Baseball Splits Doubleheader at Stanford

Saturday, March 1

Palo Alto, CA

4:05 PM ET

Xavier University

6-4

Stanford

9-1

Xavier

Stanford

Photo by: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images

03.01.25 | Baseball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 Box Score (Game 1)Box Score (Game 2)Season Stats

Musketeers and Cardinal wrap up four-game series on Sunday at 4 PM ET

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

STANFORD, Calif. - Xavier baseball split a Saturday doubleheader at Stanford, taking a 5-4 win in game one, Stanford's first loss of the season, and falling 8-3 in game two. The Musketeers move to 1-2 in the series, with one game remaining, and 6-5 overall.

In game one, Xavier took the lead early after Jake Lambdin led the game off with a single, Carter Hendrickson was hit by a pitched, and Connor Misch walked to load the bases with one out. Landon Mensik put the ball in play to bring in Lambdin and give Xavier the 1-0 lead in the first.

Stanford evened the score with a run in the bottom of the first, but the Musketeers retook the lead in the second. Clay Burdette got on with a one-out double then moved to third on a wild pitch. Eddie Peters hit a double down the left field line to make it a 2-1 Xavier lead.

Xavier added a run in the fifth, with Connor Misch driving in Carter Hendrickson with a single, and two more runs in the seventh, with Misch again hitting a single, this time bringing in two RBI to make it a 5-1 lead. Stanford scored a run in the seventh and a pair in the eighth, but the Musketeers' pitching had a season-high 11 Ks helping keep the Cardinal from tying the game on the way to the 5-4 win.

In game two, after two scoreless innings, Stanford posted a five-run frame in the third to take the lead into the fourth. In the top of four, a single for Jake Lambdin and a walk for Aedan Anderson put two on for Landon Mensik, who singled through the left side to drive in Lambdin. Anderson scored a second run in the inning when Nolan Tucker reached on an error to cut the lead to 5-2.

The score held into the seventh inning when Stanford added another run, but the Musketeers got the run back in the eighth, with Anderson getting on with a walk, moving to third on a single from Connor Misch and scoring on a sac fly from Landon Mensik to make it 6-3. A two-run homer for Stanford in the eighth set the final score at 8-3.

The four-game series at Stanford wraps up on Sunday, with the final game set for a 4:05 PM ET first pitch.

AT THE PLATE

Connor Misch finished game one 2-3 at the plate with two walks, driving in three RBI and scoring three runs. In game two, he picked up another hit, going 1-4.
In game one, Landon Mensik and Hayden Christiansen each drove in an RBI. In game two, Mensik went 2-of-3 at the plate with a pair of RBI.
Carter Hendrickson went 1-of-1 with two walks and was hit by two pitches in game run, scoring two runs.
Jake Lambdin was 2-5 at the plate with two runs scored in game one. In the second game, he finished with two hits (2-4) and a walk, scoring a run.
Clay Burdette recorded a hit (1-3) and scored a run in game one. Eddie Peters also had hit in game one.
Aedan Anderson got on base with a hit (1-2) and a pair of walks, scoring two runs.

ON THE MOUND

Ryan Piech made the start in game one, going a career-long 6.0 innings with a career-high six strikeouts. He allowed two runs on five hits and a walk and picked up his first collegiate win.
Luke Hoskins entered in the seventh, going 2.2 innings with one earned run allowed on three hits, striking out four.
Trevor Geddes faced one batter in the ninth inning of game one.
Jake Lambdin moved from third to the mound with two on and two out in the ninth, closing out game one with a strikeout.
Jack Nobe started in game two, going 4.0 innings, allowing four earned runs on eight hits, finishing with four strikeouts and one walk.
Jon Wylie came in for the fifth inning, pitching 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and finishing with one strikeout to three walks.
Ashton Chronister came in with two outs and a runner on first in the sixth, allowing one run on two hits in 1.0 inning, striking out one.
Jack DeTienne entered with one out and one on in the seventh inning of game two, allowing two runs, both unearned, on one hit in 1.1 inning of work, finishing with a strikeout.