The Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League is an

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baseball league located in Nova Scotia. The league is the highest level of amateur baseball in the province, it is for

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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

* The league started interleague play against the New Brunswick Senior Baseball League in 2006.

Former teams

* Bible Hill Blacksox * Charlottetown (PE) * Fredericton Schooners (NB) * Louisdale *

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(NB) * Morell (PE) * New Waterford * Sydney Mines Ramblers * Liverpool * Sackville Chiefs * St. Peter's Royals * Summerside (PE) * Yarmouth Gateways * Truro Bearcats

Notable players

* 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 with Boston and Montreal competed for three seasons. Two with the Moncton Mets (86,87) and one with Sydney (‘89).

League champions

Dartmouth Moosehead Dry 2021

Single season records

* 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. 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, date=December 2022

External links

Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League

Dartmouth Moosehead Dry

Halifax Pelham Canadians

Kentville Wildcats
Sport in Nova Scotia Baseball leagues in Canada Summer baseball leagues