Coty McGregor pitched a three-hitter, striking out 11 batters and walking one as Center Township dispatched Cranberry Township 14-2 in Butler County American Legion baseball Thursday.

John Koch had three singles and McGregor added two hits to pace an 11-hit attack.

In other games:

• Aaron Dorondo homered and Ryan Geibel added a double and two singles to lead East Butler to a 6-4 victory over Butler Township.

• Tad Forsythe homered twice and drove in five runs as Zelienople won for the first time this season, 9-2, over Saxonburg.

Center Twp. 106 301 3—14 11 4Cranberry Twp. 002 000 0—2 3 3Coty McGregor and Regan Young; Champan, Inman (4, 1 K, 1 BB), Ference (6, 0 K, 3 BB) and DiNardo.

W: McGregor (11 K, 1 BB).

L: Champan (0 K, 6 BB).

Center Township (1-3): Alex Martini 2-1B; John Koch 3-1B; Coty McGregor 2-1B; Randy Hepler 2-1B; Regan Young 1B; Matt Maloy 1B

Cranberry Township: Vrona 1B; Champan 2-1B

Saturday: Center Township at Meridian; Cranberry Township at Zelienople

Butler Twp. 001 030 0—4 3 3East Butler 002 040 x—6 7 3Rob Cochran, and Cory Bergbigler; John Marra, Brad Cottage and Ryan Geibel.

W: Marra 6 IP (7 K, 4 BB).

L: Cochran 6 IP (6 K, 0 BB).

SV: Cottage 1 IP (0 K, 2 BB).

Butler Township: Dustin Uhlman HR; Jordan Roycroft 1B; Rob Cochran 1B

East Butler (3-0): Ryan Geibel 2B, 2-1B; Aaron Dorondo HR; Jamie Masciarelli 2-1B

Saturday: Butler City at Butler Township

Sunday: Prospect at East Butler

Zelienople 010 033 2—9 11 1Saxonburg 000 000 2—2 4 2Mark Haney and Andrew Verba; Gregory, Mayes (4, 2 K, 0 BB) and Kolish.

W: Haney (4 K, 2 BB).

L: Gregory (3 K, 3 BB).

Zelienople (1-3): Tad Forsythe 2-HR 5-RBI, Brody Webster 2-2B

Saxonburg (1-1): Stanick 2B