ERIE — Greg Hays has kept the East Butler American Legion baseball team alive.

Again.

Hays needed just 84 pitches Sunday to go nine innings as East Butler survived in the loser's bracket of the Region 8 tournament with an 11-3 win over Clarion at Amesworth Stadium.

Hays struck out five, walked just one and scattered five hits. Hays' only blemish was a three-run home run by Jon Kemmer in the top of the eighth inning. Two of those three runs were unearned.

"He's pitching lights-out right now," said East Butler manager Carl Hays, who is also Greg's father."

Greg Hays is now 11-0 on the season for East Butler (22-3).

Nick Rossmiller continued his torrid tournament at the plate with two doubles, a single and four RBI. In two games, Rossmiller is 7-of-9 with a home run and 11 RBI.

Rossmiller drove in seven runs in a 15-12 loss to Erie Millcreek in Saturday's tournament opener.

In two games, East Butler has scored 23 runs and banged out 29 hits.

East Butler led Clarion 8-0 before the three-run homer. East Butler responded with three runs in the bottom of the eighth.

East Butler will play the loser of the Bradford-Erie Hammot game at 1 p.m. today.

Clarion 000 000 030 — 3 5 2East Butler 041 200 13x — 11 14 1W: Greg Hays (9 IP) 5 K, 1 BB.

L: Corbin Ragley (6 IP) 2 K, 3 BB.

Clarion: Jon Kemmer HR, 2B, 3-RBI

East Butler (22-3): Nick Rossmiller 2-2B, 1B, 4-RBI; Hays 2B, 1B; Dalton Steighner 3B, 2-1B

Today: East Butler vs. Bradford-Erie Hammot, 1 p.m.