The St. Joseph Mustangs won their third consecutive game Saturday night as they defeated Joplin, 5-2, inside Phil Welch Stadium.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team improves to 9-3 overall and 4-3 in MINK League play.

The Mustangs won the game with just two hits on Saturday as they took advantage of Joplin’s mistakes.  The Outlaws committed two errors, walked four batters and had two wild pitches.

St. Joseph scored single runs in the first two innings to grab an early lead.  Ryan Abernathy reached on an error in the first and scored on a wild pitch.

Then Zac Johnson singled to lead off the second inning and scored on an RBI groundout by Francisco Alvarez.

Joplin scored one run in the sixth before the Mustangs scored three in the bottom half of the sixth to get seperation from the Outlaws.

Abernathy scored on an error, Mike Sherburne came home on an RBI groundout by Andrew Standifer and Joe Koerper scored on another wild pitch.

Brandon Baker earned the win for St. Joe as he went went seven innings, allowing just four htis and one run. Baker is now 1-1 as he struck out six and walked one.

The Mustangs are back in action Sunday as they play a doubleheader at Ozark.  The first pitch of game one is set for 5:00 p.m.