2012
Butler claims opener

Butler - 6 Ellwood City - 0
The Butler baseball team got off to a hot start on a chilly Saturday afternoon, blanking Ellwood City 6-0.
The game was shifted from Butler to Ellwood City because of field conditions.
Mick Fennell tossed five one-hit innings for the Golden Tornado, striking out six.
Bobby Swartwout hit a solo home run in the top of the second inning for the only run Butler would need.
Colin Williamson, Alex Ziegler and Cody Herald also doubled for Butler..

Butler 010 001 4 — 6 10 2
Ellwood City 000 000 0 — 0 2 2
W: Mick Fennell 5 IP (6 K, 0 BB).
Butler (1-0): Bobby Swartwout HR 1B, Colin Williamson 2B, Alex Ziegler 2B, Cody Herald 1B 2B
Butler - 12 Knoch - 2



Butler - 9 Woodland Hills -0
Butler - 7 Pine Richland - 6
Collin Williamson, Mickey Fennell, Bobby Swartwout and Mike Hartman each collected two hits in Butler's 7-6 win over section foe Pine-Richland.
Fennell started the game and earned the win after working five innings.
Cody Herald pitched the final two innings to grab the save for the Golden Tornado (5-0, 2-0).

Butler 240 010 0 — 7 11 0
Pine-Richland 020 210 1 — 6 9 0
W: Mickey Fennell 5 IP (1K, 5BB); L: Rehr 12/3 IP (2K, 0BB)
Butler (5-0, 2-0): Collin Williamson 1B 2B, Mickey Fennell 2-1B, Cody Herald 1B, Bobby Swartwout 2-1B 2RBI, Dalton Koebler 1B RBI, Mike Hartman 2-1B RBI, Alex Ziegler 1B

WPIAL Semi-Finals


Tyler Slepski tosses No-Hitter

Baseball (schedule & results)
Butler - 12 Woodland Hills - 1
Butler - 6 Ellwood City - 0
Butler - 13 Knoch - 3
Butler - 5 North Hills - 3
Butler - 7 Pine Richland - 6
Butler - 4 Hampton - 2
Butler - 18 Fox Chapel - 7
Butler - 6 Seneca Valley - 1
Butler - 4 Shaler - 1
Butler - 5 North Hills - 1
Butler - 3 Shaler - 2
Butler - 10 Penn-Trafford - 0
Butler - 10 Hempfield - 1
Tornado Baseball
Butler -3 Shaler - 2

Butler - 6 Seneca Valley- 1

Butler - 4 Hampton - 2


2010
Butler - 8 Ellwood City - 3

Golden Tornado win opener...

Butler - 13 Knoch - 9

Butler - 6 Riverside - 0
Three Butler pitchers combined on a one-hitter as the Golden Tornado baseball team defeated Riverside, 6-0.
Tyler Slepski worked the first three innings and got the victory.
Ryan Fennell struck out five batters in three frames and Zach Sessa pitched the final inning.
Roman Bargo and Bobby Swartwout had a double and single each to lead a 12-hit attack for Butler (4-0).
Cody Herald added a double and three RBI.
Butler 040 001 1 — 6 12 0
Riverside 000 000 0 — 0 1 0
W: Tyler Slepski 3 IP (3 K, 3 BB). L: Pollio 3 IP (0 K, 1 BB).
Butler (4-0): Roman Bargo 2B 1B, Bobby Swartwout 2B 1B RBI, Cody Herald 2B 3-RBI, Mickey Fennell 1B RBI, Mike Hartman RBI, Ian Jewart 2B, Tyler Slepski 1B, Ryan Fennell 1B, Cody Montgomery 1B, Nate Bresnahan 1B, Ethan Rock 1B
Butler - 9 Fox Chapel - 7

Butler - 11 North Hills - 8
Butler moved its record to 10-2, 6-1 in the section, after an 11-8 win at North Hills.
John Crummy went 4-for-5 with five RBI, Ryan Fennell had two doubles, two singles and an RBI, and Roman Bargo had two singles and a triple for Butler.
Butler - 7 Pine Richland - 5

Butler - 10 Seneca Valley - 7

Butler - 10 North Hills - 3

Butler - 7 Hampton - 6


Butler - 13 Knoch - 9

Butler - 8 Ellwood City - 3
Butler - 13 Knoch - 9
Butler - 6 Riverside - 0
Butler - 7 Hampton - 6
Butler - 10 North Hills - 3
Butler - 5 Shaler - 1
Butler - 7 Pine Richland - 5
Butler - 9 Fox Chapel - 7
Butler - 10 Seneca Valley - 7
Butler - 11 North Hills - 8

Butler - 15 Canon Mac - 10

2009

Butler - 5 Bethel Park - 4

Butler - 12 North Hills - 6

Butler - 9 Fox Chapel - 0
Matt Monnie pitched a four-hit shutout, striking out nine,
as the Butler baseball team cruised to a 9-0 section win at Fox Chapel.
Tyler Slepski doubled, singled and drove in two runs.
Eric King collected a double and two RBI for the Golden Tornado.
Butler 040 311 0 9 8 0
Fox Chapel 000 000 0 0 4 3
W: Matt Monnie (7 IP) 9 K, 3 BB. L: Healy (5 IP) 2 K, 2 BB.
Butler (8-4, 3-2): Tyler Slepski 2B, 1B, 2-R; 2-RBI;
Cody Herald 2B; Evan Oswald 2B, RBI; Ryan Fennel 2B; Eric King 2B, 2-RBI
Butler - 15 Fox Chapel - 11

