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Tonight's game between host Dartmouth Moosehead Dry and the Truro Bearcats has been postponed because of wet weather and fog at Beazley Field. When a make-up date has been confirmed, it will be posted on this site.
The Kentville Wildcats and Truro Bearcats posted victories tonight.
At Weir Field
Kentville 520 100 100 — 9 13 0
Sackville 000 000 104 — 5 7 4
Jeff Bishop (WP, 10 strikeouts), Chris Davidson (8), Kevin Daurie (9) and Luke Smith, Mike Murray (8); Joey Gaudet (LP), Paul Humphrey (3) and Jed Martin.
Kentville — Mike Lockhart, double, three singles, four RBI; Pat MacLeod, two doubles, two singles, RBI; Todd Benjamin, two singles; Mike King, RBI-double; Sackville — Mike Magis, four singles, two RBI; Craig MacDonald, RBI-single, bases-loaded walk.
At TAAC Grounds
Halifax 111 000 000 — 3 5 0
Truro 010 034 02x — 10 14 3
Chris Munroe (LP), Brent Cooper (7) and Tom Baker; Craig Higgins (WP, nine strikeouts), Steven Clyke (8), Kelly Spencer (9) and Kevin Matheson.
Halifax — Ryan Veinot, home run, single; Rob Martin, double; Truro — Kevin Matheson, two-run homer, single; Jeff Chisholm, three singles, double; Bill MacKenzie, double, single; J.P. Wood, double, single; Craig Higgins, two singles.
The postponed game June 30 between the Sackville Beaverbank Physio Chiefs and Kentville Wildcats at Memorial Park in Kentville has been rescheduled to Friday, July 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Standings
W L Pct. GB Home Road Mctn Strk Last 5
Dartmouth Moosehead Dry 16 3 .842 - 7-1 9-2 1-0 Won 1 4-1
Truro Bearcats 7 7 .500 6.5 3-4 4-3 0-0 Won 1 3-2
Halifax Pelham Canadians 9 10 .474 7 4-4 5-6 1-1 Won 4 4-1
Kentville Wildcats 6 8 .429 7.5 2-6 4-2 0-0 Lost 2 1-4
Sackville Beaverbank Physio Chiefs 3 15 .167 12.5 2-6 1-9 0-3 Lost 7 0-5
League leaders as of Monday, July 12
BATTING (minimum 48 plate appearances)
AB R H RBI Avg.
Brent Cooper, Halifax 62 13 27 13 .435
Joel Irvine, Dartmouth 80 26 34 13 .425
Ian Lockhart, Kentville 57 18 24 7 .421
Jay Turple, Halifax 77 17 30 18 .390
Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth 67 15 26 20 .388
Luke Smith, Kentville 49 7 19 14 .388
Greg West, Dartmouth 70 25 27 14 .386
Mike Hurley, Sackville 48 8 18 6 .375
Ryan Veinot, Halifax 72 25 27 7 .375
Nick Best, Dartmouth 59 15 22 12 .373
Jeff Chisholm, Truro 60 15 22 9 .367
Jason Irvine, Dartmouth 54 13 19 12 .352
Bill MacKenzie, Truro 58 11 20 10 .345
Robert Gillis, Dartmouth 70 16 23 6 .329
Chris Salsman, Kentville 58 16 19 4 .328
Hits - Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 34; Jay Turple, Halifax, 30; Brent Cooper, Halifax, 27; Greg West, Dartmouth, 27; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 27; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 26; Adam Lucas, Halifax, 26.
Runs - Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 26; Greg West, Dartmouth, 25; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 25; Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 22; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 18; Jay Turple, Halifax, 17.
RBI - Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 34; Greg West, Dartmouth, 20; Jay Turple, Halifax, 18; Chris Goodie, Dartmouth, 15; Darren Hiltz, Dartmouth, 15; Adam Lucas, Halifax, 15; Bruce Joshua, Truro, 15.
Doubles - Jay Turple, Halifax, 9; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 6; Greg West, Dartmouth, 6; Ryan Doucette, Dartmouth, 6; Ryan Veniot, Halifax, 6; Adam Lucas, Halifax, 6.
Triples - Bill MacKenzie, Truro, 3.
Home runs - Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 8; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 7; Bruce Joshua, Truro, 6; Greg West, Dartmouth, 5; Chris Goodie, Dartmouth, 5; Nick Best, Dartmouth, 5; Jay Turple, Halifax, 5.
Stolen bases - Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 14; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 7; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 6.
PITCHING
Winning percentage (minimum 3 decisions) — Tim Clayton, Kentville, 4-0, 1.000; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 3-0, 1.000; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 5-1, .833; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 4-2, .667; Mark Haverstock, Halifax, 2-1, .667; Chris Munroe, Halifax, 3-2, .600.
Wins - Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 5; Tim Clayton, Kentville, 4; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 4; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 3; Chris Munroe, Halifax, 3.
Earned-run average - Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 1.23; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 1.62; Tim Clayton, Kentville, 2.63; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 3.21; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 3.54; Chris Munroe, Halifax, 3.60.
Innings pitched - Mark Haverstock, Halifax, 46.1; Sheldon MacDonald, Halifax, 45; Chris Munroe, Halifax, 42.1; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 40.2; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 35.2.
Strikeouts - Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 43; Sheldon MacDonald, Halifax, 42; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 31; Craig Higgins, Truro, 30; Tim Clayton, Kentville, 29; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 27.
Saves - Mike Alexander, Dartmouth, 2; Chris Davidson, Kentville, 2; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 2.
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League statistician Burton Russell has compiled the latest stats leaders in the NSSBL, and they can be found by clicking on the "2004 Stats Updates" link on the left-hand side of the page.