DUBUQUE - Madison Rentschler hit a home run and drove in three runs Tuesday as the Linn-Mar Lions defeated Dubuque Hempstead, 9-3, in the first game of a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader in Dubuque.

Hempstead won the second game, 8-0.

Christina Lincoln went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs in the opener for Linn-Mar (6-16, 5-9). Maddy Ryan collected two doubles and drove in two runs.

Kortlan Ollinger and Kelsey Duggan had two hits. Alexis Kelsey was the winning pitcher.

GAME 1

LINN-MAR (9): K.Ollinger, cf, 4 2 2 0, Lincoln, dp, 4 1 2 3, Kelsey, p, 2 0 0 0, Decker, cr, 0 2 0 0, Ryan, rf, 4 1 2 2, E.Ollinger, ss, 2 1 1 1, Rentschler, 1b, 3 1 1 3, Yearling, c, 3 0 0 0, Duggan, 2b, 3 1 2 0, Swanson, 3b, 2 0 0 0, Clauson, ph, 1 0 0 0, Harms, lf, 0 0 0 0. Totals 28 9 10 9.

Linn-Mar         003 050 1 - 9 10 3
Hempstead    101 000 1 - 3 5 2

W - Kelsey (2-2). 2B - Lincoln, Ryan 2, Duggan. HR - Rentschler. SB - E.Ollinger, Decker 2.

GAME 2

LINN-MAR (0): K.Ollinger, cf, 3 0 1 0, Lincoln, c, 3 0 0 0, Strauel, cr, 0 0 0 0, Kelsey, ss, 3 0 1 0, Ryan, p, 3 0 1 0, E.Ollinger, 3b, 1 0 0 0, Clauson, ph, 1 0 0 0, Rentschler, 1b, 3 0 0 0, Duggan, 2b, 3 0 0 0, Bodensteiner, dp, 2 0 0 0, Harms, lf, 2 0 0 0, Yearling, rf, 0 0 0 0. Totals 24 0 3 0.

Linn-Mar      000 000 0 - 0 3 3
Hempstead  030 041 x - 8 10 0

LP - Ryan (4-8). SB - E.Ollinger, K.Ollinger.