Kentville Wildcats

The Halifax Pelham Canadians managed a split of a doubleheader today, losing 9-7 to the Dartmouth Moosehead Dry in the afternoon before rebounding to edge the Halifax Pelham Canadians 7-6 in 11 innings in the nightcap. Dartmouth can tie Kentville for first place with a win Sunday at home to Truro, and would finish first based on a 5-1 head-to-head record with the Wildcats. A Bearcats win means Dartmouth finishes second and Truro fourth. If Dartmouth wins Sunday and Halifax beats Sackville on Monday, Halifax and Truro will finish tied for the fourth and final playoff berth. A one-game playoff would be held Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., with Truro as the site because Truro won the season series with Halifax 4-2. Wednesday would be the back-up date if the playoff game is rained out Tuesday. At Mainland North Common Dartmouth 201 040 110 -- 9 15 1 Halifax 200 020 030 -- 7 9 1 Trevor Zwaan (WP), Pete Sonier (6), Matt McDonald (9) and Nick Best; Pat MacInnis (LP), Barrett Bellefontaine (6) and Craig Cooper. Dartmouth -- Darren Doucette, two home runs, two RBI; Darren Hiltz, home run, double, three singles, two RBI; Nick Best, three singles, two RBI; Halifax -- Ryan Veinot, two-run homer; Geoff Dunsworth, two doubles, two RBI; Craig MacDonald, triple, single. Truro 003 011 100 00 -- 6 12 1 Halifax 001 032 000 01 -- 7 14 1 Craig Higgins, Jeff Chisholm (LP, 8) and Jason Hoyt; Mark Haverstock, Chris Munroe (WP, 7) and Shawn Walsh. Truro -- Jeff Chisholm, double, two singles, RBI; Craig Higgins, double, single, two RBI; Kevin Matheson, two singles, RBI; Halifax -- Ryan Veinot, double, three singles; Jay Turple, two doubles, single, RBI; Adam Lucas, double, single, RBI; Craig Cooper, double, single, two RBI.

The Dartmouth Moosehead Dry kept their first-place hopes alive with a 13-2 win over the Halifax Pelham Canadians tonight. Halifax falls 1.5 games behind Truro in the battle for the fourth and final playoff berth. At Beazley Field Halifax 010 100 0xx -- 2 5 3 Dartmouth 522 130 xxx -- 13 11 0 Perry Deveaux (LP), Barrett Bellefontaine (1), Brian Murphy (5) and Shawn Walsh; Steve Nelson (WP) and Nick Best, Randy Stewart (6). Halifax -- Adam Lucas, home run, double; Jay Turple, two doubles; Dartmouth -- Chris Head, home run, two doubles, two RBI; Darren Doucette, single, double, two RBI.

The Truro Bearcats moved a full game ahead of the Halifax Pelham Canadians in the battle for the fourth and final playoff berth with a 6-0 shutout of host Sackville Chiefs tonight. At Weir Field Truro 001 010 301 -- 6 11 0 Sackville 000 000 000 -- 0 8 4 Kelly Spencer (WP) and Scott Baillie; Kris DeWolfe (LP), Darrell McLellan (8) and Logan Daly. Truro -- J.P. Wood, three-run homer; Jeff Chisholm, three singles; Sackville -- Chris Burns, two singles.

Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League Standings: W L Pct. GB Home Road Strk Last 5 x-Kentville Wildcats 23 11 .676 -- 12-5 11-6 Won 1 3-2 x-Dartmouth Moosehead Dry 20 11 .645 1.5 9-6 11-5 Lost 1 3-2 x-Sydney Sooners 19 15 .559 4 10-7 9-8 Lost 3 1-4 Truro Bearcats 14 17 .452 7.5 9-8 5-9 Won 1 2-3 Halifax Pelham Canadians 13 17 .433 8 9-6 4-11 Lost 1 3-2 Sackville Chiefs 5 27 .156 17 4-12 1-15 Lost 12 0-5 x -- clinched playoff berth. This week’s schedule: Tuesday, Aug. 29 -- Sackville at Halifax, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30 -- Truro at Sackville, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31 -- Halifax at Dartmouth, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2 -- Dartmouth at Halifax, 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2 -- Truro at Halifax, 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 3 -- Truro at Dartmouth, 7:30 p.m. ** End of regular season League leaders as of Monday, Aug. 28: BATTING (minimum 100 plate appearances) AB R H RBI Avg. Craig Higgins, Truro 113 28 55 34 .487 Ian Lockhart, Kentville 133 42 58 11 .436 Geoff MacLellan, Sydney 130 21 54 23 .415 Ryan Veinot, Halifax 97 30 39 19 .402 Ryan Brothers, Kentville 97 20 39 19 .402 Mike Lockhart, Kentville 115 39 45 26 .391 Steve Simmons, Sydney 110 27 43 16 .391 Joe MacPherson, Truro 118 24 46 29 .390 Cory Christie, Sydney 126 22 48 11 .381 Curtis Falls, Kentville 104 18 38 32 .365 Beau Chaisson, Sydney 137 25 47 17 .343 Chris Goodie, Dartmouth 117 19 40 27 .342 Mark Pelham, Halifax 103 25 35 16 .340 Darren Doucette, Dartmouth 98 25 33 36 .337 Adam Lucas, Halifax 113 25 38 21 .336 Hits - Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 58; Craig Higgins, Truro, 55; Geoff MacLellan, Sydney, 54; Cory Christie, Sydney, 48; Beau Chaisson, Sydney, 47. Runs - Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 42; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 39; Chris Head, Dartmouth, 35; Robert Gillis, Dartmouth, 33; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 30. RBI - Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 36; Craig Higgins, Truro, 34; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 32; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 29; Chris Goodie, Dartmouth, 27; Jay Turple, Halifax, 27. Doubles - Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 13; Cory Christie, Sydney, 10; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 10; Craig Higgins, Truro, 10; Robert Gillis, Dartmouth, 9; Mark Pelham, Halifax, 9. Triples - Ryan Brothers, Kentville, 3; Geoff Dunsworth, Halifax, 2; Mark Foley, Kentville, 2. Home runs - Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 11; Craig Higgins, Truro, 8; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 7; Jay Turple, Halifax, 6; Richie Walcott, Sydney, 5; Beau Chaisson, Sydney, 5. Stolen bases - Chris Head, Dartmouth, 25; Geoff MacLellan, Sydney, 24; Ryan Brothers, Kentville, 15; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 14; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 13; Robert Gillis, Dartmouth, 12. PITCHING Winning percentage (minimum 5 decisions) — Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 6-1, .857; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 4-1, .800; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 5-2, .714; Tim Clayton, Kentville, 5-2, .714; Thomas Silver, Sydney, 7-3, .700; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 7-3, .700. Wins - Thomas Silver, Sydney, 7; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 7; Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 6; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 5; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 5; Tim Clayton, Kentville, 5. Earned-run average - Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 1.69; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 1.78; Mike Sponagle, Kentville, 2.01; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 2.33; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 2.42. Innings pitched - Kris DeWolfe, Sackville, 83; Thomas Silver, Sydney, 76; Craig Higgins, Truro, 72; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 71.2; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 70.2. Strikeouts - Thomas Silver, Sydney, 73; Craig Higgins, Truro, 69; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 67; Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 64; Paul Doucette, Sydney, 55. Saves - Matt McDonald, Dartmouth, 3; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 3. END

Tonight's game between the Halifax Pelham Canadians and Sackville Chiefs has been postponed because of wet field conditions. The game has been rescheduled to Monday, Sept. 4, at 3 p.m.