Kentville Wildcats

Wet field conditions has forced the postponement of tonights game vs. Dartmouth. No make up date has been annouced. Don't forget the Wildcats are back in action this weekend with a 3 game series vs Sydney at Memorial Park. The first game gets under way at 3:00pm Saturday afternoon. We hope to see you there.

Wildcats pick up first win The Kentville Wildcats posted their first win of the season by splitting a doubleheader today against host Truro Bearcats. At TAAC Grounds Game 1 Kentville 000 020 000 -- 2 5 1 Truro 000 620 00x -- 8 13 1 Curtis Falls (LP), Corey Kent (5) and Kevin Benjamin; Craig Higgins (WP) and Troy Ferguson. Kentville -- Rob Sheppard, double, single; Truro -- Troy Ferguson, three-run homer, two singles; J.P. Wood, double, single. Game 2 Kentville 209 401 0xx -- 16 12 1 Truro 000 010 2xx -- 3 8 2 Kevin Nichols (WP), Aaron Nickerson (6) and Ian Mosher; Jeff Chisholm (LP), Joe MacPherson (3), Anthony Pitoello (5) and Jason Hoyt. Kentville -- Nick Hill, grand-slam, single, five RBI; Jeff Lockhart, home run; Luke Smith, two singles, double, two RBI; Truro -- Craig Higgins, two singles, two RBI.

Jay Turple's two run single in the bottom half of the ninth inning gave the Halifax Pelham Canadians a 5-4 win over the Kentville Wildcats Tuesday night. The Wildcats took the lead 4-3 in the top half of the inning, on a two out single by Nick Hill. The loss dropped the Cats record to 0-4. Halifax improved to 4-3. At Mainland Common Kentville 200 010 001 -- 4 9 3 Halifax 000 000 302 -- 5 7 1 Mike Sponagle, Jamie Joice (LP,8) and Kevin Benjamin; Jason Plotsky, Chris Munroe (6), Perry Deveaux (WP,9) and Brent Cooper. Kentville -- Jeff Lockhart, two singles; Luke Smith, two singles; Nick Hill, single, double; Halifax -- Greg Goodie, single, double; Jay Turple, two-run single.

The Dartmouth Moosehead Dry managed only four hits but defeated the Kentville Wildcats 6-1 to begin their chase for a fifth straight title tonight. At Beazley Field Kentville 001 000 000 -- 1 6 0 Dartmouth 001 002 03x -- 6 4 1 Mike Sponagle (LP), Jamie Joice (6) and Kevin Benjamin; Jason Bailey, Matt McDonald (WP,6), Steve Nelson (8) and Randy Stewart, Nick Best (9). Kentville -- Ian Lockhart, three singles; Mike Lockhart, single, double, RBI; Dartmouth -- Dan Comeau, two-run single.

The Halifax Pelham Canadians scored in the top of the ninth inning to edge host Kentville Wildcats 8-7 tonight. At Memorial Park Halifax 003 130 001 -- 8 11 3 Kentville 120 040 000 -- 7 7 3 Perry Deveaux, Jason Plotsky (2), Pat MacInnis (LP,6) and Gregor McPherson; Kevin Nichols, Aaron Nickerson (5), Doug Caldwell (WP,8) and Ian Mosher. Halifax -- Mark Pelham, double, single; Ryan Veinot, two singles; Kentville -- Ian Lockhart, triple, two singles, four RBI.