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The final regular-season leaders have been compiled by statistician Burton Russell, and can be viewed by clicking on the "2009 Stats updates" link on the left-hand side of the page.
Congratulations to the following league leaders:
Batting average -- Greg West (Dartmouth), .451.
Hits -- Greg West (Dartmouth), 41.
Runs -- Chris Head (Dartmouth), 31.
RBI -- Joel Irvine (Dartmouth), 25.
Doubles -- Joel Irvine (Dartmouth), 9.
Triples -- Josh Pelham (Halifax), 2.
Home runs -- Darren Doucette (Dartmouth), 8.
Stolen bases -- Chris Head (Dartmouth), 27.
Pitching (minimum 5 decisions) -- Jason Bailey (Dartmouth), 5-1, .833.
Earned-run average -- Steve Ivey (Halifax), 1.60.
Innings pitched -- Craig Higgins (Truro), 72.
Strikeouts -- Jason Bailey (Dartmouth), 51.
Saves -- Shain Beaudreau (Dartmouth), 3.
FInal 2009 regular-season statistics
| STANDINGS | W |
L |
Pct. |
GB |
Home |
Road |
Strk |
| x-Dartmouth Moosehead Dry |
17 |
7 |
.708 | -- |
9-3 |
8-4 |
Won 5 |
| x-Halifax Pelham Canadians |
16 |
8 |
.667 | 1 |
7-5 |
9-3 |
Won 3 |
| x-Truro Bearcats |
13 |
11 |
.542 |
4 |
8-4 |
5-7 |
Lost 2 |
| x-Kentville Wildcats |
11 |
13 | .458 | 6 |
7-5 |
4-8 |
Lost 1 |
| Sydney Sooners |
3 |
21 |
.125 | 14 |
3-9 |
0-12 |
Lost 5 |
x -- clinched playoff berth
| BATTING (min. 74 plate appearances) |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
Avg. |
| Greg West, Dartmouth |
91 |
25 |
41 |
18 |
.451 |
| Beau Chiasson, Sydney |
76 |
14 |
34 |
7 |
.447 |
| Mike Lockhart, Kentville |
88 |
18 |
34 |
21 |
.386 |
| Darren Doucette, Dartmouth |
71 |
21 |
27 |
23 |
.380 |
| Joel Irvine, Dartmouth | 91 |
27 |
34 |
25 |
.374 |
| Adam Lucas, Halifax |
86 |
14 |
32 |
16 |
.372 |
| J.P. Wood, Truro |
90 |
17 |
33 |
13 |
.367 |
| Ryan Veinot, Halifax |
96 |
27 |
34 |
10 |
.354 |
| Billy MacKenzie, Truro |
71 |
19 |
25 |
20 |
.352 |
| Matt Thomas, Dartmouth |
81 |
12 |
28 |
13 |
.346 |
| Brandon Hunter, Halifax |
72 |
17 |
23 |
14 |
.319 |
| Chris Head, Dartmouth |
101 |
31 |
31 |
12 |
.307 |
| Jay Turple, Halifax |
76 |
12 |
23 |
17 |
.303 |
| Guy Pellerine, Truro |
92 |
18 |
27 |
13 |
.293 |
| Joe MacPherson, Truro |
95 |
18 |
27 |
17 |
.284 |
Hits -- Greg West, Dartmouth, 41; Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 34; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 34; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 34; Beau Chiasson, Sydney, 34.
Runs -- Chris Head, Dartmouth, 31; Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 27; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 27; Greg West, Dartmouth, 25; Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 21; Chris Gallivan, Halifax, 21.
RBI -- Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 25; Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 23; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 21; Billy MacKenzie, Truro, 20; Greg West, Dartmouth, 18.
Doubles -- Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 9; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 8; Beau Chiasson, Sydney, 8; Brandon Hunter, Halifax, 7; Matt Thomas, Dartmouth, 7; Guy Pellerine, Truro, 7.
Triples -- Josh Pelham, Halifax, 2; several tied with 1.
Home runs -- Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 8; Greg West, Dartmouth, 4; Jay Turple, Halifax, 4; Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 3; J.P. Wood, Truro, 3; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 3.
Stolen bases -- Chris Head, Dartmouth, 27; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 17; Beau Chiasson, Sydney, 11; Jason Hoyt, Truro, 9; Matt Thomas, Dartmouth, 9.
