The St. Joseph Mustangs lost a heart breaker Tuesday night at Omaha, as St. Joe’s summer college baseball team lost to the Diamond Spirit, 7-6.

The Mustangs rallied from a 6-1 deficit after six innings as they scored two runs in the seventh inning and three in the eighth to tie the game.

In the ninth, Omaha’s Cole Wilson was hit by a pitch with one out by Jarrod Miller.  Wilson stole second and then with two outs he tried to steal third base when St. Joe catcher Payton Scarbrough made a throwing error on the attempt and Wilson came in to score the winning run.

The Mustangs committed four errors in the game as they drop to 17-12 and 13-12 in the MINK League.

Zac Johnson led St. Joseph’s six-hit attack as he went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.  Scarbrough and Eric Swain each had one hit and drove in one run for the Mustangs.

St. Joe starter Colton Howell went just 4.1 innings as he allowed five runs and eight hits.  Trey Gonsalez went 2.2 innings and gave up one run on two hits, while Miller took the loss as he lasted 1.2 innings.  Miller gave up just one hit and the unearned run in the ninth inning.

The Mustangs are back at home Wednesday for an exhibition game against the USA Military All-Stars.  The first pitch is at 7:00 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN 1550 AM and here on StJosephPost.com.