The St. Joseph Mustangs won their fourth consecutive game Saturday night as they defeated Joplin 5-2 inside Phil Welch Stadium.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team improves to 9-1 this season and they’re 7-1 in the MINK League.

Trent Hill and Jacob Richardson had RBI singles in the first and third inning, respectively, to give the Mustangs a 2-0 lead.

That held up until the sixth when Joplin tied the game despite not getting a hit in the inning.  St. Joseph starter Mitch Steinhoff walked three, hit one batter and there was an error by Tony Maselli to account for the two runs.

The Outlaws had only one hit in the game, but had chances throughout the night as Mustang pitchers walked seven and hit two.

St. Joe answered right back in the bottom of the sixth inning as Francisco Alvarez had an RBI single and Evan McDonald drove in two runs on a fielder’s choice.

Ross Juliana earned the win in relief, while Steve D’Amico picked up his second save in as many nights.

The Mustangs are back on the road Sunday as they travel to Nevada.  The first pitch is set for 7:00 p.m. and it’ll be broadcast on 680 KFEQ and here on StJosephPost.com.