Darren Blakley singled three times and Kyle Beam pitched five efficient innings for the win as Butler Township bested Zelienople 10-4.

Jeff Nadiak doubled and singled and Cory Birkbichler and Jordan Roycroft also had two hits for Butler Township (6-2).

In other games:

• Adam Gregory struck out 10 batters and Chad Neff had two doubles and a single to lead East Butler to a 16-4 win over Saxonburg.

• Joe Black singled three times, drove in two runs and scored once to lead Meridian to a 10-7 win over Butler City.

Zelienople 100 021 0—4 9 2Butler Twp 021 331 x—10 14 4WP: Kyle Beam (5 IP) 3 strikeouts, 2 walks.

LP: Mark Haney (5 IP) 3 strikeouts, 2 walks

Zelienople: Shane Kumber 2-1B; Andy Spoerer 3B, 1B; Matt Brittner 2B

Butler Twp (6-2): Darren Blakley 3-1B; Jeff Nadiak 1B, 2B; Cory Birkbichler 2-1B; Jordan Roycroft 2-1B

Saxonburg 400 00x x—4 5 2East Butler 580 3xx x—16 16 1WP: Adam Gregory (5 IP) 10 strikeouts, 4 walks.

LP: Kevin Bacon (4 IP) 5 strikeouts, 4 walks

Saxonburg: Kevin Bacon 2B; Dan Pickard 2B

East Butler (6-3): Chad Neff 2-2B, 1B; Brad Cottage 3-1B; Justin Heller 3-1B

Today: East Butler at Zelienople

Butler City 000 203 2—7 13 2Meridian 050 401 x—10 11 1WP: Joe Black (5X\c IP) 6 strikeouts, 3 walks.

LP: Jim McKissick (3X\c IP) 6 strikeouts, 5 walks

Butler City: Phil Waller 2-1B, Brian Anthony 2B, Eric Lamotte 2-1B, Josh Anthony 1B HR, Don Beeman 2-1B

Meridian (4-5): Joe Black 3-1B 2 RBI R, Kevin Ference 2-1B 2 RBI R, Luke Master 2-1B 2 RBI, Mark Dietrich 2-1B RBI, 2R