Ollio dominates for Butler
Connor Ollio was masterful and the Butler baseball team was able to manufacture some runs in a 4-1 road win over Shaler Friday.
Ollio tossed a 1-hitter, striking out nine and walking three in seven dominating innings.
The Golden Tornado trailed 1-0 after four, but Butler (9-5, 3-4) scratched across a run in the top of the frame and added three more in the top of the sixth to secure the section win.
Butler scored two runs on wild pitches.
Isaiah Lucas doubled and Sam Gross had a RBI single for the Golden Tornado.
Butler 000 013 0 — 4 4 1
Shaler 001 000 0 — 1 1 2
W: Connor Ollio 7IP (9K, 3BB). L: Gumto 6IP (4K, 4BB).
Butler (9-5, 3-4): Dallas Hays 1B, Cade Negley 1B, Sam Gross 1B RBI, Isaiah Lucas 2B
Shaler: Zulka 1B RBI
Monday: North Allegheny at Butler
Mars 12, Kiski 4 — Anthony Michalski singled, doubled and drove in four runs as the Planets rolled.
Frank Craska picked up the win, striking out nine in 5 2/3 innings.
He also drove in a pair of runs at the plate.
Brandon Wetherholt singled twice and drove in three for Mars (9-4, 8-1).
Mars 101 401 5 — 12 16 2
Kiski 100 003 0 — 4 8 5
W: Frank Craska 5.2IP (9K, 0BB). L: Shoupe 4IP (2K, 2BB).
Mars (9-4, 8-1): Brandon Wetherholt 2-1B 3-RBI, Dylan Rotz 1B 2B RBI, Jack Anderson 2-1B, Craska 2-1B 2-RBI, Anthony Michalski 1B 2B 4-RBI, Evan Hominson 2B RBI
Kiski: Polka 2-1B, Kiebler 2B, Perroz 2B 3B
Wednesday: North Hills at Mars
Moniteau 6, North Clarion 2 — Hunter Fitzingo drove in four runs and also picked up the win on the mound for the Warriors.
North Clarion 002 000 0 — 2 x x
Moniteau 100 311 x — 6 x x
W: Hunter Fitzingo 4IP (5K, 0BB).
Moniteau: Fitzingo 2-1B 4-RBI
Softball
Erin Luffy scattered three hits over six innings, striking out six and not issuing a walk and also homered and drove in three as Knoch rolled past Penn Hills, 10-0, in six innings.
Natalie Brown also homered for the Knights.
Penn Hills 000 000 x — 0 3 2
Knoch 114 211 x — 10 10 0
W: Erin Luffy 6IP (6K, 0BB). L: Wooding 2.1IP (1K, 1BB).
Knoch (13-2, 6-2): Luffy HR 3-RBI, Natalie Brown HR 1B, Sydney Natili 2B, Avery Keller 2-1B
Tuesday: Indiana at Knoch
Steel Valley 6, Slippery Rock 3 — Cheyenne Hindman and Brynn Horner each singled in this non-region loss.
Slippery Rock 010 000 2 — 3 8 3
Steel Valley 400 110 x — 6 11 4
W: Arthrell 7IP (2K, 3BB). L: Cheyenne Hindman 6IP (7K, 2BB).
Slippery Rock (5-4): Hindman 1B, Brynn Horner 1B
Saturday: Mercer at Slippery Rock