Announcement
Dartmouth clinches top spot, Sydney out of playoff contention
The Dartmouth Moosehead Dry secured the regular-season pennant and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with a doubleheader sweep of the Sydney Sooners this afternoon at Susan McEachern Memorial Field in Sydney.
Dartmouth won 12-2 in seven innings in Game 1, and 8-5 in Game 2.
The losses eliminate Sydney from the playoff picture and clinch the fourth and final playoff berth for the Truro Bearcats.
| Game 1 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Dartmouth | 0 | 0 |
3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | x | x | 12 | 8 | 1 |
| Sydney | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | x | 2 |
5 | 3 |
Dartmouth -- Craig Langille (WP) and Randy Stewart.
Top hitters -- Darren Hiltz, home run; Joel Irvine, double; Darren Doucette, two singles.
Sydney -- Nick Shaw (LP), Geoff MacLellan (5) and Darrell Jennex.
Top hitters -- Jason Snow, double, single; Dave Denny, two singles.
| Game 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Dartmouth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
| Sydney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
Dartmouth -- Matt McDonald, Darren Hiltz (WP,3) and Chris Burns.
Top hitters -- Darren Doucette, home run, two singles, four RBI; Chris Goodie, home run.
Sydney -- Jason Snow (LP) and Darrell Jennex.
Top hitters -- Beau Chaisson, home run; Geoff MacLellan, double, single; Dave Denny, double, single; Chris Denney, three singles.
