Halifax Pelham Molson Canadians

Final 2005 regular-season standings: W L Pct GB Home Road Strk Last 5 ab-Dartmouth Moosehead Dry 21 5 .808 - 11-3 10-2 Won 7 5-0 a-Truro Bearcats 15 11 .577 6 9-5 6-6 Won 2 2-3 a-Kentville Wildcats 13 13 .500 8 6-8 7-5 Lost 3 1-4 x-N.S. Canada Games 5 5 .500 8 0-0 5-5 Won 1 3-2 a-Halifax Pelham Canadians 10 16 .385 11 6-8 4-8 Lost 2 2-3 Sydney Sooners 6 20 .231 15 4-10 2-10 Lost 2 2-3 a - clinched playoff berth; b - clinched first place; x - ineligible for playoffs. Final league leaders: BATTING (minimum 81 plate appearances): AB R H RBI Avg. Darren Doucette, Dartmouth 96 25 45 46 .469 Craig Higgins, Truro 85 21 39 12 .459 Geoff MacLellan, Sydney 98 24 40 16 .408 J.P. Wood, Truro 103 25 41 27 .398 Jeff Chisholm, Truro 109 30 43 37 .394 Adam Lucas, Halifax 105 19 41 26 .390 Mike Lockhart, Kentville 108 23 41 31 .380 Ian Lockhart, Kentville 105 25 39 16 .371 Joel Irvine, Dartmouth 96 34 35 36 .365 Robert Gillis, Dartmouth 80 28 29 12 .363 Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth 84 22 30 23 .357 Craig MacDonald, Halifax 100 27 35 10 .350 Geoff Dunsworth, Halifax 84 13 29 15 .345 Jason Davis, Truro 82 16 28 16 .341 Ryan Veinot, Halifax 99 25 33 8 .333 Hits - Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 45; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 43; J.P. Wood, Truro, 41; Adam Lucas, Halifax, 41; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 41. Runs - Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 34; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 30; Chris Goodie, Dartmouth, 30; Robert Gillis, Dartmouth, 28; Craig MacDonald, Halifax, 27. RBI - Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 46; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 37; Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 36; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 31; J.P. Wood, Truro, 27; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 27. Doubles - Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 14; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 10; Craig Higgins, Truro, 9; J.P. Wood, Truro, 9; Adam Lucas, Halifax, 9; Chris Goodie, Dartmouth, 9. Triples - Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 2; Chris Head, N.S. Canada Games/Dartmouth, 2; Craig MacDonald, Halifax, 2; Adam Lucas, Halifax, 2; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 2. Home runs - Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 13; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 10; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 8; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 5; Luke Smith, Kentville, 5. Stolen bases - Geoff MacLellan, Sydney, 25; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 13; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 13; Robert Gillis, Dartmouth, 10; Chris Head, N.S. Canada Games/Dartmouth, 10. PITCHING Winning percentage (minimum 4 decisions) - Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 8-0, 1.000; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 4-0, 1.000; Craig Higgins, Truro, 7-1, .875; Tim Clayton, Kentville, 3-1, .750; Vince Horsman, Dartmouth, 2-2, .500. Wins - Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 8; Craig Higgins, Truro, 7; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 4; Tim Clayton, Kentville, 3; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 3; Andrew MacIntosh, Halifax, 3; Mike Alexander, Dartmouth, 3. Earned-run average - Vince Horsman, Dartmouth, 1.61; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 1.89; Craig Higgins, Truro, 2.22; Colin Jeffery, Truro, 2.37; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 2.48. Innings pitched - Craig Higgins, Truro, 65; Andrew MacIntosh, Halifax, 63.2; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 62; Mark Haverstock, Halifax, 52.1; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 52.1. Strikeouts - Craig Higgins, Truro, 82; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 62; Andrew MacIntosh, Halifax, 62; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 50; Nial Hughes, Truro, 44. Saves - Matt Black, Truro, 3; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 3; Chris Munroe, Halifax, 2; Chris Davidson, Kentville, 2.

Host Dartmouth Moosehead Dry defeated the Kentville Wildcats in the regular-season finale tonight. At Beazley Field Kentville 001 101 110 — 5 10 6 Dartmouth 105 100 21x — 10 9 1 Curtis Falls (LP), Chris Davidson (6), Tim Clayton (8) and Kevin Benjamin; Mike Alexander (WP), Brian Murphy (7) and Chris Burns. Kentville — Mike Lockhart, single, double, home run, two RBI; Ian Lockhart, two singles, RBI; Ryan Pearl, two singles; Dartmouth — Joel Irvine, single, two RBI; Chris Burns, single, two RBI; Kenny Miller, single, RBI; Jason Bailey, double, RBI, four stolen bases; Robert Gillis, single, three stolen bases.

