Kentville Wildcats

The Kentville Wildcats and Dartmouth Moosehead Dry drew first blood as the playoffs began on two fronts tonight. At Beazley Field Halifax 320 000 002 - 7 8 1 Dartmouth 503 001 00x - 9 6 3 Andrew MacIntosh (LP), Kris Dewolfe (6) and Kevin Andrecyk; Vince Horsman (WP), Mike Alexander (8), Matt MacDonald (Sv, 9) and Randy Stewart. Halifax - Adam Lucas, single, double, two RBI; Jay Turple, single, double, two RBI; Ryan Veinot, single, double; Dartmouth - Darren Doucette, single, home run; Jamie Vallis, three-run homer, single; Robert Gillis, two-run single. At TAAC Grounds Kentville 400 000 204 - 10 10 3 Truro 300 002 200 - 7 10 1 Tim Clayton, Curtis Falls (WP, 7), Chris Davidson (Sv, 9) and Luke Smith; Craig Higgins, Joe MacPherson (LP, 8), Matt Black (9) and Kevin Matheson. Kentville - Luke Smith, three-run homer, two singles, five RBI; Curtis Falls, home run, two singles, three RBI; Truro - Kevin Matheson, single, double, RBI; Joe MacPherson, two singles, two RBI.

Opening night in both semifinal series has been postponed because of rain. Both series are scheduled to now begin Friday, Sept. 2, with Halifax visiting Dartmouth and Truro home to Kentville at 7:30 p.m. Revised schedules for both series can be viewed by clicking on the "Schedules" or "Calendar" links on the left-hand side of the page.

For the first time in the history of the Baseball Canada senior championship, Nova Scotia has won back-to-back national crowns. A 19-member all-star team posted a 5-1 record en route to the title in Kamloops, B.C., last week, defeating Saskatchewan 7-6 in the gold-medal game late Sunday night. Ryan Veinot of the Halifax Pelham Canadians, named the tournament's top defensive player, and Jamie Vallis of the Dartmouth Moosehead Dry hit home runs in support of winning pitcher Nial Hughes of the Truro Bearcats, with Jason Bailey of Dartmouth getting the final three outs in the seventh inning for the save. It was Bailey's second appearance of the day, having thrown a complete game in Nova Scotia's 11-4 win over New Brunswick in a morning semifinal. Nova Scotia scored nine times in the sixth inning to rally for the victory. It's the fourth national senior title for Nova Scotia. The Kentville Wildcats won in 1985, and the Dartmouth Moosehead Dry in 1998 and 2004. The Nova Scotia all-stars are scheduled to land Tuesday at Halifax International Airport at 9:30 p.m. For full results, click on the "Senior Nationals" link on the left-hand side of the page.

