Buoyed by two crowds of over 4,000 fans, the St. Joseph Mustangs finished the 2013 MINK League season with their highest final attendance ranking in College Summer Baseball in their five year history.

The recently released rankings complied by Ballparkdigest.com for College Summer Baseball teams found the Mustangs in 7th place topping their eighth place finish in both 2010 and 2011.  St Joseph averaged 2,100 fans per game and had 12 crowds of over 2,000 fans, four crowds over 3,000 and two crowds of more than 4,000.

Mustangs’ General Manager Rick Muntean said “We had a solid plan and it came together nicely.  We also had fantastic weather and that really helped.”  He added that,  “Our goal is to lead the nation in attendance for Summer College Baseball.”

In their first five years,  St. Joseph has four top ten attendance rankings, two MINK League championships, two top five finishes at the National Baseball Congress World Series and have led the MINK League in attendance each of the first five years.

“We are building a rich tradition here in St. Joe,” Muntean said.

Click here to see the 2013 rankings from Ballparkdigest.com.

— Mustangs Media Release —