The Linn-Mar Lions defeated Kennedy, 7-4, in the consolation game for third place Thursday in the Bob Vrbicek Metro Baseball Tournament at the Linn-Mar complex.

Ben Hilsenbeck allowed two unearned runs in five innings to collect the victory for Linn-Mar (2-1). He struck out five batters and allowed just two hits.

Austin Stroschein went 2-for-4 for Linn-Mar and scored two runs. Brandan Ollinger went 2-for-4 and Austin Banks drove in two runs.

Kennedy (1-2) finished with just three hits.

KENNEDY (4): Staton, 1b/lf, 3 1 0 0, King, ph, 1 0 0 0, Skow, dh, 2 1 1 0, Divis, ph, 1 0 1 1, Sass, pr, 0 0 0 0, Maiers, c, 4 0 0 0, Lizarraga, 3b, 3 1 0 1, Daniels, 2b, 2 0 0 0, Jurgensen, ph, 1 0 0 0, Smetzer, rf, 3 0 1 0, Jacobus, ss, 1 0 0 0, Johnson, cf, 1 0 0 0, Cunningham, ph/1b, 2 0 0 0, Stevens, lf, 1 0 0 0, Matsudo, lf/cf, 0 1 0 0, Behn, p, 0 0 0 0, Hargens, p, 0 0 0 0, Buck, p, 0 0 0 0, Sass, p, 0 0 0 0. Totals 25 4 3 2.

LINN-MAR (7): Ollinger, 2b, 4 0 2 0, Roth, 1b, 4 1 0 0, Stickney, cf/p, 3 0 0 0, Reimer, pr, 0 1 0 0, Stroschein, 3b, 4 2 2 0, Wyant, rf, 3 1 1 0, Banks, c, 4 0 1 2, Bettmann, cr, 0 1 0 0, Gross, cr, 0 0 0 0, Jacobs, dh, 2 0 0 0, Hilsenbeck, p, 0 0 0 0, Larson, pr, 0 1 0 0, Bettmann, lf, 0 0 0 0, Strellner, ss, 2 0 1 1, Mortensen, lf/cf, 2 0 1 0. Totals 28 7 8 3.

Kennedy    200 000 2 - 4 3 3
Linn-Mar    020 122 x - 7 8 5

Behn, Hargens (3), Buck (5), Sass (5) and Maiers. Hilsenbeck, Stickney (6) and Banks. W - Hilsenbeck. L - Hargens. 3B - Stroschein, Banks. SB - Skow, Jacobus, Roth.