The St. Joseph Mustangs stayed perfect against Chillicothe this season as they rallied to defeat the Mudcats 4-2 Monday night at Phil Welch Stadium.
St. Joe’s collegiate summer baseball, who is 3-0 against Chillicothe this season, improves to 23-8 overall this season and 17-7 in the MINK League.
The Mudcats scored single runs in the second and fifth innings to take a 2-0 lead, but the Mustangs rallied to tie the game with two runs in the sixth inning and then took the lead for good in the seventh with two more runs.
Brody Santilli drove in the two runs in the sixth inning with a single, and then Jacob Richardson and Easton Fortuna each drove in a run in the seventh.
Santilli and Brady Anderson led St. Joseph with two hits each.
Steve D’Amico went eight innings to get the win as he allowed two runs on five hits. Jake Purl struck out the side in the ninth for his second save of the season.
Earlier Monday, seven Mustangs were named the North roster for the MINK League All-Star game Thursday at Chillicothe. DH Josh Williams, C Brady Anderson, 1B Drew Standifer, OF Jacob Richardson, P Michael Lydon-Lorson, P Nikko Pablo and P Steve D’Amico will represent St. Joe on Thursday.
The Mustangs play their annual 4th of July game Tuesday at home against Sedalia. The first pitch is at 7:00 p.m. inside Phil Welch Stadium.