The St. Joseph Mustangs picked up their second consecutive victory as they won at Clarinda Wednesday night, 9-2.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team improves to 30-13 and 24-12 in the MINK League.

The umpires called the game in the top of the ninth inning with two outs as there was rain and lightning in Clarinda.  The Mustangs broke open a 3-2 game in the ninth as they scored six runs before the rain came.

St. Joseph scored an unearned run in the first inning and added two more in the fifth inning to break a 1-1 tie before putting the game away in the ninth.

Mustangs’ starter Dixon Marble improves to 5-1 as he allowed one earned run and five hits in 7.1 innings of work.  He struck out six and walked one.

Jerry Houston led St. Joe’s 15-hit attack as he finished 3-for-6 with one RBI and one run scored.  Jacob Richardson, Trent Hill, Scott Braren and Tony Maselli added two hits each, while Jackson Schnurbusch had two RBI.

The Mustangs remain atop the North Division, but their lead is down to a 1/2 game as Sedalia swept a doubleheader against Joplin Wednesday.

St. Joseph returns to Phil Welch Stadium Thursday as they play a non-league game against the Springfield Arrows.  The first pitch is at 7:00 p.m. and will be broadcast on 680 KFEQ and here on StJosephPost.com.