Halifax Pelham Molson Canadians

Tonight's game between the Truro Bearcats and Halifax Pelham Canadians has been postponed because of rain. When a make-up date is confirmed, it will be posted on this site.

Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League Standings: W L Pct. GB Home Road Strk Last 5 x-Kentville Wildcats 22 10 .688 -- 11-4 11-6 Won 2 3-2 x-Dartmouth Moosehead Dry 19 10 .655 1.5 9-5 10-5 Won 1 4-1 x-Sydney Sooners 19 12 .613 2.5 10-7 9-5 Won 1 3-2 Truro Bearcats 13 17 .433 8 9-8 4-9 Lost 1 1-4 Halifax Pelham Canadians 10 16 .385 8 6-5 4-11 Lost 1 2-3 Sackville Chiefs 5 27 .156 17 4-12 1-15 Lost 12 0-5 x -- clinched playoff berth. This week’s schedule: Monday, Aug. 14 -- Sackville 7 at Kentville 14 Tuesday, Aug. 15 -- Truro at Halifax, 7:30 p.m. * Wednesday, Aug. 16 -- Dartmouth at Kentville, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17 -- Truro at Dartmouth, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19 -- Sydney at Halifax (2), 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 20 -- Sydney at Halifax, 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 20 -- Truro at Dartmouth, 7:30 p.m. * Game to be shown live on EastLink Television. League leaders as of Monday, Aug. 14: BATTING (minimum 92 plate appearances) AB R H RBI Avg. Craig Higgins, Truro 109 25 54 32 .495 Ryan Veinot, Halifax 83 30 36 16 .434 Ian Lockhart, Kentville 121 34 50 9 .413 Geoff MacLellan, Sydney 122 21 50 23 .410 Joe MacPherson, Truro 113 23 46 29 .407 Mike Lockhart, Kentville 104 34 42 24 .404 Steve Simmons, Sydney 110 27 43 16 .391 Cory Christie, Sydney 118 22 45 10 .381 Ryan Brothers, Kentville 90 17 34 15 .378 Beau Chaisson, Sydney 127 25 45 17 .354 Chris Goodie, Dartmouth 108 18 38 25 .352 Curtis Falls, Kentville 93 16 32 27 .344 Mark Pelham, Halifax 86 18 29 12 .337 Jeff Lockhart, Kentville 101 25 34 10 .337 Darren Doucette, Dartmouth 91 24 30 35 .330 Hits - Craig Higgins, Truro, 54; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 50; Geoff MacLellan, Sydney, 50; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 46; Cory Christie, Sydney, 45; Beau Chaisson, Sydney, 45. Runs - Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 34; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 34; Chris Head, Dartmouth, 34; Robert Gillis, Dartmouth, 31; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 30. RBI - Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 35; Craig Higgins, Truro, 32; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 29; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 27; Chris Goodie, Dartmouth, 25. Doubles - Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 11; Craig Higgins, Truro, 10; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 10; Cory Christie, Sydney, 9; Robert Gillis, Dartmouth, 9. Triples - Ryan Brothers, Kentville, 2; Geoff Dunsworth, Halifax, 2; Mark Foley, Kentville, 2. Home runs - Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 10; Craig Higgins, Truro, 7; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 7; Jay Turple, Halifax, 6; Richie Walcott, Sydney, 5; Beau Chaisson, Sydney, 5. Stolen bases - Chris Head, Dartmouth, 25; Geoff MacLellan, Sydney, 22; Ryan Brothers, Kentville, 14; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 13; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 11. PITCHING Winning percentage (minimum 5 decisions) — Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 6-1, .857; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 4-1, .800; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 5-2, .714; Thomas Silver, Sydney, 7-3, .700; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 6-3, .667; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 4-2, .667; Tim Clayton, Kentville, 4-2, .667. Wins - Thomas Silver, Sydney, 7; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 6; Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 6; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 5; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 4; Mike Sponagle, Kentville, 4; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 4; Tim Clayton, Kentville, 4. Earned-run average - Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 1.69; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 1.75; Mike Sponagle, Kentville, 2.01; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 2.20; Matt McDonald, Dartmouth, 2.38. Innings pitched - Kris DeWolfe, Sackville, 79.2; Thomas Silver, Sydney, 76; Craig Higgins, Truro, 68; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 63.1; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 61.2. Strikeouts - Thomas Silver, Sydney, 75; Craig Higgins, Truro, 65; Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 64; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 55; Paul Doucette, Sydney, 50. Saves - Matt McDonald, Dartmouth, 3; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 3. END

The Kentville Wildcats moved a step closer to clinching first place with a 14-7 win over visiting Sackville Chiefs tonight. At Memorial Park Sackville 000 003 400 -- 7 10 3 Kentville 000 305 53x -- 14 15 2 Craig Henman (LP), Kris DeWolfe (6), Jason Plotsky (8) and Logan Daly; Kevin Nichols (WP), Kevin Daurie (9) and Jeff Lockhart. Sackville -- Greg West, single, double, home run; Kentville -- Matt Pearl, double, two singles, RBI.

