Kentville Wildcats

The Dartmouth Moosehead Dry committed six errors, including two in the eighth accounting for four unearned runs, to contribute to their 12-8 loss to the Truro Maple Leaf Foods Bearcats. Truro leads the series 1-0. Winston Brown hit a single driving in two in the first to draw first blood. Dartmouth brought the score back to even at 3 in the third when Darren Hiltz drove in a run with a single. Truro used a suicide squeeze in the fourth to regain the lead, but that was relenquished When Jamie Vallis and Greg West went back to back with homeruns to give the Dry a 6-4 edge. After Brown and MacPherson each doubled, pinch-hitter Shawn Fuller tied the game with a single. After a throwing error, Jeff Chishom drove in the seventh Bearcat run with a signle. A pass ball plated Truro's eighth run and Matt Mayo brought home a pair to give Truro the 10-6 lead. West and Hiltz each doubled in runs in the bottom of the eighth, but Jeff Chishom struck out Nick Best to stifle the rally. Chad Sawler (1-1) took the loss while Mark Stiner (2-0) picked up the win in relief of starter Kelly Spencer.

Truro	2	0	1		1	0	0		0	6	2	-	12	13	2
Dartmouth	1	0	2		0	0	3		0	2	0	-	8	10	6

Kelly Spencer, Mark Stiner (2-0)(7), Jeff Chisholm (S,2)(8) and Matt Mayo; Chad Sawler (1-1), Mike Alexander (8), Matt Greenough (9) and Joel Irvine. HRs: Truro - Joe MacPherson (1), Dartmouth - Greg West (1), Jamie Vallis (3) Truro: Joe MacPherson - 2-run homer, two doubles, signle; Winston Brown - double, two-run single; Matt Mayo - two-run double Dartmouth: Greg West - solo homerun, double, three singles, two RBI; Jamie Vallis - two-run homerun, double; Darren Hiltz - double, single, two RBI

The Truro Maple Leaf Foods Inc Bearcats will have a shot at reclaiming their Senior League crown after defeating the Kentville Wildcats 11-10 in an 11 inning thriller at the TAAC Grounds in Truro. Truro took the series 4-2. They will know who they will be facing after the Halifax - Dartmouth game at Beazley in Dartmouth Friday. Their start time is 7:30. Jeff Chisholm had three singles and three RBI including the game winner in the eleventh. Chishom also picked up the win coming on in relief of Craig Higgins in the seventh.

Kentville	0	0	0		1	1	2		4	1	0		1	0	-	10	11	2
Truro	0	0	0		2	2	3		1	1	0		1	1	-	11	17	4

Alex Sabean, Joel Fuller (6), Jeff Bishop (0-2)(7) and Luke Smith; Craig Higgins, Jeff Chisholm (2-0)(7) and Matt Mayo. HRs: Kentville - Todd Benjamin (1), Luke Smith (1) Kentville: Todd Benjamin - homerun, double; Luke Smith - homerun; Pat MacLeod - three singles, three RBI; Ian Lockhart - two singles, two RBi Truro: Jeff Chishom - three singles, three RBI; Kevin Matheson - three singles, two RBI; Billy MacKenzie - two doubles, two singles, two RBI; Matt Mayo - two singles; Winston Brown - two singles

