The St. Joseph Mustangs took another step closer to the postseason Friday night with an 8-2 victory over Chillicothe inside Phil Welch Stadium.

St. Joe’s collegiate summer baseball team now trails first-place Sedalia by just a half game and Chillicothe falls two games back.  The Mustangs improve to 35-14 and 26-13 in the MINK League.

St. Joseph used two three-run innings in the third and fifth innings to build a 6-0 lead and they cruised to their fifth consecutive victory.

Brady Anderson led the Mustangs’ 11-hit attack as he went 3-for-4, while Kyle Uhrich finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI.  He also hit his seventh home run of the season.

Michael Lydon-Lorson (4-0) went eight innings to get the win on the mound.  He scattered 10 hits but allowed just one earned run.  Lydon-Lorson struck out five and walked one.

The Mustangs play their final home game of the regular season Saturday as they host Clarinda at 7:00 p.m. inside Phil Welch Stadium.