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Mustangs use two five-run innings to roll past Omaha, 11-1

riggertMustangsThe St. Joseph Mustangs got back in the win column Saturday night as they hammered Omaha, 11-1, to improve to 19-13 this season and 15-13 in the MINK League.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team broke open a 1-1 game with five runs in the fifth inning and five more in the sixth.

The Mustangs scored four two-out runs in the fifth innning, highlighted by Zac Johnson two-run double.  Johnson drove in two runs in both the fifth and sixth innings.

Eric Swain led the way with three hits, while Johnson, Connor Foreman and Shane O’Connell had two hits each.

Kyle Richards added three RBI, while Foreman had two runs batter in and three runs scored.

Dixon Marble threw a complete-game three hitter for St. Joseph.  He allowed one unearned run, while striking out five and not walking a batter.

After the first two Omaha batters reached base in the game, Marble retired 27 of the last 29 batters he faced.

The Mustangs and the Diamond Spirit play against Sunday night in Omaha.  The first pitch is at 7:00 p.m. and can be heard on 680 KFEQ and here on StJosephPost.com.

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