Kentville Wildcats

The Halifax Pelham Canadians wrapped up the fourth and final playoff position with a doubleheader split today against host Sydney Sooners. Sydney won the first game 8-5, and Halifax the second 10-6. Linescores are unavailable.

The Dartmouth Moosehead Dry, having already clinched first place, beat visiting Truro Bearcats tonight to drop Truro a half-game behind Kentville in the race for second. At Beazley Field Truro 022 002 300 – 9 11 2 Dartmouth 120 041 03x – 11 7 5 Nial Hughes, Matt Black (LP, 8) and Kevin Matheson; Trevor Zwaan, Jason Bailey (WP, 8) and Chris Burns. Truro – J.P. Wood, home run, two doubles; Brian Kennedy, three singles; Jason Davis, home run, single; Kevin Matheson, two singles, RBI; Dartmouth – Mike Alexander, two singles, three RBI; Darren Doucette, home run; Kenny Miller, single, triple, three RBI; Jason Archibald, two-run triple.

The Kentville Wildcats moved into a second-place tie with the Truro Bearcats by beating the slumping Halifax Pelham Canadians tonight. At Memorial Park Halifax 000 002 000 – 2 3 1 Kentville 000 020 001 – 3 8 2 Andrew MacIntosh (LP) and Gregor McPherson; Kevin Nichols, Chris Davidson (WP, 9) and Ian Mosher. Halifax – Adam Lucas, double; Kentville – Mark Foley, single, double; Curtis Falls, double.

The latest stats leaders have been compiled by league statistician Burton Russell, and can be viewed by clicking on the "2005 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 a-Dartmouth Moosehead Dry 16 5 .762 - 9-3 7-2 Won 2 3-2 a-Truro Bearcats 13 9 .591 3.5 8-4 5-5 Lost 2 2-3 a-Kentville Wildcats 11 10 .524 5 5-6 6-4 Lost 1 3-2 x-N.S. Canada Games 5 5 .500 5.5 0-0 5-5 Won 1 3-2 Halifax Pelham Canadians 8 11 .421 7 6-6 2-5 Lost 2 2-3 Sydney Sooners 5 18 .217 12 3-8 2-10 Lost 1 3-2 a-clinched playoff berth; x-ineligible for playoffs. This week’s schedule: Tuesday, Aug. 2 - Kentville at Truro, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2 - Dartmouth at Halifax, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3 - Halifax at Kentville, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4 - Truro at Dartmouth, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6 - Halifax at Sydney (2), 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7 - Halifax at Sydney, 1 p.m. League leaders as of Monday, Aug. 1: BATTING (minimum 65 plate appearances) AB R H RBI Avg. Darren Doucette, Dartmouth 85 21 41 36 .482 Craig Higgins, Truro 67 14 32 11 .478 Adam Lucas, Halifax 74 17 31 22 .419 Mike Lockhart, Kentville 87 21 35 27 .402 Joel Irvine, Dartmouth 80 29 32 29 .400 Geoff MacLellan, Sydney 83 19 33 13 .398 Jeff Chisholm, Truro 89 23 34 30 .382 Ian Lockhart, Kentville 84 23 32 13 .381 Robert Gillis, Dartmouth 63 17 23 8 .365 Mike King, Kentville 76 16 27 12 .355 Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth 79 22 28 23 .354 Craig MacDonald, Halifax 71 21 25 10 .352 Jason Davis, Truro 65 12 22 12 .338 Luke Smith, Kentville 78 12 26 18 .333 Kevin Matheson, Truro 54 11 18 14 .333 Hits - Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 41; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 35; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 34; Geoff MacLellan, Sydney, 33; Craig Higgins, Truro, 32; Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 32; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 32. Runs - Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 29; Chris Goodie, Dartmouth, 25; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 23; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 22; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 21; Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 21; Craig MacDonald, Halifax, 21. RBI - Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 36; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 30; Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 29; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 27; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 23. Doubles - Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 12; Craig Higgins, Truro, 8; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 8; J.P. Wood, Truro, 8; Luke Smith, Kentville, 8. Triples - Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 3; Craig MacDonald, Halifax, 3; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 3; Adam Lucas, Halifax, 3; Chris Head, N.S. Canada Games/Dartmouth, 3. Home runs - Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 11; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 8; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 8; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 4; Luke Smith, Kentville, 4; Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 4; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 4; Adam Lucas, Halifax, 4. Stolen bases - Geoff MacLellan, Sydney, 21; Chris Head, N.S. Canada Games/Dartmouth, 10; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 9; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 8. PITCHING Winning percentage (minimum 3 decisions) — Craig Higgins, Truro, 6-0, 1.000; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 6-0, 1.000; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 3-0, 1.000; Vince Horsman, Dartmouth, 2-1, .667; Matt MacDonald, N.S. Canada Games, 2-1, .667; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 2-1, .667; Jevon Titus, Kentville, 2-1, .667; Tim Clayton, Kentville, 2-1, .667. Wins - Craig Higgins, Truro, 6; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 6; Andrew MacIntosh, Halifax, 3; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 3. Earned-run average - Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 1.70; Vince Horsman, Dartmouth, 1.80; Colin Jeffery, Truro, 2.37; Craig Higgins, Truro, 2.39; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 2.48. Innings pitched - Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 53; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 50; Andrew MacIntosh, Halifax, 49.2; Craig Higgins, Truro, 49; Danny McKillop, Sydney, 45. Strikeouts - Craig Higgins, Truro, 58; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 57; Andrew MacIntosh, Halifax, 48; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 42; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 40. Saves - Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 3; Matt Black, Truro, 3; Chris Munroe, Halifax, 2; Chris Davidson, Kentville, 2. END