DUBUQUE - Mitch Stickney hit a home run in each game Friday as the Linn-Mar Lions swept a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader from Dubuque Hempstead in Dubuque.

The Lions won the first game, 9-4, and took the nightcap, 7-2.

"We played a couple of good games," Linn-Mar Coach Chad Lechner said.

The Lions finished the conference race with a 16-10 record and are 21-12 overall. Hempstead fell to 13-13 in the league and 19-18 overall.

Stickney and Keaton Blackford hit solo homers in the opener. Stickney went 3-for-4. Ben Larison and Jeremy Danover had two RBIs. Jake Stolley struck out nine batters and got the victory.

Stickney socked a two-run homer in the second game. Larison was 3-for-4 and scored three runs. Jordan Stroschein was 2-for-4 and drove in three runs. Nate Greve struck out eight batters and got the win.

Game 1

LINN-MAR (9)

Hunter, lf, 3 1 2 1, Larison, ss, 4 1 1 2, Redmond, cf, 4 0 0 0, J. Stroschein, rf, 4 0 0 1, Danover, c, 4 0 1 2, Prokop, 2b, 3 1 0 0, Blackford, 1b, 4 2 3 1, Stickney, dh, 4 2 3 1, A. Stroschein, 3b, 0 0 0 0, Stolley, p, 2 0 1 0, Brown, p, 0 0 0 0. Totals 32 9 11 8.

HEMPSTEAD (4)

Fitzgerald, ss, 3 1 2 0, Weist, 3b, 3 1 1 3, Kennedy, rf, 3 0 1 0, Leach, dh, 3 1 1 0, Barker, p, 0 0 0 0, Duwe, cf, 2 0 0 0, Crabill, c, 2 0 1 0, Cooksley, 1b, 2 0 0 0, Stevenson, 2b, 2 0 0 0, Johnson, ph, 1 0 0 0, Collins, lf, 1 1 0 0, Seymour, ph, 1 0 0 0. Totals 23 4 6 3.

Linn-Mar         002 310 3 – 9 11 1
Hempstead     010 030 0 – 4 6 2

Stolley, Brown (6) and Danover. Barker, Weist (5) and Crabill. W – Stolley. L – Barker. 2B – Hunter, Danover, Blackford, Stolley, Fitzgerald, Crabill, Collins. HR – Blackford, Stickney, Weist, Leach. SB – Hunter, Larison.

Game 2

LINN-MAR (7)

Hunter, lf, 2 1 0 0, Larison, ss, 4 3 3 1, Redmond, cf, 4 0 1 1, J. Stroschein, rf, 4 1 2 3, Danover, c, 2 0 0 0, Sillman, c, 1 0 0 0, Stickney, dh, 3 1 1 2, Blackford, 1b, 2 0 0 0, Greve, p, 3 0 0 0, A. Stroschein, 3b, 3 1 0 0. Totals 28 7 7 7.

HEMPSTEAD (2)

Fitzgerald, ss, 3 1 0 0, Weist, 3b, 3 1 1 0, Kennedy, rf, 4 0 0 0, Leach, 1b, 3 0 2 2, Duwe, cf, 2 0 0 0, Crabill, dh, 2 0 1 0, Brimeyer, p, 0 0 0 0, Johnson, rf, 3 0 0 0, Stevenson, 2b, 2 0 0 0, Kelleher, c, 2 0 0 0. Totals 24 2 4 2.

Linn-Mar           420 001 0 – 7 7  0
Hempstead       002 000 0 – 2 4 1

Greve, A. Stroschein (6) and Danover, Sillman (5). Brimeyer, Bortscheller (2) and Kelleher. W – Greve. L – Brimeyer. 2B – Larison 2, Redmond, Leach. HR – Stickney. SB – Hunter, A. Stroschein.