Tornado bats blitz P-R, 14-5

Alex Ziegler had four singles and Colin Williamson added two singles and a double as the Butler baseball team pounded out 19 hits in a 14-5 win at Pine-Richland Wednesday afternoon.
The Golden Tornado (7-0, 2-0) scored six runs in the first inning against the Rams (4-2, 1-1) to help starting pitcher Colin McKee get the win.
The senior right-hander sruck out eight and walked three.
Mick Fennell added a single and a triple for Butler.
Dalton Koebler also had a big game at the plate for the Golden Tornado with a double and two singles.
Pine-Richland closed the gap to 8-5 with a five-run fifth inning, but the Golden Tornado pulled away with four runs in the top of the sixth and two more in the top of the seventh.