Kentville Wildcats

Trevor Zwaan came up with a big pitching performance and Jamie Vallis came through with a clutch eighth inning double to help the Dartmouth Moosehead Dry win 3-1 in Truro and force a game seven Friday night at Beazley. The two teams traded off runs early. In the top of the first, Jason Irvine lead off with a double and came around to score on Greg West single. Truro matched the output in the bottom half of the frame when Kevin Matheson connected for a solo shot, his second homerun of the playoffs. Dartmouth had a chance to take the lead with runners on first and third and Jeff Chisholm in pitching in the eighth when Darren Doucette hit a line drive single to right, but Jason Irvine was cut down at the plate on a relay throw from Winston Brown. Jamie Vallis made up for the questionable call by driving in the go ahead run with a double that scored West. Trevor Zwaan (2-2), who had been pitching with a sore arm since the Halifax series, pitched 7 1/3 innings of five hit ball before leaving the game in the bottom of the eighth after hurting his elbow throwing a curveball. Chad Sawler came on to pick up the save. The Bearcats made it exciting in the bottom of the nineth. With runners on second and third with one out, Jason Hoyt had worked the count to 3-0 before popping up to the infield. With two outs, that brought Kevin Matheson to the plate. The Bearcats had won the Senior League title last season with Matheson hitting a walk-off homerun in the bottom of the tenth in game six at home. This year's results were different however with Sawler inducing a ground ball to short to end the game on a tight play at first base.

Dartmouth	1	0	0		0	0	0		0	2	0	-	3	8	1
Truro	1	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	-	1	6	0

Trevor Zwaan (2-2), Chad Sawler (S,1)(8) and Nick Best; Craig Higgins (0-2), Jeff Chisholm (8) and Jason Hoyt. HR: Truro - Kevin Matheson (2) Dartmouth: Jason Irvine - double, two singles; Greg West - two singles, RBI; Jamie Vallis - single, RBI Truro: Kevin Matheson - homerun, single