Greg Slack led off the bottom of the eighth inning with a double and scored on a throwing error to lift Zelienople to a 7-6 win over Karns City in Butler County American Legion baseball Tuesday night.

Slack also picked up the win on the mound, striking out nine in eight innings.

Adam Keplinger also enjoyed a big day for Zelie, tripling and singling twice.

In other games:

Joe Ference singled three times and Aaron Ordy added two singles and a triple to lift Meridian to a 6-5 victory over Butler Township.

Mark White pitched a one-hitter while singling and doubling at the plate in Prospect's 11-0, six-inning thumping of Center Township.

Karns City 040 001 10 - 6 8 2

Zelienople 101 040 01 - 7 10 3

WP:

Greg Slack (8 IP) 9 strikeouts, 6 walks.

LP:

Kyle Texter (2

IP) 1 strikeout, 0 walks

Karns City:

Texter 2B

Zelienople (3-9):

Adam Keplinger 3B, 2-1B; Slack 2B, 1B

Thursday:

Butler City at Zelienople

Meridian 004 002 0 - 6 11 1

Butler Twp. 020 030 0 - 5 12 3

WP:

Scott Cukovich (4

IP) 2 strikeouts, 1 walk.

LP:

Jonathan Bell (5 IP) 3 strikeouts, 2 walks

Meridian (8-5):

Aaron Ordy 2-1B 3B, Jim McCaslin 1B 2B, Joe Black 2-1B, Joe Ference 3-1B

Butler Township:

Jordan Roycroft 2-1B 3B, Josh Edwards 2-1B, Joe Rekich 1B 2B, Robbie Cochran 2B, Cory Birckbichler 2B

Prospect 020 117 x -11 12 0

Center Twp. 000 000 x - 0 1 3

WP:

Mark White (6 IP) 5 strikeouts, 3 walk.

LP:

Rich Hasychak (5 IP) 2 strikeouts, 2 walks

Prospect (5-7):

Sean Ray 2-1B 3B, Dave Hewitt 2-1B 2B, Mark White 1B 2B, Ryan Ferguson 2-1B, Jesse Badgett 1B, Brandon Ray 1B

Center Township:

Trevor Dunkel 1B

Thursday:

Mars @ Prospect