By MATT PIKE
A rainy morning didn't keep the St. Joseph Mustangs from playing their annual game against some of their prestigious alumni, and it was the young bucks that took home a win, winning 9-3 over the Mustangs Alumni at Phil Welch Stadium.
Current Mustangs manager and Benton alum Johnny Coy playing for the alumni, opened the scoring in the first inning with an RBI single, driving in Mid-Buchanan alum Brady Holden for the early lead. In the bottom half, the Mustangs took the lead back with a three run frame, Savannah alum Truman Bodenhausen driving in Lafayette alum Brayden Luikart and Logan Miller with a single and Tyler Gundelfinger reaching first on an error and scoring Jack Mosh.
Dale Wheeler narrowed cut the Mustangs lead to one in the third inning, driving in Lafayette alum Ike Book for the alumni. But in the bottom half of the inning, four runs scored by the Mustangs, Bodenhausen again driving in Luikart on a groundout, before a double by Gundelfinger drove in Justin George and Mosh. Gundelfinger later scored on a single by Dom Felix, pushing the Mustangs lead to 7-2.
T.J Dailey drove in the final run for the alumni in the seventh inning, scoring Holden. In the eighth, the Mustangs scored their final two runs. A single by Diego De Santiago scoring Gundelfinger, while Caden Carter rounded the bases on a throwing error for the final run.
Gundelfinger was 2-for-3 with 3 RBI's in the win, walking once and stealing a base. Luikart was also 2-for-3 with 2 runs scored in the win over the alumni.
The win for the Mustangs ended a seven game homestand to begin the season for the Mustangs. They hit the road for the first time next on Tuesday, taking on the Sedalia Bombers.
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