The St. Joseph Mustangs had their six-game win streak snapped Sunday night as they lost at Clarinda, 14-10.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team rallied from a seven-run deficit to tie the game in the eighth inning, but Clarinda answered back with five runs to put the game away.

The Mustangs gave up a six-run fourth inning and found themselves down 8-1 before beginning to chip away at the A’s lead.

St. Joseph got one run back in the sixth inning and then Shane Segovia capped off a five-run seventh inning with a two-out grand slam to cut the lead to 8-7.

Clarinda scored one in the bottom of the seventh, but the Mustangs answered right back and scored two runs in the top of the eighth inning.  Brent Seifert had an RBI single to score Jon Wegener and the game was tied at seven.

That’s when the A’s finally broke loose and scored five runs in the bottom of the eighth.  St. Joe pitchers combined to walk two batters and hit two others.

Jonathan McCann took the loss in relief as he walked the first batter of the eighth inning and he came in to score.

Kyle Jackson began the game but lasted only 3.2 innings and allowed five earned runs.  St. Joseph used six pitchers in the loss.

Seifert and Mark Robinette led the Mustangs’ 14-hit attack with three hits, two RBI and two runs each.  Wegener and Jordan Guida added two hits each.

St. Joe falls to 37-10 and 31-10 in the MINK League.  They’re off Monday and close the regular season Tuesday at Chillicothe at 7:00 p.m.

The St. Joseph Mustangs closed the home portion of their regular season with a 3-1 win over Nevada inside Phil Welch Stadium.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team has now won six consecutive games as they improve to 37-9 and 31-9 in the MINK League.  The Mustangs went 23-4 at home during the regular season.

Nevada struck first in the third inning Saturday night with one run, but St. Joseph answered right back in the bottom half of the inning to tie the game on an RBI ground out from Jon Wegener.

The score remained tied until the seventh inning when Mustangs’ catcher and Central graduate Landinn Eckhardt hit a sacrifice fly to score Shane Segovia.

St. Joe added one run of insurance in the eighth inning as Brent Seifert scored on a wild pitch.

Mustangs’ starter Adam Maddox (4-1) went seven innings to earn the win.  He allowed just one run on five hits, while striking out four and walking one.  Doug Shields worked the ninth inning for his 10th save of the season.

St. Joseph is back on the road Sunday as they play at Clarinda.  The first pitch is at 7:30 p.m. and you can hear the game on ESPN 1550.

The St. Joseph Mustangs won their fifth consecutive game Friday night as they returned to Phil Welch Stadium and beat Chillicothe, 8-7.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team improves to 36-9 overall and 30-9 in the MINK League.

The Mustangs scored four runs in the first inning to take a 4-1 lead and never trailed again.

St. Joseph added two more in the second inning before the Mudcats started to chip away at the lead.  Chillicothe scored two runs in the fifth inning and one in the top of the seventh to make the score 7-6.

The Mustangs answered with one run in the bottom of the seventh before the Mudcats closed the gap to one run again with a run in the top of the eighth, but that’s as close as they’d get.

Doug Shields worked a perfect ninth inning for his ninth save of the season.  Kyle Hassna (3-0) earned the win as he went six innings and allowed 12 hits and four earned runs.

Brent Seifert and Brock Chaffin had two hits each and they both drove in three runs, while Spiker Helms, Kris Koerper and Andrew Nellestein also had two hits a piece.

St. Joe is back at home Saturday for their final regular season game inside Phil Welch Stadium.  The Mustangs host Nevada at 7:00 p.m.

The St. Joseph Mustangs won two extra-inning games at Clarinda Wednesday night.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team completed the suspended game they had with the A’s from June 26 first and picked up a 2-1 win in 11 innings.  They followed that up with a 5-4 victory over Clarinda in 14 innings as they’ve now won four in-a-row and seven of their last eight.

With those two wins, the Mustangs have clinched home field advantage for their three-game championship series against the South Division champion.  That series will begin a week from Friday.

The first game Wednesday began in the top of the eighth inning  with the score tied 1-1 after weather forced the game to be suspended on June 26.  It was a pitcher dual between St. Joe’s Kyle Jackson and Clarinda’s Justin White as neither pitcher allowed a base hit until the 11th inning.

White retired 11 straight batter after the game resumed but Kris Koerper hit a double with two outs and Mark Robinette followed with another two-out double to scored pinch runner Shane Segovia and the Mustangs took the lead.

