Final. Down go the Mustangs, 12-5. Their season comes to an unexpected end in the first round of the playoffs at the hands of the Chillicothe Mudcats.

Frank Gall scores from first on an error from the centerfielder after Brayden Luikart’s single. The score is now 12-6 with 1 out.

The Mustangs will have one final shot to keep their season going. They need 7 to tie it, with 8 to win it.

There’s yet another run that comes across for the Mudcats. It’s 12-5

Hintz strikes out with 2 runners on to send us to the ninth. The Mustangs trail, 11-5

An RBI triple puts Chillicothe ahead by another run, 11-5

The Mustangs are down to their last 6 outs. We go to the 8th, where St. Joseph trails 10-5

An infield single brings home Micah Kobuszewski. It’s a 10-5 deficit

Seth Winker doubles off the wall to put runners on second and third with 2 outs

Carson Schrack drives in a run with a ground out to first. That cuts the lead to 10-4

Jayden Little leads off the 6th with a triple off the wall

Lane Chapman is in the game in the 6th

Coy puts away a pop up to finally end the top of the 5th. Unfortunately, they now trail 10-3 after a 7 run inning

Max Heintz drives in another on a single down the left field line. It’s a 10-3 lead

An error from Chris Coy brings home another run. The Mustangs trail 9-3 with 2 outs in the 5th

Now a 2-run double sees the lead swell to 5.

A bloop single brings in 2 more. The Chillicothe lead has grown to 6-3

The Mudcats take a 4-3 lead with a bases loaded single. They remain loaded with with 1 out.

Foster walks and plunks the leadoff men. The Mudcats have runners on first and second with nobody out.

Community service man of the year, Owen Foster, comes on in the 5th inning of a 3-3 game