Kentville Wildcats

The Sydney Sooners took both ends of a doubleheader from host Dartmouth Moosehead Dry in a battle for second place, and the Halifax Pelham Canadians moved into a tie for the fourth and final playoff position with a key home victory over the Truro Bearcats. At Beazley Field Game 1 Sydney 100 030 000 -- 4 7 4 Dartmouth 000 010 000 -- 1 6 5 Thomas Silver (WP) and Matt Denny; Jason Bailey (LP), Pete Sonier (9) and Nick Best. Sydney -- Troy Ferguson, double, two singles; Dartmouth -- Darren Hiltz, two singles. Game 2 Sydney 002 020 011 -- 6 7 4 Dartmouth 000 040 001 -- 5 6 5 Paul Doucette (WP) and Matt Denny; Steve Nelson (LP), Matt McDonald (9) and Randy Stewart, Nick Best (7). Sydney -- Richie Walcott, home run, single; Beau Chaisson, home run, double; Dartmouth -- Darren Doucette, two-run homer. At Mainland North Common Truro 000 100 111 -- 4 10 1 Halifax 000 207 00x -- 9 8 3 Craig Higgins (LP), Joe MacPherson (7), Iain LaPointe (9) and Darrell Ryan, Scott Baillie (6); Mark Haverstock (WP), Trevor Wamback (7) and Shawn Walsh. Truro -- Joe MacPherson, home run; Jeff Chisholm, home run; Craig Higgins, single, double; Halifax -- Adam Lucas, two singles; Ryan Veinot, three-run double.

Tonight's game between the Truro Bearcats and Dartmouth Moosehead Dry at Beazley Field in Dartmouth has been postponed because of rain. When a make-up date has been confirmed, it will be posted on this site.

The Sackville Chiefs posted back-to-back wins for the first time this season, edging the Halifax Pelham Canadians in an extra inning. At Weir Field Halifax 120 010 000 0 -- 4 11 0 Sackville 010 010 020 1 -- 5 7 1 Perry Deveaux, Mark Pelham (LP, 8) and Craig Cooper; Darrell McLellan, Kris Dewolfe (WP, 6) and Logan Daly. Halifax -- Jay Turple, home run, double, single; Brent Cooper, two singles; Sackville -- Logan Daly, double, two singles; Joey Corkum, game-winning RBI. The Dartmouth Moosehead Dry moved closer to the first-place Kentville Wildcats with a 6-4 victory. At Memorial Park Dartmouth 103 200 000 -- 6 6 1 Kentville 020 002 000 -- 4 7 2 Terry Forbes, Trevor Zwaan (WP, 4), Steve Nelson (7), Jason Bailey (Sv, 9) and Nick Best; Kevin Nichols (LP), Clyde Landry (5) and Luke Smith. Dartmouth -- Kenny Miller, two-run double; Nick Best, double; Kentville -- Ian Lockhart, double, single; Mark Foley, double, single.

The Sackville Chiefs needed 11 innings to edge host Truro Bearcats, while the Kentville Wildcats scored eight runs in the fifth inning en route to a win over the Halifax Pelham Canadians in a game called after six innings because of fog. At TAAC Grounds Sackville 010 000 500 01 -- 7 14 0 Truro 030 001 002 00 -- 6 15 3 Craig Spinney, Craig Henman (WP, 8) and Logan Daly; Mark Stiner, Kelly Spencer (6), John Chapman (LP, 9) and Scott Baillie, Jason Hoyt (8). Sackville -- Marshall Bevin, two singles, triple, three-run homer; Chris Sperdakes, two-run homer; Truro -- J.P. Wood, RBI-double; Craig Higgins, two-run homer. At Mainland North Common Kentville 010 801 xxx -- 10 11 2 Halifax 012 010 xxx -- 4 6 2 Cory Kent (WP), Jamie Joice (6) and Ian Mosher; Chris Munroe (LP), Trevor Wamback (4) and Craig Cooper. Kentville -- Les Berry, two singles; Mark Foley, two singles; Halifax -- Ryan Veinot, two singles; Jay Turple, two singles.

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