The St. Joseph Mustangs bounced back from their first loss of the season to defeat Joplin Saturday night 2-0 inside Phil Welch Stadium.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team is now 3-1 and 2-1 in the MINK League.

Mustangs’ starter Michael Lydon-Lorson was the story of the game as he threw a complete game two-hit shutout.  He struck out four and didn’t walk a batter.

St. Joseph took a 1-0 lead in the fifth inning as Tyler Cox had an RBI single.  Then in the seventh after a leadoff triple by Brett Marr, Trent Hill drove him in with a single.

Marr led the Mustangs’ offense as he finished 3-for-3 and he scored both runs.  Hill and Jacob Richardson added two hits each.

St. Joe will be on the road for the first time this season on Sunday as they travel to Nevada.  The first pitch is at 7:00 p.m. and will be broadcast on 680 KFEQ AM.