Josh Edwards singled and tripled to go along with his 5

innings pitched as Butler Township beat Prospect 8-2 in Butler County American Legion baseball Thursday.

Butler Township used a 7-run third inning to take control of the game, which was called after six frames due to darkness.

In other action:

Kevin Krause pitched a complete game and Steve Seybert and Steve Scott had two singles apiece to lead East Butler (1-1) to a 4-1 victory over Zelienople.

Slack had two singles to lead Zelie. No other details were available.

Saxonburg 3, East Butler 1 -

Zach Toth scattered five hits and struck out five in this Wednesday game. Bob Kruth tripled and singled for the winners.

Prospect 100 001 x - 2 8 1

Butler Twp. 007 01x x - 8 10 3

WP:

Josh Edwards (5

IP) 3 strikeouts, 3 walks.

LP:

Tom DeCola (2

IP) 1 strikeout, 0 walks

Prospect:

Sean Ray 1B 2B, Dave Hewitt 2B, Bill Stoughton 2-1B

Butler Township (1-1):

Andy Onufrak 2B, Jordan Roycroft 2B, Josh Edwards 1B 3B, Darren Blakley 2-1B

East Butler 000 010 0 - 1 5 0

Saxonburg 003 000 x - 3 7 1

WP:

Zach Toth (7 IP) 5 strikeouts, 1 walk.

LP:

Shane Seybert (6 IP) 5 strikeouts, 3 walks

East Butler:

Kolby Gregory 1B, Steve Scott 1B, Chad Neff 3B 1B R, John Marra 1B.

Saxonburg:

Bob Kruth 3B 1B R, Justin Demek 1B R, John Lefevre 1B R, Bill Elliott 2B, Jeff Foster 1B