Joplin earned a 4-1 win in the first game of Tuesday’s twinbill with Texarkana. That win also claimed the top seed for the Mid-America League postseason.

The Outlaws grabbed a run in the first and two in the fourth and the rest of it was on the shoulders of starting pitcher Webb Fern.

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