The first-ever MINK League All-Star game took place Thursday night inside Phil Welch Stadium in St. Joseph and the South All-Stars defeated the North 4-1.

The South squad scored all four runs in the fourth inning as Branson’s Nelson Mompierre drove in two runs with a single, Nevada’s Taylor Walker had an RBI ground out and Branson’s Garrett Mays had a two-out RBI single.

Chillicothe’s Robert Beltran suffered the loss as he allowed all four runs in the fourth inning.

Two St. Joseph Mustangs’ helped the North All-Stars get their only run in the eighth.  Josh Cassidy led off the inning with a walk and eventually scored on a ground out by St. Joe’s Trent Hill.

Earlier in the day, Ozark’s Andrew Kendrick won the home run derby as he defeated Chase Hamilton from Clarinda in the final round 1-0.

The St. Joseph Mustangs are at home Friday night as they host Chillicothe as 7:00 p.m. inside Phil Welch Stadium.