Pitching (minimum 5 decisions) -- Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 5-1, .833; Matt McDonald, Dartmouth, 4-1, .800; Barrett Bellefontaine, Halifax, 5-2, .714; Mark Haverstock, Halifax, 4-2, .667; Craig Higgins, Truro, 5-3, .625.
Earned-run average -- Steve Ivey, Halifax, 1.60; Matt McDonald, Dartmouth, 2.25; Craig Higgins, Truro, 2.48; Mark Haverstock, 3.00; Brandon Malally, Truro, 3.03.
Innings pitched -- Craig Higgins, Truro, 72.2; Mark Haverstock, Halifax, 57; Barrett Bellefontaine, Halifax, 56.1; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 55.1; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 48.1.
Strikeouts -- Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 51; Matt McDonald, Dartmouth, 49; Barrett Bellefontaine, Halifax, 48; Steve Ivey, Halifax, 43; Craig Higgins, Truro, 42.
Saves -- Shain Beaudreau, Dartmouth, 3; Jason Smith, Truro, 2; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 2.
The Halifax Pelham Canadians took both ends of a doubleheader against the Sydney Sooners today at the Mainland Common in Halifax to finish off the regular season.
Playoffs will begin following next week's Canadian senior championship in Dartmouth and Halifax. Dartmouth faces Kentville and Halifax takes on Truro in best-of-seven semifinals.
| Game 1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H | E |
| Sydney |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
| Halifax |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
x |
6 |
8 |
2 |
Sydney -- Matt Denney (LP) and Chris Farrell.
Top hitters -- Beau Chiasson, double, single; Geoff MacLellan, two singles, RBI.
Halifax -- Mark Haverstock (WP) and Shawn Walsh.
Top hitters -- Adam Lucas, two singles, two RBI; Shawn Walsh, double, single, RBI; Mark Pelham, double, single.
| Game 2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
| Sydney |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
x |
x |
5 |
4 |
4 |
| Halifax |
2 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
6 |
x |
x |
x |
21 |
11 |
5 |
Sydney -- Geoff MacLellan (LP), Nolan Latham (4), Jeff MacKinnon (6) and Chris Farrell.
Top hitters -- Geoff MacLellan, two singles, two RBI; Chris Spooney, three singles.
Halifax -- Steve Ivey, Pat MacInnis (WP, 3) and Ryan Veinot.
Top hitters -- Shawn Peverill, double, single, two RBI; Ryan Veinot and Chris Gallivan, two singles, RBI.
The Halifax Pelham Canadians wrapped up second place with an 8-3 decision over visiting Sydney Sooners tonight at the Mainland Common.
The teams will complete the regular season with a doubleheader today at noon.
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
|
| Sydney |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
| Halifax |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
x |
8 |
9 |
0 |
Sydney -- Brandon O'Toole (LP), Nolan Latham (8) and Matt Denney.
Top hitters -- Geoff MacLellan, single, double, two RBI; Shaun Julian, two singles, RBI.
Halifax -- Barrett Bellefontaine (WP), Perry Deveaux (7) and Josh Pelham, Shawn Walsh (7).
Top hitters -- Adam Lucas, two-run double; Mark Pelham, two singles, two RBI.
The Dartmouth Moosehead Dry clinched first place in the regular season with a 12-6 victory over the Truro Bearcats at Beazley Field in Dartmouth tonight.
Dartmouth (17-7) will face the Kentville Wildcats (11-13) in a best-of-seven semifinal. Truro (13-11) will play the Halifax Pelham Canadians in the other semi.
Halifax (13-8) needs one win in its three-game series with the Sydney Sooners this weekend to clinch second.
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
|
| Truro |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
1 |
| Dartmouth |
6 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
x |
12 |
13 |
1 |
Truro -- Matt Black (LP), Jason Smith (1), Brandon Malally (2), Justin Martin (6), Craig Field (8) and Jason Hoyt.
Top hitters -- Billy MacKenzie, home run, two singles; Jeff Chisholm, home run.
Dartmouth -- Jason Bailey (WP), Shain Beaudreau (6) and Randy Stewart, Gregor McPherson (8).
Top hitters -- Darren Doucette, two home runs, five RBI; Chris Head, two singles, double, four RBI; Matt Thomas, single, double; Jeff Reeves, single, double, two RBI.
