Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League

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The Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League is an amateur baseball league located in Nova Scotia. The league is the highest level of amateur baseball in the province, it is for players 18 and over. The league champion traditionally represents Nova Scotia at the following years Canadian Senior Baseball Championships (the Nationals are in August while league playoffs are in September). An exception was in 2005 when the league sent an all-star team to the Nationals.

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[edit] Teams

Team Centre
Dartmouth Moosehead Dry Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Halifax Pelham Canadians Halifax, Nova Scotia
Kentville Wildcats Kentville, Nova Scotia
Sydney Sooners Sydney, Nova Scotia
Truro Bearcats Truro, Nova Scotia

[edit] Former Teams

  • Bible Hill Blacksox
  • Charlottetown (PE)
  • Fredericton Schooners (NB)
  • Louisdale
  • Moncton Mets (NB)
  • Morell (PE)
  • New Waterford
  • Northside Ramblers (North Sydney)
  • Liverpool
  • Sackville Chiefs
  • St. Peter's Royals
  • Summerside (PE)
  • Yarmouth Gateways

[edit] Notable players

Major Leaguer Matt Stairs was NSSBL MVP in 1987 and 1988, playing with Fredericton.

[edit] Controversy

In July 2007, Cecil Wright, head coach of the Halifax Pelham Canadians of the Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League, was suspended three games following an incident in an inter-league game against the Saint John Alpines on July 14th.

Wright received the suspension for bumping and verbally abusing an umpire and two additional games because of the severity of the verbal abuse.

[edit] League Champions

Champions 1977-2006
1977 Yarmouth Gateways 1992 Halifax Pelham Electric
1978 Yarmouth Gateways 1993 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
1979 Yarmouth Gateways 1994 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
1980 Kentville Wildcats 1995 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
1981 Kentville Wildcats 1996 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
1982 Sydney Sooners 1997 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
1983 Sydney Sooners 1998 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
1984 No League 1999 Kentville Wildcats
1985 Halifax Capitals 2000 Kentville Wildcats
1986 Halifax Capitals 2001 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
1987 Moncton Mets 2002 Truro Bearcats
1988 Moncton Mets 2003 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
1989 Sydney Sooners 2004 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
1990 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry 2005 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
1991 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry 2006 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry

Starting in 2007, the league will play a Maritime championship series against the winner of the New Brunswick Senior Baseball League.

[edit] Single Season Records

Single Season Records player
earned run average' Ralph Chambers(Moncton) 0.47(1986)]
runs batted in Bruce Joshua(Truro) 79(1996)
wins Brad Miller(Dartmouth) 12(1999)
doubles Jay Turple (Halifax) 20(2004) and Jay Washington(Dartmouth) 20(1996)
strikeouts Hugh Fraser(Kentville) 125(1980)
hits Joel Irvine (Dartmouth) 75(1997)
batting average Joel Irvine(Dartmouth) .547(1997)
innings pitched Brad Miller(Dartmouth) 106.6(1999)
runs Sandy Van Blarcom(Kentville) 62(1982)
saves Ray Powell(Halifax) 8(1986)
home runs Richie Mann(St.Peters) 17(1977)
strikeouts in one game Ken Power(Sydney) 21(1982)
stolen bases Joel Irvine(Dartmouth) 37(2000)
consecutive wins (team) Dartmouth Moosehead Dry 19(2002)
home runs in one game Greg West(Dartmouth) 4(1996)
best winning percent in regular season Dartmouth Moosehead Dry .867(2002)
consecutive game hitting streak Joel Irvine(Dartmouth) 35(1997)

[edit] External links