Musketeers Take Comeback Win in Game Two at Liberty

Saturday, February 22

Lynchburg, VA

2 PM

Xavier University

3-3

Liberty

5-1

Xavier

Liberty

Musketeers Take Comeback Win in Game Two at Liberty

02.22.25 | Baseball

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Game three with the Flames set for Sunday at 1 PM

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

LYNCHBURG, Va. - Xavier baseball posted seven runs late, and got 5.0 scoreless innings out of the bullpen from Jack Nobe, to take game two at Liberty, 9-5. The win evened the series with the Flames at 1-1, with the deciding game set for Sunday afternoon.

Liberty scored runs in each of the first three innings to take a 5-0 lead. In the fourth, Xavier got on the board after Jake Lambdin took a two-out walk, followed by a double from Carter Hendrickson, his third hit of the day, to drive in a run. Hendrickson moved to third on an Aedan Anderson single and scored on an error to cut the lead to 5-2.

The 5-2 score held into the seventh inning when the Musketeers used a four-run frame to move in front. Isaac Wachsmann led off the inning with a solo home run to cut the lead to two. Connor Misch walked, the first of four in the inning for the Musketeers, and Landon Mensik hit a single to put two on for Eddie Peters. A single up the middle from Peters brought Misch home. With Mensik on second and Peters on first, Jake Lambdin walked to load the bases, and then walks from Hendrickson and Anderson brought in two more runs to put Xavier in front, 6-5, headed to the bottom of the inning.

The Musketeers added three more runs on four hits in the eighth, with a single from Misch, a walk from Mensik and Clay Burdette getting on after being hit by a pitch to load the bases to start the inning. Jason Jelic hit a two-RBI double to bring in Misch and Mensik, adding to Xavier's lead, 8-5. Hendrickson's fourth hit of the day, an RBI single through the left side, made it a 9-6 Xavier advantage.

Xavier's defense held the Flames without a run for the final six innings. Jack Nobe entered in the fifth for starter Ryan Piech, and went the final 5.0 innings without allowing a run and giving up just one hit. Nobe faced the minimum in three innings on the way to his first collegiate win.

Game three of the series at Liberty is set for Sunday, February 23, with a 1:00 p.m. first pitch.

AT THE PLATE

Carter Hendrickson matched his career high with four hits, going 4-of-5 at the plate with a walk, driving in three RBI and scoring a run.
Jason Jelic finished 1-of-1 at the plate with two RBI after coming into the game in the seventh inning.
Isaac Wachsmann (1-5, 1 BB) hit his second home run of the season, a solo shot to start the four-run seventh inning, to finish with an RBI and a run scored.
Eddie Peters (1-6) finished with an RBI and two runs scored.
Aedan Anderson (1-4) drove in an RBI with one of his two walks for the day.
Jake Lambdin went 1-2 at the plate with three walks, scoring a run.
Landon Mensik scored a pair of runs after going 1-3 at the plate with three walks.
Connor Misch (2-5, 1 BB) and Clay Burdette (1-5) both finished with a run scored.

ON THE MOUND

Ryan Piech pitched 4.0 innings in the start, allowing five runs on four hits, striking out four and walking three.
Jack Nobe entered for the fifth inning, pitching 5.0 scoreless innings, allowing only one hit. Nobe finished with four strikeouts compared to two walks, and picked up the win to move to 1-0 on the season.