Halifax Pelham Molson Canadians

Tonight's game between the Dartmouth Moosehead Dry and Halifax Pelham Canadians has been postponed because of wet field conditions at the Mainland North Common. When a make-up date has been confirmed, it will be posted on this site.

Today's slate of interleague games between the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia senior leagues is underway. We'll post results/stats from games as we get them. • The Dartmouth Moosehead Dry edged the Chatham Ironmen in a pitcher's duel, with winning pitcher Matt McDonald tossing a complete-game two-hitter with nine strikeouts. Matt Jenkins struck out nine in 5.1 innings for Chatham. At Miramichi Dartmouth 000 201 0 -- 3 3 1 Chatham 000 100 0 -- 1 2 3 Matt McDonald (WP) and Randy Stewart; Matt Jenkins (LP), Jason Dickson (6) and Jon Saunders. Dartmouth -- Chris Head, two singles; Chatham — Jon Saunders, RBI-single. • Thomas Silver threw a one-hitter in a losing cause as the Fredericton Royals shaded the Sydney Sooners 1-0. Fredericton scored on an error in the second inning. At Fredericton Sydney 000 000 0 -- 0 7 4 Fredericton 010 000 x -- 1 1 0 Thomas Silver (LP) and Matt Denny; Josh Collins (WP) and Brooks Saunders. Sydney -- Beau Chiasson, two singles; Fredericton -- Chris Sorensen, double, run scored. • Jacques Boucher tossed a two-hitter and fanned 11 as the Moncton Mets shut out the Sackville Chiefs 6-0. At Moncton Sackville 000 000 0 -- 0 2 2 Moncton 200 310 x -- 6 6 1 Kris Dewolfe (LP) and Logan Daly; Jacques Boucher (WP) and Mike Ivey. Sackville -- Chris Sperdakes and Marshall Bevin, singles; Moncton -- Andrew Rinzler, three-run homer; Rod Wilson, two-run homer, RBI fielder's choice; Mike Ivey, two singles. • The Saint John Alpines edged the Halifax Pelham Canadians 4-3 in the other early game today. At Saint John Halifax 102 000 0 -- 3 7 0 Saint John 021 100 x -- 4 5 0 Perry Deveaux (LP), Chris Munroe (5) and Shawn Walsh; Steve Estabrooks (WP), Sherman Yeo (Sv, 5) and Matt Moore. Halifax -- Mark Pelham, double, single, RBI; Adam Lucas, two singles, RBI; Saint John -- Mike King and Rob Barton, RBI-doubles. • The Sydney Sooners scored twice in the top of the 10th inning to salvage a split today, beating the Saint John Alpines 9-7. At Saint John Sydney 001 005 001 2 -- 9 12 4 Saint John 401 001 000 0 -- 7 12 1 Paul Doucette, Adam Shibinette (WP, 5), Thomas Silver (Sv, 10) and Matt Denny; Kent Fulton, Steve Murphy (7), Josh Ferguson (7), Keith Bishop (LP, 9) and Matt Moore. Sydney -- Jason Snow, two doubles, three RBI; Richie Walcott, three singles, three RBI; Saint John -- Mike King, two home runs, single; Josh Ferguson, three singles. • The Sackville Chiefs couldn't hold an early lead, dropping a 10-4 decision to the Chatham Ironmen. At Miramichi Sackville 121 000 0 -- 4 4 2 Chatham 006 040 x -- 10 13 0 Craig Henman (LP), Rob Hansen (4) and Logan Daly; J.F. Neveu, Brian St. Coeur (WP, 4) and Kevin Bowes. Sackville -- Joey Corkum, double; Chatham -- Jon Saunders, grand-slam, two-run homer, six RBI; Matt Jenkins, two-run single. • The Fredericton Royals used a four-run fourth inning to double the Halifax Pelham Canadians 6-3 in a nightcap. At Fredericton Halifax 020 010 0 -- 3 7 0 Fredericton 200 400 x -- 6 9 0 Andrew Saweczko (LP), Chris Munroe (4) and Shawn Walsh; Jay Magee (WP), Ryan Harris (Sv, 6) and Brooks Saunders. Halifax -- Adam Lucas, two-run homer; Ryan Veinot, two singles; Fredericton -- Jamie Estey, three-run homer; Dave Barr, home run. • The Dartmouth Moosehead Dry scored six times in the first inning en route to an 8-0 shutout against the Moncton Mets in the last game of the day. Steve Nelson tossed a three-hitter and struck out 12. At Moncton Dartmouth 600 110 0 -- 8 9 1 Moncton 000 000 0 -- 0 3 1 Steve Nelson (WP, 12 strikeouts) and Randy Stewart; Steve Desjardins (LP), Dana Harquail (1), Blake Arsenault (6) and Mike Ivey. Dartmouth -- Darren Doucette, two-run homer; Randy Stewart, two singles, RBI; Matt McDonald, home run, double, three RBI; Moncton -- Rod Wilson, double.

With heavy rain in the forecast for New Brunswick on Saturday, the interleague schedule between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick for this weekend has been altered. No games will be played Saturday, with Sunday's schedule as follows: Sydney at Fredericton, 11 a.m. Halifax at Saint John, noon Dartmouth at Chatham, 1 p.m. Sackville at Moncton, 1 p.m. Sydney at Saint John, 3 p.m. Sackville at Chatham, 6 p.m. Halifax at Fredericton, 7 p.m. Dartmouth at Moncton, 7 p.m. Games that will not be played this weekend are: Kentville at Chatham Kentville at Moncton Truro at Fredericton Truro at Saint John These games will be rescheduled after discussion with the teams involved. The "Schedules" and "Calendar" links on the left-hand side of the page have been updated. Should further changes to the schedule become necessary because of weather/field conditions, they will be posted on this site as soon as possible.

The Dartmouth Moosehead Dry pounded out 21 hits en route to an 11-1 decision over visiting Sackville Chiefs tonight. At Beazley Field Sackville 001 000 00x -- 1 2 5 Dartmouth 000 141 32x -- 11 21 1 Jason Plotsky (LP), Craig Spinney (5) and Logan Daly; Trevor Zwaan (WP), Pete Sonier (7), Terry Forbes (8) and Nick Best, Randy Stewart (7). Sackville -- Chris Sperdakes, double; Dartmouth -- Kenny Miller, double, three singles, RBI; Jason Bailey, three singles; Joel Irvine, three singles, two RBI; Chris Goodie, two singles, double, RBI. The host Truro Bearcats needed five-and-a-half hours to get by the Halifax Pelham Canadians tonight, 14-13 in 13 innings. When more details become available, they will be posted on this site.

Winning pitcher Kevin Nichols and two relievers combined on a six-hitter as the Kentville Wildcats blanked host Sackville Chiefs tonight. At Weir Field Kentville 002 030 020 -- 7 14 0 Sackville 000 000 000 -- 0 6 3 Kevin Nichols (WP), Chris Ferguson (7), Corey Kent (8) and Luke Smith, Ian Mosher (7); Kris Dewolfe (LP) and Logan Daly. Kentville -- Mike King, two singles; Ian Lockhart, two singles; Luke Smith, three singles; Mark Foley, single, double, triple; Ryan Brothers, two singles; Sackville -- Jason Plotsky, two singles; Logan Daly, double, single; Greg West, two singles.