JOHNS CREEK, Ga. - The Mount Vernon Varsity Baseball team earned a key region victory on Tuesday, April 8, defeating the Mount Pisgah Patriots 10-1 at the Patriot Athletic Campus.
MV scored two runs in the third inning and added three more in the third to go ahead 5-0.
A 2-run fifth inning and a 3-run seventh put the game away for good for MV.
Bobby Bastek finished 3-for-4, racking up two doubles and two RBI's.
Andrew Moran drove in two runs for the Mustangs as well.
Carson Albert, Harris Merriwether, Hudson Forrest and Zach Ohnstad had one RBI each for MV, who outhit the Patriots 11-2 on the day.
Mount Vernon capitalized with its approach at the pate, drawing seven walks and just three strikeouts.
Will Flowers earned the win on the mound for the Mustangs.
The righty tossed six innings, allowing just two hits and striking out 10 batters.
Forrest pitched one inning of relief as well.
Mount Vernon (8-9) returns to action on Thursday, April 10, hosting Wheeler High School in a non-region contest.
First pitch is scheduled for 5 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.
