Kentville Wildcats

At Memorial Park. The Kentville Wildcats swept the season series versus Truro this season with a 13-4 victory Sunday afternoon. Truro 100 201 000 4 8 1 Kentville 641 001 100 13 20 0 Colin Jeffery(LP), Matt Black(2), Iain LaPointe(7) and Jason Hoyt. Tim Clayton(WP, 4-2) and Ian Mosher Truro: Jow MacPherson 2 run Homer, Double, Single 3 RBI. Criag Higgins double, single Kentville: Mike Lockhart 2 doubles, 2 singles, 2 RBI, Mark Foley 3 run Homer 4 RBI, Matt Pearl 3 singles, 2 RBI, Jeff Lockhart double, 2 singles, RBI.

At Memorial Park Fredericton 011 100 241 -- 10 15 2 Kentville 100 000 010 -- 2 6 0 Steve McCarty (WP), Greg Hallihan (9) and Brooks Saunders; Kevin Daurie (LP), Les Berry (7) and Ian Mosher. Fredericton -- Dave Barr, home run, three singles; Jody Peterson, home run, two singles, two RBI; Kentville -- Curtis Falls, home run; Ian Lockhart, double, single; Mike Lockhart, double, single.

The Sydney Sooners and Kentville Wildcats split a doubleheader in a battle of the league's top two teams today. At Memorial Park Game 1 Sydney 004 010 016 -- 12 17 2 Kentville 001 001 003 -- 5 9 3 Danny MacKillop (WP), Tim Burns (9) and Matt Denny; Kevin Nichols (LP), Shawn Marshall (9), Kevin Daurie (9) and Ian Mosher. Sydney -- Beau Chaisson, three singles; Troy Ferguson, double, single; Cory Christie, three singles; Kentville -- Curtis Falls, home run, double, two singles; Mark Foley, home run. Game 2 Sydney 101 001 040 -- 7 13 4 Kentville 301 601 02x -- 13 14 2 Thomas Silver (LP), Adam Shibinette (4) and Charlie Nash, Derek Aucoin (5); Mike Sponagle (WP), Chris Ferguson (8), Jamie Joice (8) and Kevin Benjamin. Sydney -- Geoff MacLellan, two singles, double, two RBI; Steve Simmons, single, double, RBI; Beau Chaisson, two singles; Kentville -- Mike King, three singles; Curtis Falls, two singles, double, three RBI; Matt Pearl, single, double, three RBI; Mike Lockhart, single, double, two RBI.

The Kentville Wildcats clinched at least a tie for a playoff spot with a victory over the Truro Bearcats tonight At TAAC Grounds Kentville 200 010 212 -- 8 8 1 Truro 002 000 000 -- 2 5 1 Corey Kent (WP), Matt Lloy (7) and Ian Mosher; Kelly Spencer (LP), Jeff Chisholm (8) and Kevin Matheson. Kentville -- Les Berry, single, double, two RBI; Jeff Lockhart, two-run single; Truro -- Kevin Matheson, two singles.

BATTING (minimum 82 plate appearances) AB R H RBI Avg. Craig Higgins, Truro 101 23 50 32 .495 Ryan Veinot, Halifax 74 26 32 14 .432 Ian Lockhart, Kentville 103 30 44 7 .427 Geoff MacLellan, Sydney 112 17 44 18 .393 Joe MacPherson, Truro 105 22 41 25 .390 Steve Simmons, Sydney 98 24 38 14 .388 Ryan Brothers, Kentville 86 17 33 15 .384 Mike Lockhart, Kentville 94 31 36 22 .383 Beau Chaisson, Sydney 115 23 42 15 .365 Cory Christie, Sydney 107 18 37 9 .346 Curtis Falls, Kentville 86 13 29 25 .337 Jeff Lockhart, Kentville 89 22 30 16 .337 Darren Doucette, Dartmouth 75 21 25 32 .333 Chris Goodie, Dartmouth 87 10 29 17 .333 Mark Foley, Kentville 70 16 23 9 .329 Hits - Craig Higgins, Truro, 50; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 44; Geoff MacLellan, Sydney, 44; Beau Chaisson, Sydney, 42; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 41. Runs - Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 31; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 30; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 26; Chris Head, Dartmouth, 26; Steve Simmons, Sydney, 24; Robert Gillis, Dartmouth, 24; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 24. RBI - Craig Higgins, Truro, 32; Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 32; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 25; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 25; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 22; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 22. Doubles - Craig Higgins, Truro, 9; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 9; Cory Christie, Sydney, 7; Robert Gillis, Dartmouth, 7; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 7; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 7; J.P. Wood, Truro, 7; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 7. Triples - Ryan Brothers, Kentville, 2; Geoff Dunsworth, Halifax, 2; Mark Foley, Kentville, 2. Home runs - Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 9; Craig Higgins, Truro, 7; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 6; Jay Turple, Halifax, 5. Stolen bases - Chris Head, Dartmouth, 20; Geoff MacLellan, Sydney, 17; Ryan Brothers, Kentville, 14; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 11; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 10. PITCHING Winning percentage (minimum 4 decisions) — Mike Sponagle, Kentville, 4-0, 1.000; Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 5-1, .833; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 4-1, .800; Adam Shibinette, Sydney, 3-1, .750; Paul Doucette, Sydney, 3-1, .750. Wins - Thomas Silver, Sydney, 7; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 6; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 5; Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 5; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 4; Mike Sponagle, Kentville, 4. Earned-run average - Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 1.39; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 1.84; Mike Sponagle, Kentville, 2.01; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 2.20; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 2.30. Innings pitched - Thomas Silver, Sydney, 76; Kris Dewolfe, Sackville, 71.2; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 63.2; Craig Higgins, Truro, 61; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 53.2. Strikeouts - Thomas Silver, Sydney, 73; Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 60; Craig Higgins, Truro, 60; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 44; Matt McDonald, Dartmouth, 43. Saves - Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 2; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 2; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 2; Paul Doucette, Sydney, 2; Matt McDonald, Dartmouth, 2.