The St. Joseph Mustangs extended their lead in the MINK League North Division Friday night at Phil Welch Stadium as they swept a doubleheader from Omaha, 2-1 and 5-2.

St. Joe’s summer college baseball team improves to 35-14 and 26-13 in league play. Chillicothe didn’t play Friday nigth so the Mustangs gained a full game on the second-place Mudcats as they now lead the North by two games.

In game one, the Mustangs took a 1-0 lead in the third inning as Brandon Huske drove in Eric Wilcoxson with a one-out double.

The Diamond Spirit came back to tie the game in the fifth before St. Joseph picked up a walk-off win in the seventh inning. Mike Sherburne doubled with one out and then newly signed Tanner Lubach had an RBI single to send the Mustangs to victory.

Lubach, who played for St. Joseph two years ago, was playing in his first game back and he finished 1-for-2 with a walk and that RBI. Sherburne led the Mustangs as he finished 2-for-3.

Brandon Baker earned the win as he threw a seven-inning complete game. He allowed just one run on three hits.

In game two, st. Joe rallied from a 2-0 deficit to get the sweep.

The Mustangs got one run back in the fourth inning and then scored two runs in both the fifth and sixth innings.

Lucas Powers finish 3-for-4 with thee doubles, a run scored and one RBI. Fernando Alvarez added two hits and Ryan Abernathy had one hit and one RBI.

Ryker Fox improved to 8-1 as he went six innings and allowed three hits and two unearned runs. Grant Gavin earned his sixth save of the season with a perfect seventh inning.

St. Joseph will play their final home game of the regular season Saturday night as they host Clarinda inside Phil Welch Stadium. The first pitch is at 7:00 p.m. and it’ll be broadcast on ESPN 1550 AM and here on StJospehPost.com.