Hornets' Fast Start Dooms Canton In 18-5 Loss

By: Chris Manning / May 9, 2025

A slow start doomed Canton as they fell 18-5 to Wellsboro during NTL baseball action Thursday.

The Hornets jumped out to a 12-0 lead after two innings, making it 13-0 midway through the third.

Canton punched through with three runs in the third, while in the fifth they out scored Wellsboro 2-1 to make it 13-5.

In the seventh the Hornets tacked on four insurance runs for the win.

Bailey Gardner (2-for-4) had two doubles, two runs scored, and an RBI as Zach Colton (3-for-3) had two doubles with 2-RBI.

Ben Fitch (1-for-4) had a double with two runs scored, while Michael Bears (1-for-4) had 2-RBI with a run scored.

Luke Crawley (1-for-2) also had a hit.

Beers started and takes the loss, going two-thirds of an inning with one strikeout, three walks, two hits, and seven earned runs.

Rylan Wesneski tossed the next 1 1/3-innings with two walks, two hits, and five runs, two of which were earned.

Carson Castle pitched 4 2/3-innings with three strikeouts, three walks, three hits, and six unearned runs.

Fitch tossed the final third.