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Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League Standings: W L Pct. GB Home Road Strk Last 5 Kentville Wildcats 12 4 .750 -- 8-0 4-4 Won 1 4-1 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry 9 5 .643 2 3-2 6-3 Won 1 4-1 Sydney Sooners 10 6 .625 2 6-5 4-1 Lost 1 3-2 Truro Bearcats 6 8 .429 5 4-3 2-5 Won 1 1-4 Halifax Pelham Canadians 6 9 .400 5.5 5-1 1-8 Lost 1 4-1 Sackville Chiefs 3 15 .167 10 3-7 0-8 Lost 1 2-3 This week’s schedule: Tuesday, July 11 - Kentville at Halifax, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 11 - Sackville at Truro, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 12 - Halifax at Sackville, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 12 - Dartmouth at Kentville, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 13 - Truro at Dartmouth, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 15 - Sydney at Dartmouth (2), 3 p.m. ** Saturday, July 15 - Truro at Halifax, 3 p.m. Sunday, July 16 - Sydney at Dartmouth, 1 p.m. ** Sunday, July 16 - Fredericton at Sackville, 1 p.m. Sunday, July 16 - Halifax at Kentville, 4 p.m. ** Make-up game. League leaders as of Monday, July 10: BATTING (minimum 42 plate appearances) AB R H RBI Avg. Ryan Veniot, Halifax 51 20 24 9 .471 Craig Higgins, Truro 52 10 24 14 .462 Ryan Brothers, Kentville 62 11 27 11 .435 Ian Lockhart, Kentville 56 18 23 2 .411 Mark Pelham, Halifax 47 11 18 8 .383 Mike Lockhart, Kentville 55 18 21 11 .382 Luke Smith, Kentville 51 7 19 9 .373 Adam Lucas, Halifax 60 13 22 15 .367 Steve Simmons, Sydney 62 16 22 9 .355 Shawn Walsh, Halifax 44 7 15 4 .341 Jeff Lockhart, Kentville 59 13 20 11 .339 Beau Chaisson, Sydney 62 10 21 2 .339 Geoff MacLellan, Sydney 63 9 21 7 .333 Geoff Dunsworth, Halifax 42 5 14 8 .333 Joe MacPherson, Truro 55 10 18 15 .327 Hits - Ryan Brothers, Kentville, 27; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 24; Craig Higgins, Truro, 24; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 23; Adam Lucas, Halifax, 22; Steve Simmons, Sydney, 22. Runs - Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 20; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 18; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 18; Steve Simmons, Sydney, 16; Mike King, Kentville, 15; Chris Head, Dartmouth, 15. RBI - Adam Lucas, Halifax, 15; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 15; Craig Higgins, Truro, 14; Jay Turple, Halifax, 14; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 13. Doubles - Luke Smith, Kentville, 5; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 5; Cory Christie, Sydney, 4; Kenny Miller, Dartmouth, 4; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 4; Chris Goodie, Dartmouth, 4; Adam Lucas, Halifax, 4; Darren Hiltz, Dartmouth, 4. Triples - Ryan Brothers, Kentville, 2; several tied with 1. Home runs - Joe MacPherson, Truro, 4; Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 4; Adam Lucas, Halifax, 4; Jay Turple, Halifax, 4; Richie Walcott, Sydney, 3; J.P. Wood, Truro, 3. Stolen bases - Chris Head, Dartmouth, 13; Geoff MacLellan, Sydney, 11; Ryan Brothers, Kentville, 11; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 10; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 7. PITCHING Winning percentage (minimum 3 decisions) - Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 5-0, 1.000; Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 3-0, 1.000; Mike Sponagle, Kentville, 3-0, 1.000; Adam Shibinette, Sydney, 3-0, 1.000; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 3-1, .750; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 3-1, .750. Wins - Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 5; Thomas Silver, Sydney, 4; Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 3; Mike Sponagle, Kentville, 3; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 3; Adam Shibinette, Sydney, 3; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 3. Earned-run average - Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 0.29; Thomas Silver, Sydney, 1.37; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 1.57; Mike Sponagle, Kentville, 1.85; Craig Higgins, Truro, 2.00. Innings pitched - Kris Dewolfe, Sackville, 48; Thomas Silver, Sydney, 46; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 36.2; Craig Higgins, Truro, 36; Matt McDonald, Dartmouth, 34.1. Strikeouts - Thomas Silver, Sydney, 46; Craig Higgins, Truro, 38; Matt McDonald, Dartmouth, 38; Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 37; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 28; Mark Haverstock, Halifax, 28. Saves - Steve Nelson, Dartmouth, 2; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 2. END

