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Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League

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Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League
SportBaseball
Founded1977
No. of teams5
Country Canada
Most recent
champion(s)
Kentville Wildcats
Most titlesDartmouth Moosehead Dry (22)
Official websiteNova Scotia Senior Baseball League

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 year's 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.

Teams

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Team City
Dartmouth Dry Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Halifax Pelham Canadians Halifax, Nova Scotia
Kentville Wildcats Kentville, Nova Scotia
Metro Brewers Halifax, Nova Scotia
Sydney Sooners Sydney, Nova Scotia

Former teams

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

Notable players

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  • Richie Walcott, of the Sydney Sooners, played professional hockey for 10 seasons, including in the American Hockey League and East Coast Hockey League.
  • Fredericton's Matt Stairs was NSSBL MVP in 1987 and 1988. He was also tied for the league lead in saves, with Dartmouth Moosehead Drys rookie Brian Davidge, in 87.
  • Bill Lee, former MLB pitcher with Boston and Montreal, competed for three seasons: two with the Moncton Mets (86,87) and one with Sydney (‘89).

League champions

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Year Champion
1977 Yarmouth Gateways
1978 Yarmouth Gateways
1979 Yarmouth Gateways
1980 Kentville Wildcats
1981 Kentville Wildcats
1982 Sydney Sooners
1983 Sydney Sooners
1984 No League
1985 Halifax Capitals
1986 Halifax Capitals
1987 Moncton Mets
1988 Moncton Mets
1989 Sydney Sooners
1990 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
1991 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
1992 Halifax Pelham Electric
1993 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
1994 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
1995 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
1996 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
1997 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
1998 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
1999 Kentville Wildcats
2000 Kentville Wildcats
2001 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
2002 Truro Bearcats
2003 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
2004 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
2005 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
2006 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
2007 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
2008 Halifax Pelham Canadians
2009 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
2010 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
2011 Halifax Pelham Canadians
2012 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
2013 Sydney Sooners
2014 Sydney Sooners
2015 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
2016 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
2017 Sydney Sooners
2018 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
2019 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
2021 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry
2022 Kentville Wildcats
2023 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry

Single season records

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Single Season Records player
earned run average' Jeff Reeves (Dartmouth) 0.00 (2021)
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)
stolen bases Chris Head (Dartmouth) 43 (2013)
Strikeouts in one game 9 Inning Game: Ken Power (Sydney) 22 (1982)

7 Inning Game: Anthony Mckinley (Dartmouth) 16 (2023)

home runs in one game Greg West (Dartmouth) 4 (1996)
consecutive wins (team) Dartmouth Moosehead Dry 25 (2018)
best winning percent in regular season Dartmouth Moosehead Dry .969 (2018)
consecutive game hitting streak Joel Irvine (Dartmouth) 35 (1997)
  • A no hitter was thrown on July 29, 2014 by Halifax's Brandon Mackinnon against the Kentville Wildcats. The previous no hitter thrown in the league was thrown by Halifax's Mark Haverstock vs. the now defunct Sackville Chiefs in 2005.[citation needed]

Neat fact : The 1998 Canadian Senior National Champions Dartmouth Moosehead Dry consisted of 8 starters from a small local baseball association known as Westphal Port Wallis. The players all lived and grew up within one square mile of each other and became Canadian Champions.[citation needed]

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