The St. Joseph Mustangs extended their season-high win streak to six games Thursday night with a 9-1 non-league win against the B.J. Raiders at Phil Welch Stadium.
St. Joe’s summer college baseball team improves to 12-3 this season and they’re 7-0 against non-league teams.
The Mustangs broke a scoreless tie in the fourth as Hayden Steele had an RBI single and Brandon Huske drove in a run on a fielder’s choice.
St. Joseph then broke the game open with a five-run fifth inning as Eric Wilcoxson and Mike Sherburne each had a triple in the inning, and Joe Koerper added a double as the Mustangs had six hits in the fifth.
That was more than enough for St. Joe’s starting pitcher Trent Kinney. He went seven innings, allowing just one run on two hits while striking out five batters.
Koerper had three hits in the game and two RBI, while Sherburne, Steele, Brandon Huske and Kyle Richards added two hits each. Huske also drove in three runs and Sherburne scored four times.
The Mustangs are back in MINK League play Friday as they play at Sedalia. The first pitch is set for 7:00 p.m.