Kentville Wildcats

A seven-run ninth inning broke open a close game and propelled the Truro Bearcats to a win over host Sackville Chiefs tonight. At Weir Field Truro 150 020 017 -- 16 25 2 Sackville 100 000 510 -- 7 5 4 Jeff Chisholm (WP), Iain LaPointe (7), Joe MacPherson (7) and Jason Hoyt; Jason Plotsky (LP), Rob Hansen (7) and Chris Burns. Truro -- Craig Higgins, home run, double, single, five RBI; Joe MacPherson, double, three singles; Iain LaPointe, double, four singles; Sackville -- Chris Sperdakes, two singles, two RBI; Rob Hansen, two singles.

Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League Standings: W L Pct. GB Home Road Strk Last 5 Kentville Wildcats 18 6 .750 -- 8-1 10-5 Won 3 4-1 Sydney Sooners 16 9 .640 2.5 9-5 7-4 Won 3 4-1 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry 13 9 .591 4 5-5 8-4 Lost 2 3-2 Truro Bearcats 10 13 .435 7.5 7-7 3-6 Lost 2 2-3 Halifax Pelham Canadians 8 13 .381 8.5 6-3 2-10 Won 1 2-3 Sackville Chiefs 5 22 .185 14.5 4-10 1-12 Lost 7 0-5 This week’s schedule: Tuesday, Aug. 1 -- Dartmouth at Halifax, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1 -- Sackville at Truro, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2 -- Truro at Sackville, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3 -- Kentville at Dartmouth, 7:30 p.m. ** Friday, Aug. 4 -- Halifax at Dartmouth, 7:30 p.m. ** Saturday, Aug. 5 -- Truro at Fredericton, 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5 -- Sydney at Kentville (2), 3 p.m. ** Saturday, Aug. 5 -- Truro at Saint John, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 6 -- Sydney at Kentville, 1 p.m. ** Make-up game. League leaders as of Monday, July 31: BATTING (minimum 74 plate appearances) AB R H RBI Avg. Craig Higgins, Truro 86 20 42 28 .488 Ryan Veinot, Halifax 74 26 32 14 .432 Mike Lockhart, Kentville 81 28 34 19 .420 Ian Lockhart, Kentville 90 28 37 5 .411 Ryan Brothers, Kentville 83 17 33 15 .398 Geoff MacLellan, Sydney 102 13 38 14 .373 Steve Simmons, Sydney 84 21 30 11 .357 Joe MacPherson, Truro 92 19 32 20 .348 Cory Christie, Sydney 95 15 33 8 .347 Beau Chaisson, Sydney 101 20 35 12 .347 Chris Goodie, Dartmouth 79 10 27 15 .342 Luke Smith, Kentville 73 11 24 18 .329 Jeff Lockhart, Kentville 89 23 29 16 .326 Mark Pelham, Halifax 68 14 27 11 .324 Adam Lucas, Halifax 85 15 27 18 .318 Hits - Craig Higgins, Truro, 42; Geoff MacLellan, Sydney, 38; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 37; Beau Chaisson, Sydney, 35; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 34. Runs - Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 28; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 28; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 26; Chris Head, Dartmouth, 24; Jeff Lockhart, Kentville, 23. RBI - Craig Higgins, Truro, 28; Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 25; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 20; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 20; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 19; Jay Turple, Halifax, 19. Doubles - J.P. Wood, Truro, 7; Craig Higgins, Truro, 7; Cory Christie, Sydney, 7; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 7; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 7. Triples - Ryan Brothers, Kentville, 2; Geoff Dunsworth, Halifax, 2; Mark Foley, Kentville, 2. Home runs - Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 7; Craig Higgins, Truro, 6; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 6; Jay Turple, Halifax, 5; Beau Chaisson, Sydney, 4; Adam Lucas, Halifax, 4; Jason Hoyt, Truro, 4; Richie Walcott, Sydney, 4. Stolen bases - Chris Head, Dartmouth, 19; Ryan Brothers, Kentville, 14; Geoff MacLellan, Sydney, 13; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 11; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 10. PITCHING Winning percentage (minimum 4 decisions) — Curtis Falls, Kentville, 5-1, .833; Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 4-1, .800; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 4-1, .800; Thomas Silver, Sydney, 7-2, .778; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 6-2, .750. Wins - Thomas Silver, Sydney, 7; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 6; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 5; Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 4; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 4. Earned-run average - Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 1.54; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 1.75; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 1.80; Mike Sponagle, Kentville, 1.85; Thomas Silver, Sydney, 2.37; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 2.37. Innings pitched - Thomas Silver, Sydney, 72; Kris Dewolfe, Sackville, 63.2; Craig Higgins, Truro, 57; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 55.2; Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 46.2. Strikeouts - Thomas Silver, Sydney, 71; Craig Higgins, Truro, 56; Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 51; Matt McDonald, Dartmouth, 41; Paul Doucette, Sydney, 38. Saves - Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 2; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 2; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 2; Paul Doucette, Sydney, 2. END

