Kentville Wildcats

The Kentville Wildcats put another notch in the win column with a 7-5 victory over Dartmouth Sunday evening.  Mike King hit a 3-run home run to cap off a 4 run 7th inning.  Mike Sponagle picked up the win in relief of Corey Kent.  The Wildcats won for the 9th time in 10 games, to improve to 12-13.  The win leaves them with a 1 1/2 game lead on Sydney for 4th place, and just a half game back of Halifax for third spot.  Dartmouth's Chris Head stole two bases to breal the single season stolen base record at 38.

The Wildcats and the NSSBL will now take a break for the Canadian Championship that will take place August 9-12 in Quebec City.

The Wildcats next game is scheduled for Wednesday August 15th at 7:30 as the Truro Bearcats visit Memorial Park.

At Beazley Field

Kentville 200 001 400 -- 7 10 1

Dartmouth 001 111 001 -- 5 14 3

Corey Kent, Mike Sponagle (WP,5) and Ian Mosher; Pete Sonier (LP), Darren Hiltz (7) and Randy Stewart.

Kentville -- Luke Smith, three singles, two RBI; Mike Lockhart, two singles, RBI; Mike King, three-run homer;

Dartmouth -- Chris Head, double, single, RBI, two stolen bases; Craig MacDonald, three singles, RBI; Randy Stewart, two singles; Jason Archibald, two singles, RBI; Darren Doucette, two singles.  

 

The Kentville Wildcats lost 9-7 to the Dartmouth Moosehead Dry Sunday night at Beazley Field in Dartmouth, snapping the Wildcats 3 game winning streak. Kentville 000 020 230 - 7 7 3 Dartmouth 501 030 00X - 9 9 1 Jeff Bishop (LP, 1-1), Kevin Daurie(5), Curtis Falls(8) and Ian Mosher. Steve Nelson (WP), Peter Sonier(7), Darren Hiltz(9, Sv) and Randy Stewart. Kentville: Jeff Lockhart 2 RBI Double, Nick Hill Single, RBI Double, Ian Lockhart 2 singles Dartmouth: Jason Archibald 3 Run HR, 4 RBI, Joel Irvine 2 Run HR, Darren Hiltz Solo HR, Craig MacDonald 3 singles.

The Kentville Wildcats won their third straight game, beating the visiting Halifax Pelham Canadians 7-5 tonight. At Memorial Park Halifax 001 020 020 -- 5 8 3 Kentville 102 040 00x -- 7 15 1 Pat MacInnis (LP), Barrett Bellefontaine (5) and Gregor McPherson; Kevin Nichols (WP), Doug Coldwell (Sv,8) and Ian Mosher. Halifax -- Jay Turple, home run, single, two RBI; Brent Cooper, single, double; Geoff Dunsworth, two singles; Kentville -- Ian Lockhart, three singles; Jeff Lockhart, two singles, double; Ryan Brothers, two singles, RBI.

Berry blast wins it for Wildcats Les Berry's pinch-hit grand-slam lifted the Kentville Wildcats to a win over host Truro Bearcats tonight. At TAAC Grounds Kentville 000 040 250 - 11 12 1 Truro 100 500 100 - 7 9 1 Mike Sponagle (WP), Corey Kent(8) and Kevin Benjamin. Craig Higgins, John Chapman(LP,7), Joe MacPherson(8) and Troy Ferguson, Jason Hoyt(9). Kentville - Les Berry Grand slam, Ian Lockhart 2 doubles, single. Truro - JP Wood, double, single, RBI

Jeff Bishop throw a complete game, in his return to the mound for the Kentville Wildcats. Kentville scored 4 runs in the 4th inning of Dartmouth start Steve Ivey, to snap a 6 game losing skid. Wednesday, June 27 Wildcats hand Dartmouth first loss The Kentville Wildcats dealt the Dartmouth Moosehead Dry their first loss of the season tonight, snapping a six-game losing streak in the process. At Memorial Park Dartmouth 010 000 001 -- 2 8 2 Kentville 100 400 00x -- 5 7 2 Steve Ivey (LP), Jason Archibald (8) and Nick Best, Randy Stewart (7); Jeff Bishop (WP) and Ian Mosher. Dartmouth -- Jason Bailey, two doubles; Joel Irvine, single, two doubles; Kentville -- Mike King, two singles, RBI; Nick Hill, Ian Mosher and Jason Pleasant-Sampson, RBI-singles.