ATLANTA - The Mount Vernon Varsity Baseball team picked up a key region win on Friday afternoon, April 10, defeating the Whitefield Academy Wolfpack 6-5 at Mustang Park.

The Wolfpack jumped out to a 1-0 lead after the second inning.

Whitefield added two more runs in the top of the third for a 3-0 advantage.

Mount Vernon scored four runs in the bottom of the third frame to take a 4-3 lead, the big hit coming on a Jacob Dockter double down the left field line that scored Justin Jordan, Bobby Bastek, and Hudson Forrest.

The Wolfpack reclaimed the lead in the top of the fifth inning, scoring two runs to go ahead 5-4.

The Mustangs recaptured the lead for good in the bottom of the sixth inning on a Whitefield throwing error that brought in Hayes Hudson and Rigby Anderson.

Max Franklin picked up the win on the mound for MV, tossing two scoreless innings with one strikeout.

Will Flowers started the game for MV, throwing five innings and allowing five runs (one earned) with four strikeouts.

Mount Vernon (12-8, 7-4 Reg. 5-1A DI) returns to action on Tuesday, April 14 traveling to Fellowship Christian for another region contest.

First pitch against the Paladins is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. at Paladin 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.