At Kamloops, B.C.  Pool A: Ontario, New Brunswick, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Manitoba Pool B:  Saskatchewan, Newfoundland, Alberta, Québec, Kamloops (All times Pacific) Thursday, Aug. 25, 2005 9:00 a.m. Norbrock British Columbia 5 Manitoba 4 9:15 a.m. Field 2 Saskatchewan 4 Alberta 3 12:00 p.m. Norbrock Nova Scotia 2 Ontario 0 12:15 p.m. Field 2 Quebec 10 Newfoundland 4 3:00 p.m. Norbrock New Brunswick 6 British Columbia 2 5:45 p.m. Norbrock Manitoba 4 Ontario 13 8:30 p.m. Norbrock Kamloops 6 Saskatchewan 7 Friday, Aug. 26, 2005 9:00 a.m. Norbrock Nova Scotia 3 New Brunswick 1 9:15 a.m. Field 2 Alberta 5 Québec 6 12:00 p.m. Norbrock Kamloops 5 Newfoundland 2 3:00 p.m. Norbrock Ontario 5 British Columbia 2 3:15 p.m. Field 2 Manitoba 11 Nova Scotia 13 5:30 p.m. Norbrock Saskatchewan 6 Québec 2 8:00 p.m. Norbrock Alberta 1 Kamloops 10 Saturday, Aug. 27, 2005 9:00 a.m. Norbrock Newfoundland 6 Saskatchewan 3 9:00 a.m. Field 2 Ontario 7 New Brunswick 5 12:00 p.m. Norbrock Québec 4 Kamloops 5 12:00 p.m. Field 2 British Columbia 5 Nova Scotia 1 2:45 p.m. Norbrock Newfoundland 7 Alberta 0 2:45 p.m. Field 2 New Brunswick 6 Manitoba 3 Playoffs Quarterfinals 5:30 p.m. Norbrock New Brunswick 5 Kamloops 0 8:15 p.m. Norbrock Québec 4 Ontario 3 Sunday, Aug. 28, 2005 Semifinals 9:30 a.m. Nova Scotia 11 New Brunswick 4 12:30 p.m. Saskatchewan 9 Québec 4 Bronze-medal game 3:30 p.m. New Brunswick 5 Québec 3 Gold-medal game 7:00 p.m. Nova Scotia 7 Saskatchewan 6 Nova Scotia linescores: Championship Nova Scotia 002 410 0 - 7 6 2 Saskatchewan 000 213 0 - 6 5 3 Nial Hughes (WP), Jason Bailey (Sv, 7) and Ryan Veinot; Matt Mutcheson (LP), Greg Mullins (4) and Dillon Okrane. Nova Scotia - Ryan Veinot, two-run homer; Jamie Vallis, home run, single; Saskatchewan - Dusty Emberley, two singles, two RBI. Semifinal New Brunswick 301 000 0 - 4 8 3 Nova Scotia 010 109 x - 11 14 0 Jason Dickson, Tim Moore (LP, 5), Matt Jenkins (5), John Burns (6) and John Saunders; Jason Bailey (WP) and Ryan Veinot. New Brunswick - Colin Ring, double, two singles, four RBI; Mike King, two singles; Nova Scotia - Geoff MacLellan, two singles; Jamie Vallis, two singles, two RBI; Jeff Chisholm, two singles, two RBI; Adam Lucas, two singles, RBI; Ryan Veinot, two singles, RBI. Round-robin Saturday, Aug. 27 British Columbia 000 500 0 - 5 6 0 Nova Scotia 001 000 0 - 1 6 2 Tim Fehr (WP) and Wayne Vickers; Darren Hiltz (LP) and Chris Burns. British Columbia - Bill Hadden, three-run double; Ryan Price, two singles; Nova Scotia - Chris Burns, two singles. Friday, Aug. 26 Manitoba 320 321 0 - 11 9 1 Nova Scotia 410 120 5 - 13 9 0 Aaron Friesen (LP) and Ryan Borody; Trevor Zwaan (WP) and Ryan Veinot. Manitoba - Lyndsey Dahl, double, two singles, four RBI; Clark Andres, home run, single, two RBI; Dean McBride, two singles, three RBI; Nova Scotia - Robert Gillis, home run, single, five RBI; Jamie Vallis, two singles, two RBI; Jeff Chisholm, two singles, RBI; Adam Lucas, two singles, two RBI. Nova Scotia 010 010 1 - 3 9 2 New Brunswick 000 001 0 - 1 1 0 Jamie Vallis (WP), Andrew MacIntosh (5), Nial Hughes (Sv, 6) and Ryan Veinot; Tim Moore (LP), John Burns (6) and Colin Ring. Nova Scotia - Adam Lucas, two singles, RBI; Ryan Veinot, two singles; Darren Doucette, two singles; New Brunswick - Steve McCarty, single. Thursday, Aug. 25 Nova Scotia 011 000 0 - 2 9 0 Ontario 000 000 0 - 0 2 1 Jason Bailey (WP) and Ryan Veinot; Brad Boussey (LP) and Dustin Wiley. Nova Scotia - Geoff MacLellan, four singles; Robert Gillis, two singles; Jeff Chisholm, home run; Ontario - Kris Klassen and Bryan Dufour, singles. Nova Scotia roster: From Dartmouth - 1B/DH Darren Doucette, INF Robert Gillis, P/OF Jason Bailey, P Trevor Zwaan, P/OF Darren Hiltz, P/INF/OF Jamie Vallis, OF Donald MacLean, C Chris Burns. From Halifax - INF Adam Lucas, INF/C Ryan Veinot, P Andrew MacIntosh. From Sydney - OF Geoff MacLellan, OF Richie Walcott, INF Bernie Seymour. From Kentville - INF Ian Lockhart, OF Mike Lockhart, P Curtis Falls. From Truro - P/OF Jeff Chisholm, P Nial Hughes. Coaches - Darren Doucette, Bob Gillis.

The final regular-season stats have been compiled by league statistician Burton Russell, and can be viewed by clicking on the "2005 Stats Updates" link on the left-hand side of the page. The best-of-seven semifinal playoffs are scheduled to open Thursday, Sept. 1. Full schedules for both series can be found by clicking on the "Schedules" or "Calendar" links on the left-hand side of the page.