Kentville Wildcats

Joel Irvine drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning for host Dartmouth Moosehead Dry, giving them a victory over the Truro Bearcats tonight. At Beazley Field Truro 000 110 051 — 8 14 1 Dartmouth 200 100 222 — 9 17 1 Mark Stiner, Steve Clyke (6), Matt Black (LP,8) and Matt Mayo; Trevor Zwaan (11 strikeouts), Mike Alexander (WP,8) and Joel Irvine. Truro — Joe MacPherson, single, double, home run; Bruce Joshua, grand-slam; Bill MacKenzie, three singles; Shawn Fuller, single, double; Matt Mayo, two singles; Dartmouth — Darren Doucette, two-run homer; Jamie Vallis, two doubles, two-run homer; Darren Hiltz, four doubles; Chris Goodie, three singles; Joel Irvine, two singles, double, two RBI; Greg West, double, single.

The Kentville Wildcats became the third team to secure a playoff berth tonight with a win over host Sackville Beaverbank Physio Chiefs. At Weir Field Kentville 010 032 100 - 7 14 1 Sackville 000 010 000 - 1 9 2 Kevin Daurie (WP), Jeff Bishop (8), Chris Davidson (9) and Luke Smith, Mike Murray (8); Paul Humphrey (LP), Jamie Joyce (8) and Jed Martin. Kentville - Chris Salsman, two-run homer; Mike King, double, two singles, RBI; Marshall Bevin, double, single, RBI; Luke Smith, triple, two singles, RBi; Sackville - Doug Pickrem, two singles; Ryan Conrad, two singles.

Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League W L Pct. GB Home Road Mctn Strk Last 5 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry 23 4 .852 - 10-1 13-3 2-1 Won 5 5-0 Kentville Wildcats 12 11 .522 9 6-8 6-3 1-0 Lost 3 2-3 Halifax Pelham Canadians 12 13 .480 10 5-5 7-8 1-1 Won 3 3-2 Truro Bearcats 9 12 .429 11 5-5 4-7 0-2 Lost 4 1-4 Sackville Beaverbank Physio Chiefs 3 22 .120 19 2-9 1-13 0-3 Lost 14 0-5 League leaders as of Monday, Aug. 2 BATTING (minimum 70 plate appearances) AB R H RBI Avg. Ian Lockhart, Kentville 90 34 43 17 .478 Joel Irvine, Dartmouth 114 40 53 22 .465 Mike Lockhart, Kentville 63 13 28 19 .444 Brent Cooper, Halifax 71 14 28 15 .394 Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth 87 23 34 20 .391 Jay Turple, Halifax 95 22 37 22 .389 Greg West, Dartmouth 101 38 39 32 .386 Pat MacLeod, Kentville 77 13 29 19 .377 J.P. Wood, Truro 80 15 29 19 .363 Jeff Chisholm, Truro 80 15 29 15 .363 Ryan Veinot, Halifax 93 29 33 7 .355 Chris Salsman, Kentville 96 30 34 11 .354 Chris Goodie, Dartmouth 91 15 32 23 .352 Robert Gillis, Dartmouth 105 30 36 8 .343 Hits - Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 53; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 43; Greg West, Dartmouth, 39; Jay Turple, Halifax, 37; Robert Gillis, Dartmouth, 36; Ryan Doucette, Dartmouth, 36. Runs - Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 40; Greg West, Dartmouth, 38; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 34; Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 31; Chris Salsman, Kentville, 30; Robert Gillis, Dartmouth, 30. RBI - Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 47; Greg West, Dartmouth, 32; Chris Goodie, Dartmouth, 23; Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 22; Jay Turple, Halifax, 22; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 20. Doubles - Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 10; Ryan Doucette, Dartmouth, 10; Pat MacLeod, Kentville, 10; Greg West, Dartmouth, 10; Jay Turple, Halifax, 10; Jason Irvine, Dartmouth, 8; Chris Goodie, Dartmouth, 8. Triples - Bill MacKenzie, Truro, 3. Home runs - Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 11; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 7; Greg West, Dartmouth, 7; Jay Turple, Halifax, 6; Chris Goodie, Dartmouth, 6; Bruce Joshua, Truro, 6. Stolen bases - Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 16; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 11; Joey Gaudet, Sackville, 9; Greg West, Dartmouth, 8; Robert Gillis, Dartmouth, 8; Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 7. PITCHING Winning percentage (minimum 3 decisions) — Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 4-0, 1.000; Mike Alexander, Dartmouth, 3-0, 1.000; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 7-1, .875; Tim Clayton, Kentville, 5-1, .833; Andrew MacIntosh, Halifax, 3-1, .750; Mark Haverstock, Halifax, 3-1, .750. Wins - Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 7; Tim Clayton, Kentville, 5; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 4; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 4. Earned-run average - Mike Alexander, Dartmouth, 1.36; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 1.92; Tim Clayton, Kentville, 3.23; Chris Munroe, Halifax, 3.41; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 3.50. Innings pitched - Chris Munroe, Halifax, 55.1; Mark Haverstock, Halifax, 53.1; Sheldon MacDonald, Halifax, 52.1; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 51.2; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 51.2. Strikeouts - Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 54; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 51; Sheldon MacDonald, Halifax, 48; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 42; Craig Higgins, Truro, 42. Saves - Mike Alexander, Dartmouth, 2; Chris Davidson, Kentville, 2; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 2; Kevin Daurie, Kentville, 2; Pete Sonier, Dartmouth, 2. END

The Halifax Pelham Canadians secured a berth with the Dartmouth Moosehead Dry in the postseason with a win tonight over visiting Sackville Beaverbank Physio Chiefs. At Wanderers Grounds Sackville 020 022 100 - 7 13 2 Halifax 103 440 40x - 16 20 1 Kris Dewolfe (LP), John Fifield (4) and Terry Dunbrack; Mark Haverstock (WP), Jay Turple (7) and Kevin Andrecyk. Sackville - Craig MacDonald, two singles, RBI; Terry Dunbrack, two singles, RBI; Doug Fraser, three singles, RBI; Halifax - Jay Turple, three doubles, single, five RBI; Brent Cooper, double, three singles, two RBI; Gregor McPherson, two singles, two RBI.

Click on the "2004 Stats Updates" link on the left-hand side of the page for the latest stats, courtesy league stats guru Burton Russell. The doubleheader scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 7 between host Moncton Mets and the Kentville Wildcats at Kiwanis Park has been postponed because Moncton is participating in the New Brunswick senior league playoffs. When a make-up date has been confirmed, it will be posted on this site.