A four run fifth highlighted by two Halifax errors gave Dartmouth a 7-2 lead that they would hold to take the series 4-3 and gain a berth into this year's finals. Halifax had taken a 2-0 lead in the first when Jay Turple connected for a two-run blast. Ryan Veinot had reached base on a single, and although Trevor Zwaan (1-1) had caught him leaning, Veinot was able to elude Darren Doucette with some nifty base running to remain on base for the Turple homerun. The Dry answered in the second when Ryan Doucette plated a pair with a single. Dartmouth took the lead in the third on an RBI double by Greg West. In the fifth Dartmouth loaded the bases with one out. Darren Hiltz hit a ground ball to Halifax first baseman Jay Turple who came home with the ball to force out Darren Doucette. Catcher Gregor McPherson fired back to first to attempt a completion of the 3-2-3 double play, but the ball glanced off Hiltz to allow the Dry's fourth run to score. Ryan Doucette drove in another with an RBI single to make the score 5-2. Sheldon MacDonald came in to relieve Canadians' starter Chris Munroe (1-1). Jason Irvine ripped a single to right-fielder Ian Bower who could not come up with the short-hop as Dartmouth scored two more. Halifax got one more back with a Dave Cowan homer in the sixth and brought the score to 7-5 thanks to a pair of Dry errors in the seventh. Adam Lucas scored on a Turple groundout and Veinot came around to score when Chris Goode committed an error on a Gregor McPherson ground ball. Halifax started to mount a two-out comeback in the eighth. After singles by Bower and Otto Gorveatt put runners at first and third, Darren Doucette robbed Adam Lucas of a base hit with a diving snag at first to end the threat. Joel Irvine brought home the Dry's eighth run with a sac fly in the eighth. Halifax had a shot in the nineth. After one out singles by Turple, McPherson and pinch hitter Jeff Dunsworth, Dave Cowan lifted what should have been a routine sac fly to Darren Hiltz in right who dropped the ball. The error ended up being of no consequence as Zwaan bared down to strikeout Cory Christie and to induce a Bower ground ball to Ryan Doucette at short who forced Cowan out at second. The Dartmouth Moosehead Dry are making their annual return to the NSSBL Finals. For the third year in a row, their opponents will be the Truro Maple Leaf Foods Bearcats.

Halifax	2	0	0		0	0	1		2	0	1	-	6	11	2
Dartmouth	0	2	1		0	4	0		0	1	x	-	8	10	4

Chris Munroe (1-1), Sheldon MacDonald (5) and Gregor McPherson; Trevor Zwaan (1-1) and Joel Irvine. HRs: Halifax - Jay Turple (2), Dave Cowan (1) Halifax: Adam Lucas - two singles; Ryan Veinot - two singles; Jay Turple - homerun, single, 3 RBI; Dave Cowan - homerun, sac fly, two RBI Dartmouth: Greg West - two doubles, single, RBI; Ryan Doucette - three singles, three RBI

The Dartmouth Moosehead Dry have forced a game seven with their 5-3 come from behind victory over the Halifax Pelham Canadians. Dartmouth fell behind early with Gregor MacPherson's RBI double in the first and Adam Lucas plating a pair in the second with a single. The Dry inched to within one run in the fourth with Jamie Vallis tripling in Joel Irvine and then scoring on a Greg West groundout. In the sixth, Greg West drove in Vallis for a second time with a double and came around to score the go-ahead run when Darren Hiltz banged out a double of his own. The Dry added an insurance run in the seventh with Vallis drving in Ryan Doucette with a single. Halifax tried to mount a comeback in the bottom of the nineth. With two out, the normally sure handed Ryan Doucette bobbled a Jay Turple grounded and then threw the ball away to put runners at second and third. After Jason Bailey (2-1) intentionally walked Gregor MacPherson to load the bases, Bailey Struck out Brent Cooper to end the game. Bailey picked up the win, settling down to allow only three hits after the third inning. Mark Haverstock took the loss. Game seven goes Friday night in Dartmouth at Beazley Field at 7:30pm.

Dartmouth	0	0	0		2	0	2		1	0	0	-	5	11	3
Halifax	1	2	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	-	3	7	0

Jason Bailey (2-1) and Joel Irvine; Mark Haverstock (0-1), Matt Black (7), Andrew MacIntosh (8) and Gregor MacPherson. Dartmouth: Jamie Vallis - two singles, triple, two RBI; Greg West - double, two RBI; Darren Hiltz - single, double, RBI Halifax: Adam Lucas - two-run single; Gregor MacPherson - RBI double; Dave Cowna - two singles

Kevin Nichols picked up his second victory and Nial Hughes is yet to see the fifth inning in two starts each. The win keeps Kentville alive although they still trail the Bearcats three games to two. Truro will be looking to clinch a berth in the finals Thursday night in Truro.

Truro	0	1	1		0	0	0		0	0	x	-	2	12	3
Kentville	2	0	6		0	1	0		2	1	0	-	12	13	2

Nial Hughes (0-1), Mark Stiner (3), Joe MacPherson (7) and Matt Mayo; Kevin Nichols (2-0) and Luke Smith Truro: Jeff Fielding - two singles; JP Wood - double, two singles, RBI; Jeff Chisholm - double, single Kentville: Ian Lockhart - double, single, RBI; Luke Smith - three singles, three RBI; Pat MacLeod - three singles, RBI; Mike King - two singles, two RBI