The St. Joseph Mustangs had their four-game winning streak snapped Sunday at Nevada as they lost to the Griffons, 6-5.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team let a 3-2 eighth inning lead slip away as they drop to 6-5 this season and 5-5 in the MINK League.

The Mustangs took a 3-2 lead in the eighth on a RBI ground out by Jake Kretzer with the bases loaded, but St. Joseph reliever Carson Smith couldn’t hold the lead.

Nevada’s Rick Hepworth, who drove in three runs, tied the game with an RBI ground out and then five consecutive Griffons reached base to take a 6-3 lead after eight innings.

The Mustangs rallied back in the ninth as Spiker Helms doubled to lead off the inning and then with two outs, Will Mulligan and Kyle Richards each had RBI singles.

But on Richards’ single, pinch-runner Tim Caputo overran third base and he was thrown out tryinig to scramble back to third and that ended the game.

Richards led St. Joseph as he went 4-for-5 with two RBI, while Kretzer drove in two runs and Jordan Guida had a double and three runs scored.

Bubba Blau started the game and went 5.2 innings as he allowed just two runs on four hits.  Smith took the loss as he gave up four runs and four hits in two innings of work.

St. Joe is off until Wednesday when they return to Phil Welch Stadium for a non-league game at 7:00 p.m. against the Kansas City Monarchs.

The St. Joseph Mustangs ran their winning streak to four games Saturday night with 6-0 shutout against Nevada inside Phil Welch Stadium.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team is now 6-4 this season and 5-4 in the MINK League.

Aaron Baker (1-1) was the story Saturday as he started on the mound and went eight inning.  He allowed just four hits and struck out six batters with no walks.

Chris Green worked a perfect ninth inning to complete the shutout.

Mark Robinette led the Mustangs offensively as he went 3-for-4 with three RBI and Kyle Simpson finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored and he drove in two runs.

St. Joseph is back in action Sunday night as they travel to Nevada to battle the Griffons for the fourth time in eight days.  The first pitch is at 7:00 p.m. and it’ll air live on ESPN 1550 AM.

The St. Joseph Mustangs won their third consecutive game Friday night as they held on for a 5-4 victory against Omaha inside Phil Welch Stadium.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team fell behind 1-0 after two innings before scoring five unanswered runs.  The Mustangs tied the game in the third and added two runs in the fourth and seventh innings.

Omaha rallied for one run in the eighth inning and two more in the ninth, but Philip Wilson held on for his second save in as many night to cap off the win.

Kyle Jackson (1-0) started the game for St. Joseph as he went seven innings and allowed just six hits and one run.  He walked four and struck out three batters.

Jordan Guida Max Lefevre, playing in their first games for the Mustangs this season, each had two hits and scored one run.  Guida had two doubles, while Kyle Simpson and Jordan Hurtt each had one RBI.

The Mustangs improve to 5-4 this season and 4-4 in the MINK League.  St. Joseph is back at home Saturday as they entertain Nevada at 7:00 p.m.

The St. Joseph Mustangs picked up their second consecutive win as they rallied to defeat Nevada, 5-4, Thursday night at Phil Welch Stadium.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team improves to 4-4 this season and 3-4 in the MINK League.  Nevada suffers its first loss of the season as they fall to 6-1 and 5-1 in league play.

The Mustangs fell behind 2-0 and 3-1 early but battle back to tie it 3-3 after the third inning as Cory Segui scored on the wild pitch by Chris Mullins.

Nevada took a 4-3 lead in the fourth and that held up until the seventh when St. Joe took it’s first lead of the game.

Tanner Lubach single to drive in Kyle Simpson with one out to tie the game and Spiker Helms walked with the bases loaded to score Mark Robinette to put the Mustangs ahead.

Carson Smith picked up the win in relief as he went three innings and allowed just two hits.  Philip Wilson came on to get the save as he gave up one hit in the ninth but struck out Colten Bessett to end the game.

Lubach led St. Joseph offensively as he went 3-for-3 with two RBI.  Robinette scored two runs, while Jake Kretzer and Helms each drove in one run.

