Mark your calendars Mustangs fans as June 1, 2012 heralds the first ever Midwest Summer Collegiate Baseball Championship game.  The contest will take place in St Joseph, Missouri’s historic Phil Welch Stadium June 1, 2012 at 7pm.

The game features the 2011 champions of the Jayhawk League, the Haysville Heat and the 2011 champions of the MINK League, the St Joseph Mustangs.  The winner will take home the championship trophy awarded to the best team in midwest summer collegiate baseball.

“We recognize the high level of competition within the Jayhawk League and especially the caliber of play by Jayhawk champion Haysville.”, Mustangs CEO Dan Gerson said “While this will be quite a test for the Mustangs in our 2012 home opener, we’re confident we can compete with any summer college team.  Haysville’s coach Rick Twyman has a history of fielding a top-notch program.  We look forward to the challenge.”

For more information on the St Joseph Mustangs go to www.stjoemustangs.com.  The defending MINK League champions will play 25 home games at Phil Welch Stadium beginning with the Midwest Summer Collegiate Baseball Championship June1.  The final regularly scheduled home game is July 17.  Tickets for all games including season ticket packages are on sale now.  Call 816 279-STJO (7856) to buy your tickets.

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2011 MINK League Champions the St. Joseph Mustangs announced today the signing for the 2012 season, outfielder Jordan Hurtt. Hurtt will vie for the starting center field position.

Hurtt may be the fastest Mustangs player ever, as he has been timed in the 60-yard dash at 6.2 seconds. A switch hitter, Hurtt can play multiple outfield positions.

Hurtt is the step-son of Kansas City Royal’s Hall Of Famer, Frank White. “When Frank called inquiring about the possibility of a spot for Jordan, we wanted to try and accommodate him. As it turns out, Jordan is one heck of a player, that can fill many roles on our ball club,” General Manager Rick Muntean said.

Hurtt will play at Longview Community College this spring, before joining the Mustangs for the 2012 season. St. Joe opens defense of their MINK League title on May 31st at Omaha. The first home game is June 1st. Tickets are on sale now by calling 816-279-STJO (7856).

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Recently in Nashville, Tennessee the St Joseph Mustangs added to their already decorated 2011 season by garnering the Summer Ball Conference Best Community Project Award.  The Mustangs were selected for first place from over 200 entries submitted from the Summer Collegiate Baseball circuit.  St Joseph was selected for their efforts to aid in the Joplin, MO tornado recovery.

Acting quickly, just one week after the disaster, the Mustangs worked in cooperation with the St Joseph area Red Cross to collect money at the entrance gate during the first weekend of the season’s home games to send to Joplin.  The Mustangs contributed $500 themselves to the fund.  When the team visited Joplin to play against the hometown Outlaws, the team gathered early to go into the community and do whatever was necessary to help.

Mustangs manager Matt Johnson initiated and oversaw the effort.  “We realized that people needed help and we could provide some help. We cleaned up debris and provided comfort for those affected.  You have no idea what the people of Joplin went through until you see the suffering first hand.  It was unreal.”

Finally, the Mustangs along with summer intern Thad Wahlert collected Little League baseball equipment to send to the children of Joplin who, without the equipment, would not have had a season last summer.  They were able to collect about a van size load of baseball equipment.

“We want to thank the St Joseph community for pitching in for this great cause.” Mustangs General Manager Rick Muntean said upon learning of the award, “ We couldn’t have really made an impact without the community support.  I’d like to thank the Mustangs staff especially Kyle Fetters and Thad Wahlert and Kevin Kirby of the St Joseph Red Cross for their efforts.  Without them we would not have received this honor”

The Mustangs also received recognition for raising money for the Bostwick Children Education fund.  The Mustangs donated over $2000 to the fund days after the Northwest coach tragically passed away.

The 2011 MINK League champion Mustangs will open their 4th season at Phil Welch Stadium in early June 2012.

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The St. Joseph Mustangs season came to an end Sunday afternoon in Wichita as St. Joe’s summer college baseball team was knocked out of the NBC World Series by Hutchinson (KS), 7-3.

