Halifax Pelham Molson Canadians

Craig Higgins pitched a complete game and Paul Davie drove in four runs to lead the Truro Bearcats past host Halifax Pelham Canadians tonight. At Mainland North Common Truro 020 400 000 – 6 8 1 Halifax 000 001 000 – 1 8 0 Craig Higgins (WP) and Kevin Matheson; Mark Haverstock (LP), Chris Munroe (5) and Kevin Andrecyk, Nick Crowther (7). Truro – Paul Davie, two singles, four RBI; Jason Hoyt, single, double, two RBI; Halifax – Ryan Veinot, double, single; Adam Lucas, two singles; Andrew Saweczko, 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 8 5 .615 4 7-3 1-2 Lost 1 3-2 Kentville Wildcats 8 8 .500 5.5 3-4 5-4 Won 3 4-1 Halifax Pelham Canadians 6 7 .462 6 5-4 1-3 Lost 2 3-2 x-N.S. Canada Games 3 4 .429 6 0-0 3-4 Lost 1 2-3 Sydney Sooners 2 14 .125 11.5 0-4 2-10 Lost 10 0-5 x-ineligible for playoffs. This week’s schedule: Tuesday, July 12 - Truro at Halifax, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 13 - Halifax at Kentville, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 16 - Truro at Sydney (2), 3 p.m. Sunday, July 17 - Truro at Sydney, 1 p.m. League leaders as of Monday, July 11: BATTING (minimum 40 plate appearances) AB R H RBI Avg. Jeff Chisholm, Truro 53 17 27 27 .509 Darren Doucette, Dartmouth 54 15 27 25 .500 Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth 53 18 24 22 .453 Mike Lockhart, Kentville 70 17 31 26 .443 Joel Irvine, Dartmouth 52 21 22 18 .423 Robert Gillis, Dartmouth 34 10 14 6 .412 Ian Lockhart, Kentville 62 17 25 12 .403 Adam Lucas, Halifax 51 13 20 14 .392 Geoff MacLellan, Sydney 57 12 22 8 .386 Nick Best, Dartmouth 37 6 14 7 .378 Kevin Matheson, Truro 50 11 18 14 .360 Craig MacDonald, Halifax 48 14 17 6 .354 Mike King, Kentville 57 11 20 9 .351 Darren Hiltz, Dartmouth 55 7 19 8 .345 Rob Hansen, Halifax 44 6 15 7 .341 Hits - Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 31; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 27; Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 27; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 25; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 24. Runs - Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 21; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 18; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 17; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 17; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 17. RBI - Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 27; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 26; Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 25; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 22; Joel Irvine, Dartmouth, 18. Doubles - Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 10; Ian Lockhart, Kentville, 8; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 7; Craig Higgins, Truro, 7; Kevin Matheson, Truro, 6. Triples - Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 2; Several tied with 1. Home runs - Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 7; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 7; Darren Doucette, Dartmouth, 7; Mike Lockhart, Kentville, 3; Joe MacPherson, Truro, 3; Luke Smith, Kentville, 3. Stolen bases - Geoff MacLellan, Sydney, 12; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 8; Chris Head, N.S. Canada Games, 6; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 5; Ryan Veinot, Halifax, 5; Dylan Holton, N.S. Canada Games, 5. PITCHING Winning percentage (minimum 2 decisions) — Craig Higgins, Truro, 4-0, 1.000; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 4-0, 1.000; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 2-0, 1.000; Vince Horsman, Dartmouth, 2-0, 1.000; Trevor Zwaan, Dartmouth, 2-0, 1.000; Curtis Falls, Kentville, 2-0, 1.000. Wins - Craig Higgins, Truro, 4; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 3; Andrew MacIntosh, Halifax, 3. Earned-run average - Vince Horsman, Dartmouth, 0.00; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 1.47; Matt MacDonald, N.S. Canada Games, 2.08; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 2.19; Craig Higgins, Truro, 2.25. Innings pitched - Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 37; Andrew MacIntosh, Halifax, 33.1; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 33; Danny McKillop, Sydney, 33; Craig Higgins, Truro, 32. Strikeouts - Craig Higgins, Truro, 39; Jason Bailey, Dartmouth, 36; Andrew MacIntosh, Halifax, 33; Jeff Chisholm, Truro, 28; Kevin Nichols, Kentville, 27. Saves - Chris Munroe, Halifax, 2; Matt Black, Truro, 2; Jamie Vallis, Dartmouth, 2. END

The Kentville Wildcats and Dartmouth Moosehead Dry came away with victories today. At Susan McEachern Memorial Field Kentville 000 220 620 – 12 14 4 Sydney 101 014 000 – 7 7 4 Kevin Nichols (WP), Jevon Titus (7) and Ian Mosher; Danny McKillop, Charlie Nash (7), Paul Doucette (LP, 7), Adam Shibinette (8) and Derick Aucoin. Kentville – Mike Lockhart, three singles; Mark Foley, double, single; Sydney – Darryl McMullin, home run, single. At Beazley Field N.S. Canada Games 100 010 204 – 8 12 1 Dartmouth 100 023 04x – 10 12 4 Matt MacDonald (LP), Mike Brown (6), Pat MacInnis (8), Craig Field (8) and Matt Denny; Vince Horsman (WP), Mike Alexander (7), Darren Hiltz (9), Jamie Vallis (Sv, 9) and Nick Best. N.S. Canada Games – Dylan Holton, three singles; Brett O'Neill, two-run homer; Chris Gallivan, single, double; Dartmouth – Robert Gillis, two doubles, three-run homer; Nick Best, three singles; Joel Irvine, two singles; Chris Goodie, two singles.

The Kentville Wildcats won both ends of a doubleheader against host Sydney Sooners today. At Susan McEachern Memorial Field Game 1 Kentville 140 207 0xx – 14 11 1 Sydney 100 300 0xx – 4 8 6 Curtis Falls (WP), Kevin Daurie (6) and Luke Smith; David MacCallum (LP), Shawn Handrahan (6) and Adam Shibinette. Kentville – Mike King, two home runs, five RBI; Chris Davidson, double, four singles; Sydney – Cory Christie, home run; Danny McKillop, double, single. Game 2 Kentville 106 000 020 – 9 10 1 Sydney 000 000 000 – 0 3 1 Tim Clayton (WP) and Ian Mosher; Darryl MacMullin (LP), Adam Shibinette (3) and Matt Denny, Derek Aucoin (3). Kentville – Luke Smith, two doubles, single; Mark Foley, home run, single; Sydney – Cory Christie, double.

Host Dartmouth Moosehead Dry won for the 11th time in 12 games this season, defeating the Truro Bearcats tonight. At Beazley Field Truro 001 000 000 – 1 6 2 Dartmouth 030 012 12x – 9 9 1 Jeff Chisholm (LP), Joe MacPherson (7) and Kevin Matheson; Trevor Zwaan (WP), Jamie Vallis (8) and Nick Best. Truro – Craig Higgins, two doubles; Dartmouth – Jason Bailey, two singles, RBI; Robert Gillis, two singles, RBI.