Announcement
The road teams seized home-field advantage as both semifinal series began tonight.
At the Mainland Common in Halifax, Craig Higgins tossed a complete-game four-hitter with six strikeouts, and accounted for his team's offence with a two-run double in the third inning as the Truro Bearcats edged the Halifax Pelham Canadians 2-1.
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Truro -- Craig Higgins (WP) and Jason Hoyt.
Top hitters -- Craig Higgins, two-run double; J.P. Wood and Jason Hoyt, singles.
Halifax -- Barrett Bellefontaine (LP), Perry Deveaux (7) and Shawn Walsh.
Top hitters -- Shawn Walsh, two singles; Paul Davie and T.J. Heighton, singles.
At Beazley Field in Dartmouth, Jeff Lockhart homered and Curtis Falls pitched eight strong innings as the Kentville Wildcats downed the defending champion Dartmouth Moosehead Dry 6-1.
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Kentville -- Curtis Falls (WP), Pete Sonier (9) and Luke Smith.
Top hitters -- Jeff Lockhart, two-run homer, single; Trevor Wamback, two-run single; Brad Steadman, RBI-double.
Dartmouth -- Jason Bailey (LP, 13 strikeouts) and Randy Stewart, Chris Burns (9).
Top hitters -- Greg West, two singles; Darren Doucette, Dan Comeau and Chris Head, singles.
