Halifax Pelham Molson Canadians

The best-of-five semifinal series between the Kentville Wildcats and Sydney Sooners is scheduled to begin Saturday, Sept. 9 at Susan McEachern Memorial Field in Sydney. The full schedule is as follows: Saturday, Sept. 9 Kentville at Sydney, 2 p.m. Kentville at Sydney, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 Sydney at Kentville, 2 p.m. Sydney at Kentville, 6:30 p.m. (if necessary) Sunday, Sept. 17 Sydney at Kentville, 1 p.m. (if necessary) The schedule for the other best-of-five semifinal (Dartmouth vs. Halifax or Truro) will be announced later this week.

Winning pitcher Perry Deveaux tossed a complete-game three-hitter and struck out 16 as the Halifax Pelham Canadians beat the visiting Sackville Chiefs 11-1 tonight in the regular-season finale. The win pulls Halifax into a fourth-place tie with the Truro Bearcats at 15-19, meaning a one-game playoff will be necessary to determine the final playoff participant, with that game to be held Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the TAAC Grounds in Truro. The winner will meet the Dartmouth Moosehead Dry in a best-of-five semifinal. At Mainland North Common Sackville 000 001 00x -- 1 3 4 Halifax 004 122 02x -- 11 10 1 Craig Henman (LP), Jason Plotsky (4) and Chris Burns; Perry Deveaux (WP, 16 strikeouts) and Gregor McPherson, Shawn Walsh (8). Sackville -- Greg West, RBI-double; Halifax -- Mark Pelham, double, single, RBI; Ryan Veinot, two singles, three RBI; Jay Turple, two singles, two RBI; Brent Cooper, home run.

The weekly stats leaders, usually posted on Tuesdays, are unavailable this week. The next stats leaders will be posted upon completion of the regular season.

Today's game between the Halifax Pelham Canadians and Sackville Chiefs has been postponed because of rain. It has been rescheduled to Tuesday, Sept. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Mainland North Common. If Halifax wins, the one-game playoff between the Pelham Canadians and Truro Bearcats will be held Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the TAAC Grounds in Truro.

The Dartmouth Moosehead Dry secured first place with a 10-0 victory over visiting Truro Bearcats tonight. Dartmouth and Kentville finish with 23-11 records, but the Dry are first based on head-to-head record. Truro is 15-19, and awaits the outcome of Monday's game between Sackville and Halifax, which Halifax must win to force a one-game playoff for fourth. The playoff game would be held Tuesday in Truro at 7:30 p.m. At Beazley Field Truro 000 000 00x -- 0 2 1 Dartmouth 000 062 11x -- 10 14 0 Matt Black (LP), Mark Stiner (5), Iain LaPointe (6), Joe MacPherson (7) and Jason Hoyt; Jason Bailey (WP, 15 strikeouts) and Nick Best, Randy Stewart (7). Truro -- Craig Higgins, double, single; Dartmouth -- Ryan Doucette, two doubles, two RBI; Darren Doucette, two home runs, two RBI; Chris Goodie, two home runs, two RBI; Darren Hiltz, three singles.