Halifax Pelham Molson Canadians

The Sydney Sooners moved into sole possession of second place by taking two games from the visiting Sackville Chiefs today. At Susan McEachern Memorial Field Game 1 Sackville 000 001 010 -- 2 5 1 Sydney 030 000 00x -- 3 9 1 Jason Plotsky (LP) and Chris Burns; Danny McKillop (WP), Paul Doucette (Sv, 7) and Matt Denny. Sackville -- Craig Henman, two singles; Sydney -- Jason Snow, double, single; Steve Simmons, two doubles, single; Cory Christie, double. Game 2 Sackville 300 000 000 -- 3 6 3 Sydney 100 201 07x -- 11 11 0 Craig Henman (LP), Rob Hansen (8) and Chris Burns; Thomas Silver (WP, 10 strikeouts), Adam Shibinette (9) and Charlie Nash. Sackville -- Rob Hansen, three-run homer; Sydney -- Steve Simmons, two singles, double; Cory Christie -- double, single.

The Halifax Pelham Canadians moved within two games of fourth-place Truro with a 2-0 victory over host Dartmouth Moosehead Dry tonight. At Beazley Field Halifax 000 100 100 -- 2 3 0 Dartmouth 000 000 000 -- 0 3 3 Andrew MacIntosh (WP), Mark Haverstock (Sv, 9) and Shawn Walsh; Jason Bailey (LP), Trevor Zwaan (9) and Nick Best. Halifax -- Ryan Veinot, RBI-double; Jay Turple and Jason Baker, singles; Dartmouth -- Nick Best, Chris Goodie and Dave Somerton, singles.

The Kentville Wildcats pounded out 18 hits, and three pitchers combined on a two-hitter in a 13-0 shutout of the Sackville Chiefs tonight. At Weir Field Kentville 060 230 2xx -- 13 18 0 Sackville 000 000 0xx -- 0 2 1 Tim Clayton (WP), Cory Kent (6), Jamie Joice (7) and Luke Smith; Kris Dewolfe (LP), Craig Spinney (6) and Chris Burns. Kentville -- Mark Foley, triple, double; Curtis Falls, three singles, three RBI; Mike King, two doubles, single; Sackville -- Rob Hansen and Craig Spinney, single.

Burton Russell has checked in with the latest league leaders, and they can be viewed by clicking on the "2006 Stats Updates" link on the left-hand side ofthe page. The July 23 rained-out interleague games have been rescheduled to Aug. 12-13. Fredericton will visit Kentville Aug. 12 at 2 p.m., and Dartmouth Aug. 13 at 2 p.m. Changes have been reflected in the "Schedules" and "Calendar" sections of the website.

Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League Standings: W L Pct. GB Home Road Strk Last 5 Kentville Wildcats 15 6 .714 -- 8-1 7-5 Lost 1 3-2 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry 13 7 .650 1.5 5-4 8-3 Won 3 3-2 Sydney Sooners 13 9 .591 2.5 6-5 7-4 Lost 1 3-2 Truro Bearcats 9 11 .450 5.5 6-5 3-6 Won 1 3-2 Halifax Pelham Canadians 7 13 .350 7.5 6-3 1-10 Lost 2 1-4 Sackville Chiefs 5 18 .217 11 4-9 1-9 Lost 3 2-3 This week’s schedule: Tuesday, July 25 - Kentville at Halifax, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 25 - Dartmouth at Truro, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 26 - Kentville at Sackville, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 27 - Halifax at Dartmouth, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 29 - Sackville at Sydney (2), 3 p.m. Sunday, July 30 - Sackville at Sydney, 1 p.m. Sunday, July 30 - Kentville at Truro (2), 2 p.m. League leaders as of Monday, July 24: BATTING (minimum 65 plate appearances) AB R H RBI Avg. Craig Higgins, Truro 77 17 38 27 .494 Ryan Veinot, Halifax 72 25 31 13 .431 Ian Lockhart, Kentville 76 23 31 3 .408 Ryan Brothers, Kentville 79 15 31 12 .392 Mike Lockhart, Kentville 71 22 27 17 .380 Geoff MacLellan, Sydney 90 11 33 12 .367 Chris Goodie, Dartmouth 73 10 26 15 .356 Mark Pelham, Halifax 65 13 22 11 .338 Beau Chaisson, Sydney 87 15 29 10 .333 Cory Christie, Sydney 85 13 28 6 .329 J.P. Wood, Truro 76 10 25 13 .329 Joe MacPherson, Truro 83 16 27 20 .325 Adam Lucas, Halifax 81 15 26 17 .321 Jeff Chisholm, Truro 81 19 26 11 .321 Jeff Lockhart, Kentville 75 16 24 15 .320 Hits - Craig Higgins, Truro, 38; Geoff MacLellan, Sydney, 33; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 31; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 31; Ryan Brothers, Kentville, 31. Runs - Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 25; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 23; Chris Head, Dartmouth, 22; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 22; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 19; Robert Gillis, Dartmouth, 19; Mike King, Kentville, 19. RBI - Craig Higgins, Truro, 27; Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 21; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 20; Jay Turple, Halifax, 19; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 17; Adam Lucas, Halifax, 17. Doubles - J.P. Wood, Truro, 7; Craig Higgins, Truro, 6; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 6; Cory Christie, Sydney, 6; Robert Gillis, Dartmouth, 6; Luke Smith, Kentville, 6; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 6. Triples - Ryan Brothers, Kentville, 2; Geoff Dunsworth, Halifax, 2; several tied with 1. Home runs - Craig Higgins, Truro, 6; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 6; Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 6; Jay Turple, Halifax, 5; Richie Walcott, Sydney, 4; Adam Lucas, Halifax, 4. Stolen bases - Chris Head, Dartmouth, 19; Ryan Brothers, Kentville, 14; Geoff MacLellan, Sydney, 12; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 10; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 10. PITCHING Winning percentage (minimum 4 decisions) — Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 4-1, .800; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 4-1, .800; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 4-1, .800; Thomas Silver, Sydney, 6-2, .750; Paul Doucette, Sydney, 3-1, .750; Matt Black, Truro, 3-1, .750; Mark Haverstock, Halifax, 3-1, .750; Adam Shibinette, Sydney, 3-1, .750. Wins - Thomas Silver, Sydney, 6; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 5; Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 4; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 4; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 4. Earned-run average - Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 1.54; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 1.80; Mike Sponagle, Kentville, 1.80; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 2.19; Thomas Silver, Sydney, 2.25. Innings pitched - Thomas Silver, Sydney, 64; Kris Dewolfe, Sackville, 58.2; Craig Higgins, Truro, 51; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 47.2; Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 46.2. Strikeouts - Thomas Silver, Sydney, 61; Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 51; Craig Higgins, Truro, 50; Matt McDonald, Dartmouth, 41; Paul Doucette, Sydney, 36. Saves - Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 2; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 2; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 2. END