Standings: W L Pct GB Home Road Strk Last 5 ab-Dartmouth Moosehead Dry 20 5 .800 - 10-3 10-2 Won 6 5-0 a-Truro Bearcats 14 11 .560 6 8-5 6-6 Won 1 1-4 a-Kentville Wildcats 13 12 .520 7 6-8 7-4 Lost 2 2-3 x-N.S. Canada Games 5 5 .500 7.5 0-0 5-5 Won 1 3-2 a-Halifax Pelham Canadians 10 15 .400 10 6-8 4-7 Lost 1 2-3 Sydney Sooners 6 20 .231 14.5 4-10 2-10 Lost 2 2-3 a - clinched playoff berth; b - clinched first place; x - ineligible for playoffs. This week’s schedule: Tuesday, Aug. 16 - Halifax at Truro, 7:30 p.m. (rescheduled from Aug. 13) Thursday, Aug. 18 - Kentville at Dartmouth, 7:30 p.m. (rescheduled from Aug. 11) *** END OF REGULAR SEASON *** League leaders as of Monday, Aug. 15: BATTING (minimum 78 plate appearances): AB R H RBI Avg. Darren Doucette, Dartmouth 96 25 45 46 .469 Craig Higgins, Truro 82 19 38 12 .463 Jeff Chisholm, Truro 104 28 41 32 .394 Adam Lucas, Halifax 103 19 40 26 .388 Geoff MacLellan, Sydney 98 24 37 16 .378 Mike Lockhart, Kentville 103 22 38 29 .369 J.P. Wood, Truro 98 22 36 23 .367 Ian Lockhart, Kentville 101 24 37 15 .366 Robert Gillis, Dartmouth 77 26 28 12 .364 Craig MacDonald, Halifax 91 26 33 10 .363 Joel Irvine, Dartmouth 94 33 34 34 .362 Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth 79 22 28 23 .354 Jason Davis, Truro 79 15 28 16 .354 Mike King, Kentville 91 18 30 13 .330 Chris Goodie, Dartmouth 89 28 29 10 .326 Hits - Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 45; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 41; Adam Lucas, Halifax, 40; Craig Higgins, Truro, 38; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 38. Runs - Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 33; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 28; Chris Goodie, Dartmouth, 28; Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 26; Robert Gillis, Dartmouth, 26; Craig MacDonald, Halifax, 26. RBI - Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 46; Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 34; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 32; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 29; Adam Lucas, Halifax, 26. Doubles - Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 14; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 10; Craig Higgins, Truro, 9; J.P. Wood, Truro, 9; Adam Lucas, Halifax, 9; Chris Goodie, Dartmouth, 9. Triples - Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 2; Chris Head, N.S. Canada Games/Dartmouth, 2; Craig MacDonald, Halifax, 2; Adam Lucas, Halifax, 2; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 2. Home runs - Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 13; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 9; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 8; Luke Smith, Kentville, 5; Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 4; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 4; Adam Lucas, Halifax, 4; Craig Higgins, Truro, 4; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 4. Stolen bases - Geoff MacLellan, Sydney, 25; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 11; Chris Head, N.S. Canada Games/Dartmouth, 10; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 9; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 8. PITCHING Winning percentage (minimum 4 decisions) - Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 8-0, 1.000; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 4-0, 1.000; Craig Higgins, Truro, 6-1, .857; Tim Clayton, Kentville, 3-1, .750; Vince Horsman, Dartmouth, 2-2, .500. Wins - Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 8; Craig Higgins, Truro, 6; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 4; Tim Clayton, Kentville, 3; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 3; Andrew MacIntosh, Halifax, 3; Mike Alexander, Dartmouth, 3. Earned-run average - Vince Horsman, Dartmouth, 1.61; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 1.89; Colin Jeffery, Truro, 2.37; Craig Higgins, Truro, 2.48; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 2.48. Innings pitched - Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 62; Andrew MacIntosh, Halifax, 59.2; Craig Higgins, Truro, 58; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 52; Dave McCallum, Sydney, 51; Danny McKillop, Sydney, 51. Strikeouts - Craig Higgins, Truro, 71; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 62; Andrew MacIntosh, Halifax, 57; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 50; Nial Hughes, Truro, 44. Saves - Matt Black, Truro, 3; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 3; Chris Munroe, Halifax, 2; Chris Davidson, Kentville, 2. END

The latest league leaders are in, courtesy of league statistician Burton Russell, and can be found by clicking on the "2005 Stats Updates" link on the left-hand side of the page.

Host Truro Bearcats completed their regular season by beating the Halifax Pelham Canadians tonight. Truro finishes second and will have home-field advantage in its semifinal series. At TAAC Grounds Halifax 101 000 02x – 4 7 2 Truro 331 210 05x – 15 17 3 Andrew MacIntosh (LP), Mark Haverstock (5) and Ryan Veinot; Craig Higgins (WP), Matt Black (8) and Scott Baillie, Brian Kennedy (7). Halifax – Jay Turple, two singles, RBI; Ryan Veinot, two singles; Truro – J.P. Wood, three singles, triple, home run, three RBI; Jeff Chisholm, single, three-run homer, five RBI; Scott Baillie, three singles.