The St. Joseph Mustangs suffered their first loss of the season Saturday night as they fell to Nevada, 8-1, inside Phil Welch Stadium.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team drops to 5-1 and 1-1 in the MINK League.

Nevada scored one run in the first inning as the Mustangs trailed for the first time all season and then the Griffons added three more in the third.

St. Joseph’s only run came on an RBI ground out by Evan McDonald in the fourth inning that scored Joe Koerper.

Dixon Marble suffered the loss for the Mustangs as he allowed five runs and seven hits in five innings of work.

McDonald and Ryan Abernathy had two hits each to lead the St. Joseph offense.

The Mustangs will try and bounce back against the Griffons as they travel to Nevada on Sunday for a 7:00 p.m. first pitch.  The game will be broadcast on 680 KFEQ AM & here on StJosephPost.com.