Burton Russell has checked in with his weekly league leaders, which can be viewed by clicking on the "2006 Stats Updates" link on the left-hand side of the page.

Darren Doucette drove in five runs as the Dartmouth Moosehead Dry blanked host Halifax Pelham Canadians, and Jeff Chisholm had five RBI of his own to lead the Truro Bearcats past visiting Sackville Chiefs tonight. At Mainland Common Dartmouth 510 340 0xx -- 13 14 1 Halifax 000 000 0xx -- 0 2 4 Steve Nelson (WP), Trevor Zwaan (6), Matt McDonald (7) and Nick Best, Randy Stewart (6); Mark Haverstock (LP), Brian Murphy (4) and Shawn Walsh. Dartmouth -- Darren Doucette, three-run homer, single, five RBI; Chris Head, three singles, RBI; Robert Gillis, double, single; Jason Archibald, two singles; Halifax -- Brent Cooper, double, single. At TAAC Grounds Sackville 100 000 010 -- 2 8 4 Truro 102 301 01x -- 8 11 1 Kris Dewolfe (LP) and Chris Burns; Kelly Spencer (WP), Mark Stiner (8) and Scott Baillie. Sackville -- Rob Hansen, two singles, RBI; Truro -- Jeff Chisholm, single, double, home run, five RBI; Joe MacPherson, three singles, two RBI.

The first-place Kentville Wildcats took two from the Truro Bearcats and the second-place Sydney Sooners completed a weekend sweep of the Sackville Chiefs today. At TAAC Grounds Game 1 Kentville 530 001 2xx -- 11 13 1 Truro 010 000 0xx -- 1 6 3 Curtis Falls (WP), Alex Tufts (7) and Ian Mosher; Craig Higgins (LP), Iain LaPointe (7) and Jason Hoyt. Kentville -- Ryan Brothers, double, four RBI; Ian Lockhart, three singles; Matt Pearl, two-run homer; Truro -- Joe MacPherson, two singles; Jason Hoyt, home run. Game 2 Kentville 100 010 004 -- 6 11 1 Truro 000 100 002 -- 3 7 1 Kevin Nichols (WP), Clyde Landry (9) and Ian Mosher; Matt Black (LP); George Chapman (6) and Jason Hoyt. Kentville -- Mike Lockhart, two singles, double, two RBI; Truro -- Joe MacPherson, double, single. At Susan McEachern Memorial Field Sackville 002 120 0xx -- 5 9 1 Sydney 203 325 xxx -- 15 20 3 Craig Spinney (LP), Marshall Bevin (6) and Chris Burns; Geoff Maclelan, Steve Simmons (WP, 4), Tim Burns (7) and Matt Denny, Derek Aucoin (4). Sackville -- Rob Hansen, two singles; Chris Sperdakes, double, single; Sydney -- Beau Chaisson, home run, double, single; Geoff MacLellan, home run, double, single; Derek Aucoin, double, two singles; Troy Ferguson, three singles.