Canton thumps Rockets in KLAA South Division double-header

April 22, 2010, 9:15 a.m.

  Judging by the results of Wednesday's double-header against Canton, Westland John Glenn's baseball team could have used a few Snickers bars.

  The Rockets may not have hit like Betty White, but  they were white-washed by Canton starting pitchers Andrew Tidwell and Ryan Bazner, who both carried no-hitters into the fifth innings of their respective starts.

  Tidwell settled for a three-hit victory in the Chiefs' 7-2 opening-game victory. The senior sub-mariner lowered his earned-run average to 1.05 and upped his record to 4-0.

  John Glenn starting pitcher Spencer Dowd was as effective as Tidwell until the fourth when the Chiefs manufactured a run to grab a 1-0 lead.

  Canton added a pair of runs in the fifth and four more in the seventh. The Rockets finally solved Tidwell in the bottom of the seventh when they plated a pair of runs.

  "The guys stepped up like they should," said Canton coach Mark Blomshield, whose team improved to 10-2 overall and 4-0 in the KLAA South Division. "Andrew did a good job of keeping their hitters off balance. He's improved a lot since last year.

  "Their pitcher threw well, too. He had a really nice deuce (curveball)."

  Powering the Chiefs' offense in game one were Seth Tschetter and Joe Galanty, both of whom contributed two hits and two RBI.

  Bazner tossed a one-hitter in Chiefs' five-inning 11-0 victory in the nightcap, yielding just an up-the-middle single in the fifth. The junior struck out seven and walked just one batter.

  Canton's 12-hit effort in game two was led by Cody Blakita, Tidwell and Tschetter, each of whom ripped a pair of hits.

  The Chiefs host Ypsilanti Lincoln in a Saturday double-header.