The St. Joseph Mustangs stayed hot Friday night as they swept a doubleheader from Joplin inside Phil Welch Stadium.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team won the opener 6-4 and then took game two by a score of 5-0.

The Mustangs have now won a season-high seven games and they’ve also won 13 of their last 14.  St. Joseph is 19-3 since they started the season 2-4.

In game one, St. Joe struck early with three runs in the first innings as Kyle Simpson, Kris Koerper and Shane Segovia each had an RBI base hit.

Joplin pulled to within one run in the second inning but the Mustangs took control with one run in the bottom of the second and two more in the third.

Jordan Guida hit a home run and drove in two runs, while Koerper and Segovia had two hits each.

Jonathan McCann pick up the win on the mound as he went five innings and allowed six hits and four runs.

In game two, St. Joseph starter Nik Jurado threw a seven inning complete game shutout as he gave up just three hits and he struck out four.  The Missouri Western grad is now 2-0 this season.

The Mustangs broke open a 1-0 game with four runs in the fourth inning.

Max LeFevre, Kyle Simpson, Mark Robinettte and Jake Kretzer had two hits each in the second game.

St. Joe is back at home against Joplin Saturday as they entertain the OUtlaws at 7:00 p.m. inside Phil Welch Stadium.  You can listen to the game on ESPN 1550 AM.