Ryan Smith doubled and homered to power Butler Township to a 5-0 win over Karns City in Butler County American Legion baseball Tuesday.

Adam Palace struck out seven in the shutout win.

Karns City 000 000 0 - 0 4 2

Butler Twp. 004 010 x - 5 8 2

WP:

Adam Palace (7 IP) 7 strikeouts, 2 walks.

LP:

Pennington (6 IP) 1 strikeout, 3 walks

Karns City:

Smith 1B

Butler Township (4-3-1):

Ryan Smith 2B HR 2RBI, Josh Edwards 2-1B 2RBI

Thursday:

Butler Township @ Meridian; East Butler @ Karns City