St. Joe is back at home Friday as they entertain Omaha at 7:00 p.m. inside Phil Welch Stadium.

The St. Joseph Mustangs suffered their fourth consecutive loss Tuesday as St. Joe’s summer college baseball team dropped a 10-8 decision at Joplin.

The Mustangs fall to 2-4 overall and 1-4 in the MINK League.  It’s their first four-game losing streak since July 7-9 during the 2010 season.

St. Joseph jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning before their defense fell apart again.  The Mustangs committed eight errors Sunday at Nevada and had five more Tuesday night.

Joplin scored five unanswered runs, four of which were unearned, to take a 5-2 lead after four.  The Mustangs gave up six unearned runs on the night.

St. Joe did tie the game with three runs in the sixth and took the lead with a single run in the seventh, but the Outlaws scored three in the bottom half of the seventh and took a 10-6 lead with two in the eighth inning.

Missouri Western’s Kye Simpson led the offense as he went 3-for-4 with three runs scored.  Cory Segui added two hits and an RBI, while Shane Segovia had two hits and drove in two runs.

Stanten Jones started the game for St. Joseph and went just 3.1 innings.  He allowed five hits and five runs, while striking out five and walking two.

Carson Smith suffered the loss in relief as he gave up three runs on four hits in 3.1 innings pitched.

The Mustangs return home to Phil Welch Stadium Wednesday night as they entertain Sedalia at 7:00 p.m.

The St. Joseph Mustangs suffered their third consecutive loss as they blew a one-run lead in the ninth inning and fell at Omaha, 7-6.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team broke a 5-5 tie in the top of the ninth inning when Kyle Simpson walked with the bases loaded and Patrick Burkhart scored.

Chris Green came on to get his first save of the season but he blew the save by allowing two runs on two hits and he also walked two batters.

St. Joseph drops to 2-3 on the season after winning their first two games and they’re 1-3 in the MINK League.

Simpson led the Mustangs as he went 1-for-3 with a run scored and three RBI.  Mark Robinette and Tanner Lubach added two hits each, while Lubach and Cory Segui each drove in one run.

Bubba Blau started the game for St. Joe and lasted five innings.  He allowed four runs on 11 hits, while stricking out two and walking one.

The Mustangs are back on the road Tuesday as they play at Joplin.  The first pitch is set for 7:00 p.m.

The St. Joseph Mustangs lost their second consecutive game Sunday night as St. Joe’s summer college baseball team fell at Nevada, 15-2.

The Mustangs committed a franchise record eight errors in the loss as nine of the 15 runs were unearned.

Nevada took an early 1-0 lead after two innings, but they blew it open in the fourth with four runs and added two more in the fifth and three runs in the sixth inning.

St. Joseph’s offense struggled again as they had just four hits, one night after getting only three hit in Saturday’s loss to Clarinda.

Benton graduate Jake Kretzer went 2-for-3 with two singles and an RBI.

Aaron Baker suffered the loss as he went five innings and allowed nine hits and seven runs.

The Mustangs fall to 2-2 on the season and 1-2 in MINK League play.  St. Joe is back in action Monday as they play at 1:00 p.m. in Omaha.

The St. Joseph Mustangs lost their first game of the season Saturday as St. Joe’s summer college baseball team fell at home to Clarinda, 5-2.

The Mustangs drop to 2-1 and they’re now 1-1 in the MINK League.

St. Joseph jumped out to a 1-0 lead after the first inning as Mark Robinette doubled home Emilio Villanueva, but St. Joe only had two more hits the rest of the night.

Clarinda scored single runs in the fifth and sixth innings, and then broke the game open with three runs off Mustangs’ reliever Brent Mason in the eighth inning.

The Mustangs rallied in the ninth inning as they had the tying runs on base after Jake Kretzer was hit by a pitch with the bases load, but Villanueva struck out to end the game.

Kyle Jackson started and threw seven strong innings as he allowed only seven hits and two runs.  He struck out four and walked just one.

St. Joseph is back in action Sunday night as they play at Nevada.  The first pitch is at 7:00 p.m. and will air live on 680 KFEQ.

