DUBUQUE - Spencer VanScoyoc hit a home run and drove in three runs Friday as the Jefferson J-Hawks tripped top-ranked Dubuque Hempstead, 10-5 in nine innings, in the second game of a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader in Dubuque.

Hempstead won the first game, 9-6.

Jefferson trailed 4-0 heading into the top of the seventh inning in the nightcap, but the J-Hawks rallied for five runs to take a 5-4 lead. Hempstead responded with one run in the bottom of the seventh to force extra innings.

Jefferson put another 5-spot on the board in the top of the ninth inning. VanScoyoc came in to pitch in the bottom of the ninth and struck out the side to preserve the victory.

Mannie Olutunde, Spencer Hunt and Michael Neuberger had two hits for Jefferson in the victory. Lucas Larson, Hunt and Drew Johnson drove in two runs.

Olutunde went 3-for-4 with two RBIs in the first game for the J-Hawks. Hunt was 2-for-4 and Marcus Colbert drove in two runs.

The split left Jefferson at 13-6 overall and 8-4 in the MVC. Hempstead fell to 20-2 and 10-2.

Game 1

Jefferson        013 002 0 - 6 11 3
Hempstead     020 520 x - 9 13 1

W - Millius. L - VanScoyoc.

Game 2

Jefferson        000 000 505 - 10 10 2
Hempstead     000 031 100 - 5 11 2

W - Koering. L - Duax.