The Mustangs end their third season in St. Joe with a franchise record in wins as they finish 42-12.

Hutchinson led 2-0 after two innings Sunday before St. Joseph got a sacrifice fly from Nate Bauman and an RBI single from Brent Seifert to tie the game at the end of three innings.

The score remained that way until the sixth inning when Hutchinson grabbed the lead for good with two solo home runs off Mustangs’ starter Jayson Huett.  The Monarchs added one run in the seventh inning and two more in the eighth to finish off the four-run victory.

Seifert went 2-for-4 to lead the Mustangs’ nine-hit attack as he was the only St. Joe player with multiple hits.  Mark Robinette also drove in a run, while Spiker Helms, Kris Koerper and Andrew Nellestein each scored one run.

Huett (5-1) suffered his first loss of the season as he allowed four earned runs and seven hits in seven innings of work.

The Mustangs went 2-2 at the NBC World Series as they made the tournament for a second consecutive year.

The St. Joseph Mustangs stayed alive Friday at the 77th Annual NBC World Series in Wichita as St. Joe’s summer college baseball team defeated the Derby (KS) Twins, 3-2, in the consolation bracket.

The Mustangs will play again Sunday in the consolation bracket against the Hutchinson (KS) Monarchs.  The game time is yet to be determined.

On Friday, St. Joseph took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning on an RBI single from Spiker Helms, but Derby came right back against Mustangs’ starter Kyle Jackson to tie the game in the bottom half of the inning.

St. Joe had numerous opportunities to take the lead and left the bases loaded twice, but couldn’t break through until the ninth inning.

Cameron Bentley singled to the start the inning and then Spiker Helms drove him in to give the Mustangs the lead.  Brent Seifert then picked up an RBI as he drove in Helms to make it a 3-1 game in the ninth.

Derby was able to get their first two batters on base in the ninth inning against Jackson, but Doug Shields came on to record the save despite allowing one of those runs to score and the mustangs picked up the win.

St. Joseph improves to 42-11 this summer.

The Mustangs pounded out 13 hits Friday as Helms, Seifert, Bentley, Kris Koerper and Nate Bauman had two hits each.

Kyle Jackson (6-1) went eight innings to earn the win as he allowed just five hits and two runs.  He struck out six and walked three.  Shields picked up his 13th save of the summer.

The St. Joseph Mustangs lost for the first time at the NBC World Series in Wichita Wednesday night as they blew a 3-0 lead and lost in 10 innings to Valley Center (KS), 4-3.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team scored two runs in the first inning and added a run in the fifth to take a 3-0 lead, but Valley Center got one run back in the seventh before rallying in the ninth inning.

Adam Maddox started for the Mustangs and went seven innings before giving way to closer Doug Shields.  Shield allowed two base runners in the eighth, but struck out the side to keep the score 3-1.

Shields tried for the two-inning save, but he allowed three hits and a walk as the Diamond Dawgs tied the game and forced extra innings.  Jordan Guida threw out a runner at the plate for the third out in the inning for Valley Center would’ve taken the lead.

St. Joseph only managed six hits the entire night and didn’t get a base hit after the sixth inning.  Valley Center took the lead in the top of the 10th against Josh Parrish and the Mustangs couldn’t rally as they fall to the loser’s bracket.

Spiker Helms led the St. Joe offense with two hits and one run scored.  Nate Bauman add a run scored and an RBI.

The Mustangs drop to 41-11 this season and will play in Wichita again Friday against the Derby (KS) Twins.  The game time will be announced on Thursday.

The St. Joseph Mustangs opened up play at the NBC World Series at Wichita Sunday night and beat the Plaza Tire Capahas out of Cape Girardeau, 7-3.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team struck first with two runs in the second, added one more in the third and then broke the game open with four runs in the fourth inning to take a 7-0 lead.

Jordan Guida had a big night as he finished 3-for-5 with two RBI and one run scored.  Bishop LeBlond graduate Andrew Nellestein added two hits and he drove in two runs, while Mark Robinette had two hits.

