Weeks 3 and 4 Round Up

GARRISON CREEK GAMMA RAYS STUNNED (0-1-0)

The Gamma Rays played only one of the two weeks, sitting out to recharge in Week 4, but in their only game during the round up, they played an exhilarating back-and-forth matchup against the [Moulin] Rouge River Riff Raff! The Riff Raff stunned the Gamma Rays dropping the greens by a score of 15-14. However, there were some notable highlights from Gamma Ray players including Kirsten Dick and Andy Smith who both clubbed home runs and contributions from rookies Gab Laurence, Ruthie Titus, Soren D’Alimonte, and Chris Yates. Samira Banihashemi and Jo Jefferson debuted on the season – and Nat Saavedra, Lainie Basman, Victoria Barnett, and LJ Robinson were electric in the field.

CREDIT RIVER COSMONAUTS LIFT OFF (1-0-0)

The Cosmonauts were the other team to have an off week during this round up, spending some time on the International Space Station during Week 3. But in Week 4 they orbited the Humber River Hype in a sky-high affair. Led by stellar defence and hits that landed in all corners of the galaxy, Credit River burst out to a 17-5 lead before crash landing in the 4th inning when faced with a 9 run rally by the Hype. But the Cosmonauts, like Sandra Bullock in the 2013 hit Gravity, hung on for dear life, and came away with an 18-14 victory. Special mention to Annelies Cooper who played excellent defence at first base in the last inning, to rookies Seb Higgins and Kat Kleine who circled the bases at warp speed, to veteran Darren Puscas who made his 2022 Credit River debut, and to Jenny Chan who once again sported their famous double zero “00” jersey!

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Opening Week(s) 2022 – May 8/15 2022

TWO EXPLOSIVE WEEKENDS, ONE UNDER THE BLOOD MOON ECLIPSE

The weather was perfect for the opening two weeks of the fifth 2022 Field of Dreamers season! In celebration of the fifth season, Jim from Logo Magik, our jersey supplier, added some touches and flourishes to our jerseys including gold numbers on the back, team names, and a 2022 commemorative logo on the front.

In the opening game of Week 1, both the Credit River Cosmonauts and the Don River Goin’ Goin’ Dons! hoped to defy gravity. While in the evening matchup, the Garrison Creek Gamma Rays hoped to shoot lazers all over the field as the Humber River squad searched for their true identity!

In Week 2, the Credit River Cosmonauts welcomed the defending champion Moulin Rouge River Riff Raff to the international space station we call SkyDome to bring them into the 2022 season, while the evening matchup pitted the Don River Goin’ Goin’ Dons! against the green goblin Garrison Creek Gamma Rays!

If you wanna know the results…

READ MORE TO FIND OUT!

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Umpiring – Learners and Volunteers

If you’d like to help the league and/or learn more about baseball, this is a great opportunity! Even volunteering for one game goes a long way. Just show up early or stay behind after your game one week. Umpires help other players focus on play and keep the flow of the game going. You don’t need to be an expert at baseballing to be an umpire. If you want to learn or be mentored we can make that happen! This year the schedule has four slots per game: 2 ‘experienced’ and 2 ‘learning’ players. If you are learning, we can have you shadow and get you in a spot to succeed and make some easier calls while helping keep track of outs/runs/etc.

As a reminder, we use the same Guiding Principles when communicating with umpires as we do with other players in the league. The umpire’s decisions are final, and we can talk between innings or after the game for clarification. 

Sign up here to umpire AND to learn! The schedule is here. If you see an empty slot in a time that works for you, put your name down.

2022 Sub Registration & Draft Day

Thank you everyone for your interest in the 2022 season! Our registration filled up more quickly than we’ve ever experienced! We’re excited to launch the new season and can’t wait to have you join for our draft day!

Draft day

Draft day is a live event where we sort our teams into the five “houses” or teams of the league, each named after a watershed in the Toronto area.

This year’s draft day takes place on April 11 at 7PM ET. We’ll release more information as the day approaches.

Substitute players

This year’s registration filled up more quickly than we’ve ever experience in our league history! We want to thank everyone for your interest and enthusiasm! After this year’s registration, we’ll be reflecting on ways to make our registration process more transparent.

If you want to play but missed registration or simply want a lighter commitment, you can join our substitute players list. Learn more about subbing for the Field of Dreamers and fill out the form here.

2022 Season Registration

Are you ready dreamers? It’s our fifth season of softball as Field of Dreamers and we’re so excited to celebrate this monumental milestone with you.

Right now, the coordinating committee is processing registrations (with advance registration for last year’s players), reflecting on last year’s COVID-19 protocols and other league rules, getting the site ready for a new season, and preparing for draft day!

Registration is now open for new players! We have 19 new roster sports available in 2022! If you can’t make the full season commitment, we highly recommend you add your name to the subs list. We always need subs!

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