St. Joseph Mustangs

By Chris Fortune Fans may have a new visual experience to take in by the time the reigning MINK League champion St. Joseph Mustangs take the baseball field in the spring. This Monday, Dec. 9, the St. Joseph city council can approve a bill authorizing the purchase of a new electronic video board that will

By Jacob Meikel The Mustangs 2024 MINK League title comes with a heavy heart, as founder Dan Gerson passed away prior to this season. Gerson passed away in Sep. of 2023 at the age of 68, leaving a hole in the heart of the Mustangs program whether it is the current regime, current players and

By Jacob Meikel The St. Joseph Mustangs are MINK League champions once again after defeating arch rival Clarinda 3-1 in Game 3 of the MINK League Championship series on Saturday night. The low-scoring bout between the top two teams in the league ended in the Mustangs winning their ninth MINK League title in team history.

By Calvin Silvers Many St. Joseph community members know that if you hear bats cracking and an audience cheering at Phil Welch Stadium come the end of July, that means two things… The Mustangs are competing in the MINK League Championship series and summer is ending. Game One was played at the two-seeded Clarinda A’s

By Calvin Silvers Phil Welch Stadium was the place to be on Tuesday night, as the St. Joseph Mustangs, the overall one-seed in the MINK League Playoffs, hosted sixth-seeded Carroll Merchants in the semifinals. These two teams met on the diamond seven times in the regular season, with the Mustangs taking the season series 4-3.

By Jacob Meikel Trailing in their last two games, the St. Joseph Mustangs did not blink against the Warren County Crop Dusters. Heading into the first of a three-game set with the Crop Dusters on Friday, the Mustangs had already owned the series between the two teams. St. Joseph had won all three games against

By Calvin Silvers After splitting their weekend contests, the St. Joseph Mustangs came off a rare, two-day off period on Thursday, welcoming a new type of opponent to Phil Welch Stadium. The Mustangs took a break from Mink League competition, as the team welcomed the U.S. Military Wardogs to the community. The Wardogs are a

By Jacob Meikel Many Mustangs pitchers have stepped up to the mound, but none had been able to do what Sam Pitts had accomplished over the weekend. Pitts became the first pitcher in team history to pitch a perfect game in a 17-0 shutout victory in seven innings over the Nevada Griffons on Saturday. Just

By Jacob Meikel In a 17-0 win over the Nevada Griffons, St. Joseph Tenderloins pitcher Sam Pitts etched his name in history on Saturday. Pitts pitched a perfect game in the shutout victory with eight strikeouts, no hits and no walks to help the Tenderloins notch their 30th win of the season. The feat marks

By Jacob Meikel The St. Joseph Mustangs continue to assert themselves as the top team in the MINK League, winning their last 10 games and sweeping the weekend competition. A stretch of non-MINK League competition proved to be rather competitive for the Mustangs. From Thursday, June 20, to Saturday, June 22, the Mustangs played the

By Calvin Silvers The St. Joseph Mustangs found themselves in game two of a four-game road stretch on Monday, as the first pitch was different than the usual 7 p.m. time, with this contest beginning two hours earlier. The opponent was the Warren County Crop Dusters, who the ’Stangs defeated once this season. It was

By Jacob Meikel The Mustangs shook off their previous two-game losing streak by creating a new winning streak to build on through the weekend. The start of a successful weekend for St. Joseph came on a night when the baseball club donned its alter ego in the St. Joseph Tenderloins on Saturday night against the

By Calvin Silvers The St. Joseph Mustangs entered the week of June 10 with an undefeated, 11-0 overall record to begin the season, as the team has found their groove earlier than in previous seasons. It’s no surprise the camaraderie can happen quickly, as the team has had only one off day since May 30th.

By Jacob Meikel The Chillicothe Mudcats had two cracks at the St. Joseph Mustangs, nearly snapping St. Joe’s perfect season, but could not extinguish the Mustangs’ hot streak. The Mustangs improved to 11-0 over the weekend, topping Chillicothe in both games played over the MINK League foe in which the two teams faced off at

By Calvin Silvers The St. Joseph Mustangs were in action at Phil Welch Stadium to close the work week, starting with a contest on Thursday against the Carroll Merchants. In the first meeting between the two, the Mustangs needed 11 innings to capture the 7-4 victory. Their Thursday meeting was another close contest, but the

By Calvin Silvers The St. Joseph Mustangs are one of the must-see summer attractions here in the community, and fans got some extra fun, as the team competed at Phil Welch Stadium on Tuesday for the first, and only, time this season. Mustangs are usually on the road early in the week, but this switch-up

By Jacob Meikel The St. Joseph Mustangs continue their hot start to the 2024 season as they look to reclaim the MINK League title by season’s end. The Mustangs went into this weekend with a 2-0 start to the year, and came out with a 4-0 improvement with wins over Jefferson City on Saturday and

By Calvin Silvers Wednesday night in St. Joseph was an eventful one as it was opening night at Phil Welch Stadium in a non-league contest between the Baldwin City Blues from the Mid-Plains League and the St. Joseph Mustangs from the MINK League. The stands were filled with eager fans ahead of the 2024 season,

By Calvin Silvers The 2024 St. Joseph Mustangs Fan Fest got underway on Tuesday afternoon, as the night was filled with team autographs, a home run derby, Mustang batting practice and more. The team begins the season with a home opener against the Baldwin City Blues on Wednesday, and this event was a good way

By Riley Funk Safety netting will be replaced and expanded at Phil Welch Stadium, with the hope of it being ready just in time for the summer baseball season. The project to replace the protective netting will cost approximately $115,000, according to city documents, and will be funded by the parks sales tax. The funding