Butler's baseball team remained in the thick of the WPIAL Quad A playoff race with a 10-2 win at Fox Chapel Friday afternoon.

Mick Fennell pitched a complete game for the victory, giving up just the two runs on four hits while striking out 10 and walking just one.

Colin Williamson paced the Golden Tornado on offense with two singles, a double and three runs batted in.

“We were consistent and had a good approach at the plate today,” Butler coach Todd Erdos said of his team's 11 hits. “We also received good fielding and pitching.

“In all three areas, we played well,” he added.

Both of Fox Chapel's runs came on Joe Palumbo's home run in the bottom of the fifth inning.

Butler and North Allegheny are tied for second place in Section 1 with records of 7-4. Shaler is right behind them at 6-5.

Only the top three teams in the section are guaranteed a postseason berth.

Elsewhere:

• Mars' Nathan Furl and Nick Comport combined on a four-hit shutout of Highlands as the Planets prevailed on the road, 4-0.

With the win, Mars clinches at least a share of the Section 4-AAA title.

• Mac Megahan had three singles and drove in two runs, but Knoch fell to Kittanning 7-4.

• Sean White struck out seven in seven innings of work and also had an RBI single to lead Slippery Rock to a 5-2 win over Meadville.

Butler 003 024 1 — 10 11 1Fox Chapel 000 020 0 — 2 4 8W: Mick Fennell 7 IP (10K, 1BB).

L: Terwilliger 5 IP (2K, 3BB).

Butler (13-4, 7-4): Colin Williamson 2-1B 2B 3RBI, David Tompkins 3-1B

Fox Chapel (3-14, 3-9): Joe Palumbo HR 2RBI

Mars 010 000 3 — 4 8 0Highlands 000 000 0 — 0 4 0W: Nathan Furl 5.2 IP (9K, 6BB).

L: Nate Virag 7 IP (7K, 2BB).

S: Nick Comport 1.1 IP (2K, 0BB).

Mars (14-3, 11-1): Kevin Giallonardo HR, Nick Comport 2B, Sam Swiatek 2B

Highlands (6-10, 4-9): Nate Torgent 2B, Nate Virag 2B, Nick Festa 2B

Monday: Knoch at Mars

Kittanning 003 103 0 — 7 12 2Knoch 101 101 0 — 4 11 3W: M. Scholl 7IP (5K, 4BB).

L: Gavin Miller 2.2IP (3K, 3BB).

Kittanning (4-13, 3-10): A. Scholl 3-1B, Schaner 2-1B, Falchetti 2-1B

Knoch (11-7, 9-4): Mac Megahan 3-1B 2-RBI, Zach Koller 1B 2-RBI, Luke Kroneberg 2B

Monday: Knoch at Mars

Meadville 100 000 1 — 2 11 3Slippery Rock 000 041 x — 5 4 4W: Sean White 7IP (7K, 2BB).

L: Thompson 5IP (4K, 4BB).

Meadville: Lynn 2-1B 2B, Williams 2-1B

Slippery Rock (6-8, 4-3): White 1B RBI, Mike Stutz 2B, Levi Leonberg 1B RBI

Monday: Slippery Rock at McDowell

Bethany Hay had a triple, two singles and drove in three runs as Knoch held off Butler in a slugfest, 11-10.Sarah Steedle added a pair of hits and two RBI and Britni Brandstetter, who picked up the win, also drove in two with a double for the Knights (12-5).Hannah Henry had a triple and a single to pace Butler (4-13).Elsewhere:• Taylor Rotz struck out 14 and Erin Hershman hit a two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead Mars to a dramatic 3-1 win over Kittanning.• Holly Colosimo scattered eight hits over seven innings and struck out eight as Moniteau downed Clarion-Limestone 4-2.<B>Knoch 010 421 3 — 11 12 5Butler 100 171 0 — 10 8 1W:</B> Britni Brandstetter 3IP (4K, 0BB). <B>L:</B> Hope Wonderling 3IP (1K, 2BB).<B>Knoch (12-5):</B> Chandler Krelow 2B 2-RBI, Bethany Hay 2-1B 3B 3-RBI, Mikayla Moretti 2B, Sarah Steedle 2-1B 2-RBI, Brandstetter 2B 2-RBI, Codi Reed 2-1B<B>Butler (4-13):</B> Hannah Henry 3B 1B, Aubrey Schmeider 2B, Wonderling 1B 2B<B>Monday:</B> Knoch at Fox Chapel<B>Tuesday:</B> Butler at Mt. Lebanon<B>Kittanning 000 100 000 — 1 9 0Mars 010 000 002 — 3 6 1No outs when winning runs scoredW:</B> Taylor Rotz 9IP (14K, 3BB). <B>L:</B> Courtney Edwards 8IP (7K, 0BB).<B>Kittanning:</B> Tarra Schall 2B 2-1B<B>Mars:</B> Erin Hershman HR 2-RBI, Suzanne Papik 2-1B<B>Monday:</B> North Hills at Mars<B>C-Limestone 010 001 0 — 2 8 4Moniteau 201 100 x — 4 10 2W:</B> Holly Colosimo 7IP (8K, 3BB). <B>L:</B> Wiles 6IP (3K, 3BB).<B>Clarion-Limestone:</B> Peterson 2-1B, Speer 1B 2B<B>Moniteau (8-6):</B> Sydney Boben 2-1B, Chloe Eshenbaugh 2B RBI, Heather McMillen 2B, Emily Hiwiller 2-1B RBI<B>Monday:</B> Moniteau at Brookville

Senior Cody Bachman scored three consecutive goals in the second half to lift Butler to a 5-3 win over Central Catholic.Chandler Harvey added two scores.The Golden Tornado's defensive effort, which held the Vikings scoreless in the second half, was led by Jake Whann, Ian Bergbigler and Logan Collins.Josh Jablonski stopped 10 shots for Butler (10-4).

Reanna Everton scored four goals, but Butler was edged by Hempfield 15-13.Maggie Dellen added three goals for the Golden Tornado (8-8).<B>Hampton 15, Knoch 7</B> — Mindy Norris scored six goals and assisted on the other in this loss for the Knights.Kara Fitzpatrick also scored a goal and Mandi Boldy had two assists.

Seneca Valley's Jonathan Perkins and Troy Abbott bowed out of the WPIAL Class AAA doubles tournament Thursday with a 10-8 quarterfinal loss to Shady Side Academy's duo of Alok Nimgaonkar and Chris Grubbs.Perkins and Abbott had won the Section 2 title last month and received a first-round bye at WPIALs.• Butler's team of Zac McCafferty and A.J. May lost a first-round match at the WPIAL event to Mt. Lebanon's David Mewkalo and Nick Reese (10-4).

Jamison Smith scored eight goals as Butler ousted Central Catholic 12-8.Clay Bachman scored the other four goals for the Tornado (10-3).