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Wildcats take two of three from Sooners
The Kentville Wildcats won two of three games against host Sydney Sooners this weekend.
Kentville took the opener 11-9 in a game that had to be carried over from Friday night because of a problem with the lights. The Wildcats then captured the opener of Saturday's doubleheader 7-3 befoew Sydney bounced back with a 9-1 triumph in the finale.
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The Dartmouth Moosehead Dry picked up a victory tonight on home turf, defeating the Truro Bearcats 9-4. Steve Nelson was the winning pitcher, while Jason Smith took the loss.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Truro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Dartmouth | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | x | 9 | 15 | 1 |
Truro -- Jason Smith (LP), Tyler Delaney (7) and Matthew Davis. Dartmouth -- Steve Nelson (WP), Jason Bailey (7), Trevor Zwaan (9) and Randy Stewart, Chris Burns (9).
Truro: Joe MacPherson and J.P. Wood, home runs. Dartmouth: Greg West, three singles, RBI; Darren Hiltz, three singles, RBI; Chris Head, single, double, RBI; Chris Goodie, single, double, two RBI; Matt Thomas, single, double.
Make it back-to-back wins for Halifax
Chris Gallivan singled three times, and Andrew MacIntosh and Chris Munroe combined on a seven-hitter as the Halifax Pelham Canadians won for the second time in as many nights, defeating host Kentville Wildcats.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Halifax | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
| Kentville | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Halifax -- Andrew MacIntosh (WP), Chris Munroe (9) and Shawn Walsh. Kentville -- Tim Clayton (LP), Taylor Welch (5), John Rowe (8) and Ian Mosher, Kevin Benjamin (8).
Halifax: Chris Gallivan, three singles; Ryan Veinot, two singles; Mark Pelham, two singles, two RBI. Kentville: Les Berry, two singles; Mike Lockhart, RBI-double.
STANDINGS:
W L Pct. GB Home Road Strk
Truro Bearcats 6 2 .750 -- 4-1 2-1 Won 5
Dartmouth Moosehead Dry 4 2 .667 1 2-1 2-1 Won 4
Kentville Wildcats 4 3 .571 1.5 3-2 1-1 Lost 3
Sydney Sooners 3 6 .333 3.5 3-0 0-6 Lost 3
Halifax Pelham Canadians 2 6 .250 4 1-2 1-4 Lost 6
LEAGUE LEADERS:
BATTING (minimum 20 plate appearances)
AB R H RBI Avg
Chris Head, Dartmouth 24 11 14 4 .583
Chris Goodie, Dartmouth 21 4 11 7 .524
Kevin Benjamin, Kentville 21 4 9 0 .429
Matt Thomas, Dartmouth 16 5 6 2 .375
Jason Hoyt, Truro 27 7 10 4 .370
Joe MacPherson, Truro 30 8 11 12 .367
Jeff Chisholm, Truro 36 11 13 9 .361
Billy MacKenzie, Truro 28 6 10 10 .357
Craig Higgins, Truro 29 6 10 10 .345
Geoff MacLellan, Sydney 29 3 10 2 .345
J.P. Wood, Truro 30 5 10 3 .333
Ryan Pearl, Kentville 21 4 7 0 .333
Greg Morrison, Halifax 18 6 6 0 .333
Hits -- Chris Head, Dartmouth, 14; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 13; Chris Goodie, Dartmouth, 11; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 11.
Runs -- Chris Head, Dartmouth, 11; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 11; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 8; Tyler Delaney, Truro, 8; Jason Hoyt, Truro, 7.
RBI -- Joe MacPherson, Truro, 12; Billy MacKenzie, Truro, 10; Craig Higgins, Truro, 10; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 9.
Doubles -- Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 4; Billy MacKenzie, Truro, 3; Craig Higgins, Truro, 3; Jason Hoyt, Truro, 3; Geoff MacLellan, Sydney, 3.
Triples -- Geoff MacLellan, Sydney, 1; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 1; Chris Gallivan, Halifax, 1; Jason Davis, Truro, 1.
Home runs -- Joe MacPherson, Truro, 3; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 2.
Stolen bases -- Chris Head, Dartmouth, 5; Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 4; Matt Thomas, Dartmouth, 3.
Pitching (minimum 2 decisions) -- Chris Munroe, Halifax, 2-0, 1.000; Craig Higgins, Truro, 2-0, 1.000; Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 2-1, .667; Craig Langille, Dartmouth, 2-1, .667.
Earned-run average -- Jason Smith, Truro, 0.73; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 0.87; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 1.13; Barrett Bellefontaine, Halifax, 1.64; Matt Denney, Sydney, 2.60; Matt Black, Truro, 2.61.
Innings pitched -- Thomas Silver, Sydney, 22; Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 20; Craig Langille, Dartmouth, 19.2; Matt Denney, Sydney, 17.1; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 16.
Strikeouts -- Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 25; Thomas Silver, Sydney, 22; Craig Langille, Dartmouth, 15; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 13; Andrew MacIntosh, Halifax, 13.
END
Barrett Bellefontaine allowed just three hits in 8.2 innings, striking out 12, as the Halifax Pelham Canadians ended their six-game losing skid with a 5-0 shutout of visiting Truro Bearcats tonight.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Truro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Halifax | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | x | 5 | 9 | 1 |
Truro -- Matt Black (LP) and Jason Hoyt. Halifax -- Barrett Bellefontaine (WP), Chris Munroe (9) and Shawn Walsh.
Truro: Jason Hoyt, double; J.P. Wood and Matt Davie, single. Halifax: Ryan Veinot, two singles, RBI; Shawn Walsh, two singles; Greg Morrison, RBI-single.