The Dartmouth Moosehead Dry and Sydney Sooners locked up playoff berths today, joining the Kentville Wildcats in the postseason picture. • Geoff MacLellan hit a three-run homer and Richie Walcott added a solo shot in a four-run eighth inning to lift Sydney past the Halifax Pelham Canadians 6-3. The Sooners are in the playoffs for the first time since the 2000 season. At Susan McEachern Memorial Field Halifax 100 020 000 -- 3 6 1 Sydney 100 000 14x -- 6 10 1 Perry Deveaux, Mark Haverstock (LP, 7) and Shawn Walsh; Matt Denny (WP) and Troy Ferguson. Halifax -- Mark Pelham, home run, single; Adam Lucas, two singles; Sydney -- Geoff MacLellan, three-run homer, single; Richie Walcott, home run, single; Cory Christie, two singles, double. • The Wildcats pounded out 20 hits in a 13-4 victory over the Truro Bearcats. Truro remains one game ahead of Halifax in the race for the fourth and final playoff spot. At Memorial Park Truro 100 201 000 -- 4 8 1 Kentville 641 001 10x -- 13 20 0 Colin Jeffrey (LP), Matt Black (2), Iain LaPointe (7) and Jason Hoyt; Tim Clayton (WP) and Ian Mosher. Truro -- Craig Higgins, single, double; Joe MacPherson, home run, double, single, two RBI; Kentville -- Mike Lockhart, two doubles, two singles, two RBI; Jeff Lockhart, double, two singles, RBI; Curtis Falls, single, double, RBI; Matt Pearl, three singles, two RBI; Ian Lockhart, two singles, RBI; Mark Foley, three-run homer; Mike King, single, double; Les Berry, two singles, RBI. • The Dry handed the Fredericton Royals their only interleague loss this season, 13-3 in seven innings. It was also the final interleague game between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick this season. New Brunswick won the series 14-10. At Beazley Field Fredericton 020 010 0xx -- 3 7 0 Dartmouth 112 500 4xx -- 13 11 0 Dan Murphy (LP), Greg Hallihan (4), Brooks Saunders (7) and Jody Peterson; Steve Nelson (WP) and Nick Best, Randy Stewart (6). Fredericton -- Dave Barr, RBI-double; Dartmouth -- Ryan Doucette, single, double, grand-slam, five RBI; Darren Hiltz, two home runs, three RBI; Kenny Miller, home run; Robert Gillis, three-run homer.

-- The Fredericton Royals improved to 5-0 in interleague play with a 10-2 decision over host Kentville Wildcats this afternoon. At Memorial Park Fredericton 011 100 241 -- 10 15 2 Kentville 100 000 010 -- 2 6 0 Steve McCarty (WP), Greg Hallihan (9) and Brooks Saunders; Kevin Daurie (LP), Les Berry (7) and Ian Mosher. Fredericton -- Dave Barr, home run, three singles; Jody Peterson, home run, two singles, two RBI; Kentville -- Curtis Falls, home run; Ian Lockhart, double, single; Mike Lockhart, double, single. -- Winston Brown's three-run homer in the eighth inning capped a 5-3 comeback win for the Truro Bearcats over visiting Dartmouth Moosehead Dry. At TAAC Grounds Dartmouth 111 000 000 -- 3 8 1 Truro 000 100 13x --- 5 8 4 Terry Forbes, Trevor Zwaan (7), Pete Sonier (LP, 8) and Nick Best; Craig Higgins, Jeff Chisholm (WP, 8) and Jason Hoyt. Dartmouth -- Darren Hiltz, two singles, RBI; Jason Archibald, two singles; Truro -- Joe MacPherson, two singles, RBI; Winston Brown, three-run homer, single. -- The Halifax Pelham Canadians moved closer to the fourth and final playoff berth with a doubleheader sweep of the Sydney Sooners. At Susan McEachern Memorial Field Game 1 Halifax 304 464 0xx -- 21 15 1 Sydney 004 200 0xx -- 6 6 6 Barrett Bellefontaine (WP) and Shawn Walsh; Danny MacKillop (LP), Adam Shibinette (5), Sandy Sparrow (7) and Matt Denney, Derek Aucoin (6). Halifax -- Craig Cooper, grand-slam, three-run homer; Brent Cooper, three-run homer, two singles, four RBI; Sydney -- Geoff MacLellan, two-run homer; Beau Chaisson, two-run homer; Steve Simmons, home run. Game 2 Halifax 010 110 001 1 -- 5 9 1 Sydney 100 300 000 0 -- 4 10 3 Pat MacInnis (WP) and Brent Cooper; Paul Doucette (LP) and Troy Ferguson. Halifax -- Brent Cooper, two home runs, single; Craig MacDonald, double, two singles; Sydney -- Cory Christie, double, three singles; Steve Simmons, three singles; Sandy Sparrow, two-run homer.