DUBUQUE - Austin Mettica delivered a two-run double in the bottom of  the ninth inning Saturday to give Clarke a 7-6 victory over Mount  Mercy in a Heart of America Conference baseball game in Dubuque.

Mount Mercy scored in the top of the ninth to take a 6-5 lead, but  Clarke responded in the bottom of the inning for the walk-off victory.

Mount Mercy fell to 22-20 overall and 13-13 in the conference. Clarke  raised its records to 21-17 overall and 16-8 in the league.

Chili Moseley hit a solo home run for the Mustangs. Evan Jackson was  3-for-4 and scored twice. Owen Oreskovich was 2-for-5 with two RBIs.  Jake Faur also drove in two runs.

Mount Mercy     001 031 001 - 6 9 2
Clarke          300 010 102 - 7 11 3

Willenborg, Trouten (1), Hargens (7), Campbell (8) and Day. Maruyama,  Fiorito (5), Marcelli (6) and Mettica. W - Marcelli. L - Campbell. 2B  - Candaroma. HR - Moseley. SB - Moseley, Jackson, Candaroma.