By MATT PIKE
The matchup between the two teams sitting at the top of the MINK league standings will have to wait to finish until the next time they meet, as inclement weather suspended the matchup between the St. Joseph Mustangs and Clarinda A’s at Phil Welch Stadium on Thursday night.
While rain earlier in the day did not prevent the game from starting on time, the Mustangs and A’s were forced to stop play in the top of the ninth inning, tied up 3-3, as rain and lightning rolled into the area.
The Mustangs opened up the scoring in the bottom of the first inning despite Darius Freeman grounding into a double play as Central alum Logan Miller came home to score. In the bottom of the fifth they extended their lead on a sacrifice fly by Jack Mosh driving in Tyler Gundelfinger for the 2-0 lead.
In the sixth inning the A’s cut the lead to one on a single by Kane Wilson driving in Tyler Macon. Then in the seventh inning it was Clarinda taking the lead in the game on a two RBI single by Drake Cobb that scored Colin Linteo and Tayvon Homolar, pushing the A’s ahead of the division leaders 3-2.
St. Joseph was able to tie the game up in the bottom half of the inning with an RBI single by Trevor McCollum driving in Mosh. After a scoreless eighth inning, the game entered the ninth inning and was suspended with Macon and the plate for the A’s and Diego De Santiago on the mound for the Mustangs.
The game will resume at a game that the Mustangs say is TBD. Stay tuned to the St. Joseph Mustangs social media pages for updates. The Mustangs have two more home matchups against Clarinda, on July 8th and July 18th.
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