Kyle Jackson (5-0) struck out three and walked one to earn the win and Doug Shields worked the 11th inning for his eighth save of the season.

In game two, St. Joseph fell behind 3-0 after just two innings before getting a sac fly by Jordan Guida to scored Brent Seifert in the fourth inning.

The score remained 3-1 until the eighth when the A’s added one insurance run to take a three-run lead into the ninth inning.

Brock Chaffin doubled to left to start the Mustangs rally in the ninth.  Jordan Guida singled, Kris Koerper struck out for the first out and then Segovia singled home Chaffin to make it 4-2.

Clarinda pitcher Justin Page then committed a balk that allowed Guida and Segovia to move in third and second base and pinch-hitter Mark Robinette delivered again with a two-RBI single to right field to tie the game 4-4 and send it to extra innings.

The game remained tied until the top of the 14th inning when Jon Wegener hit a sacrifice fly to score Segovia and that gave St. Joseph its first lead of the game.

Robinette came on in relief and threw four innings of no-hit ball to get the win.  He struck out six and is now 4-0 on the season.

Segovia, who made his first start of the season at second base, finished the night 4-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored.  Wegener had three hits and the game-winning RBI, and Robinette finished 2-for-3 at the plate with his two RBI in the ninth inning.

The Mustangs improve to 35-9 this season and 29-9 in the MINK League.  They’re off Thursday and return to Phil Welch Stadium to take on Chillicothe Friday night at 7:00 p.m.

The St. Joseph Mustangs won their first-ever Mink League North Division championship Tuesday night with a 6-2 win against Clarinda inside Phil Welch Stadium.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team improves to 33-9 and 27-9 in the MINK League.

Now the Mustangs have their sights set on home field advantage in the best-of-three series with the South Division Champion.  They have a five-game lead with six games remaining on Sedalia, who currently leads the South Division by 1/2 game over Nevada.

On Tuesday, St. Joseph jumped out to a 2-0 lead as Jon Wegener and Spiker Helms began the game with singles and then Brock Chaffin and Mark Robinette each had an RBI single.

The Mustangs added a two-out RBI single from Kris Koerper in the third inning to make it 3-0.

The score remain that way until the eighth inning as St. Joe added three unearned runs for insurance when Austin Land dropped a fly ball to right field.

Chaffin led the Mustangs as he went 3-for-4, while Wegener, Robinette and Koerper had two hits each.

Cody Cunningham (5-1) nearly threw the second consecutive complete game for the Mustangs after Jayson Huett did it against Omaha on Monday.  Cunningham went 8.1 innings and allowed just one earned run on six hits.

Doug Shields came on in the ninth with the bases loaded and the tying run at the plate, but he was able to strike out Clayton Truex and he got Seth Spivey to pop out to end the game for his seventh save of the season.

The Mustangs and A’s are back at it Wednesday in Clarinda.  They’ll finish their suspended game from June 26th at 5:30 p.m. and play their regularly schedule game at 7:30 p.m.  Both games can be heard on ESPN 1550.

The St. Joseph Mustangs got back in the win column Monday night after losing at Sedalia on Sunday as St. Joe’s summer college baseball team won at Omaha, 4-2.

The Mustangs improve to 32-9 and 26-9 in the MINK League as their magic number to win the North Division is down to one game over Clarinda, who they’ll play at home Tuesday night.

Monday’s game was scoreless until the ninth inning when Kris Koerper drove in two runs with an infield single as Spiker Helms and Brock Chaffin came in to score.

St. Joe starter Jayson Huett then made his only mistake of the game in the bottom of the sixth as he gave up a two-run home to Ryan Briggs that tied the game.

The Mustangs answered right back with single runs in the seventh and eighth innings as Helms and Landinn Eckhardt each had RBI singles.

Helms led St. Joseph as he went 3-for-5, while Eckhardt and Brent Seifert added two hits each.

Huett (4-0) was the story of the game as he threw a complete-game seven-hitter to get the win.  The Northwest Missouri State graduate struck out six and walked two as he lowered his ERA to 2.55.

The Mustangs are back at Phil Welch Stadium Tuesday for a 7:00 p.m. first pitch against Clarinda.  The game can be heard on ESPN 1550.

