The St. Joseph Mustangs finished their four-game road trip 2-2 after losing at Chillicothe on Wednesday, 8-4.

Chillicothe’s Zach Esquerra hit a two-out walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning off St. Joe starter Andrew Polly to cap the Mudcats rally.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team broke a 1-1 tie with three runs in the seventh inning and they led 4-2 after seven.

Chillicothe tied the game with two in the eighth inning and Esquerra won it in the ninth.

Polly (1-2) went 8.2 innings but allowed eight runs on 14 hits.  He struck out nine and walked just one.

Brock Chaffin led the Mustangs offense as he finished the night 3-for-5 with two RBI.  Benton graduate Jake Kretzer added two hits, including his third home run of the season.  Brent Seifert had two hits and he scored two runs.

St. Joseph falls to 20-5 this season and 16-5 in the MINK League.  They return home Thursday to host Chillicothe at 7:00 p.m. inside Phil Welch Stadium.