Halifax Pelham Molson Canadians

Jeff Chisholm of the Truro Bearcats is this year’s recipient of the Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League’s Gary MacDonald/Rawlings Gold Glove/Gold Bat award. The award is given annually to the player who receives the most player-of-the-game awards, as voted by member teams, during the regular season. Chisholm, who plays second base, centre-field and pitches for the Bearcats, had an outstanding season, placing in the top-five in the league in seven offensive categories. He ranked fifth in batting average (.394), second in hits (43), runs scored (30), RBI (37), home runs (10) and stolen bases (13), and led the league in doubles (14). As a pitcher, Chisholm appeared in 10 games, throwing 40 innings, and posted a 2-5 record with a 4.73 earned-run average and one save, striking out 50. Past winners of the Gary MacDonald/Rawlings Gold Glove/Gold Bat award include: 2004 - Jay Turple, Halifax Pelham Canadians 2003 - Adam Lucas, Halifax Pelham Canadians 2002 - Jamie Vallis, Sackville Chiefs 2001 - Craig Higgins, Truro Bearcats 2000 - Greg West, Dartmouth Moosehead Dry 1999 - Brad Miller, Dartmouth Moosehead Dry 1998 - Brad Miller, Dartmouth Moosehead Dry The award is named in honour of the late Gary MacDonald, one of the founding members of the Sydney Sooners when the Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League was formed in 1977. MacDonald, a former all-star shortstop with Sydney from 1977 to 1979 and a former recreation director for the Town of New Waterford, passed away in 1995 from Hodgkin’s disease.