Kentville Wildcats

The Dartmouth Moosehead Dry won their ninth straight game, 7-4 over host Truro Bearcats tonight. At TAAC Grounds Dartmouth 012 102 001 — 7 12 1 Truro 102 100 000 — 4 6 2 Jason Bailey (WP, nine strikeouts) and Joel Irvine; Craig Higgins (LP)), Jeff Chisholm (8), Matt Black (9) and Matt Mayo Dartmouth - Jason Irvine, home run, double, single, two RBI; Greg West, two-run homer, single; Robert Gillis, double, single; Truro - John Chapman, single, two runs, Joe MacPherson, double, run, Billy MacKenzie, two-run single. At Memorial Park, the Kentville Wildcats were rained out at home against visiting Sackville Beaverbank Physio Chiefs. Once a make-up date has been confirmed, it will be posted on this site.

The weekly stats report from league number-cruncher Burton Russell is in, and can be seen by clicking on the "2004 Stats Updates" link on the left-hand side of the page. Some make-up dates for postponed games have been confirmed and added to the "Schedules" and "Calendar" sections. They are: Sunday, July 11 - Halifax at Kentville, 4 p.m. (Game 1 of a doubleheader) Saturday, Aug. 7 - Sackville at Truro, 2 p.m. (Game 1 of a doubleheader) Friday, Aug. 13 - Sackville at Truro, 7:30 p.m.

The Kentville Wildcats and Truro Bearcats were winners tonight. Kentville doubled host Sackville Beaverbank Physio Chiefs. At Weir Field Kentville 032 000 100 — 6 7 0 Sackville 010 000 020 — 3 6 2 Tim Clayton (WP), Kevin Daurie (8), Chris Davidson (Sv,9) and Luke Smith. Doug Fraser (LP), Jamie Joyce (3), Joey Gaudet (9) and Jed Martin. Kentville - Ian Lockhart, two singles; Mike Lockhart, two singles; Marshall Bevin, single, 3 RBI; Mike King, single, three runs scored; Sackville - Blair Ryan, two-run homer; Mike Hurley, two singles. At Halifax, the Bearcats defeated the Pelham Canadians. At Wanderers Grounds Truro 201 040 000 - 7 14 4 Halifax 002 000 002 - 4 11 0 Steve Clyke, Mark Stiner (WP,4), George Chapman (8) and Matt Mayo, Kevin Matheson (8); Sheldon MacDonald (LP), Chris Munroe (7) and Kevin Andrecyk. Truro - Jeff Chisholm, two doubles, three singles, RBI; Bruce Joshua, two-run homer; J.P. Wood, three singles; Bill MacKenzie, triple, single; Halifax - Adam Lucas, two singles; Jay Turple, two singles, RBI; Brent Cooper, two singles, RBI; Cory Christie, two singles.

Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League W L Pct. GB Home Road Mctn Strk Last 5 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry 10 2 .833 - 5-0 5-2 1-0 Won 8 5-0 Truro Bearcats 5 5 .500 4 2-2 3-3 0-0 Won 1 3-2 Kentville Wildcats 4 4 .500 4 2-3 2-1 0-0 Lost 1 2-3 Halifax Pelham Canadians 5 8 .385 5.5 3-3 2-5 1-1 Lost 4 1-4 Sackville Beaverbank Physio Chiefs 3 8 .273 6.5 2-4 1-4 0-1 Won 1 1-4 This week’s schedule: Tuesday, June 29 - Kentville at Sackville, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 29 - Truro at Halifax, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 30 - Dartmouth at Truro, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 30 - Sackville at Kentville, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 1 - Sackville at Dartmouth, 1 p.m. Thursday, July 1 - Halifax at Dartmouth, 5 p.m. Sunday, July 4 - Halifax at Truro, 7 p.m. Sunday, July 4 - Dartmouth at Kentville, 7 p.m. League leaders as of Monday, June 28 BATTING (minimum 31 plate appearances) AB R H RBI Avg. Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth 45 12 20 12 .444 Joel Irvine, Dartmouth 51 18 22 8 .431 Mike Hurley, Sackville 35 3 15 6 .429 Luke Smith, Kentville 26 4 11 8 .423 Chris Salsman, Kentville 33 11 13 1 .394 Nick Best, Dartmouth 42 10 16 10 .381 Adam Lucas, Halifax 42 9 16 9 .381 Craig MacDonald, Sackville 40 8 15 4 .375 Chris Goodie, Dartmouth 49 9 18 13 .367 Brent Cooper, Halifax 30 7 11 7 .367 Greg West, Dartmouth 47 18 17 13 .362 Jay Turple, Halifax 34 4 12 8 .353 Darren Doucette, Dartmouth 43 15 15 26 .349 Jason Irvine, Dartmouth 35 8 12 7 .343 Hits - Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 22; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 20; Chris Goodie, Dartmouth, 18; Greg West, Dartmouth, 17; Nick Best, Dartmouth, 16; Adam Lucas, Halifax, 16. Runs - Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 18; Greg West, Dartmouth, 18; Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 15; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 13; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 13. RBI - Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 26; Chris Goodie, Dartmouth, 13; Greg West, Dartmouth, 13; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 12. Doubles - Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 5; Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 5; Ryan Doucette, Dartmouth, 5; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 5. Triples - Bill MacKenzie, Truro, 2. Home runs - Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 6; Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 5; Nick Best, Dartmouth, 4; Chris Goodie, Dartmouth, 4. Stolen bases - Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 6; Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 6; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 4. PITCHING Winning percentage (minimum 2 decisions) — Tim Clayton, Kentville, 2-0, 1.000; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 4-1, .800; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 3-1, .750; Chris Munroe, Halifax, 2-1, .667; Craig Higgins, Truro, 1-1, .500; Doug Fraser, Sackville, 1-1, .500. Wins - Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 4; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 3; Tim Clayton, Kentville, 2; Chris Munroe, Halifax, 2. Earned-run average - Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 1.26; Tim Clayton, Kentville, 1.64; Sheldon MacDonald, Halifax, 2.24; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 2.33; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 2.51; Chris Munroe, Halifax, 2.69. Innings pitched - Mark Haverstock, Halifax, 35.2; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 28.2; Sheldon MacDonald, Halifax, 28.1; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 27. Strikeouts - Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 29; Sheldon MacDonald, Halifax, 28; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 24; Craig Higgins, Truro, 22. END

The Dartmouth Moosehead Dry upped their winning streak to eight games with a victory in Halifax tonight. At Wanderers Grounds Dartmouth 003 040 101 - 9 15 3 Halifax 100 001 000 - 2 4 2 Trevor Zwaan (WP), Mike Alexander (9) and Nick Best; Mark Haverstock (LP), Andrew MacIntosh (6) and Gregor McPherson, Steve Pamenter (5). Dartmouth - Chris Goodie, single, three-run homer; Greg West, two-run double; Joel Irvine, two singles, double, RBI; Halifax - Jay Turple, single, home run.