Kentville Wildcats

Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League Standings: W L Pct. GB Home Road Strk Last 5 Kentville Wildcats 14 5 .737 -- 8-1 6-4 Won 1 3-2 Sydney Sooners 12 7 .632 2 6-5 6-2 Lost 1 3-2 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry 11 7 .611 2.5 4-4 7-3 Won 1 3-2 Truro Bearcats 6 10 .375 6.5 4-4 2-6 Lost 2 1-4 Halifax Pelham Canadians 7 12 .368 7 6-2 1-10 Lost 1 1-4 Sackville Chiefs 5 16 .238 10 4-8 1-8 Lost 1 3-2 This week’s schedule: Tuesday, July 18 - Truro at Halifax, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 19 - Dartmouth at Sackville, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 20 - Sackville at Dartmouth, 7:30 p.m. ** Saturday, July 22 - Kentville at Chatham, 2 p.m. Saturday, July 22 - Sydney at Truro (2), 3 p.m. ** Saturday, July 22 - Kentville at Moncton, 7 p.m. Sunday, July 23 - Sydney at Truro, 1 p.m. ** Sunday, July 23 - Fredericton at Dartmouth, 2 p.m. ** Sunday, July 23 - Fredericton at Kentville, 7:30 p.m. ** Make-up game. League leaders as of Monday, July 17: BATTING (minimum 53 plate appearances) AB R H RBI Avg. Craig Higgins, Truro 60 12 27 16 .450 Ryan Veinot, Halifax 68 25 30 13 .441 Ian Lockhart, Kentville 68 22 28 3 .412 Ryan Brothers, Kentville 73 15 30 12 .411 Mike Lockhart, Kentville 66 21 26 15 .394 Steve Simmons, Sydney 62 16 22 9 .355 Joe MacPherson, Truro 65 12 23 17 .354 Shawn Walsh, Halifax 52 7 18 5 .346 Richie Walcott, Sydney 70 18 24 13 .343 Beau Chaisson, Sydney 76 14 26 7 .342 Geoff MacLellan, Sydney 76 10 26 9 .342 Cory Christie, Sydney 74 11 25 4 .338 Luke Smith, Kentville 63 9 21 15 .333 Mark Pelham, Halifax 60 13 20 9 .333 Adam Lucas, Halifax 76 15 25 17 .329 Hits - Ryan Veniot, Halifax, 30; Ryan Brothers, Kentville, 30; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 28; Craig Higgins, Truro, 27; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 26; Beau Chaisson, Sydney, 26; Geoff MacLellan, Sydney, 26. Runs - Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 25; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 22; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 21; Richie Walcott, Sydney, 18; Mike King, Kentville, 18; Chris Head, Dartmouth, 18. RBI - Jay Turple, Halifax, 19; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 17; Adam Lucas, Halifax, 17; Craig Higgins, Truro, 16; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 15; Luke Smith, Kentville, 15; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 15; Jeff Lockhart, Kentville, 15. Doubles - Luke Smith, Kentville, 6; Cory Christie, Sydney, 5; Kenny Miller, Dartmouth, 5. Triples - Ryan Brothers, Kentville, 2; several tied with 1. Home runs - Joe MacPherson, Truro, 5; Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 5; Jay Turple, Halifax, 5; Adam Lucas, Halifax, 4; Craig Higgins, Truro, 4; Richie Walcott, Sydney, 4. Stolen bases - Chris Head, Dartmouth, 16; Ryan Brothers, Kentville, 14; Geoff MacLellan, Sydney, 11; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 10; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 10. PITCHING Winning percentage (minimum 3 decisions) — Mike Sponagle, Kentville, 3-0, 1.000; Adam Shibinette, Sydney, 3-0, 1.000; Paul Doucette, Sydney, 3-0, 1.000; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 5-1, .833; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 4-1, .800. Wins - Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 5; Thomas Silver, Sydney, 5; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 4. Earned-run average - Thomas Silver, Sydney, 1.15; Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 1.33; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 1.57; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 1.74; Mike Sponagle, Kentville, 1.85. Innings pitched - Thomas Silver, Sydney, 55; Kris Dewolfe, Sackville, 52.1; Craig Higgins, Truro, 42; Craig Henman, Sackville, 42; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 41.2. Strikeouts - Thomas Silver, Sydney, 51; Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 44; Craig Higgins, Truro, 43; Matt McDonald, Dartmouth, 40; Mark Haverstock, Halifax, 35. Saves - Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 2; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 2. END