The Truro Bearcats and Kentville Wildcats picked up wins this afternoon, while an evening contest between the Halifax Pelham Canadians and Dartmouth Moosehead Dry was postponed because of rain. At Susan McEachern memorial field Truro 204 101 000 -- 8 8 0 Sydney 000 032 010 -- 6 9 0 Iain LaPointe (WP), Anthony Pitoello (6), Joe MacPherson (Sv, 8) and Scott Baillie; Tim Burns (LP), Matt Denny (6) and Charlie Nash. Truro -- Craig Higgins, two-run homer, two-run single; Jeff Chisholm, home run, single; Sydney -- Cory Christie, double, single; Charlie Nash, two singles; Beau Chaisson, two singles. At Memorial Park Sackville 010 200 000 -- 3 5 3 Kentville 000 103 00x -- 4 10 1 Kris Dewolfe (LP) and Logan Daly; Tim Clayton (WP) and Luke Smith. Sackville -- Logan Daly, two singles; Ryan Conrad, two-run single; Kentville -- Jason Pleasant-Sampson, two singles; Mike Lockhart, single, double; Curtis Falls, two singles, two RBI.

Despite being outhit in both games, the Sydney Sooners swept a doubleheader from the visiting Truro Bearcats today. At Susan McEachern memorial field Game 1 Truro 110 210 000 -- 5 13 1 Sydney 040 031 00x -- 8 7 1 Matt Black (LP), Joe MacPherson (7) and Jason Hoyt; Adam Shibinette (WP), Steve Simmons (7), Paul Doucette (Sv, 8) and Matt Denny. Truro -- J.P. Wood, two home runs, three RBI; Craig Higgins, three singles; Sydney -- Paul Doucette, grand-slam; Cory Christie, home run; Geoff MacLellan, two singles. Game 2 Truro 000 000 100 -- 1 7 3 Sydney 100 000 02x -- 3 4 0 Craig Higgins (LP) and Jason Hoyt; Thomas Silver (WP) and Matt Denny, Truro -- Winston Brown, double, single; Jeff Chisholm, two singles; Sydney -- Cory Christie, two-run homer, single.

The Dartmouth Moosehead Dry ended the Kentville Wildcats winning streak at five games with a victory tonight. At Beazley Field Kentville 000 000 000 -- 0 6 1 Dartmouth 000 002 00x -- 2 4 1 Curtis Falls (LP), Mike Sponagle (8) and Ian Mosher; Steve Nelson (WP), Terry Forbes (Sv, 8) and Nick Best. Dartmouth -- Chris Goodie, RBI-single.

The Kentville Wildcats maintained an unbeaten record at home this season and pushed their winning streak to five straight games with an 11-6 victory over the Halifax Pelham Canadians in a game broadcast live on EastLink Television. At Memorial Park Halifax 100 000 212 -- 6 9 1 Kentville 004 000 52x -- 11 11 0 Andrew MacIntosh (LP), Brian Murphy (7), Andrew Saweczko (7) and Shawn Walsh; Kevin Nichols (WP), Kevin Daurie (7), Jamie Joice (8) and Ian Mosher. Halifax -- Morgan Strang, two-run homer; Ryan Veinot, double, two singles; Kentville -- Ryan Brothers, three singles, home run; Curtis Falls, two-run double; Les Berry, two-run double. The Sackville Chiefs nipped the Truro Bearcats 1-0 behind a complete-game six-hitter from winning pitcher Jason Plotsky. At Weir Field Truro 000 000 000 -- 0 6 0 Sackville 000 000 10x -- 1 7 0 Mark Stiner (LP), Iain LaPointe (8) and Scott Baillie; Jason Plotsky (WP) and Logan Daly. Truro -- Joe MacPherson and Matt Black, two singles; Sackville -- Scott Meaden, RBI-single; Greg West, double.