Matt Gordon had himself a day — on the mound and at the plate — for the Grove City baseball team during a 12-0 Region 6 baseball win over Conneaut on Friday afternoon.

Gordon struck out 16 and walked none during a one-hitter and launched a pair of two-run homers. He added a single and also drew two walks for the Eagles (10-2, 5-0), who broke the game open with seven runs in the final two innings.

Grove City 203 002 5 — 12 14 1

Conneaut 000 000 0 — 0 1 2

W: Matt Gordon 7 IP (16K, 0BB). L: Cole Baker 4 IP (4K, 4BB).

Grove City (10-2, 5-0): Matt Gordon 2-HR, 1B, 2-R, 4-RBI; Ben Lucas 3-1B, 3-R, RBI; Doug Horner 3-1B, R; Dustin Maine 2-1B, R, RBI

Conneaut (3-7, 1-4): Chase Gallo 1B

Monday: Grove City at Cathedral Prep

Mars 17, Highlands 0 — The Planets (9-6, 6-1) clinched a WPIAL playoff berth with the Section 5-AAA romp.

Alex Smith homered, while Matt Eperesi, Connor McGinnis and Colin Stewart each tallied two hits apiece for Mars. Nathan Furl struck out eight and walked none in four innings of work.

The Planets will take on Hampton in a showdown for section supremacy on Monday.

Mars 117 08x x — 17 11 0

Highlands 000 00x x — 0 2 1

W: Nathan Furl 4 IP (8K, 0BB). L: Nick Borkowski 2-plus IP (2K, 4BB).

Mars (9-6, 6-1): Ben Erdahl 1B, 3-R, RBI; Alex Smith HR, R, 3-RBI; Matt Eperesi 2-1B, 2-RBI; Nathan Furl 1B, 2-RBI; Connor McGinnis 2-1B, 3-R, 3-RBI; Colin Stewart 2B, 1B, 2-R, 2-RBI

Highlands (3-7, 2-5): John Vause 1B; Cody Pisani 1B

Monday: Mars at Hampton

Knoch 13, Valley 1, five innings — Caleb Thorn homered, while Cole Shinsky was 3-for-3 and hurled all five innings in just 55 pitches as the Knights (7-6, 5-2) rolled to the Section 5-AAA victory.

Knoch 352 30x x — 13 14 0

Valley 000 10x x — 1 2 2

W: Cole Shinsky 5 IP (4K, 2BB). L: Frame 2 IP (1K, 1BB).

Knoch (7-6, 5-2): Chase Voltz 1B, 3-RBI, R; Caleb Thorn HR, 1B, 2-R, 3-RBI; Cole Shinsky 2B, 2-1B, RBI; Zach Junk 3B, 1B, 2-R; Hunter Balliet 2B, 1B, 2-R, RBI, Taylor Sharer 1B, 3-RBI, Hyte Eurich 1B, RBI, R; Spencer Voltz 2-R; Chris Law 1B, RBI

Valley (1-10, 0-7): Clark 1B, Shearon 1B, RBI

Monday: Kittanning at Knoch, Pullman Park, 6:30 p.m.

Karns City 9, A-C Valley 1 — Nathan Weckerly, Tyler Kepple, Scott Kiser and Mike Riley all homered for the Gremlins (11-0), while Matt Yough tossed a complete game to beat the Falcons (8-2).

Karns City 020 411 1 — 9 11 2

A-C Valley 000 000 1 — 1 8 1

W: Matt Yough 7 IP (3K, 3BB). L: Cole Terwilliger 7 IP (9K, 3BB).

