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Tonight's Game 1 of the semifinal series between the Kentville Wildcats and the Dartmouth Moosehead Dry has been postponed because of rain.
The series schedule has now been updated, with Game 1 on Monday, Sept. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at Beazley Field.
The full schedule can be found in the "Calendar" and "Schedules" sections of the website. The links are on the left-hand side of the page.
The best-of-seven semifinals begin Thursday, Aug. 28 at 7:30 p.m., at Beazley Field in Dartmouth, with the regular-season champion Moosehead Dry taking on the fourth-place Kentville Wildcats.
The other semifinal opens Friday, Aug. 29 at 7:30 p.m., at the Mainland Common in Halifax, with the second-place Pelham Canadians hosting the third-place Truro Bearcats.
The semifinal winners will meet in a best-of-seven final, with the victor joining host Dartmouth at the 2009 Canadian senior baseball championship. Should Dartmouth win its semifinal series, the Halifax-Truro series winner automatically qualifies for the 2009 nationals.
The Nova Scotia champion will play the New Brunswick senior league winner in a best-of-five Maritime championship series, expected to begin the weekend of Sept. 20-21 at the home of the Nova Scotia champion.
Full semifinal schedules are posted in the "Calendar" and "Schedules" sections of the website. Links are on the left-hand side of this page.
Halifax defeats Dartmouth in regular-season finale
The Halifax Pelham Canadians blanked the Dartmouth Moosehead Dry 2-0 tonight to close the curtain on the regular season.
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Dartmouth -- Cory Boutilier (LP) and Randy Stewart.
Top hitters -- Chris Head, single; Chris Goodie, single; Joel Irvine, single.
Halifax -- Perry Deveaux (WP), Mark Haverstock (Sv,7) and Shawn Walsh, Lee Spares (7).
Top hitters -- Jay Turple, two singles; Chris Gallivan, single; Lee Spares, single; Shawn Walsh, single, RBI.
Dry finish fourth at Canadian championship
The Dartmouth Moosehead Dry finished in fourth position at the Canadian senior baseball championship in Brandon, Man.
The Dry lost 10-4 to Ontario tonight in the battle for the bronze medal. Chris Head had three of Dartmouth's 10 hits, and Greg West and Dan Comeau chipped in a pair of hits each. Craig Langille took the loss on the mound.
Dartmouth was defeated 4-0 by defending champion Quebec in semifinal action this afternoon, as winning pitcher Steven Belanger held the Dry to just two hits, one each by Dan Comeau and Billy MacKenzie (a pickup from the Truro Bearcats). Ontario lost 11-1 to B.C. in the other semi.
Dartmouth withstood a late rally by Alberta en route to a 6-4 quarterfinal victory this morning.
Jason Bailey pitched his second complete-game win of the tournament, scattering 10 hits while striking out 10. Chris Head, Ian Lockhart (a pickup from the Kentville Wildcats), Joel Irvine and Darren Doucette had two hits apiece for Dartmouth, with Doucette driving in three runs and Lockhart and Head one apiece.
B.C. downed Quebec 10-8 in tonight's championship game.Bronze-medal game
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| Ontario | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 1 |
| Dartmouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
Ontario -- Jason Lauzon (WP) and Dustin Wiley.
Dartmouth -- Craig Langille (LP), Shain Beaudreau (3), Darren Hiltz (5) and Chris Burns.
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| Dartmouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Quebec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | x | 4 | 9 | 1 |
Dartmouth -- Steve Nelson (LP) and Jason Hoyt.
Quebec -- Steven Belanger (WP) and Emmanuel Turcotte.
Quarterfinal
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| Alberta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Dartmouth | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | x | 6 | 12 | 2 |
Alberta -- Dave Ross (LP), Brent Lazzarotto (3), Drew Boyer (6) and Brad Wolansky.
Dartmouth -- Jason Bailey (WP, 10 strikeouts) and Jason Hoyt.
