Xavier University Athletics
Friday, March 6
Corvallis, Ore.
8:35 PM ET
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Baseball Falls in Game One at No. 18 Oregon State
03.06.26 | Baseball
Musketeers and Beavers return to action on Saturday at 6:05 PM ET
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Xavier baseball fell in the opening game of the four-game series at No. 18 Oregon State, 4-2, on Friday evening at Goss Stadium.
Oregon took a 4-0 lead with a four-run second inning, holding Xavier off the board until the fifth when Landon Mensik hit a solo home run to cut the lead to 4-1.
The Beavers' three-run lead held into the ninth when Tommy Townsend cut it two with a solo home run, but the Musketeers were unable to get any closer, setting the final score at 4-2.
The series with the Beavers resumes on Saturday evening, with game two set for a 6:05 p.m. ET start. Game two will be shown over the air locally in Portland, Ore., on KOIN. The streaming option for Saturday's game starts at 8:00 p.m. ET on Pac-12 Insider and KOIN+.
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Oregon took a 4-0 lead with a four-run second inning, holding Xavier off the board until the fifth when Landon Mensik hit a solo home run to cut the lead to 4-1.
The Beavers' three-run lead held into the ninth when Tommy Townsend cut it two with a solo home run, but the Musketeers were unable to get any closer, setting the final score at 4-2.
The series with the Beavers resumes on Saturday evening, with game two set for a 6:05 p.m. ET start. Game two will be shown over the air locally in Portland, Ore., on KOIN. The streaming option for Saturday's game starts at 8:00 p.m. ET on Pac-12 Insider and KOIN+.
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AT THE PLATE
- Landon Mensik hit his fourth home run of the season, a solo shot, to finish with an RBI and a run scored.
- Tommy Townsend went 1-1 with an RBI and a run scored after hitting his third home run of the season while pinch hitting in the ninth.
- Eddie Peters recorded a hit, extending his hitting streak to six games.
- Josh Stonehouse got aboard with a pair of walks.
on the mound
- Ryan Piech made the start, allowing four runs on four hits and two walks in 4.0 innings of work. He finished with five strikeouts.
- Evan Vasiliou entered for the fifth, pitching the final 4.0 innings without allowing a run. He allowed four hits and finished with one strikeout withouth issue a walk.
HIGHLIGHTS
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Whitney, Dax (2-0)
L: Piech, Ryan (1-2)
S: Roblez, Albert (5)
Batting:
HR: Mensik, Landon 1 ; Townsend, Tommy 1
RBI: Mensik, Landon 1 ; Townsend, Tommy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mensik, Landon 1 ; Townsend, Tommy 1
Batting:
HR: Hubbard, Bryce 1
RBI: Haight, Adam 2 ; Talt, Easton 1 ; Hubbard, Bryce 1
SH: Porter, Ethan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Singer, AJ 1 ; Hubbard, Bryce 1 ; Porter, Ethan 1 ; Vance, Cooper 1
CS: Haight, Adam 1
HBP: Vance, Cooper 1
Game Leaders
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