Halifax Pelham Molson Canadians

Steve Ivey (W, 2-2) and Shawn Walsh

Cameron Marling (L, 0-2), Craig Sinyerd (3), Jason Bailey (4), and Justin Stephens

Shawn Peverill, 2 singles, 3 RBI; Ryan Veinot, double, 3 runs; Shawn Walsh, double; Jeff Tousenard, double; Adam Lucas, single, RBI

Justin Stephens, 2 singles; Matt Thomas, Joel Irvine, Darren Doucette, Dan Comeau, Chris Gallivan, singles

Steve Ivey threw one of his finest games of his career in holding the Dartmouth Moosehead Dry to 7 singles while striking out 9 in leading his Halifax Pelham Molson Canadians to a 5-2 win and the NSSBL championship tonight at Beazley Field in Dartmouth.

With the Canadians’ pitching staff decimated with injuries, his teammates looked to Ivey to deliver in a big way, and he did just that. He was rarely in trouble but when the Dry threatened he was sensational. In the 2^nd and 6^th innings the Dry had runners in scoring position with less than 2 outs and each time Ivey set them down. The two runs he did allow came in the 9^th and were unearned. Chris Gallivan singled and Chris Head reached on an error. Darren Doucette’s ground ball with 2 outs was misplayed by Ryan Veinot, allowing the runners to score. He then struck out Greg West, the league’s top hitter during the regular season, for his third strikeout of the inning to end the Dry season.

Shawn Peverill, a key run producer for the Canadians all season, had 2 singles and 3 RBIs to pace his club at the plate. Ryan Veinot had a double and scored 3 runs while playing a solid game at shortstop. Shawn Walsh also had a double as did Jeff Tousenard. Justin Stephens had 2 of the 7 singles for the Dry.

Mark Haverstock was selected as the playoff MVP. Haverstock went 4-1 in the series after winning 9 games in the regular season.

Halifax will represent the province at next year’s senior nationals to be held in Prince George,B.C.