The St. Joseph Mustangs completed a three-game sweep at Joplin Wednesday with a 16-11 win over the Outlaws.
St. Joe’s collegiate summer baseball team remains unbeaten as they’re 7-0 and 6-0 in the MINK League.
The game was back-and-forth early as the Mustangs led 3-0 in the third, fell behind 5-3, then scored five runs in the fourth to take a 8-5 lead. Joplin scored four in the bottom of the fourth before St. Joseph finally pulled away.
The Mustangs scored five runs in the fifth and added two more in the 7th inning.
Kris Koerper and Jackson Wagner each hit a home runs Wednesday as Wagner had three hits and drove in five runs. Wagner, Jordan Maxson and Derek Hussey all had three hits for the Mustangs.
Mack Stephenson threw two scoreless innings of relief to earn the win. Michael Mathews started for the Mustangs and allowed eight earned runs and seven hits in 3.1 innings.
St. Joe returns home Thursday as they play a doubleheader at 5:00 p.m. against the Ozark Generals inside Phil Welch Stadium.