Karns City (11-0): Nathan Weckerly HR, R, RBI; Tyler Kepple HR, R, RBI; Scott Kiser HR, 1B, R, 3-RBI; Mike Riley HR, 1B, 2-R, 2-RBI; Zach Moore 2-2B, 1B, 2-R; Matt Yough 2-1B

A-C Valley (8-2): Greg Elliott 2-1B, Kevin Kaufman 1B, RBI; Justin Rothen 1B, R

Tuesday: Karns City at Cranberry; Rocky Grove at A-C Valley

SoftballRachel Rebmann and Jen Miller paced Butler to a 7-5 nonsection victory over Mars on Friday despite three home runs from the Planets’ Erin Hershman.Rebmann blasted a three-run homer and doubled for the Golden Tornado (4-9), while Miller was 4-for-4 with three doubles and two RBIs. Hershman had all five RBIs for the Planets (7-7).Butler 201 004 0 — 7 11 3Mars 002 010 2 — 5 10 3W: Emily McDonald 7 IP (1K, 0BB). L: Niki Schlegel 7 IP (1K, 1BB).Butler (4-9): Jennifer Miller 3-2B, 1B, 2-RBI; Rachel Rebmann 2B, HR, 3-RBI, R; Hope Wonderling 2B; Anna Heade 2-1B; Amanda Webb 1BMars (7-7): Erin Hershman 3-HR, 3-R, 5-RBI; Blake Kitt 3-1B; Suzanne Papik 2-1B; Taylor Rotz 1B; Shelby Huber 1B, R; Kassandra Johnson RSaturday: Kiski Area at ButlerTuesday: Mars at KnochLatrobe 8, Seneca Valley 3 — Shaley Bream singled and drove in two runs to pace the Raiders (6-6) in a nonsection defeat.Seneca Valley 001 002 0 — 3 6 4Latrobe 320 003 x — 8 13 2W: Shelby Noel 5 2-3 IP (2K, 3BB). L: Sammy Crilley 6 IP (0K, 2BB).Seneca Valley (6-6): Shaley Bream 1B, 2-RBI; Alexa Sisko 1B, R; Sarah Blagg 1B, RLatrobe (11-2): Ashley Perillo 2B, 2-1B, R, RBI; Shelby Noel 2-2B, 2-R, 3-RBIMonday: Seneca Valley at North Hills

Boys TennisSeneca Valley ended Butler’s season with a 4-1 victory on Friday.A.J. May earned the lone win for the Golden Tornado, who finish the year with a 5-11 record.Alex Park and Eric Abbott won the Nos. 2 and 3 singles matches for the Raiders.Seneca Valley 4, Butler 1Singles1-A.J. May (B) def. Joe Shults 6-3, 3-6, 6-4; 2-Alex Park (SV) def. Henry May 6-2, 6-1; 3-Eric Abbott (SV) def. Tony Santulo 6-3, 6-4.Doubles1-Jonathan Perkins/Michael Garczynski (SV) def. Devin Fitz/Cam Sedwick 6-1, 6-1; 2-Mayank Parashar/Patrick O’Connor (SV) def. Martin Zanicky/Gavin Shuler 6-1, 6-2.Grove City 4, Titusville 1 — Matt Welker led the way with a 6-0, 6-0 rout in No. 1 singles action for the Eagles (11-1, 5-1).Grove City 4, Titusville 1Singles1-Matt Welker (GC) def. Shannon Daugherty 6-0, 6-0; 2-Evan Lowers (GC) def. Eric Maginnis 6-1, 6-2; 3-Josiah Leach (T) def. Chris Adams 7-6, 6-2.Doubles1-Dylan Motta/Frankie Bassani (GC) def. Jon Cartney/Alex Langer 6-2, 6-3; 2-Kyle Yeakle/Andrew McCracken (GC) def. Devon Pettit/Faith Champion 6-0, 6-4.

JV BaseballThe Butler junior varsity baseball team defeated Fox Chapel by a 7-1 score on Friday at the Butler High School field.Connor Thomas paced the Golden Tornado with a four-hitter in a complete-game performance. He struck out eight, didn’t allow an earned run and was 2-for-3 at the plate.Mark Gross led the Butler offense with two doubles and a single, while Alex Harrison also doubled. Nick Malis and Alex Seybert each recorded a single for the Tornado.