Christie Wins NSSBL Player of the Week

The Sydney Sooners’ third baseman, Cory Christie has had a tremendous season though the team has had it tough. His strong play has earned Christie the Cleve’s Source for Sports Player of the Week for this past week in the NSSBL.

Christie saved his best for the final Sooners’ game of the season, belting his fifth and sixth homeruns of the season while adding a single and driving in six, ensuring the Sydney squad a place in the league playoffs in 10-5 win over the Truro Bearcats.

Others considered for the award were Christie’s teammate, Justin Brewer, who picked up the win in the final game, Dartmouth’s Joel Irvine, Kentville’s Curtis Falls, and Halifax’s Mark Pelham.

The Playoff schedule has not been released but should be expected shortly. Dartmouth, Halifax, and Kentville will join the Sooners in the postseason.

Irvine is NSSBL Player of the Week

Veteran third baseman Joel Irvine of the Dartmouth Moosehead Dry has been selected as the Cleve’s Source for Sports Player of the Week in the NSSBL.

Irvine, last year’s league MVP, led the Dry to two wins last week against the Truro Bearcats and the Kentville Wildcats. After stroking two singles against the Bearcats on Wednesday, he smashed a grand slam and a single on Thursday against the Wildcats.

The power display moved him into the league lead with 35 RBIa and a second place tie in home runs with five. He also played strong defensively.

Others considered for the award were Irvine’s teammate Dan Comeau, Halifax’s Ryan Veinot, the Wildcats’ Curtis Falls, the Sooners’ Justin Brewer, and the Bearcats’ Guy Pellerine.

Haverstock NSSBL Player of the Week

Veteran right-hander Mark Haverstock has been chosen as the Cleve’s Source for Sports Player of the Week in the NSSBL.

Haverstock was the main reason for the Halifax Pelham Molson Canadians picking up two victories in their 3-game series with the Sydney Sooners this past weekend in Sydney. He threw a complete game, 5-hit shutout on Friday evening and then quieted the Sooners’ bats after an eight-run outburst in the seventh inning of the second game, pitching the last two innings. Halifax scored two runs in the nineth to claim a 15-14 win and give Haversotck two dubs in as many days.

With the two victories Haverstock joins Dartmouth Moosehead Dry’s Craig Langille atop the wins column in the league with seven.

Others considered for the award were the Sooners’ Cory Christie and Justin Brewer, the Canadians’ Mark Pelham, Kentville’s Kevin Matheson, and Truro’s Darson Murphy.

Colin Johnson is the NSSBL Player of the Week

Colin Johnson of the Dartmouth Moosehead Dry had an offensive week to remember in the Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League and has earned the Cleve’s Source for Sports Player of the Week Award for his power display.

Johnson went seven for 17, an impressive .412 clip, but his slugging percentage of 1.058 was even more impressive. Johnson had two homeruns, a two-run dinger and a towering three-run blast. Sprinkle in a triple, three doubles, a single to and three sacrifice flies and you have a pretty good week.

Johnson drove in an incredible 15 runs, with seven in one game and five in another against the Sydney Sooners. He more than doubled his season’s RBI production from 13 to 28, taking over the league lead in that department.

Other players who had outstanding performances during the week were Halifax’s Mark Haverstock and Steve Ivey, the Sooners’ Paul Doucette, Truro’s Joe MacPherson, Kentville’s Kevin Nichols, and Johnson’s teammates, Joel Irvine and Craig Langille

Wildcats’ Josh Parker Wins NSSBL Player of the Week

Kentville Wildcats rookie catcher, Josh Parker, has been chosen the Cleve’s Source for Sports Player of the Week in the NSSBL in the week just ended (July 16). Parker, a Dartmouth native, and former Dartmouth Junior, led his Kentville club to an 11-1 victory over the Halifax Pelham Molson Canadians last Wednesday. Parker smashed his second home run of the season and added a double to go along with 2 RBIs.

Parker is the nephew of Todd Parker, a longtime catcher with the Dartmouth Dry.

His battery mate, Shayne Conrad, already a Cleve’s Player of the Week, also received consideration for the award.