Kentville Wildcats

The remainder of the interleague schedule between the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia senior leagues has been finalized. Dates and times for the remaining games are as follows: Saturday, July 15 -- Truro at Fredericton, 2 p.m. Saturday, July 15 -- Truro at Saint John, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 16 -- Fredericton at Sackville, 1 p.m. Saturday, July 22 -- Kentville at Chatham, 2 p.m. Saturday, July 22 -- Kentville at Moncton, 7 p.m. Sunday, July 23 -- Fredericton at Dartmouth, 2 p.m. Sunday, July 23 -- Fredericton at Kentville, 7:30 p.m. So that these interleague games can be played as soon as possible, the following NSSBL games have been postponed. Saturday, July 15 -- Truro at Halifax Sunday, July 23 -- Sackville at Kentville Make-up dates for these games will be announced once they have been confirmed. Changes have been made in the "Schedules" and "Calendar" sections of the website.

Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League Standings: W L Pct. GB Home Road Strk Last 5 Kentville Wildcats 10 3 .769 -- 6-0 4-3 Won 4 4-1 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry 8 5 .615 2 2-2 6-3 Lost 1 4-1 Sydney Sooners 8 5 .615 2 4-4 4-1 Won 1 2-3 Truro Bearcats 5 5 .500 3.5 4-3 1-2 Lost 3 2-3 Halifax Pelham Canadians 5 8 .385 5 4-1 1-7 Won 3 3-2 Sackville Chiefs 2 13 .133 9 2-7 0-6 Won 1 1-4 This week’s schedule: Tuesday, July 4 - Sackville at Halifax, 7:30 p.m. ** Wednesday, July 5 - Halifax at Kentville, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 5 - Truro at Sackville, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 6 - Kentville at Dartmouth, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 8 - Truro at Sydney (2), 3 p.m. Sunday, July 9 - Truro at Sydney, 1 p.m. Sunday, July 9 - Sackville at Kentville, 4 p.m. Sunday, July 9 - Halifax at Dartmouth, 7 p.m. ** Game broadcast live on EastLink Television. League leaders as of Monday, July 3: BATTING (minimum 35 plate appearances) AB R H RBI Avg. Craig Higgins, Truro 38 9 14 12 .450 Ian Lockhart, Kentville 46 17 20 2 .435 Ryan Brothers, Kentville 49 8 21 8 .429 Mark Pelham, Halifax 40 10 17 6 .425 Luke Smith, Kentville 43 7 18 9 .419 Ryan Veinot, Halifax 44 16 18 7 .409 Mike Lockhart, Kentville 45 15 18 11 .400 Beau Chaisson, Sydney 49 9 19 2 .388 Geoff Dunsworth, Halifax 34 3 13 8 .382 Jeff Lockhart, Kentville 48 10 18 9 .375 Shawn Walsh, Halifax 35 6 13 4 .371 Joe MacPherson, Truro 38 9 14 12 .368 Steve Simmons, Sydney 58 15 21 9 .362 Adam Lucas, Halifax 51 12 18 14 .353 Mike King, Kentville 55 14 19 7 .345 Hits - Ryan Brothers, Kentville, 21; Steve Simmons, Sydney, 21; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 20; Mike King, Kentville, 19; Richie Walcott, Sydney, 19; Beau Chaisson, Sydney, 19. Runs - Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 17; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 16; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 15; Steve Simmons, Sydney, 15; Mike King, Kentville, 14; Chris Head, Dartmouth, 14. RBI - Adam Lucas, Halifax, 14; Jay Turple, Halifax, 13; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 12; Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 12; Richie Walcott, Sydney, 12; Jason Snow, Sydney, 12. Doubles - Luke Smith, Kentville, 5; Darren Hiltz, Dartmouth, 4; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 4; Chris Goodie, Dartmouth, 4; Kenny Miller, Dartmouth, 4; Adam Lucas, Halifax, 4. Triples - Ryan Brothers, Kentville, 2; several tied with 1. Home runs - Joe MacPherson, Truro, 4; Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 4; Adam Lucas, Halifax, 4; Jay Turple, Halifax, 4; Richie Walcott, Sydney, 3. Stolen bases - Chris Head, Dartmouth, 12; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 7; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 6; Ryan Brothers, Kentville, 6; Robert Gillis, Dartmouth, 5; Geoff MacLellan, Sydney, 5; Mark Foley, Kentville, 5. PITCHING Winning percentage (minimum 2 decisions) - Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 4-0, 1.000; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 3-0, 1.000; Mike Sponagle, Kentville, 3-0, 1.000; Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 2-0, 1.000; Adam Shibinette, Sydney, 2-0, 1.000; Paul Doucette, Sydney, 2-0, 1.000. Wins - Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 4; Thomas Silver, Sydney, 3; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 3; Mike Sponagle, Kentville, 3; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 3. Earned-run average - Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 0.40; Thomas Silver, Sydney, 1.46; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 1.80; Mike Sponagle, Kentville, 1.86; Craig Higgins, Truro, 1.93. Innings pitched - Kris Dewolfe, Sackville, 39; Thomas Silver, Sydney, 37; Matt McDonald, Dartmouth, 34.1; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 30. Strikeouts - Thomas Silver, Sydney, 38; Matt McDonald, Dartmouth, 38; Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 34; Craig Higgins, Truro, 32; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 25. Saves - Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 2. END

