Kentville Wildcats

The Halifax Pelham Canadians edged host Truro Bearcats 15-14 tonight in 10 innings to begin the 2008 NSSBL season. 

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Halifax	0	1	6	1	0	0	1	5	3	1	15	15	3
Truro	0	3	0	6	1	1	0	0	3	0	14	17	11

 

 

 

Halifax: Mark Haverstock, Pat MacInnis (4), Andrew MacIntosh (5), Chris Munroe (W, 9) and Shawn Walsh; Truro: Craig Higgins, John Chapman (4), Brandon Mallally (7), Joe MacPherson (L, 10) and Jason Hoyt.

Halifax: Adam Lucas, home run, 3 singles, RBI, Greg Morrison, 3 singles, RBI, Mark Pelham, 2 singles, RBI; Truro: Jeff Chisholm, home run, double, 5 RBI, Bill MacKenzie, home run, double, single, 3 RBI, Jason Hoyt, 3 singles.

At Brandon, Man.

(All times Atlantic -- visiting team listed first)

Pool A: British Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Dartmouth, Ontario 2

Pool B: Alberta, Brandon, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec

Thursday, Aug. 21

11 a.m. (Andrews Field) B.C. 6 Ontario 2 3

Noon (Kinsman) New Brunswick 1 Quebec 3

2 p.m. (Andrews Field) Nfld.-Labrador 2 Dartmouth 6

5 p.m. (Kinsmen) Alberta 1 Ontario 2

6 p.m. (Oak River) Quebec 7 Brandon 3

7:45 p.m. (Andrews Field) Nfld.-Labrador 3 B.C. 5

10:30 p.m. (Andrews Field) Dartmouth 9 Manitoba 5

Friday, Aug. 22

11 a.m. (Andrews Field) Alberta 2 New Brunswick 1

Noon (Kinsmen) Ontario 2 2 Nfld.-Labrador 1

2 p.m. (Andrews Field) Ontario 4 Brandon 3

Saturday, Aug. 23

Noon (Kinsmen) Manitoba 5 Ontario 2 0

12:30 p.m. (Andrews Field) Brandon 1 New Brunswick 8

2 p.m. (Oak River) Dartmouth 2 B.C. 11

2:30 p.m. (Kinsmen) Quebec 5 Alberta 2

4 p.m. (Andrews Field) Manitoba 9 Nfld.-Labrador 7

5 p.m. (Kinsmen) Ontario 2 Quebec 3

6:30 p.m. (Andrews Field) Brandon 2 Alberta 3

7:30 p.m. (Kinsmen) Ontario 2 2 Dartmouth 3

9 p.m. (Andrews Field) New Brunswick 0 Ontario 4

11:30 p.m. (Andrews Field) B.C. 12 Manitoba 0

Sunday, Aug. 24

11 a.m. (Kinsmen) Quarterfinal 1 -- Third Pool A (Manitoba) 4 Second Pool B (Ontario) 5

11 a.m. (Andrews Field) Quarterfinal 2 -- Third Pool B (Alberta) 4 Second Pool A (Dartmouth) 6

2 p.m. (Kinsmen) Semifinal -- Winner Quarterfinal 1 (Ontario) 1 First Pool A (B.C.) 11

2 p.m. (Andrews Field) Semifinal -- Winner Quarterfinal 2 (Dartmouth) 0 First Pool B (Quebec) 4

6 p.m. (Andrews Field) Bronze-medal game -- Ontario 10 Dartmouth 4

9 p.m. (Andrews Field) Gold-medal game -- B.C. 10 Quebec 8

The 2008 Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League season is set to begin May 20 at the TAAC Grounds in Truro. Formed in 1977, the NSSBL has been a summer staple on the provincial sports scene and has produced four Canadian championship clubs.

