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Standings
W L Pct. GB Home Road Strk Last 5
Dartmouth Moosehead Dry 8 1 .889 - 5-1 3-0 Won 2 4-1
Truro Bearcats 7 2 .778 1 6-2 1-0 Won 6 5-0
Halifax Pelham Canadians 3 4 .429 4 2-2 1-2 Lost 2 2-3
x-N.S. Canada Games 2 3 .400 4 0-0 2-3 Lost 2 2-3
Kentville Wildcats 3 7 .300 5.5 2-4 1-3 Won 1 1-4
Sydney Sooners 2 8 .200 6.5 0-1 2-7 Lost 4 1-4
x-ineligible for playoffs.
This week’s schedule:
Tuesday, June 28 - Dartmouth at Truro, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, June 28 - Kentville at Halifax, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 29 - Truro at Kentville, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 30 - N.S. Canada Games at Dartmouth, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 2 - Sydney at Halifax (2), 3 p.m.
Sunday, July 3 - Sydney at Halifax, 1 p.m.
League leaders as of Monday, June 27:
BATTING (minimum 28 plate appearances)
AB R H RBI Avg.
Jeff Chisholm, Tr 36 15 20 19 .556
Darren Doucette, Dart 37 11 20 17 .541
Adam Lucas, Hfx 32 11 17 7 .531
Jamie Vallis, Dart 36 15 19 18 .528
Ian Lockhart, Kent 39 10 17 6 .436
Richie Walcott, Syd 28 6 12 5 .429
J.P. Wood, Tr 34 7 14 7 .412
Mike King, Kent 31 2 12 2 .387
Darren Hiltz, Dart 39 6 15 6 .385
Joel Irvine, Dart 35 15 13 12 .371
Mike Lockhart, Kent 41 6 15 13 .366
Joe MacPherson, Tr 29 6 10 11 .345
Kevin Matheson, Tr 35 7 12 9 .343
Jason Davis, Tr 30 6 10 3 .333
Nick Best, Dart 27 3 9 6 .333
Hits - Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 20; Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 20; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 19; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 17; Adam Lucas, Halifax, 17.
Runs - Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 15; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 15; Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 15; Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 11; Adam Lucas, Halifax, 11; Adam Lombard, Truro, 11.
RBI - Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 19; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 18; Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 17; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 13; Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 12.
Doubles - Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 8; Kevin Matheson, Truro, 6; J.P. Wood, Truro, 4; Chris Goodie, Dartmouth, 4.
Triples - Several tied with 1.
Home runs - Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 6; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 6; Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 4; Luke Smith, Kentville, 3.
Stolen bases - Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 6; Geoff MacLellan, Sydney, 5; Chris Head, N.S. Canada Games, 5; Robert Gillis, Dartmouth, 3; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 3; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 3; Dylan Holton, N.S. Canada Games, 3.
PITCHING
Winning percentage (minimum 2 decisions) — Craig Higgins, Truro, 4-0, 1.000; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 3-0, 1.000; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 2-0, 1.000; Andrew MacIntosh, Halifax, 2-1, .667.
Wins - Craig Higgins, Truro, 4; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 3; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 2; Andrew MacIntosh, Halifax, 2.
Earned-run average - Chris Munroe, Halifax, 1.91; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 2.25; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 2.25; Craig Higgins, Truro, 2.52.
Innings pitched - Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 28; Craig Higgins, Truro, 25; Danny McKillop, Sydney, 22.2; David MacCallum, Sydney, 22; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 21.2.
Strikeouts - Craig Higgins, Truro, 31; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 28; Andrew MacIntosh, Halifax, 21; Nial Hughes, Truro, 18; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 15.
Saves - Chris Munroe, Halifax, 2; Matt Black, Truro, 2.
END
The latest league leaders have been compiled by statistician emeritus Burton Russell, and can be found by clicking on the "2005 Stats Updates" link on the left-hand side of the page.
Road teams came up with wins in league play tonight.
At TAAC Grounds
Dartmouth 015 000 201 – 9 11 0
Truro 120 110 000 – 5 11 2
Mike Alexander (WP), Jamie Vallis (7) and Justin Stevens; Mark Stiner (LP), Jeff Chisholm (3) and Scott Baillie, Kevin Matheson (3).
Dartmouth – Joel Irvine, two singles, double, three RBI; Darren Doucette, two home runs, double, four RBI; Jamie Vallis, single, home run; Truro – Kevin Matheson, two singles, three RBI; Joe MacPherson, single, home run; Paul Davie, single, double.
At Mainland Common
Kentville 000 201 407 – 14 18 2
Halifax 100 000 000 – 1 5 2
Kevin Nichols (WP) and Luke Smith; Chris Munroe (LP), Andrew Saweczko (7) and Kevin Andrecyk.
Kentville – Curtis Falls, home run, two doubles, single; Mike Lockhart, double, single; Ian Lockhart, double, single; Ryan Pearl, double, two singles; Halifax – Geoff Dunsworth, home run.
Craig Higgins tossed a complete-game three-hitter as host Truro Bearcats completed a weekend sweep of the Sydney Sooners this afternoon.
At TAAC Grounds
Sydney 000 010 0xx – 1 3 1
Truro 603 012 xxx – 12 16 0
Paul Doucette (LP), Darryl MacMullin (3), Charlie Nash (6) and Adam Shibinette; Craig Higgins (WP) and Scott Baillie.
Sydney – Geoff MacLellan, Darrell McKillop and Cory Christie, singles; Truro – Kevin Matheson, single, double, four RBI; Jeff Chisholm, single, two doubles, three RBI; Adam Lombard, three singles, RBI.
The Truro Bearcats took both ends of a doubleheader from visiting Sydney Sooners to begin a three-game weekend series today.
At TAAC Grounds
Game 1
Sydney 000 000 000 – 0 1 0
Truro 033 301 xxx – 10 10 0
Shawn Handrahan (LP), Sandy Sparrow (4) and Charlie Nash, Derrick Aucoin (4); Nial Hughes (WP, 12 strikeouts) and Kevin Matheson.
Sydney – Shaun Farrell, single; Truro – Jeff Chisholm, single, double, home run, three RBI; J.P. Wood, three singles, double, two RBI; Craig Higgins, double, home run, four RBI.
Game 2
Sydney 200 000 000 – 2 9 1
Truro 000 140 00x – 5 9 2
Dave MacCallum (LP), Darryl MacMullin (7) and Adam Shibinette; Colin Jeffery (WP), Matt Black (Sv, 8) and Kevin Matheson.
Sydney – Richie Walcott, two-run homer; Jason Snow, two singles; Mark Brown, two singles; Truro – Jeff Chisholm, solo homer; Adam Lombard, RBI-double.