Halifax Pelham Molson Canadians

The Dartmouth Moosehead Dry got another stellar pitching performance from league MVP Jason Bailey en route to a win in Game 1 of the final tonight. At Beazley Field Truro 000 000 000 - 0 2 2 Dartmouth 013 003 00x - 7 11 1 Colin Jeffery (LP), Clyde Landry (7) and Scott Baillie; Jason Bailey (WP, 14 strikeouts) and Chris Burns. Truro - J.P. Wood and Jason Hoyt, singles; Dartmouth - Troy Marmaluk, two singles, RBI; Chris Burns, two singles; Ken Miller, two singles; Jamie Vallis, three-run homer.

Left-handed pitcher Jason Bailey of the Dartmouth Moosehead Dry is the 2005 Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League most valuable player. Bailey, who also plays the outfield for the Dry, had an exceptional season on the mound. He led the league in wins (8) and winning percentage (1.000), and ranked second in earned-run average (1.89), innings pitched (62) and strikeouts (62). Bailey also contributed with the bat, posting a .305 batting average, and tied for second in the league with 13 stolen bases. He is the first pitcher to win this award since 2000, when Craig Higgins of the Truro Bearcats was named league MVP. It is the first league MVP award for the 27-year-old Bailey, a member of the Dry since 1996. He is a four-time league all-star, and in nine seasons, all with Dartmouth, has compiled a career regular-season record of 55-11. Chris Salsman of the Kentville Wildcats and James MacPherson of the Truro Bearcats have been named co-winners of the league’s coach of the year award. Both first-year coaches enjoyed successful debuts. MacPherson piloted the Bearcats to a 15-11 record and a second-place finish in the regular season. Salsman guided the Wildcats to a 13-13 record, good for third place in the regular season. The league’s all-star team is as follows: Catcher - Luke Smith, Kentville Wildcats (.302 batting average, 5 home runs, 22 RBI). First base - Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth Moosehead Dry (.357 bating average, 8 home runs, 23 RBI). Second base - Jeff Chisholm, Truro Bearcats (.394 batting average, 10 home runs, 37 RBI - ranked in the top-five in the league in seven offensive categories). Third base - Adam Lucas, Halifax Pelham Canadians (.390 batting average, 6 home runs, 26 RBI). Shortstop (tie) - J.P. Wood, Truro Bearcats (.398 batting average, 27 RBI); Ian Lockhart, Kentville Wildcats (.371 batting average, 25 runs scored, 10 doubles). Designated hitter - Darren Doucette, Dartmouth Moosehead Dry (.469 batting average, 13 home runs, 46 RBI - won league’s triple crown). Outfield - Joel Irvine, Dartmouth Moosehead Dry (.365 batting average, 4 home runs, 36 RBI). Outfield - Mike Lockhart, Kentville Wildcats (.380 batting average, 5 home runs, 31 RBI). Outfield - Geoff MacLellan, Sydney Sooners (.408 batting average, led league with 25 stolen bases). Left-handed pitcher - Jason Bailey, Dartmouth Moosehead Dry (8-0, 1.89 ERA, 62 strikeouts in 62 innings). Right-handed pitcher - Craig Higgins, Truro Bearcats (7-1, 2.22 ERA, led league in strikeouts [82] and innings pitched [65]).

Jeff Chisholm of the Truro Bearcats is this year’s recipient of the Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League’s Gary MacDonald/Rawlings Gold Glove/Gold Bat award. The award is given annually to the player who receives the most player-of-the-game awards, as voted by member teams, during the regular season. Chisholm, who plays second base, centre-field and pitches for the Bearcats, had an outstanding season, placing in the top-five in the league in seven offensive categories. He ranked fifth in batting average (.394), second in hits (43), runs scored (30), RBI (37), home runs (10) and stolen bases (13), and led the league in doubles (14). As a pitcher, Chisholm appeared in 10 games, throwing 40 innings, and posted a 2-5 record with a 4.73 earned-run average and one save, striking out 50. Past winners of the Gary MacDonald/Rawlings Gold Glove/Gold Bat award include: 2004 - Jay Turple, Halifax Pelham Canadians 2003 - Adam Lucas, Halifax Pelham Canadians 2002 - Jamie Vallis, Sackville Chiefs 2001 - Craig Higgins, Truro Bearcats 2000 - Greg West, Dartmouth Moosehead Dry 1999 - Brad Miller, Dartmouth Moosehead Dry 1998 - Brad Miller, Dartmouth Moosehead Dry The award is named in honour of the late Gary MacDonald, one of the founding members of the Sydney Sooners when the Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League was formed in 1977. MacDonald, a former all-star shortstop with Sydney from 1977 to 1979 and a former recreation director for the Town of New Waterford, passed away in 1995 from Hodgkin’s disease.

The best-of-seven league championship series between the Truro Bearcats and Dartmouth Moosehead Dry is scheduled to begin Thursday, Sept. 15 at Beazley Field in Dartmouth at 7:30 p.m. The full schedule can be viewed by clicking on the "Schedules" or "Calendar" links on the left-hand side of the page.

The Truro Bearcats and Dartmouth Moosehead Dry clinched berths in the league final tonight with victories. Dartmouth dispatched the Halifax Pelham Canadians in five games, and Truro needed six games to oust the Kentville Wildcats. The best-of-seven final will start next week. Once a schedule is confirmed, it will be posted on this site. At Memorial Park Truro 000 200 000 - 2 5 1 Kentville 000 000 000 - 0 3 1 Craig Higgins (WP), Jeff Chisholm (Sv, 8) and Scott Baillie; Kevin Nichols (LP), Jevon Titus (8) and Ian Mosher, Luke Smith (8). Truro - Joe MacPherson, two-run single. At Beazley Field Halifax 030 010 0xx - 4 5 2 Dartmouth 433 002 2xx - 14 11 5 Andrew MacIntosh (LP), Travis MacQuarrie (2), Brett Bellefontaine (7) and Gregor McPherson; Vince Horsman (WP), Trevor Zwaan (6) and Chris Burns. Halifax - Chris Sperdakes, single, double; Dartmouth - Darren Doucette, three-run homer; Joel Irvine, two-run homer, two singles; Robert Gillis, two-run homer, double; Chris Head, two singles.