News and Announcements
Game 2s in both semifinal series have been postponed today because of rain.
The Dartmouth-Kentville game scheduled for today at Memorial Park in Kentville has been rescheduled to Sunday, Aug. 30 at 7 p.m.
The Halifax-Truro series will resume Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 7:30 p.m., at the TAAC Grounds in Truro. Games scheduled for this weekend (Saturday in Truro, Sunday in Halifax) will be moved to the tail end of the series, with dates and times for those games to be finalized.
Margo Christie recipient of Susan McEachern Memorial Award
Christie has been an executive member of the Sooners for five years, and spends endless hours from April through to September handling key components of the team's operations.
"Margo is a person you can call upon to help at any time when time and energy is required to get anything done," said Sooners coach and general manager Jim (Rico) McEachern.
"She is a prime example of the type of unassuming volunteer support that is required to ensure the ball club operates from year to year. She is a most fitting recipient of this special award, and our team is very thankful for her support and that of all our valuable volunteers."
The Susan McEachern Memorial Award was established in 1995 in memory of the volunteer with the Sydney Sooners and Little League baseball in Sydney, who passed away in February of that year. The award is presented each year "to that volunteer behind the scenes and off the field who makes a significant contribution to the sport of baseball and the Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League."
Dartmouth's Greg West named NSSBL MVP
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER -- Greg West, Dartmouth Moosehead Dry.
** League batting champion with a .451 average. League leader in hits (41). Finished in the top five in runs scored (fourth with 25), RBI (fifth with 18) and home runs (tied for second with 4). It is his first MVP award. It's the third straight year the award has gone to a Dartmouth player (Chris Head in 2008, Joel Irvine in 2007).
GARY MacDONALD MEMORIAL AWARD (most player-of-the-game nominations) -- Beau Chiasson, Sydney Sooners.
** Finished second in the league with a .447 batting average. Tied for second in hits (34) and doubles (8), and finished third in stolen bases (11).
COACH OF THE YEAR -- Jeff Lockhart, Kentville Wildcats.
** Finished fourth in the league and qualified for playoffs with an 11-13 record.
ALL-STAR TEAM
First base -- Greg West, Dartmouth Moosehead Dry (stats listed above)
Second base -- Adam Lucas, Halifax Pelham Canadians (sixth in league with .372 batting average)
Shortstop -- Ryan Veinot, Halifax Pelham Canadians (tied for second in hits (34) and runs scored (27); eighth in batting average (.354), second in stolen bases (17), tied for second in doubles (8))
Third base -- Joel Irvine, Dartmouth Moosehead Dry (fifth in batting (.374), league leader in RBI (25) and doubles (9), tied for second in hits (34) and runs scored (27))
Outfield -- Mike Lockhart, Kentville Wildcats (third in batting (.386), tied for second in hits (34), third in RBI (21))
Outfield -- Beau Chiasson, Sydney Sooners (stats listed above)
Outfield -- Chris Head, Dartmouth Moosehead Dry (12th in batting (.307), leader in runs scored (31) and stolen bases (27))
Designated hitter -- Darren Doucette, Dartmouth Moosehead Dry (fourth in batting (.380), leader in home runs (8), tied for fourth in runs scored (21), second in RBI (23))
Right-handed pitcher -- Matt McDonald, Dartmouth Moosehead Dry (second in winning percentage (4-1, .800), second in earned-run average (2.25), second in strikeouts (49), tied for second in wins (4))
Left-handed pitcher -- Barrett Bellefontaine, Halifax Pelham Canadians (tied for most wins (5), third in winning percentage (5-2, .714), third in innings pitched (56.1), third in strikeouts (48))
Catcher -- Randy Stewart, Dartmouth Moosehead Dry (.333 batting average)
The Dartmouth Moosehead Dry and Halifax Pelham Canadians defended home turf to open the best-of-seven semifinals tonight.
At Beazley Field, Matt Thomas paced the hosts with four hits and five RBI in a 14-2 victory over the Kentville Wildcats.
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Kentville -- Kevin Nichols (LP), Doug Caldwell (3), Matt Lloy (5), Shaun Marshall (6), Logan Van Blarcom (7) and Luke Smith.
Top hitter -- Ian Lockhart, two singles, RBI.
Dartmouth -- Matt McDonald (WP), Craig Langille (6) and Randy Stewart.
Top hitters -- Matt Thomas, home run, three singles, five RBI; Joel Irvine, double, single, two RBI; Chris Head and Jeff Reeves, two singles.
At the Mainland Common, winning pitcher Barrett Bellefontaine totalled 11 strikeouts and Adam Lucas drove in four runs as the Halifax Pelham Canadians defeated the Truro Bearcats 7-3.
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Truro -- Brandon Malally (LP), John Chapman (4), Matt Black (8) and Matt Davis, Jason Hoyt (8).
Top hitters -- Joe MacPherson and Kevin Matheson, RBI-singles.
Halifax -- Barrett Bellefontaine (WP, 11 strikeouts) and Shawn Walsh.
Top hitters -- Adam Lucas, two doubles, four RBI; Chris Gallivan, single, triple, RBI; Greg Morrison, two singles.
The best-of-seven league semifinal series are slated to open Thursday night, with the Kentville Wildcats visiting the Dartmouth Moosehead Dry at Beazley Field, and the Halifax Pelham Canadians hosting the Truro Bearcats at the Mainland Common. Both are 7:30 p.m., starts.
Full schedules for both series are available in the "Calendar" and "Schedules" sections of the website.
