Halifax Pelham Molson Canadians

The Truro Bearcats scored six times in the final two innings to pull out a road win against the Halifax Pelham Canadians today. Joe MacPherson hit for the cycle to lead the Bearcats. The Dartmouth Moosehead Dry and Sydney Sooners doubleheader was rained out this afternoon in Sydney. They're scheduled to play three seven-inning games Sunday, July 24, starting at 11 a.m. At Mainland Common Truro 012 200 024 – 11 15 3 Halifax 006 100 100 – 8 8 2 Nial Hughes, Mark Stiner (WP, 6), Clyde Landry (Sv, 9) and Scott Baillie; Andrew MacIntosh, Chris Munroe (LP, 8) and Kevin Andrecyk. Truro – Joe MacPherson, home run, triple, double, two singles; Craig Higgins, two-run homer; Adam Lombard, double, two singles; Halifax – Jay Turple, two singles, two RBI.

The Halifax Pelham Canadians won a low-scoring battle against host Dartmouth Moosehead Dry tonight. At Beazley Field Halifax 001 010 000 – 2 4 0 Dartmouth 000 000 100 – 1 5 2 Mark Haverstock (WP), Kris Dewolfe (Sv, 7) and Gregor McPherson; Vince Horsman (LP), Darren Hiltz (7) and Nick Best. Halifax – Geoff Dunsworth, double; Adam Lucas, two singles; Dartmouth – Darren Doucette, home run, single; Darren Hiltz, two singles.

Darren Doucette belted a pair of home runs to lead the Dartmouth Moosehead Dry to a victory over host Kentville Wildcats tonight. At Memorial Park Dartmouth 000 000 150 – 6 7 1 Kentville 000 000 012 – 3 7 2 Jason Bailey (WP) and Nick Best; Kevin Nichols (LP), Tim Clayton (8) and Ian Mosher. Dartmouth – Darren Doucette, two home runs, single, four RBI; Chris Burns, two singles; Kentville – Luke Smith, home run; Mike King, two singles.

Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League Standings: W L Pct. GB Home Road Strk Last 5 Dartmouth Moosehead Dry 12 1 .923 - 8-1 4-0 Won 6 5-0 Truro Bearcats 11 6 .647 3 7-3 4-3 Lost 1 3-2 Kentville Wildcats 9 8 .529 5 4-4 5-4 Won 4 4-1 x-N.S. Canada Games 3 4 .429 6 0-0 3-4 Lost 1 2-3 Halifax Pelham Canadians 6 9 .400 7 5-5 1-4 Lost 3 1-4 Sydney Sooners 3 16 .158 12 1-6 2-10 Won 1 1-4 x-ineligible for playoffs. This week’s schedule: Tuesday, July 19 - Truro at Halifax, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 20 - Dartmouth at Kentville, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 21 - Halifax at Dartmouth, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 23 - Dartmouth at Sydney (2), 3 p.m. Saturday, July 23 - Truro at Halifax, 5 p.m. Sunday, July 24 - Dartmouth at Sydney, 1 p.m. Monday, July 25 - N.S. Canada Games at Kentville, 7;30 p.m. League leaders as of Monday, July 18: BATTING (minimum 44 plate appearances) AB R H RBI Avg. Darren Doucette, Dartmouth 54 17 27 27 .500 Craig Higgins, Truro 50 11 24 8 .480 Jeff Chisholm, Truro 69 19 32 29 .464 Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth 53 18 24 22 .453 Joel Irvine, Dartmouth 52 21 22 18 .423 Mike Lockhart, Kentville 74 17 31 26 .419 Robert Gillis, Dartmouth 34 10 14 6 .412 Ian Lockhart, Kentville 66 20 27 12 .409 Adam Lucas, Halifax 58 14 23 16 .397 Nick Best, Dartmouth 37 6 14 7 .378 Geoff MacLellan, Sydney 68 14 25 10 .368 Craig MacDonald, Halifax 55 16 19 6 .345 Darren Hiltz, Dartmouth 55 7 19 8 .345 Mike King, Kentville 60 12 20 12 .333 Kevin Matheson, Truro 54 11 18 14 .333 Hits - Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 32; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 31; Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 27; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 27; Geoff MacLellan, Sydney, 25. Runs - Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 21; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 20; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 19; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 18; Paul Davie, Truro, 18. RBI - Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 29; Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 27; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 26; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 22; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 18; Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 18. Doubles - Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 10; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 8; Craig Higgins, Truro, 8; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 7; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 6; Luke Smith, Kentville, 6; Kevin Matheson, Truro, 6; J.P. Wood, Truro, 6. Triples - Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 2; Several tied with 1. Home runs - Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 8; Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 7; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 7; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 3; Luke Smith, Kentville, 3; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 3. Stolen bases - Geoff MacLellan, Sydney, 16; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 8; Chris Head, N.S. Canada Games, 6; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 6; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 5; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 5; Dylan Holton, N.S. Canada Games, 5; Adam Lucas, Halifax, 5. PITCHING Winning percentage (minimum 3 decisions) — Craig Higgins, Truro, 5-0, 1.000; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 4-0, 1.000; Matt MacDonald, N.S. Canada Games, 2-1, .667; Tim Clayton, Kentville, 2-1, .667; Andrew MacIntosh, Halifax, 3-3, .500. Wins - Craig Higgins, Truro, 5; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 4; Andrew MacIntosh, Halifax, 3. Earned-run average - Vince Horsman, Dartmouth, 0.69; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 1.47; Nial Hughes, Truro, 1.71; Craig Higgins, Truro, 1.76; Matt MacDonald, N.S. Canada Games, 2.08. Innings pitched - Andrew MacIntosh, Halifax, 41.2; Craig Higgins, Truro, 41; Danny McKillop, Sydney, 37.2; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 37; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 36. Strikeouts - Craig Higgins, Truro, 44; Andrew MacIntosh, Halifax, 41; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 36; Nial Hughes, Truro, 29; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 29. Saves - Matt Black, Truro, 3; Matt Black, Truro, 3; Chris Munroe, Halifax, 2; END

Geoff Dunsworth had four hits and a pair of RBI to lead host Halifax Pelham Canadians to a victory over the Truro Bearcats tonight. The game was called after seven innings because of fog. At Mainland Common Truro 001 200 1xx – 4 10 2 Halifax 220 041 1xx – 10 14 2 Jeff Chisholm (LP), Clyde Landry (7) and Scott Baillie; Chris Munroe (WP), Andrew MacIntosh (7) and Kevin Andrecyk. Truro – J.P. Wood, RBI-double, single; Jason Davis, two singles, RBI; Scott Baillie, double, single; Halifax – Geoff Dunsworth, two-run triple, double, two singles; Adam Lucas, single, double, triple, three RBI; Ryan Veinot, triple, two singles; Casey Higgins, double, single, two RBI.