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The Dartmouth Moosehead Dry took both ends of a doubleheader from the Sydney Sooners today to complete a three-game series sweep.
In Game 1, Randy Stewart's walk-off home run capped the longest game in the league this season, a 4-3 win in 15 innings.
In Game 2, Chris Goodie homered and Craig MacDonald drove in a pair of runs as the Dry prevailed 11-1.
| Game 1 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | R | H | E |
| Sydney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
2 |
| Dartmouth | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
Sydney -- Jason Snow, Travis MacQuarrie (LP,11) and Matt Denney, Troy Ferguson (7).
Top hitters -- Beau Chaisson, two doubles, two singles, two RBI; Geoff MacLellan, single, double; Chris Denney, three singles.
Dartmouth -- Matt McDonald, Jason Bailey (WP,7) and Randy Stewart.
Top hitters -- Randy Stewart, game-winning home run, single; Greg West, single, double, two RBI; Darren Doucette, two singles.
| Game 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Sydney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | x | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Dartmouth | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
x | x | 11 | 12 | 1 |
Sydney -- Geoff MacLellan (LP), Chris Denney (7) and Troy Ferguson.
Top hitters -- Geoff MacLellan, double, three singles; Troy Ferguson, two singles.
Dartmouth -- Craig Langille (WP) and Randy Stewart.
Top hitters -- Chris Goodie, home run; Joel Irvine, double, single, RBI; Craig MacDonald, two singles, two RBI.
A seven-run fourth inning helped propel the Dartmouth Moosehead Dry to an 11-1 victory over the Sydney Sooners tonight as the teams began a three-game weekend series.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Sydney | 0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 | 0 | 0 | x | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Dartmouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | x | 11 | 9 | 0 |
Sydney -- Thomas Silver (LP), Travis MacQuarrie (5), Troy Ferguson (6) and Matt Denney, Ryan MacDonald (8)
Top hitter -- Richie Walcott, home run, double.
Dartmouth -- Steve Nelson (WP) and Randy Stewart.
Top hitters -- Chris Goodie, two singles, double, four RBI; Chris Head, two doubles.
The Halifax Pelham Canadians moved into a first-place tie with a come-from-behind win at home against the Kentville Wildcats tonight. Adam Lucas tied the game in the 8th inning with a two-run home run, and Ryan Veinot belted a two-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth to complete the comeback.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Kentville | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Halifax | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
Kentville -- Kevin Nichols, John Rowe (9), Taylor Welsh (LP,9) and Kevin Benjamin; Halifax -- Andrew MacIntosh, Pat MacInnis (WP,7) and Ryan Veinot.
Kentville: Curtis Falls, home run; Ian Lockhart, two singles; Kevin Benjamin, two singles; Nick Hill, single, two RBI. Halifax: Ryan Veinot, two-run homer, two singles, four RBI; Adam Lucas, two-run homer, single; Mark Pelham, two singles; Jay Turple, two singles.
New Brunswick takes four of six games to wrap up interleague weekend
New Brunswick teams posted victories in four of six games today as the first weekend of interleague play came to a close. New Brunswick held a 9-4 advantage over Nova Scotia for the weekend, and takes a 33-28 overall lead since the advent of interleague play in 2006.
Nova Scotia will host New Brunswick for interleague games July 12-13.
Today's results are as follows:
Dartmouth 3 at Chatham 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Dartmouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Chatham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Dartmouth -- Matt McDonald (WP) and Randy Stewart. Chatham -- Matt Jenkins (LP), Darren Hardy (5), Brian St. Coeur (6) and Jon Saunders.
Dartmouth: Dan Comeau, two singles, two RBI; Chris Head, two singles. Chatham: Darren Hardy, home run.
Halifax 2 at Saint John 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Halifax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Saint John | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Halifax -- Perry Deveaux (WP, 11 strikeouts), Chris Munroe (Sv,7) and Shawn Walsh. Saint John -- Shawn O'Toole (LP), Tom Van Wart (6) and Matt Beckwith.
Halifax: Paul Davie, four singles; Greg Goodie, RBI-single. Saint John: Mike King, double.
Kentville 2 at Moncton 3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Kentville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Moncton | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | x | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Kentville -- Curtis Falls (LP) and Kevin Benjamin. Moncton -- Luc Daigle (WP), Rheal Cormier (6), Jacques Boucher (7), Ben Higgins (Sv,7) and Mike Ivey.
Kentville: Nick Hill, two-run homer; Kevin Benjamin, two singles. Moncton: Ben Higgins, two singles.
Sydney 2 at Summerside 5
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Sydney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Summerside | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | x | 5 | 12 | 0 |
Sydney -- Matt Denney (LP) and Darryl Jennex. Summerside -- Steve MacLean (WP) and Jason Doyle.
Sydney: Richie Walcott, double. Summerside: Nick Cameron, double, single, RBI; Sean Corcoran, two singles, RBI; Jason Doyle, two singles.
Halifax 6 at Fredericton 8
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Halifax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Fredericton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | x | 8 | 11 | 2 |
Halifax -- Barrett Bellefontaine, Chris Munroe (LP,6) and Ryan Veinot. Fredericton -- Dan Murphy, Andrew MacNeil (WP,5) and Andrew Estes.
Halifax: Adam Lucas, single, two runs; Ryan Veinot, single, two runs. Fredericton: Cory Stairs, home run, single; Jody Peterson, home run; Jon Pineo, two singles.
Dartmouth 1 at Moncton 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Dartmouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Moncton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Dartmouth -- Jason Bailey (LP) and Randy Stewart. Moncton -- Steve Desjardins, Rheal Cormier (WP,6) and Kieran Cooke.
Darmouth: Joel Irvine, three singles, RBI; Chris Head, two singles. Moncton: Ben Higgins and Pat Godin, RBI-singles.
