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To Halifax's Mark Haverstock: Three games (one for a second ejection in a season, two for fighting).
To Halifax's Ryan Veinot: One game (second ejection in a season).
To Truro's Jeff Chisholm: Two games (fighting).
Teams have the option to appeal the ruling. The league will appoint an appeal committee if one becomes necessary.
Truro on verge of sweep; Dartmouth picks up first win
The Truro Bearcats pounded out 14 hits, and Craig Higgins pitched his second complete-game win of the postseason in a 15-3 victory over host Halifax Pelham Canadians tonight at the Mainland Common to take a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven semifinal series. Game 4 goes Wednesday at the TAAC Grounds in Truro at 7:30 p.m.
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Truro -- Craig Higgins (WP) and Jason Hoyt.
Top hitters -- J.P. Wood, two doubles, single, four RBI; Kevin Matheson, double, three singles, two RBI; Billy MacKenzie, home run, single.
Halifax -- Andrew MacIntosh (LP), Perry Deveaux (6), Chris Munroe (7) and Shawn Walsh.
Top hitters -- Adam Lucas, home run; Jay Turple, double, single; Greg Morrison, RBI-double; Paul Davie, RBI-single.
At Beazley Field in Dartmouth, the defending champion Moosehead Dry claimed their first victory of the playoffs, 4-2 over the Kentville Wildcats to cut Kentville's lead in the best-of-seven semi to 2-1. Game 4 goes Wednesday at Memorial Park in Kentville at 7:30 p.m. Jason Bailey tossed the complete-game victory, striking out 11.
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Kentville -- Curtis Falls (LP), Pete Sonier (7) and Luke Smith.
Top hitters -- Ian Lockhart, single, double; Kevin Benjamin, two singles; Jeff Lockhart, double, single.
Dartmouth -- Jason Bailey (WP, 11 strikeouts) and Randy Stewart.
Top hitters -- Matt Thomas, two singles; Darren Doucette, RBI-single; Randy Stewart, RBI-single.
With the remnants of tropical storm Hanna moving through the Maritimes this weekend, the best-of-seven semifinals have been put on hold until Tuesday.
Both series are scheduled to resume Tuesday night, with the Halifax Pelham Canadians hosting the Truro Bearcats and the Kentville Wildcats in Dartmouth to take on the Moosehead Dry. Both are 7:30 p.m. starts.
Updated schedules have been posted in the "Calendar" and "Schedules" sections of the website.
Once dates for Games 5, 6, and 7 of the Truro-Halifax series have been confirmed, they will be added to the site.
The Truro Bearcats and Kentville Wildcats moved ahead 2-0 in their respective best-of-seven semifinal series with victories this evening.
At Memorial Park in Kentville, the Wildcats scored twice in the eighth inning and added two more in the ninth to defeat the Dartmouth Moosehead Dry 7-6.
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Dartmouth -- Steve Nelson, Trevor Zwaan (LP, 9), Craig Langille (9) and Randy Stewart.
Top hitters -- Joel Irvine, two singles, double, RBI; Matt Thomas, two singles, RBI.
Kentville -- Trevor Wamback, Kevin Daurie (6), Corey Kent (WP, 8) and Luke Smith.
Top hitters -- Kevin Benjamin, two singles, three RBI; Les Berry, single, double; Ryan Pearl, two singles; Ryan Brothers, two singles, two RBI.
At the TAAC Grounds in Truro, the host Bearcats downed the Halifax Pelham Canadians 7-3.
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Halifax -- Mark Haverstock (LP), Perry Deveaux (5), Chris Munroe (9) and Shawn Walsh.
Top hitters -- Shawn Walsh, two doubles, three RBI; Josh Pelham, double, single.
Truro -- Kelly Spencer (WP) and Jason Hoyt.
Top hitters -- Billy MacKenzie, two-run single; J.P. Wood, three singles; Jason Hoyt, RBI-double.
Road teams strike first as playoffs begin
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.
