The St. Joseph Mustangs fell at Clarinda Sunday 9-8 as they’ve now lost a season-high three straight games.

St. Joe’s collegiate summer baseball team is now 25-11 this season and 18-11 in the MINK League.  The Mustangs are now tied with Sedalia for first place in the North Division and a half game ahead of Chillicothe.

St. Joseph raced out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning as they sent 10 men to the plate and seven different Mustangs had a base hit.  The lead would not last long as the A’s scored four runs in the second and added two more in the third inning.

The Mustangs regain the lead in the fifth inning with three runs, but Clarinda answered back again with two runs in the sixth to tie the game 8-8.

It remained that way until the ninth inning when St. Joe closer Steve D’Amico walked three consecutive batters to load the bases and then Travis Able hit a walk-off single.

Osvaldo Raya made his first start of the season for the Mustangs as he allowed six runs on five hits in four innings.  He struck out one but walked seven batters.  St. Joseph uses five different pitcers and they combined to walk 13 Clarinda A’s Sunday.

The Mustangs pounded out 16 hits as Brady Anderson finished 4-for-5 with two RBI.  Brett Marr added three hits, while Louis Mele and Jacob Richardson finished with two hits each.

St. Joseph is back on home Monday for a non-league game against the U.S. Military All-Stars.  The first pitch is at 7:00 p.m. and will be broadcast on 680 KFEQ AM.