. Quite an impressive feat to be elected to 2 Hall of Fames in less then one week.

 

Darren Zack, Garden River Ontario (nominated by Chuck Hendricks )

The Z-Man needs no introduction, he has won just about everything there is to win in our sport.

Darren continues to dominate at the masters level but has still been seen in recent years holding his own at the open level.

Darren has won 2 Ontario Masters Championships with the Toronto Gators and was named Top Pitcher in 2013.

He has won the ISC Legends World Championship twice with the Cobourg Force and was named MV Pitcher in 2010 and 2012.

Darren won the Gold medal at the 2013 World Masters Games in Italy. The Z-Man has picked up a Championship at the 32 team World

Senior Men’s Fastball Tournament in 2002 and also added a 3rd place finish in 2006. Darren has competed in 2 NAFA Masters World Series, picking up one championship and 2 MV Pitcher awards. He has also competed at 3 ASA Masters Championships and was named to the ASA First Team All American list on 2 occasions. Darren is a true legend in this sport and is admired around the world. Darren has given back to the game by teaching at clinics to help the kids. Darren has already been inducted into the ISC and Softball Canada Hall of Fames.

 

These 5 men will be inducted into the Ontario Masters Fastball Hall of Fame during the OASA Masters Championship July 18-20

in Cambridge Ontario. We will have a short informal ceremony on Saturday July 19th between games, more details will be announced at a later date. All inductees will receive a personalized custom made Hall of Fame ring from Baron Championship Rings.

 

I think this induction ceremony will be different then most Hall of Fame ceremonies. Instead of sitting at a table in a stuffy suit 5 years after you retired why not be recognized while you are still actively playing in front of your teammates, friends, family, umpires and fans right in the middle of a tournament while you are in your uniform. We are going to have a serious professional induction ceremony but I’m sure we will also have a ton of laughs along the way.

 

The Ontario Masters Fastball Hall of Fame would not exist without the generous financial support from Jack Fireman.

Special thanks to the Ontario Masters Fastball Hall of Fame selection Committee for their professionalism ad unbiased voting, each person on the Selection Committee was selected because of their integrity and reputations. I would also like to thank Mike Goodridge and the OASA as well as the Host Committee and specifically Rod Fevreau and Brian Hood for allowing us the time and platform to hold our induction ceremony during the OASA Championship. Special thanks to Dennis Dosman for his contribution to the induction ceremony.

 

Regards,

 

Dave Birnie

Founder

Ontario Masters Fastball Hall of Fame