The St. Joseph Mustangs stayed unbeaten on the season as they blanked the Clarinda A’s 7-0 in their MINK League opener Friday night inside Phil Welch Stadium.
St. Joe’s summer college baseball team jumped out to a quick lead as they scored three runs in the first inning. They added single runs in the third and fifth innings and scored two runs in the seventh.
Preston Felgate earned the win as he went 6.0 innings. He allowed two hits, struck out eight batters and walked only one.
Blake Kolons, Austin Aspregren and Steve D’Amico each pitched a scoreless inning of relief as Mustangs pitchers have not allowed a run in they last 18 innings, and they’ve given up only four hits.
Anthony Maselli led St. Joseph’s eight-hit attack as he finished 3-for-4 with two doubles, one RBI and one run scored. Evan McDonald had a hit and drove in two runs, while Orencio Fisher finished 1-for-3 with two runs scored.
The Mustangs improve to 3-0 and 1-0 in the MINK League as they host Nevada on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. inside Phil Welch Stadium.