COMMERCE, Ga. - The Mount Vernon Varsity Softball team snapped a quick one-game skid on Wednesday afternoon, August 17, rallying for six runs in the final two innings to take down the Commerce High School Tigers 8-4 in non-region action.
In the top of the sixth inning, Grace Westmoreland doubled to right field to score Priscilla Andrin to tie the game at 3-3.
The Mustangs took the lead for good later in the frame when Reese Hickey hit a sacrifice fly to centerfield to bring home Westmoreland for a 4-3 advantage.
Lauren Dove doubled to right field to score Ruby Burnett to push the Mustang lead to 5-3.
After pulling within one run in the bottom of the sixth, the Mustang bats continued to stay hot, scoring three runs in the top of the seventh inning.
Westmoreland doubled home Riley Blatt followed by a Reagan Hickey two-run blast over the left field fence to push the Mustang edge to 8-4.
Westmoreland retired the side in the bottom of the seventh to secure the victory for Mount Vernon.
The righty tossed a complete game en route to her second win of the season, allowing for runs and five hits. She also tallied 11 strikeouts and walked just one batter.
Hickey homered twice for the Mustangs, her first a solo blast in the top of the second inning followed by her big fly in the sixth.
She leads the team in four-base knocks with five in six games played.
The Mustangs (5-1) are back on the diamond on Tuesday, August 23, traveling to Mt. Pisgah.
First pitch against the Patriots is slated for 4:30 p.m. in Johns Creek.
Established in 1972, The Mount Vernon School, serves over 1,200 students in preschool through grade 12 on our 40-acre Atlanta campus. As a leading visionary independent school, Mount Vernon’s brand of innovation and entrepreneurship 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 grade 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.
BOX SCORE:
MV 010-103-3 -- 8-11-1
CHS 300-001-4 -- 4-5-0
WP: Grace Westmoreland (2-1).
2B: MV - Westmoreland 2, Priscilla Andrin, Lauren Dove; Commerce - Mazie Fields.
HR: MV - Reagan Hickey 2, Westmoreland; Commerce - Kaylee Purvis, Paige Vickery.
Records: Mount Vernon 5-1, Commerce 2-2.
Next: Mount Vernon at Mt. Pisgah, 4:30 p.m., Tuesday.
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