Shaky 'D' costs Chiefs in 3-2
setback to Northville

April 27, 2010, 1:20 a.m.

  Canton senior pitcher Kevin Delapaz couldn't have thrown much better Monday afternoon against Northville.

  Unfortunately, the Chiefs' defense couldn't have played much worse behind Delapaz, thus, the net result: a 3-2 loss to the Mustangs.

  "Kevin pitched great," said Canton coach Mark Blomshield, whose team slipped to 11-3. "We just need to clean the defense up."

  Delapaz struck out seven and yielded just three hits in his six innings on the mound. The Chiefs committed a season-high four errors, including two miscues in the first that led to three unearned Northville runs.

  Canton threatened late, advancing the potential tying run to third base with out out, but the Chiefs couldn't bring him home.

  The Chiefs managed six hits, including an RBI single by Andrew Tidwell and a double from Bernabie Salinas, who scored one of the Chiefs' runs.

  Canton will host Plymouth in a Wednesday double-header. The opening pitch is set for 4 p.m.