Truro Bearcats

Jason Hoyt's two run blast in the bottom of the tenth inning gave Truro a berth into the Senior League Finals. Halifax opened the first inning scoring a run on a Jason Adams bases-loaded walk giving the Blues the only lead that they had during the series. That lead was short lived as Jamie Topshee scored in the bottom of the first on a wild pitch. Both Sheldon MacDonald and Craig Higgins bared down to hold each team scoreless until the bottom of the sixth when Kevin Matheson hit a double and was plated by Craig Higgins who just missed a homerun by a couple of feet but was held to a single by centre fielder Dave Cowan. Topshee scored the Bearcats' third run of the game in the bottom of the seventh on a Shawn Fuller single. Halifax loaded the bases in their half of the eighth. With two outs and two strikes on Ian Bower, Craig Higgins managed to get Bower to chase a pitch in the dirt. Catcher Jason Hoyt managed to block the ball in front of the plate but his throw to first was off the mark allowing Jay Turple and Craig Cooper to score and tie the game. In the bottom of the tenth, Billy MacKenzie doubled to lead off the inning. Jason Hoyt followed with a two-run shot to right centre that left little doubt that it was gone giving Truro the game and the series. Craig Higgins struck out 15 in going the distance to pick up the win, while Sheldon MacDonald was tagged with the loss while also throwing a complete game. Halifax 100 000 020 0 - 3 7 0 Truro 100 001 100 2 - 5 11 1 Sheldon MacDonald (0-2) and Craig Cooper; Craig Hingis (2-0) and Jason Hoyt. HR: Jason Hoyt (1)