Truro Bearcats

Jim Mosher has released the list of players that the Kentville Wildcats are picking up for Nationals this year in Kentville. The players announced are Craig Higgins of the Truro Bearcats, Jamie Vallis of the Sackville Chiefs, Sheldon MacDonald, Mark Stiner and Jason Adams of the Halifax Blues, Richie Walcott of the Sydney Sooners and Jason Macdougall of the Wildcats' affiliate Hantsport Shamrocks. Mosher also is picking up Shawn Wilson of the Sydney Sooners but has to verify with Baseball Canada as to his elligibility. Jeff Fielding, who played with the Truro Bearcats last year, was asked but he could not commit to Nationals. Higgins, last year's league MVP, plays infield and pitches. He is currently batting .377 with five steals and ten RBI. As a pitcher he has a 2-2 record with 25 strikeouts and a 3.52 ERA. Vallis is second in the league in batting with a .463 average as an outfielder and is leading the league in ERA with a 1.88 mark. Sheldon MacDonald is leading the league in wins with an 8-1 record and second in strikeouts with 57. Mark Stiner is second to MacDonald in wins with five and amoung the league leaders in strikeouts. Third Baseman Jason Adams who tied in voting for top third baseman was tied first in triples with, third in RBI with 39, tied fifth in homeruns with 6, and had a .563 Slugging Percentage. First Baseman Richie Walcott is third in the league with 28 hits. Jason MacDougall is currently batting .435 with two homeruns and 13 RBI for Hantsport. Today, July 15th, is the date that Kentville had to make their first ten pickups known to allow the Dartmouth Dry time to make their Nationals' selections. The Dry have until August 1st to make their picks.

The Sackville Chiefs have appealed to BNS, President, George Farmer the decision to overturn an earlier ruling issued by the NSSBL with regards to the game played June 6, 2001 against the Truro Bearcats. The appeal committee issued their decision on July 5,2001. The Sackville Chiefs then had 7 days to appeal this decision to President Farmer. Today, Sackville Chiefs, General Manager Gordon Jones filed the appeal at the BNS office. While the Sackville Chiefs have the utmost respect for the appeal committee, General Manager Jones strongly feels all the facts were not presented. No one from the Sackville Chiefs was invited to attend the appeal hearing. Therefore the action taken today will hopefully give the Sackville Chiefs an opportunity to present their case.

The NBSBL banged out 18 hits and Jay Magee pitched three innings of one-hit ball as the New Brunswick squad went on to take the game 12-7. Chatham Ironmen outfielder, Dino Gallant was the New Brunswick All-Star MVP going three for six with a single, double and homerun to go along with three RBI. Catcher Mike Ivey of the Moncton Mets also homered for the victors. Jamie Vallis, who garnered the MVP accolades for the Nova Scotia team, had a single, homerun and two RBI. Jay Turple and Billy MacKenzie also hit homeruns while Darren Doucette added a pair of singles. NBSBL 001 201 152 - 12 18 1 NSSBL 000 012 013 - 7 11 2 Jay Magee (W), Steve Estabrooks (4), Woolfsmith (5), Kevin Martin (8), Mark Lagone (9) and Mike Ivey, Allen Hilchie (5); Craig Higgins, Rob Hanson (L), Jevon Tirus (5), Kevin Daurie (7), Sheldon MacDonald (8) and Russ Grant, Craig Cooper (6). HRs: NB - Mike Ivey, Dino Galland NS - Jay Turple, Billy MacKenzie, Jamie Vallis

Baseball Nova Scotia overturned the Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League's ruling on the eligablity of the Truro Bearcats' Jeff Maxner. The Sackville Chiefs had protested a game between the Chiefs and the Bearcats in which Truro won 4-3. After the information went before a NSSBL protest committee, it was decided that Jeff Maxner was inelligible to have been on the Bearcats' roster, and the win was taken away from Truro. With the appeal, Truro gets their win back.

The Third Annual NBSBL vs NSSBL All-Star game is slated for Saturday, July 7th in Truro at the TAAC Grounds. The event will begin at 11:00am with a Legends Game featuring past Truro Bearcats. At 1:00 there will be a homerun hitting contest featuring the best sluggers from both leagues. The Opening Ceremonies are set to go at 2:00pm with a tribute to Craig Clark, former Truro Bearcat who died tragically during this past off-season. The All-Star game will begin at 2:15 pm. Last years game went 10 innings with both teams running out of pitching and deciding to conclude the game with a 3-3 draw. Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League All-Stars Player AB R H RBI Ave Dave Cowan, Hfx 69 20 24 12 .348 Ryan Veinot, Hfx 57 21 21 9 .368 Jay Turple, Hfx 72 15 27 19 .375 Craig Cooper, Hfx 63 17 20 20 .317 Kevin Miller, Kent 57 7 22 8 .386 Joel Irvine, Dart 47 12 15 12 .304 Darren Doucette, Dar 37 15 15 18 .406 Andrew Williams, Yar 60 9 20 7 .333 Julian Dease, Yar 46 6 14 9 .304 Jamie Vallis, Sac 32 11 14 13 .438 Adam Lucas, Sac 54 12 21 5 .389 Rob Hansen, Sac 57 13 18 13 .316 JP Wood, Tru 51 5 13 9 .255 Billy MacKenzie, Tru 54 12 23 14 .426 Craig Higgins, Tru 54 9 18 10 .333 Richie Walcott, Syd No Stats Available Dave MacMullin, Syd No Stats Available Pitching W L ERA Sheldon MacDonald, Hfx 7 0 3.18 Kevin Daurie, Kent 0 1 2.80 Jevon Titus, Yar 4 1 2.00 Jamie Vallis, Sac 3 1 1.88 Adam Doiron, Sac 3 2 3.53 Craig Higgins, Tru 2 2 3.52 Pat MacIntyre, Tru 2 2 2.19 Coaches Tommy Hartnett, Hfx Jim MacEachern, Syd NB stars include Saint John Alpines Tim Moore P/IF Jay Magee P/OF Steve Estabrooks P/IF Brent McLellan IF/OF Mike King IF Kevin Martin IF/OF Greg Arnold IF Mike Skidd, head coach Terre Hunter, general manager Fredericton Royals Derek Wilson P/IF Daryl Allen IF Bobby Woods IF Jody Peterson C/P/OF Brady Moore, assistant coach Chatham Ironmen Allan Hilchie IF/OF Dino Gallant OF Matt Jenkins P/IF Moncton Mets Jeff Agnew P Mike Ivey C Mark Langone P/IF Scott McWilliams assistant coach The Newcastle Cardinals will not be sending any of their players because of prior commitments.