Saturday, February 22
Lynchburg, Va.
2:00 PM ET
Liberty University
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Xavier Comes from Behind to Defeat Liberty 9-5
2/22/2025 7:08:00 PM | Baseball
LYNCHBURG, VA. – The Xavier Musketeers rallied from five runs down to slip by Liberty 9-5, knocking the Flames from the unbeaten ranks, Saturday afternoon at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium.
Host Liberty jumped out to a 5-0 advantage through the first three innings, only to see Xavier cut its lead to 5-2 in the top of the fourth inning.
The Musketeers then struck for four in the seventh inning to take the lead for good at 6-5 and never looked back behind reliever Jack Nobe. The freshman right-hander held the Flames scoreless over the final five innings, allowing Xavier to mount its comeback.
Liberty left fielder Nick Barone hit his first home run as a Flame, a solo home run in the bottom of the third inning.
The Flames drop to 5-1 on the season. The Musketeers even their record at 3-3.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Xavier (3-3); Liberty (5-1)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Jack Nobe (1-0) | LP: Jake Potts (0-1)
Scoring Summary
1st – LIBERTY – Troyer reaches on fielder's choice, Marsh scores, 1-0
1st – LIBERTY – Troyer steals second, Sorenson steals home, 2-0
2nd – LIBERTY – Marsh doubles, DeCandido and Swofford, 4-0
2nd – LIBERTY – Barone homered, 5-0
4th – XAVIER – Hendrick doubled, Lambdin scored, 5-1
4th – XAVIER – Anderson singles, Hendrickson scores, 5-2
7th – XAVIER – Wachsmann homered, 5-3
7th – XAVIER – Peters singles, Misch score, 5-4
7th – XAVIER – Hendrickson walked, Mensik scored, 5-5
7th – XAVIER – Anderson walked, Peters scored, 6-5
8th – XAVIER – Jelic singles, Burdette and Mensik scored, 8-5
8th – XAVIER – Hendrickson single, Peters scores, 9-5
Notable Numbers
- Xavier outhit Liberty, 13-5, in the contest. The Flames committed the game's only two errors.
- Liberty left seven men on base. Xavier left 16 men on base.
- No Liberty player had more than one hit.
- Flames reliever Caleb Lingenfelter takes the loss. He gave up four runs on three hits over 1 1/3 innings-plus. He walked two batters.
- Liberty's five pitchers combined to yield 11 walks.
- Noble struck four and walked two for Xavier.
- Musketeers left fielder Carter Hendrickson went 4-for-5 with a walk, three RBI and a run scored.
- Xavier designated hitter Isaac Wachsmann hit his second home run of the season.
Beyond the Box Score
- With the win, Xavier evens the series at 1-1.
- For only the second time this season, the Flames did manage a double-digit hit total.
- Liberty starting pitcher Ben Blair struck out six batters and in two games has a 13.9 strikeouts per nine innings average through his first two starts.
- Flames shortstop Tanner Marsh, third baseman Jaxon Sorenson and second baseman Easton Swofford each had a hit in the game. The trio each have had at least one hit in all six games this season.
Up Next
Liberty and Xavier will meet again in the final game of their three-game series at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium tomorrow. The first pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.
Host Liberty jumped out to a 5-0 advantage through the first three innings, only to see Xavier cut its lead to 5-2 in the top of the fourth inning.
The Musketeers then struck for four in the seventh inning to take the lead for good at 6-5 and never looked back behind reliever Jack Nobe. The freshman right-hander held the Flames scoreless over the final five innings, allowing Xavier to mount its comeback.
Liberty left fielder Nick Barone hit his first home run as a Flame, a solo home run in the bottom of the third inning.
The Flames drop to 5-1 on the season. The Musketeers even their record at 3-3.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Xavier (3-3); Liberty (5-1)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Jack Nobe (1-0) | LP: Jake Potts (0-1)
Scoring Summary
1st – LIBERTY – Troyer reaches on fielder's choice, Marsh scores, 1-0
1st – LIBERTY – Troyer steals second, Sorenson steals home, 2-0
2nd – LIBERTY – Marsh doubles, DeCandido and Swofford, 4-0
2nd – LIBERTY – Barone homered, 5-0
4th – XAVIER – Hendrick doubled, Lambdin scored, 5-1
4th – XAVIER – Anderson singles, Hendrickson scores, 5-2
7th – XAVIER – Wachsmann homered, 5-3
7th – XAVIER – Peters singles, Misch score, 5-4
7th – XAVIER – Hendrickson walked, Mensik scored, 5-5
7th – XAVIER – Anderson walked, Peters scored, 6-5
8th – XAVIER – Jelic singles, Burdette and Mensik scored, 8-5
8th – XAVIER – Hendrickson single, Peters scores, 9-5
Notable Numbers
- Xavier outhit Liberty, 13-5, in the contest. The Flames committed the game's only two errors.
- Liberty left seven men on base. Xavier left 16 men on base.
- No Liberty player had more than one hit.
- Flames reliever Caleb Lingenfelter takes the loss. He gave up four runs on three hits over 1 1/3 innings-plus. He walked two batters.
- Liberty's five pitchers combined to yield 11 walks.
- Noble struck four and walked two for Xavier.
- Musketeers left fielder Carter Hendrickson went 4-for-5 with a walk, three RBI and a run scored.
- Xavier designated hitter Isaac Wachsmann hit his second home run of the season.
Beyond the Box Score
- With the win, Xavier evens the series at 1-1.
- For only the second time this season, the Flames did manage a double-digit hit total.
- Liberty starting pitcher Ben Blair struck out six batters and in two games has a 13.9 strikeouts per nine innings average through his first two starts.
- Flames shortstop Tanner Marsh, third baseman Jaxon Sorenson and second baseman Easton Swofford each had a hit in the game. The trio each have had at least one hit in all six games this season.
Up Next
Liberty and Xavier will meet again in the final game of their three-game series at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium tomorrow. The first pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: NOBE, Jack (1-0)
L: Lingenfelter, Caleb (0-1)
Batting:
2B: HENDRICKSON, Carter 1
HR: WACHSMANN, Isaac 1
RBI: HENDRICKSON, Carter 3 ; ANDERSON, Aedan 1 ; WACHSMANN, Isaac 1 ; PETERS, Eddie 1 ; JELIC, Jason 2
Base Running:
RUNS: HENDRICKSON, Carter 1 ; WACHSMANN, Isaac 1 ; MISCH, Connor 1 ; MENSIK, Landon 2 ; BURDETTE, Clay 1 ; PETERS, Eddie 2 ; LAMBDIN, Jake 1
SB: ANDERSON, Aedan 1
HBP: BURDETTE, Clay 1
Batting:
2B: Marsh, Tanner 1 ; Swofford, Easton 1
HR: Barone, Nick 1
RBI: Marsh, Tanner 2 ; Barone, Nick 1 ; Troyer, Camden 1
Base Running:
RUNS: DeCandido, Riley 1 ; Marsh, Tanner 1 ; Sorenson, Jaxon 1 ; Barone, Nick 1 ; Swofford, Easton 1
SB: Marsh, Tanner 1 ; Sorenson, Jaxon 1 ; Troyer, Camden 1 ; Robertson, Michael 1
HBP: DeCandido, Riley 1 ; Barone, Nick 1
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