The St. Joseph Mustangs won their MINK League opener Thursday night at Phil Welch Stadium as they defeated Sedalia 3-2 in 10 innings.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team improves to 2-0 and 1-0 in MINK League play, while Sedalia is now 0-2.

The Mustangs scored an unearned run in the fourth inning on a throwing error by Sedalia 3B Louis Niemerg and added another unearned run in the sixth on another throwing error by Bombers’ SS Devon Morrill.

St. Joe held a 2-0 lead until the eighth inning when Sedalia scored two runs to tie the game on back-to-back wild pitches from Mustangs’ reliever Jake Purl.

The game remained tied until the 10th inning when the Mustangs had runners on first and second with one out and Brady Anderson at the plate.  Anderson hit a ground ball to second base and Sedalia got the force out at second but the relay to first base wasn’t in time.  As the throw went to first, St. Joseph’s Davey Casciola rounded third and tried to score on the play.  Bombers’ catcher Robert Cummins couldn’t handle the throw home, which beat Casciola, and the Mustangs picked up a walk-off win.

Dixon Marble received a no-decision but threw well in his first start of the season.  He went seven scoreless innings and allowed only three hits.  Steve D’Amico earned the win in relief with a scoreless 10th inning.

Anderson had two of the four St. Joseph hits and he scored two of the three runs.

The Mustangs are back at home Friday night as they host Joplin in MINK League action.  The first pitch is at 7:00 p.m. inside Phil Welch Stadium.