Sydney Sooners

The Sydney Sooners shutout the Dry in another pitchers duel to take a 2-0 series lead. Today they needed extra innings to scrape across a run for a 1-0 victory. 

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H
Dartmouth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sydney	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

 

Winning pitcher: Kenny long 

Losing pitcher: justin Davies 

Sydney offence:  Phil Brown bunt single Justin Brewer walk off single Rbi Jordon shepherd 2 stolen base 1 run scored

Dartmouth offence:  Matt doudelet 2RBI singles Anthony Mackinley double Matt Harding single Teddy comeau single

Game 3 is Friday night in Dartmouth.  

The Dartmouth Moosehead Dry won game 5 of the NSSBL semi-finals with a 5-1 win over Halifax. The Dry will attempt to win their 20th league title when they head to Sydney to face the 1st placed Sooners. The schedule should be released today.

Dartmouth vs Sydney  

Sydney won season series 4-2 

Semi Finals

Sydney beat Truro 3-0

Dartmouth beat Halifax 3-0 

Game 1- Saturday Sept 23 2pm in Sydney (Sydney 4-3) 

Game 2- Sunday Sept 24 2pm in Sydney (Sydney 1-0)

Game 3- Friday Sept 29 7:30pm in Dartmouth (Dartmouth 6-2)

Game 4- Saturday Sept 30 2pm in Dartmouth (Dartmouth 11-1)

Game 5- Saturday Sept 30 7pm in Dartmouth (Sydney 7-2)

Game 6- Friday Oct 6 7pm in Sydney

Game 7- Saturday Oct 7 2pm in Sydney

2017 Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League All-stars and Award Winners All-stars

Catcher: Dan Comeau D. Eleventh in league batting with an average of .331. ( 39 for 118 ).Tied for first in hits with 39.Tied for fourth in runs scored with 21. Third in RBIs with 23.

First Base: Devin Mahoney S : third in league batting: .380 average ( 27 for 71 ). Third in runs scored with 23. Tied for second in doubles with 8. Tied for first in home runs with 5.

Second Base: Darson Murphy T. Fifth in batting with a .351 average ( 39 for 111 ). Tied for first in base hits with 39.

   Shortstop:Jeff Chisholm T. Batting average of .278 ( 27 for 97 ). Scored 19 runs and stole 10 bases.

Third Base: Anthony McKinley D: runner-up for batting title with a .389 average ( 35 for 90 ).Fifth in hits with 35. Second in runs scored with 24. Second in RBIs with 26.Tied for second in doubles with 8. Tied for first in home runs with 5. Tied for fifth in stolen bases with 13.

Designated Hitter; Cory Christie S. Batttng champion with a .420 batting average. ( 34 for 81 ). Tied for sixth in base hits with 34. Fifth in RBIs with 20.

Outfielders: Chris Head D. Sixth in batting with a .346 average. ( 37 for 107 ). Third in hits with 37. First in runs scored with 27 and first in stolen bases with 24.

Jake Pelham H. Fourth in league batting with a .356 average. ( 36 for 101 ). Fourth in base hits with 36. Tied for fourth in runs scored with 21. Leader in doubles with 9. Fourth in home runs with 4.

Jordon Shepherd S. Eighth in batting with a .337 average. Leader in RBIs with 33. Sixth in base hits with 34. Tied for first in home runs with 5. Second in stolen bases with 19.

Left-handed pitcher: Devin Mahoney S. 4-0 pitching record. Sixth in Ks with 57. First in ERA with a 0.17 mark. Tenth in innings pitched with a total of 53.

Right-handed pitcher: Sheldon MacDonald S: Number one winning percentage with a 5-0 record. Tied for second in wins with 5.Fourth best ERA with a 1.93 mark. Eighth in innings pitched with 56 innings hurled.

Coach-of -the -year: Jim McEachern S : Guided the Sydney Sooners to the league pennant with a 17-11 record. Most Valuable Player: Jake Pelham H. ( See information above )

Gary MacDonald Gold Glove and Gold Bat Memorial Award: John Chapman T. Seventh in league batting with a .337 average. ( 29 for 86 ). Third in stolen bases with 16. On the mound, he posted a 6-3 record and tied for first in wins with 6. Fourth in Ks with 59. Sixth-best ERA with a 2.36 mark. Led the NSSBL in innings pitched with 84. Susan McEachern Memorial Volunteer-of-the-Year Award. ( To be determined ).

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Truro	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	8	3
Sydney	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	X	7	12	0

 Winning Battery: Sydney, Sheldon MacDonald (WP), Sean Ferguson;

Losing Battery: Truro, John Chapman (LP), Matt Mingo.

Sydney Offence: Cory Christie, 3 singles, RBI; Mike Tobin, 2 singles, 4 Runs Scored, 2 Stolen Bases, Hit By Pitch, Walk;  Ken Long, Josh Forrest, Sean Ferguson, 2 singles apiece.  

Truro Offence: Darson Murphy, Adam Lombard, Shawn Mullins, 2 singles apiece.

Sydney sweeps best of five, and awaits the winner of the Dartmouth é Halifax Series.