The St. Joseph Mustangs let an eighth inning lead slip away Saturday at Phil Welch Stadium, as St. Joe’s collegiate summer baseball team lost to Nevada 9-4.

The Mustangs fall to 14-9 and 12-8 in the MINK League. It’s the first time this season that St. Joseph has lost two straight games.

The Mustangs led 3-2 going into the eighth inning, but Nevada rallied for five runs in the eighth and two more in the ninth inning to pull away from the St. Joe

Jonathan Lynch suffered the loss in relief for The Mustangs as he gave up five runs (two earned) in 1.2 innings of work. Brennon Covington started and received a no-decision. He gave up two runs and six hits in 6 innings.

Alex Phillips and Zach Perdue had two hits each to lead St. Joseph, while Jordan Maxson had two RBI and Zach Smith drove in the other run.

The Mustangs are on the road Sunday as they play at Nevada at 7:00 p.m. inside Lyons Stadium.