The St. Joseph Mustangs had their three-game winning streak snapped as they lost at Sedalia Sunday night, 9-6.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team trailed 3-0 entering the eighth inning but then scored five runs on six hits to take the lead before giving it back in the bottom half of the inning.

Mustangs’ relief pitchers Ben Baker, Mark Robinette and Doug Shields combined to give up six runs on no hits in just two-thirds of an inning in the eighth as Sedalia rallied to win at home.  The three St. Joseph relievers walked six batters in the inning, hit one Bomber and Mustang second baseman Ryan Richardson committed an error that allowed a run to score.

St. Joe committed four errors in the game and walked eight batters total, while Sedalia’s five pitchers combined to strike out 15 Mustangs and didn’t walk a batter all night.

Cameron Bentley led the St. Joseph offense as he went 3-for-4 with his first home run of the season.  He scored two runs and had two RBI.  Brent Seifert also had three hits and an RBI for the Mustangs.

Adam Maddox started for St. Joe and lasted six innings.  He allowed three runs on seven hits, while striking out five and walking two.  Ben Baker (3-1) suffered the loss in relief.

The Mustangs, who are now 31-9 and 25-9 in the MINK League, are back on the road Monday night as they play at Omaha.  The first pitch is at 7:00 p.m. and you can hear the game on ESPN 1550.

The St. Joseph Mustangs wrapped up their 11-game home stand with a convincing win over Joplin Saturday night at Phil Welch Stadium, 18-1.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team went 10-1 during its home stand as they improve to 31-8 overall and 25-8 in the MINK League.

Joplin scored their only run in the top of the first inning, but the Mustangs answered with four runs in the bottom of the first and three more in the second to take command of the game.

St. Joseph scored single runs in the third and fourth innings, and then put four runs in the sixth inning and five in the eighth.

Nine different Mustangs drove in a run on the night and six Mustangs had multi-RBI games.

Spiker Helms went 4-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBI.  Brent Seifert added three hits and he drove in two runs, while Ben Baker, Brock Chaffin and Mark Robinette had two RBI each.  Jordan Guida drove in a team-high four runs Saturday.

Kyle Jackson (4-1) earned the win as he went five innings and allowed just one run on four hits.  He struck out three and walked four.  Cody Lane worked the last four innings and didn’t allowed a hit or a run.

St. Joe is on the road Sunday as they travel to Sedalia for a 6:00 p.m. first pitch.  You can hear the game on ESPN 1550.

The St. Joseph Mustangs won their second straight game Friday night at Phil Welch Stadium as they defeated Joplin 6-4.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team has now won nine of their last ten games as they improve to 30-8 and 24-8 in MINK League play.

The Mustangs raced out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning as Jordan Guida hit a three-run home run, his fourth homer of the season.

Joplin then scored four unanswered runs to take the lead.  They scored one in the second inning and added three more in the third.

St. Joseph then regained the lead with two runs in the sixth inning on RBI singles by Andrew Nellestein and Spiker Helms, and then Helms hit a sacrifice fly to make it a two-run game.

Kyle Hassna (2-0) earned the win as he allowed three earned runs on just two hits in 7.1 innings of work.  He struck out three and walked three.  Doug Shields worked the ninth and allowed one hit but picked up his sixth save of the season.

The Mustangs and the Outlaws play again Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. inside Phil Welch Stadium.

The St. Joseph Mustangs had their seven-game winning streak snapped Wednesday by Omaha, but they bounced back in impressive fashion Thursday night with a 12-3 victory over Chillicothe inside Phil Welch Stadium.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team scored first with two runs in the third inning and then broke the game open with a seven-run fifth inning.

Chillicothe scored all three of its runs in the sixth inning but never got closer than that.

Benton graduate Jake Kretzer led the Mustangs’ 17-hit attack as he finished 4-for-5 with five RBI.  Spiker Helms and Mark Robinette added three hits each, while Brent Seifert had two hits and three RBI and Kris Koerper went 2-for-3 and drove in two runs.

Andrew Polly (3-2) earned the win for St. Joseph has he allowed three runs and eight hits in 6.1 innings of work.  He struck out four and didn’t walk a batter, while all three runs were unearned.

The Mustangs improve to 29-8 and 23-8 in the MINK League.  They are back at home Friday night as they entertain Joplin at 7:00 p.m. inside Phil Welch Stadium.