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

The Halifax Pelham Canadians built an 8-2 lead through six innings and held on to beat the Sackville Chiefs 8-5 tonight. At Mainland North Common Sackville 000 200 210 -- 5 7 4 Halifax 210 104 00x -- 8 11 1 Craig Henman (LP), Rob Hansen (7) and Logan Daly; Mark Haverstock (WP), Mark Pelham (Sv, 7) and Shawn Walsh. Sackville -- Greg West, two-run homer; Chris Burns, two singles, two RBI; Scott Meaden, single, double; Halifax -- Adam Lucas, three singles, RBI; Ryan Veinot, three singles, two RBI; Mark Pelham, two-run single.

Nova Scotia teams took three of four games from New Brunswick in interleague play today. Nova Scotia went 5-4 against New Brunswick this weekend to cut New Brunswick's overall lead in interleague play this season to 9-8. -- The Halifax Pelham Canadians wrapped up their interleague weekend with their second consecutive win, 10-8 over the Chatham Ironmen. At Mainland Common Chatham 012 200 102 - 8 12 1 Halifax 012 410 11x - 10 13 1 Darren Hardy (LP), Mike Lewis (4) and Kevin Bowes; Perry Deveaux, Brian Murphy (WP,5), Chris Munroe (Sv,9) and Gregor McPherson. Chatham - Tyson Waye, home run, two singles, double; Jon Saunders, two doubles; Tom Burns, two singles; Halifax - Jay Turple, two home runs; Jason Baker, home run; Geoff Dunsworth, three singles; Craig MacDonald, single, double, RBI; Gregor McPherson, two singles, RBI. Sydney 15 Moncton 7 (linescore unavailable) -- The Sackville Chiefs picked up their first interleague victory, 11-7 over the Saint John Alpines. At Weir Field Saint John 003 010 030 — 7 13 1 Sackville 220 212 20x — 11 18 4 Steve Estabrooks (LP), Gary Brown (6), Josh Ferguson (8) and Matt Beckwith; Kris Dewolfe (WP), Craig Spinney (8), Jason Plotsky (9) and Chris Burns. Saint John — Ron Barton, double, two singles; Sackville — Rob Hansen, four singles, five RBI; Chris Sperdakes, three singles, four runs scored; Chris Burns, four singles; Joey Corkum, double, single. -- The Chatham Ironmen prevented the Nova Scotia sweep with a 7-3 win over the Truro Bearcats in the nightcap. At TAAC Grounds Chatham 102 020 002 - 7 8 1 Truro 000 000 210 - 3 7 0 J.F. Neveau (WP), Brian St. Coeur (7) and Jon Saunders; Nial Hughes (LP), Ty Hughes (3), Iain LaPointe (6), Craig Higgins (9) and Jason Hoyt. Chatham – Darren Hardy, two-run homer; Nick Hardy, two singles; Truro – Craig Higgins and Jeff Chisholm, RBI-singles.