Jefferson bunched three runs in the first innings and four more in the fourth to beat Mount Vernon, 9-4, Wednesday at Marion in the seventh place game of the Bob Vrbicek Metro Tournament.

Junior Dylan Wright drove in three runs for the J-Hawks (1-2). He drew a bases-loaded walk in the first inning and doubled home two runs in the fourth.

Senior Austin Goodell (1-0) worked four solid innings, before being lifted after back-to-back hits leading off the Mount Vernon fifth. Senior Sam Techau pitched the final three innings and earned a save.

Jefferson plays a JV/Varsity doubleheader Thursday at Bettendorf.

MOUNT VERNON (4)
Timm, 2b, 4 2 1 0, Ryan, ss, 4 1 2 0, Welch, c-p, 4 0 4 3, Kray, 1b-c, 3 0 0 0, Eldred, 3b, 2 0 1 1, Pisarik, p, 2 0 0 0, Drahos, p, 1 0 0 0, Younggreen, 1b, 1 0 0 0, Dugan, lf, 4 0 0 0, Ehresman, rf, 4 0 0 0, Dahlstrom, cf, 3 1 0 0. Totals 32 4 8 4.

JEFFERSON (9)
Dylan Jellison, 2b-3b, Christian Knox, cf-2b, 3 0 0 0, Austin Goodell, p-lf, 4 0 1 0, Aaron Gruwell, cr, 0 1 0 0, Layne Sullivan, lf, 0 0 0 0, Jordan Dee, 1b, 4 2 1 1, Chance Tiedtke, rf, 2 2 1 1, Ky Kramer, ss, 2 1 0 0, Sam Techau, 3b-p, 1 1 1 0, Clay Scott, pr, 0 0 0 0, Dylan Wright, lf-cf, 3 1 1 3, Colten Jourdan, c, 2 0 1 0, Ben Koerring, cr, 0 0 0 0. Totals 25 9 6 5.

Mount Vernon   002 011 0 -- 4  8  5
Jefferson          310 401 x -- 9  6  4

Pisarik, Dahos (3), Welch (6) and Welch, Kray (6). Goodell, Techau (5) and Jourdan. W - Goodell. L - Pisarik. Sv - Techau. 2B - Welch, Wright. 3B - Ryan. SB - Gruwell 2, Dee, Kramer, Koering 2.