All five teams from the 2007 season -- defending champion Dartmouth Moosehead Dry, the Halifax Pelham Canadians, Kentville Wildcats, Sydney Sooners and Truro Bearcats -- are back for this year. Interleague play against the five New Brunswick Senior Baseball League entries will continue this season, with New Brunswick hosting interleague games June 21-22, and Nova Scotia hosting July 12-13. The 29-game regular season is slated to end Aug. 9, with the top four regular-season finishers qualifying for the playoffs.

The Nova Scotia champion will play the New Brunswick champion in a best-of-five Maritime championship series, tentatively scheduled to begin the weekend of Sept. 26-27. The Nova Scotia champion will host the first two games, with the New Brunswick champion at home for the remainder of the series.

Dartmouth will represent the province at the Canadian senior championship Aug. 21-24 in Brandon, Man. Dartmouth will also host the 2009 nationals, thereby receiving automatic entry. A second NSSBL team will also qualify for the 2009 Canadian championship.

Terry Dunbrack of Pictou was voted in as new NSSBL vice-president at the league meeting April 12, succeeding Craig Gorveatt of Hantsport, who is retiring after two years' service. The remainder of the league executive was elected to another one-year term. Returning are Jim McEachern of Sydney (president/chief administrative officer), Kay Sperdakes of Lower Sackville (secretary/treasurer), Burton Russell of Kentville (statistician), Jody Jewers of Halifax (director of public relations) and Peter Craig of Dartmouth (past-president).

The 2008 schedule can be viewed by clicking on the "Schedules" or "Calendar" links on the left-hand side of the page.

Final Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League 2007 playoff statistics:

BATTING (minimum 15 plate appearances):

AB R H RBI Avg
Robert Gillis, Dartmouth 19 8 9 10 .474
Joel Irvine, Dartmouth 39 11 17 11 .436
Chris Goodie, Dartmouth 37 10 15 7 .405
Darren Doucette, Dartmouth 28 10 11 13 .393
Mike King, Kentville 41 12 16 10 .390
Dan Comeau, Dartmouth 37 10 14 10 .378
Curtis Falls, Kentville 38 5 14 8 .368
Ian Lockhart, Kentville 41 12 15 7 .366
Chris Head, Dartmouth 42 12 15 9 .357
Jay Turple, Halifax 17 5 6 6 .353
Ryan Veinot, Halifax 21 7 7 5 .333
Craig Higgins, Truro 15 1 5 2 .333

Hits -- Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 17; Mike King, Kentville, 16; Chris Goodie, Dartmouth, 15; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 15; Chris Head, Dartmouth, 15.
Runs -- Chris Head, Dartmouth, 12; Mike King, Kentville, 12; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 12; Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 11.
RBI -- Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 13; Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 11; Mike King, Kentville, 10; Dan Comeau, Dartmouth, 10; Chris Head, Dartmouth, 9.
Doubles -- Dan Comeau, Dartmouth, 5; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 5; Mike King, Kentville, 4; Nick Hill, Kentville, 4; Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 4.
Triples -- Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 1; Mike King, Kentville, 1; Nick Hill, Kentville, 1.
Home runs -- Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 4; Craig Cooper, Halifax, 2.
Stolen bases -- Chris Head, Dartmouth, 11; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 6; Ryan Brothers, Kentville, 5; Chris Goodie, Dartmouth, 5.
PITCHING
Winning percentage (minimum 2 decisions) -- Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 4-0, 1.000; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 2-0, 1.000; Matt McDonald, Dartmouth, 2-0, 1.000.
Earned-run average -- Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 2.38; Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 3.37.
Innings pitched -- Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 34; Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 26.2; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 20; Kevin Daurie, Kentville, 14.1; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 13.2.
Strikeouts -- Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 34; Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 21; Matt McDonald, Dartmouth, 17; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 13.
Saves -- Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 1; Chris Munroe, Halifax, 1; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 1.

END

The final playoff stats for the season have been posted. They can be viewed by clicking on the "2007 Stats updates" link on the left-hand side of the page.