Tornado rip through Hampton for 12-0 win
JoeyMarak and Alek Bollinger combined on a two-hit shutout as the Butler Tornado baseball team
rolled to a 12-0 win over Hampton.
Marak tossed four shutout innings before yielding to Bollinger,
who struck out the side in the fifth inning to end the mercy-rule game.
John Crummy and BobbySwartwout each drove home two runs for the Golden Tornado (2-1).
Butler 006 06x x—12 6 0
Hampton 000 00x x—0 2 1
WP: Joey Marak (4 IP) 3 strikeouts, 2 walks. LP: Williams (4 IP) 4 strikeouts, 1 walk
Butler (2-1): John Crummy 2B, 2-RBI; Tanner Master 1B, 2B; BobbySwartwout 1B, 2-RBI
Butler - 3 Shaler - 2


Butler - 5 Riverside -1


Butler -10 Knoch - 4

Butler - 7 Seneca Valley - 2


Butler rides Uhlman to win over Titans

Dustin Uhlman doubled, singled twice and drove in two runs as the Butler
baseball team outslugged Shaler 15-9.
Even Oswald, John Crummy and Tyler Slepski also had doubles and drove in runs
for the Golden Tornado (10-4, 5-2)

Butler 505 131 0 15 13 0
Shaler 400 110 3 9 9 2
W: Zac Sessa (5 IP) 2 K, 2 BB. L: Kreke (3 IP) 0 K, 0 BB.
Butler (10-4, 5-2): Dustin Uhlman 2-1B, 2B, 2-RBI;
Evan Oswald 2B, 1B, RBI; John Crummy 2B, 1B, 2-RBI; Tyler Slepski 2B, 1B, 2-RBI

2008

Butler - 7 Kiski Area - 0
Butler, one of the WPIAL's early season surprises, scored all its runs after two outs, as the Golden Tornado posted a 7-0 victory to go 4-0 in Section 1-AAAA play and 5-2 overall.
Golden Tornado right fielder Dustin Uhlman got the scoring underway with two outs in the first innings with a towering home run over the left-center field fence.

After two outs and nobody on, Tim Geibel doubled and scored on Bill Coleman's single. An error at third scored two more runs, and Darren Blakley pounded a homer to right to put the Golden Tornado in front, 6-0.
Butler concluded the scoring in the seventh off reliever John Russell, as John Crummy doubled with two outs and none on, later scoring on a wild pitch.
" They don't quit," Butler coach Dave Florie said. "We established that reputation last year when we would be far behind."
Kiski Area dropped to 0-8 overall and 0-5 in section play.
" It's just the way this season's been going," said Cavaliers coach Daryl Hixenbaugh, who returned from a three-game suspension after he allegedly struck a player with a plastic hockey stick. "The coaching staff is so frustrated. We do it right in practice, but not when we're into a game."
Kiski Area had some late opportunities to rally, loading the bases in the sixth and seventh innings.
In the sixth, Shawn Vogel led off with a walk, and John Delancey and Tyler Garrone singled.
But Vogel was caught in a rundown, as Butler thwarted a squeeze play. McCormick fanned the next two batters to end the threat.
" We were calling a squeeze and trying to get them to make a play," Hixenbaugh said. "I thought if we could get a couple of runs, who knows?"
Vogel singled to load the bases with two outs in the seventh, but Delancey's bouncer to third ended the game.
Hixenbaugh indicated some players might soon be elevated from the junior varsity.
" We've looked at about a half season now," the first-year coach said. "The JV is playing well, and some of the kids are working hard and earning their way. They're the future of Kiski baseball."
Geibel had two doubles and a single to pace a 13-hit Golden Tornado attack.
Blakley, who also had three hits, was called out in a rundown at the plate, jamming his shoulder. He left the game.
Even Florie, in his third season at Butler after 16 years at Seneca Valley, is surprised by his team's start, which includes a victory over defending state champion Seneca Valley last week.
" You don't expect that in this league," he said. "But we're hitting pretty good. It's a matter of confidence."

Butler - 5 Hampton - 4
Butler made Senior Day a memorable one. The Tornado plated four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to nip Hampton 5-4 in a nonsection contest .
Tim Geibel led off with a walk, then, one out later, Ryan Armahizer walked and Bill Coleman loaded the bases with a single.
Zach Cuffman and Ken Rosenbauer sandwiched run-scoring singles around an RBI walk to Greg Hays that tied the game at 4.
Nick Rossmiller followed with an RBI double to win the game for Butler, which had all five of its hits in the final frame.
Butler - 3 Franklin Regional - 1


Butler - 6 Seneca Valley - 4
" ...simply a good baseball player."

Butler - 12 Pine Richland - 6
Jeff Slater drove in three runs while John Crummy and Dustin Uhlman had two RBI apiece to lead the Butler baseball team to a 12-5 victory over Pine-Richland.
Darren Blakley drew five walks and scored three times for the Golden Tornado, who erased a 4-0 deficit by scoring four in the third and plated runs over the final five.
Butler - 11 North Allegheny - 5

Butler - 5 Shaler - 4

Tornado Shuts out Blue Devils...
Butler - 2 Mt. Lebo - 0

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