ALPHARETTA, Ga. - The Mount Vernon Varsity Baseball team picked up its fourth win of the season on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 26, defeating the St. Francis Knights 8-3 in region play.
MV scored its first run in the top of the second inning on a Hudson Forrest double that plated Bobby Bastek.
The Mustangs erupted four five more runs in the top of the third inning that included a Harris Merriwether sactifice fly and a Harrison Mills 2-RBI double for a 6-0 lead.
The Knights would score two runs in the bottom of the third, but MV got one of those back in the top of the fourth inning when Rigby Anderson scored on a St. Francis infield error
MV added its last run in top of the seventh inning when Forrest hit a sacrifice fly to center field to score Nate Thomas.
Will Flowers picked up the win on the mound for the Mustangs, tossing five innings and allowing two runs on two hits. The righty struck out 10 batters with no walks.
Jack Riddle and Mills also pitched one inning of relief, combining for four strikeouts and two walks.
MV (4-1, 1-0 Reg. 5-1A DI) returns to action after Interim and Spring Break on Saturday, March 15 hosting Mount Paran Christian School in a key region contest.
First pitch is scheduled for 12 p.m. at Mustang Park.
About The Mount Vernon School
Established in 1972, The Mount Vernon School serves over 1,250 students in preschool through grade 12 on our 40-acre Atlanta campus. As a leading innovative, independent school in the country, Mount Vernon’s brand of innovation, expansion, and growth has emerged over the last decade, impacting schools in the US and across the globe through Mount Vernon Ventures, a research, strategy, and consulting division of the School. In addition, in 2021 the School launched a global online program for grades 9-12 to meet the needs of today’s flexible family. Through established partnerships with Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, and civic environments, our mission is to design a better world...together.