The St. Joseph Mustangs needed 13 innings Friday night in their home opener against Haysville, but St. Joe’s summer college baseball team was able to move to 2-0 on the season with a 3-2 victory over the Heat.

The Mustangs took an early lead when Tanner Lubach and Cory Segui each drove in a run in the first inning and the defending MINK League champs took a 2-0 lead.

Haysville answered back with single runs in the fifth and seventh innings off St. Joseph starter Adam Maddox to tie the game and send it to extra innings.

St. Joe finally broke through in the 13th inning when Patrick Burkhart hit an RBI single to score Benton graduate Jake Kretzer and keep the Mustangs undefeated.

Maddox received a no-decision but went eight innings and allowed just seven hits and two runs.  He struck out five and walked one.

The Mustangs’ bullpen was very impressive as Jarrod Miller, Chris Green and Carson Smith combined to work five innings.  That trio allowed just one hit as they struck out five and walked just two batters.

St. Joseph is back at home inside Phil Welch Stadium Saturday as they host Clarinda at 7:00 p.m.  The game will air live on ESPN 1550.

Two individuals and an entire team will be inducted into St. Joseph’s Baseball Hall of Fame this year.

Longtime Missouri Western baseball coach, Doug Minnis, and Linden Black, a catalyst in bringing summer baseball back to St. Joseph, will be joined by the 1975 Missouri Western team.  That Minnis-coached team won the NAIA district championships and competed in the NAIA World Series at Phil Welch Stadium.

The induction ceremony will be Saturday, June 16, when the Mustangs host the Missouri Western Alumni Baseball Team.

Minnis, who launched Missouri Western’s baseball program in 1969, won 684 games during his 30-year career there.  He retired after the 1999 season, and remains involved as a volunteer at Western and in the community.

Prior to coming to Missouri Western, Minnis coached at Waverly High School (Waverly, Kan.) and at Bishop Ward High School (Kansas City, Kan.).  He is a member of seven  halls of fame:  Stafford High School (Stafford, Kan.) and Emporia State University (Emporia, Kan.) from which he graduated; Bishop Ward; Missouri Western; National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics;  American Baseball Coaches Association, and the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.  Minnis and his wife, Marjorie, reside in St. Joseph.

Black, whose days at what is now Welch Stadium go back to shining shoes for the St. Joseph Cardinals, selling soft drinks, and pulling weeds, was the catalyst in organizing the MINK League in the fall of 1995.  He served as president of the St. Joseph Saints for three years, board chairman for seven years as the city earned recognition as the premier organization in the league.

Elected commissioner/treasurer of the MINK League, Black ruled on disputes and infractions, visited cities wanting to gain entry to the league and advised them about the “Saints model” of achieving success and working with city officials. He served in those capacities for 11 years. Black and his wife, Beverly, now reside in Tyler, Texas.

The 1975 team defeated Missouri Southern and Evangel to win the district play-off, then beat Buena Vista (Storm Lake, Iowa) and Winona State (Winona, Minn.) to advance to the NAIA World Series.  The squad played the University of Missouri and the University of Kansas twice each, splitting with each of the schools.

Members of the 1975 team were pitchers Paul Kolomic, Kent Clark, Gary Snider, Nick Finn, Mike Clark, Ron Jones and Stan Diskin; catchers Blake DeMaria and Steve VanHorn; infielders Todd Walters, Bill Mangini, Blake Schreck, David Sego and Bob Vecchione; outfielders Mark Clark, David Cain, David Limbaugh and Tim Skorija.

This is the second class for the St. Joseph Baseball Hall of Fame.  Last year’s inductees were Dave Brown, manager of the Boys Baseball team that won the world championship in 1972; Julius Hochman, who launched and ran the Boys Baseball program here for many years, and Jim Hamlin, one of the original organizers of the college-age summer program in St. Joseph.  Mr. Hochman and Mr. Hamlin were honored posthumously.

The Hall of Fame here was organized by Dan Gerson, president and chief executive officer of the St. Joseph Mustangs, and Rick Muntean, chief operating officer.  The goal is to give recognition to individuals and teams who have made major contributions to baseball at all levels in St. Joseph.

— Mustangs Media Relations —