June 29, 2021 By Brennan Mense OZARK, MO—For the third consecutive game, the Joplin Outlaws entered the eighth inning with a lead and for the third consecutive night, Joplin failed to reach the finish line without losing it. However, Drake Angeron saved the day with a three-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the Outlaws to a 10-9 victory over the Route 66 Stars at US Baseball Park in Ozark, Missouri. On a night marred by 18 walks and five hit batters between the two teams,

June 27, 2021 By Brennan Mense ST. JOSEPH, MO—The Joplin Outlaws entered the bottom of the ninth inning at Phil Welch Stadium nursing a 2-1 lead, only for five straight batters to reach base, the last two of which reached on bases-loaded walks to hand the St. Joseph Mustangs a 3-2 win. Joplin (9-8) lost in walk-off fashion for the second straight night as St. Joseph (11-7) claimed three of four in the season series between the two clubs. The Outlaws jumped out to a quick lead

June 26, 2021 By Brennan Mense ST. JOSEPH, MO—The Joplin Outlaws committed a season-high five errors, struck out a season-high 13 times, and couldn't hold a three-run lead as the St. Joseph Mustangs took a walk-off 6-5 victory in 10 innings on Saturday night at Phil Welch Stadium in St. Joseph. Joplin (9-7) fell in walk-off fashion for the second time this year, while St. Joseph (10-7) earned their second walk-off win of the season. Starters John Kea for Joplin and Matt Fred

June 21, 2021 By Brennan Mense JOPLIN, MO—The Joplin Outlaws were stymied by Nevada Griffons starter Chase Beiter on Monday night at Joe Becker Stadium, falling 8-0 as Beiter went the distance and shut out the Outlaws on three hits. Joplin (8-6) had their streak of three straight wins snapped, while Nevada (8-10) snapped a string of five losses in six games. Nevada took the lead in the top of the first inning against Joplin starter Reese Weaks. Following singles by Jack Swish

June 18, 2021 By Brennan Mense JOPLIN, MO—Down 6-2 through 4 1/2 innings, the Joplin Outlaws notched two seven-run frames in three innings and roared past the Chillicothe Mudcats for a second-straight 16-6 win which was decided by run rule in the seventh inning. Joplin (7-5) swept the two-game set behind seven stolen bases and a balanced attack that saw 11 hits distributed among all nine batters, while Chillicothe (4-8) walked nine batters, hit three more, and struck out 12 t

June 17, 2021 By Brennan Mense JOPLIN, MO—Calen Protaskey had four hits, a homer, and drove in seven runs, Ethan Ellis homered and scored four times, and the Joplin Outlaws snapped a string of three losses in four games with a 16-6, seven-inning win over the Chillicothe Mudcats on Thursday night at Joe Becker Stadium. Joplin (6-5) matched their season high for runs and their 17 hits was one off their top figure for the year. Chillicothe (4-7) dropped their fourth-straight gam

June 10, 2021 JOPLIN, MO—Facing the hottest offense in the league, the Joplin Outlaws used a trio of big innings and held the high-flying Sedalia offense to just four hits as they defeat the Sedalia Bombers 13-1 in a Thursday-night contest that was ended by mercy rule in the seventh inning. The Outlaws (4-2) set season highs for hits and runs and only struck out one time. Cade Lott went 4-for-4 with four runs scored and Brett Wiemers added three knocks of his own to pace an a

June 8, 2021 JOPLIN, MO—The first road game in MINK League play for the Joplin Outlaws started with no-hit bid by Nevada's Dustin Niles, then saw the Outlaws rally for the lead, only to watch the lead, and the game, slip away in the later innings as they fell 4-3 in Nevada on Tuesday night. Niles carved up the Joplin (3-2) lineup allowing just a walk and an error while holding them hitless over the first five innings of play. Meanwhile, the Griffons' (3-3) offense scored twic

June 6, 2021 JOPLIN, MO—The Joplin Outlaws allowed seven runs over the first three innings and had an opportunity to erase a four-run deficit blunted by a controversial interference call as they fell 8-5 to the St. Joseph Mustangs on Monday night, their first loss of the season. Joplin (3-1) fell behind in the top of the first inning as St. Joseph's Jaxon Himel launched a two-run homer to left field off of Outlaws starter Josh Walpole, giving the Mustangs a 2-0 advantage. In

June 6, 2021 JOPLIN, MO—The St. Joseph Mustangs walked seven batters, hit two more, and committed four errors, which proved to be more than enough for the Joplin Outlaws to snag a 5-1 win on a rainy Sunday night, despite recording just four hits. On a night where the two teams each managed just four singles and the majority of offense for both sides came via free baserunners, the Outlaws (3-0) broke through for two runs in the third inning and used seven stolen bases to help