ATLANTA - The Mount Vernon Varsity Softball team returned home on Saturday, August 24, hosting a round-robin tournament with Westminster and Chamblee.
MV dropped the opening game to Westminster in eight innings, 5-3 before rallying to defeat Chamblee 5-1 in the final game of the day.
In the first game of the day against the Wildcats, Reese Hickey finished 2-3 with two RBI's to pace the Mustang offense.
Priscilla Andrin had three hits while teammates Olivia McDougall and Alex Schiff each recorded two.
Against Chamblee, MV grabbed the lead in the bottom of the second inning on a Bella Durkee triple that scored Mollie Martin.
After the Bulldogs tied the game in the third inning, MV would take the lead for good in the fifth, plating three runs.
The Mustangs added an insurance run in the sixth to help seal the victory.
Hickey and McDougall each had two RBI's while Kennedy Reynolds, Andrin and Durkee had two hits apiece.
Hickey picked up the win in the circle, tossing a complete game allowing one run on three hits with nine strikeouts.
MV (3-7) returns to the diamond on Tuesday, August 27 hosting Landmark Christian for a Region 5-1A DI contest.
First pitch against the War Eagles is schedule 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.
