CHICAGO - Chicago Cubs pitcher Matt Clement, 0-5 in eight starts since June 8, gave up four runs and seven hits in six innings with seven strikeouts during Wednesday's game with Cincinnati.

But Sammy Sosa stepped in to rescue the Butler native and the Cubs when he hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning following a rain delay, and Chicago overcame a two-run deficit to beat the Red 5-4 and to stop a three-game losing streak.

"Hopefully it can be a turning point," Clement said. "You lose that game, and the negatives just keep going."

The Eagle County League concluded its regular season and the first-round playoff matchups are set.Freeport and Saxonburg finished the season as the No. 1 and No. 2 seed, respectively and receive first-round byes.In action beginning tonight, No. 3 Zelienople will host No. 6 Natrona Heights at Seneca Valley High School at 6 p.m.No. 4 Butler will battle No. 5 Mars I at Geneva College at 6 p.m.The first round is a best-of-three format to be played tonight, Friday and Saturday.

Hampton High won the Butler County Community College Summer Volleyball League in a tournament held Tuesday night at BC3.The league, which was started last year by Pioneers coach Rob Snyder and Butler girls volleyball coach Meghan Lucas, consists of eight high school teams from six different schools: two each from Butler and Mars, one each from Hampton, Ford City, Knoch and Calvary.The league is seeking more teams for next year. Call Snyder at 724-287-8711 for information.