Kentville Wildcats

The latest slate of interleague games got underway at sites in Nova Scotia this afternoon and evening. New Brunswick won three of five games today, and leads the overall series 8-5, with four more games scheduled for tomorrow. - Barrett Bellefontaine tossed a complete-game three-hitter to lead the Halifax Pelham Canadians to a shutout win, 9-0 over the Moncton Mets. At Mainland Common Moncton 000 000 000 — 0 3 2 Halifax 001 230 30x — 9 16 1 Jacques Boucher (LP), Blake Arsenault, (6) and Mike Ivey; Barrett Bellefontaine (WP) and Gregor McPherson. Halifax — Adam Lucas, double, two singles. - A two-run first inning helped propel the Kentville Wildcats past the Saint John Alpines 5-1. At Memorial Park Saint John 000 100 000 — 1 5 1 Kentville 200 000 30x — 5 7 0 Sherman Yeo (LP), Kent Fulton (7) and Matt Beckworth; Mike Sponagle (WP), Jamie Joice (8) and Kevin Benjamin; Kentville — Mike King, two singles; Ryan Brothers, single, walk. Chatham 4 Sydney 1 (linescore unavailable) - The Moncton Mets built a 4-0 lead en route to a 7-4 decision over the Truro Bearcats. At TAAC Grounds Moncton 121 011 010 — 7 8 1 Truro 000 101 020 — 4 9 2 Derek Wilson (WP) and Mike Ivey; Mark Stiner (LP), Matt Black (5), Joe MacPherson (9) and Jason Hoyt. Moncton — Derek Wilson, single, home run; Truro — Craig Higgins, two singles, home run, two RBI. Saint John 5 Dartmouth 4 (linescore unavailable)

Congratulations to Halifax Pelham Canadians pitcher Mark Haverstock, who recorded the first no-hitter in league play in five years tonight as his team blanked the Sackville Chiefs 11-0. Haverstock struck out seven and walked two to earn the victory. Craig Higgins of the Truro Bearcats had the last no-hitter prior to tonight, a 10-1 win over the Dartmouth Moosehead Dry on Aug. 2, 2001. At Weir Field Halifax 003 105 2xx -- 11 12 0 Sackville 000 000 0xx -- 0 0 4 Mark Haverstock (WP, no-hitter, seven strikeouts) and Shawn Walsh; Jason Plotsky (LP), Craig Spinney (6) and Logan Daly. Halifax -- Jay Turple, two singles, RBI; Mark Pelham, three singles, two RBI; Craig Cooper, two singles; Shawn Walsh, two singles. The Kentville Wildcats rallied for runs in the eighth and ninth innings, and two more in the 10th to edge the Truro Bearcats tonight. At Memorial Park Truro 000 002 100 1 -- 4 10 1 Kentville 000 010 011 2 -- 5 12 0 Craig Higgins, Matt Black (8), Joe MacPherson (LP, 9) and Scott Baillie; Kevin Nichols, Curtis Falls (WP, 8) and Luke Smith. Truro -- Joe MacPherson, two RBI; Kentville -- Jeff Lockhart, game-winning RBI-single.

The weekly stats report from statistician Burton Russell has arrived, and can be viewed by clicking on the "2006 Stats Updates" link on the left-hand side of the page.

Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League Standings: W L Pct. GB Home Road Strk Last 5 Kentville Wildcats 8 3 .727 -- 4-0 4-3 Won 2 4-1 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry 8 4 .667 0.5 2-1 6-3 Won 4 4-1 Truro Bearcats 5 2 .714 1 4-1 1-1 Won 2 3-2 Sydney Sooners 7 4 .636 1 3-3 4-1 Won 1 3-2 Halifax Pelham Canadians 2 8 .200 5.5 2-1 0-7 Lost 4 1-4 Sackville Chiefs 1 12 .077 8 1-6 0-6 Lost 5 0-5 This week’s schedule: Tuesday, June 27 -- Dartmouth at Halifax, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 28 -- Halifax at Sackville, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 28 -- Truro at Kentville, 7:30 p.m. *** INTERLEAGUE PLAY *** (Make-up games from June 10-11) Saturday, July 1 -- Moncton at Halifax, 2 p.m. Saturday, July 1 -- Saint John at Kentville, 2 p.m. Saturday. July 1 -- Chatham at Sydney, 4 p.m. Saturday, July 1 -- Moncton at Truro, 7 p.m. Saturday, July 1 -- Saint John at Dartmouth, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 2 -- Chatham at Halifax, noon Sunday, July 2 -- Moncton at Sydney, 1 p.m. Sunday, July 2 -- Saint John at Sackville, 2 p.m. Sunday, July 2 -- Chatham at Truro, 5 p.m. League leaders as of Monday, June 26: BATTING (minimum 30 plate appearances) AB R H RBI Avg. Craig Higgins, Truro 26 6 12 5 .462 Ian Lockhart, Kentville 38 15 17 2 .447 Ryan Veinot, Halifax 32 13 14 5 .437 Joe MacPherson, Truro 24 9 10 11 .417 Ryan Brothers, Kentville 41 6 17 8 .415 Mike Lockhart, Kentville 39 15 16 10 .410 Luke Smith, Kentville 39 5 16 8 .410 Beau Chiasson, Sydney 48 9 19 2 .396 Jeff Lockhart, Kentville 39 10 15 6 .385 Adam Lucas, Halifax 37 9 14 11 .378 Shawn Walsh, Halifax 31 4 11 4 .355 Mike King, Kentville 44 11 15 6 .341 Joel Irvine, Dartmouth 27 5 9 7 .333 Mark Pelham, Halifax 33 6 11 3 .333 Geoff MacLellan, Sydney 43 6 14 5 .326 Hits - Beau Chaisson, Sydney, 19; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 17; Ryan Brothers, Kentville, 17; Richie Walcott, Sydney, 17; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 16; Luke Smith, Kentville, 16; Steve Simmons, Sydney, 16. Runs - Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 16; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 15; Chris Head, Dartmouth, 14; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 13; Steve Simmons, Sydney,13. RBI - Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 12; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 11; Richie Walcott, Sydney, 11; Adam Lucas, Halifax, 11; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 10. Doubles - Darren Hiltz, Dartmouth, 4; Luke Smith, Kentville, 4; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 4; Chris Goodie, Dartmouth, 4; Kenny Miller, Dartmouth, 4. Triples - Several tied with 1. Home runs - Joe MacPherson, Truro, 4; Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 4; Adam Lucas, Halifax, 4; Mike King, Kentville, 2; Jay Turple, Halifax, 2; Richie Walcott, Sydney, 2. Stolen bases - Chris Head, Dartmouth, 9; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 6; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 5; Geoff MacLellan, Sydney, 4; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 4; Robert Gillis, Dartmouth, 4; Ryan Brothers, Kentville, 4. PITCHING Winning percentage (minimum 2 decisions) — Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 4-0, 1.000; Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 2-0, 1.000; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 2-0, 1.000; Mike Sponagle, Kentville, 2-0, 1.000; Matt Black, Truro, 2-0, 1.000; Paul Doucette, Sydney, 2-0, 1.000. Wins - Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 4; Thomas Silver, Sydney, 3; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 3; Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 2; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 2; Mike Sponagle, Kentville, 2; Matt Black, Truro, 2; Paul Doucette, Sydney, 2. Earned-run average - Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 0.40; Thomas Silver, Sydney, 0.96; Craig Higgins, Truro, 1.35; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 1.50; Matt McDonald, Dartmouth, 2.05; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 2.05. Innings pitched - Kris Dewolfe, Sackville, 32; Thomas Silver, Sydney, 28; Matt McDonald, Dartmouth, 26.1; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 24.1; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 23. Strikeouts - Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 34; Thomas Silver, Sydney, 32; Craig Higgins, Truro, 26; Matt McDonald, Dartmouth, 25; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 20; Paul Doucette, Sydney, 20. Saves - Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 2. END

The following games will not be played this weekend, as the Fredericton Royals will not be able to field a team. Saturday, July 1 -- Fredericton at Sackville, 2 p.m. Saturday, July 1 -- Fredericton at Kentville, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 2 -- Fredericton at Dartmouth, 2 p.m. The remainder of this weekend's interleague schedule will proceed as planned, weather permitting. These games were to have been played June 10-11, but were postponed because of rain. Saturday, July 1 -- Moncton at Halifax, 2 p.m. Saturday, July 1 -- Saint John at Kentville, 2 p.m. Saturday. July 1 -- Chatham at Sydney, 4 p.m. Saturday, July 1 -- Moncton at Truro, 7 p.m. Saturday, July 1 -- Saint John at Dartmouth, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 2 -- Chatham at Halifax, noon Sunday, July 2 -- Moncton at Sydney, 1 p.m. Sunday, July 2 -- Saint John at Sackville, 2 p.m. Sunday, July 2 -- Chatham at Truro, 5 p.m. Last weekend, New Brunswick teams won five of eight games against Nova Scotia to kick off the inaugural season of interleague play. Both leagues have committed to a two-year agreement to promote interleague play.