The Mount Vernon varsity baseball team headed to West Delaware to take on the Hawks Friday, July 7 in the first round of Class 3A playoffs.
The Mustangs pulled off a 3-2 victory over the home team.
The two squads were locked at two runs apiece following the first inning, and it wasn’t until the sixth inning that the Lions scored all the runs needed to win, with one.
Eric Lamb posted an RBI and a home run in the key win, with Ethan Wood providing two RBIs and a double.
Ryne Moeller pitched three innings with one strikeout, while Maddox Rollinger took care of the other three innings, striking out four batters.
The Mustangs occupied 12 bases throughout the game, while the Hawks made it to just seven.
Mount Vernon was scheduled to play round two of the playoffs Monday, July 10 at Waverly-Shell Rock.
Mount Vernon vs. West Delaware
MV 200 001 0 3
WD 200 000 0 2
Hits | Eric Lamb, SO H 3 BA 1.000 R 1 RBI 1 HR 1
RBI | Ethan Wood, SO H 2 BA .500 R 0 RBI 2 2B 1
Earned Run Average | Ryne Moeller, SR ERA 0.00 IP 3 SO 1
Strikeouts | Maddox Rollinger, SR ERA 0.00 IP 3 SO 4
WaMaC-East Standings
Marion 16-4 W1 28-6
West Delaware 16-4 L1 25-12
Solon 14-6 W1 22-19
Independence 12-8 W7 21-19
Mount Vernon 9-11 W1 12-19
MV BB Agate Mount Vernon vs. West Delaware MV 200 001 0 3 WD 200 000 0 2 Hits | Eric Lamb, SO H 3 BA 1.000 R 1 RBI 1 HR 1 RBI | Ethan Wood, SO H 2 BA .500 R 0 RBI 2 2B 1 Earned Run Average | Ryne Moeller, SR ERA 0.00 IP 3 SO 1 Strikeouts | Maddox Rollinger, SR ERA 0.00 IP 3 SO 4 WaMaC-East Standings Marion 16-4 W1 28-6 West Delaware 16-4 L1 25-12 Solon 14-6 W1 22-19 Independence 12-8 W7 21-19 Mount Vernon 9-11 W1 12-19
Mount Vernon baseball clears first hurdle in playoffs
Trent Bowman
July 13, 2023