Northwest Missouri State graduate Jayson Huett earned the win as he went eight innings and allowed just three runs on six hits.  He struck out seven and walked three.  After Ryan Price allowed two base runners in the ninth with no outs, Doug Shields got the final three outs for his 12th save of the season.

St. Joseph improves to 41-10 this summer and they’ll play in the second round of the NBC World Series Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. against the Valley Center (KS) Diamond Dawgs.

The St. Joseph Mustangs won their first ever MINK League championship Saturday night as Adam Maddox threw a no-hitter in the clinching game against Nevada.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team defeated the Griffons 4-0 to sweep the three-game series and they improve their record to 40-10 this season.

Maddox, the Mustangs’ Pitcher of the Year in 2010, threw his first no-hitter since high school as he improves to 5-1 this summer and lowered his ERA to 1.86.  Maddox did walk six batters on the night but never had a multi-walk inning as he struck out three.

The Mustangs gave Maddox the lead early as they scored an unearned run in the first inning after Nevada shortstop Peter Goudeau committed a throwing error.

It stayed that way until the fifth inning when they scored another unearned run off Griffons’ starter Josh Malin.  T.J. Dailey and Cameron Bentley led off with singles and Dailey was able to score when a grounder off the bat of Brent Seifert was booted by Goudeau.

St. Joseph then pulled away with a three-run sixth inning that was highlighted by back-to-back doubles by Jordan Guida and Kris Koerper.

Dailey and Bentley led the Mustangs with two hits each, while Bentley, Koerper and Seifert each drove in one run.

The Mustangs will play a couple exhibition games this week at home in preparation for the NBC World Series at Wichita.  St. Joe will play their opening game on Sunday, July 31.  Their opponent and game time are yet to be determined.

The St. Joseph Mustangs won Game 1 of the MINK League championship series Friday night at Nevada as they defeated the Griffons 4-3.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team has a 1-0 series lead in the best-of-three and they’ll go for the clincher Saturday night as they host Nevada in Game 2 at 7:00 p.m. inside Phil Welch Stadium.

The Mustangs got off to a good start in the third inning when Jon Wegener hit a two-out, two-run home run to put St. Joseph ahead 2-0.

Nevada got one run back in the fourth inning and then took the lead, 3-2, in the seventh when A.J. Krist drove in two runs with two outs on a single off Mustangs’ starter Cody Cunningham.

St. Joe answered right back in the top of the eighth inning tough as Jake Kretzer led off with a single and Wegener doubled to left after failing to get a sacrafice bunt down.  Spiker Helms popped out to center before Brent Seifert and Brock Chaffin had back-to-back RBI singles to put the Mustangs ahead 4-3.

The Griffons put two on base with two outs in the bottom of the eighth but St. Joseph closer Doug Shields came on to get the final four outs of the game and earn his 11th save of the season.

Cunningham went 6.2 innings on the mound for the Mustangs and allowed three runs on just four hits.  He struck out seven and walked three.

Ben Baker picked up the win in relief as he threw one scoreless inning before giving way to Shields.

Wegener and Chaffin led the St. Joe offense as they each had two hits.

You can hear Game 2 of the series Saturday night on ESPN 1550 AM.  Pregame begins around 6:45 p.m. and the first pitch is at 7:00 p.m. from Phil Welch Stadium.

The St. Joseph Mustangs closed out their regular season schedule Tuesday night as they won at Chillicothe, 6-2.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team improves to 38-10 overall and 32-10 in the league play as they get set for the MINK League Championship Series this weekend.

Cody Lane (3-1) earned the win for the Mustangs as he allowed just two hits in seven innings for work.

Brent Seifert led the offense as he finished 3-for-5 with three runs scored, while Brock Chaffin, Jordan Guida and Jon Wegener added one RBI each.

St. Joseph will begin the best-of-three MINK League Championship Series on the road this Friday at the winner of the South Division.  Nevada leads Sedalia by 1/2 game in the South Division standings.  Game two will be Saturday at 7:00 p.m. at Phil Welch Stadium and if game three is necessary it’ll also be hosted by the Mustangs inside Phil Welch at 6:00 p.m. Sunday.