Kentville Wildcats

Iain LaPointe's two-run single was the big blow in a three-run 10th inning as the Truro Bearcats put some distance between them and the Halifax Pelham Canadians in the battle for the fourth and final playoff position. At Mainland Common Truro 000 003 000 3 — 6 8 2 Halifax 030 000 000 1 — 4 9 1 Kelly Spencer, Matt Black (8), Jeff Chisholm (WP, 10) and Scott Baillie; Perry Deveaux, Trevor Wamback (LP, 7), Mark Pelham (10) and Shawn Walsh. Truro — J.P. Wood, double, single; Matt Black, double, single; Iain LaPointe, two-run single; Halifax — Mark Pelham, two singles, two RBI; Geoff Dunsworth and Ryan Veinot, triple; Craig MacDonald, two singles.

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

The latest stats are in, courtesy of Burton Russell, and can be viewed by clicking on the "2006 Stats Updates" link on the left-hand side of the page.

Tonight's game between the Truro Bearcats and Sackville Chiefs at Weir Field in Sackville has been postponed because Weir Field is unavailable, having already been booked. When a make-up date is confirmed, it will be posted on this site.

The Fredericton Royals maintained an undefeated record in interleague play, improving to 3-0 with a 9-0 shutout over host Sackville Chiefs this afternoon. At Weir Field Fredericton 012 022 110 -- 9 13 2 Sackville 000 000 000 -- 0 7 2 Josh Collins (WP) and Matt Stewart; Craig Henman (LP), Craig Spinney (7) and Logan Daly. Fredericton -- Jody Peterson, two-run homer, double, single; Dave Barr, three singles; Sackville -- Scott Meaden, two singles. The Dartmouth Moosehead Dry salvaged a game from their weekend series with the Sydney Sooners, winning 3-2. At Beazley Field Sydney 010 000 001 -- 2 10 3 Dartmouth 000 100 20x -- 3 8 2 Adam Shibinette, Danny McKillop (LP, 5) and Troy Ferguson; Terry Forbes (WP), Matt McDonald (Sv, 8) and Randy Stewart. Sydney -- Derek Aucoin, two singles; Richie Walcott, two singles; Beau Chaisson, home run; Dartmouth -- Darren Doucette, two singles; Chris Goodie, three singles, RBI. The first-place Kentville Wildcats outslugged the Halifax Pelham Canadians 13-8. At Memorial Park Halifax 031 000 202 -- 8 9 6 Kentville 330 501 01x -- 13 13 1 Brian Murphy (LP), Chris Munroe (2), Morgan Strang (7) and Brent Cooper; Tim Clayton (WP), Chris Ferguson (7) and Luke Smith. Halifax -- Jay Turple, double, single, RBI; Ryan Veinot, two singles; Kentville -- Mike Lockhart, double, three singles; Ian Lockhart, two singles; Mark Foley, two singles.