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Xavier Battles Back to Top Liberty 5-4 Sunday
2/23/2025 6:22:00 PM | Baseball
LYNCHBURG, VA. – Trailing 3-2 in the eighth inning, the visiting Xavier Musketeers plated three runs to edge the Liberty Flames 5-4 on Sunday afternoon at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium.
For the second afternoon in a row, Liberty jumped out to an early lead, this time, a 3-0 advantage after one inning of play. However, the Flames would have trouble adding on throughout the rest of the contest, leaving runners in scoring positions on multiple occasions.
After being held hitless throughout the first five innings by starting pitcher Dylan Mathiesen, Xavier cut into Liberty's lead with a two-run home run in the sixth, before rallying in the eighth to take the advantage.
In the bottom of the ninth, the Flames moved a runner into scoring position with two out. However, Xavier retired the next batter to close out the victory.
Liberty falls to 5-2. Xavier moves to 4-3.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Xavier (4-3); Liberty (5-2)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Ashton Chronister (2-0) | LP: Jack Frankel (0-1) | SV: Jake Lambdin (1)
Scoring Summary
1st – LIBERTY – Troyer singles, Barone scores, 1-0
1st – LIBERTY – Troyer steals second, Sorenson steals home, 2-0
1st – LIBERTY – Scilley single, Troyer scores, 3-0
6th – XAVIER – Henderickson homers. Lamdin scores, 3-2
7th – LIBERTY – Barone flies out, DeCandido scores, 4-2
8th – XAVIER – Anderson homered, 4-3
8th – XAVIER – Burdette singles, Mensick and Misch score, 5-4
Notable Numbers
- Liberty edged Xavier in hits, 9-8. The Flames committed two errors, while the Musketeers made one.
- Liberty left nine men on base. Xavier left seven men on base.
- The three Flames pitchers combined to strike out 16 and walked just two batters in the contest.
- Liberty was 3-for-14 with runners in scoring position.
- Right fielder Nick Barone, right fielder Camden Troyer and designated hitter Landon Scilley each had two hits in the game for Liberty. Troyer had two RBI.
- Flames starting pitcher Dylan Mathiesen gave up two runs on three hits over 5 1/3 innings-plus. He struck out nine and walked one. The right-hander did not allow the Musketeers a hit through the first five innings.
- Liberty reliever Jack Frankel takes the loss. The second of three Flames to pitch in the contest, Frankel gave up three runs, two earned, on three hits over two innings. He struck out four and walked one.
- Xavier reliever Ashton Chronister, the fifth of sixth Musketeers to pitch in the contest, records his second win of the year. He yielded one hit over two innings. He struck out three and did not walk a batter.
- Jake Lambdin retired the only batter he faced in the ninth to record the save.
- Xavier left fielder Carter Hendrickson hit his second home run and Aedan Anderson hit his first home run of the season in the game.
Beyond the Box Score
- With the win, Xavier takes the series, two games to one. Liberty won the series opener on Friday night.
- Mathiesen set new career-highs by pitching 5 1/3 innings and striking out nine in the game.
- Barone had two multi-hit games this weekend, one Friday and one today, and now has three on the season. He leads the Flames and is fourth in CUSA with 10 RBI on the season.
- Scilley collected his team-leading fourth multi-hit game of the year in the contest.
Up Next
Liberty heads out on a five-game road swing, beginning Wednesday. The Flames will travel to Durham, N.C. for a meeting with the No. 17 Duke Blue Devils. Game time at Jack Coombs Field is scheduled for 4 p.m.
For the second afternoon in a row, Liberty jumped out to an early lead, this time, a 3-0 advantage after one inning of play. However, the Flames would have trouble adding on throughout the rest of the contest, leaving runners in scoring positions on multiple occasions.
After being held hitless throughout the first five innings by starting pitcher Dylan Mathiesen, Xavier cut into Liberty's lead with a two-run home run in the sixth, before rallying in the eighth to take the advantage.
In the bottom of the ninth, the Flames moved a runner into scoring position with two out. However, Xavier retired the next batter to close out the victory.
Liberty falls to 5-2. Xavier moves to 4-3.
Box Score Highlights
Records: Xavier (4-3); Liberty (5-2)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Ashton Chronister (2-0) | LP: Jack Frankel (0-1) | SV: Jake Lambdin (1)
Scoring Summary
1st – LIBERTY – Troyer singles, Barone scores, 1-0
1st – LIBERTY – Troyer steals second, Sorenson steals home, 2-0
1st – LIBERTY – Scilley single, Troyer scores, 3-0
6th – XAVIER – Henderickson homers. Lamdin scores, 3-2
7th – LIBERTY – Barone flies out, DeCandido scores, 4-2
8th – XAVIER – Anderson homered, 4-3
8th – XAVIER – Burdette singles, Mensick and Misch score, 5-4
Notable Numbers
- Liberty edged Xavier in hits, 9-8. The Flames committed two errors, while the Musketeers made one.
- Liberty left nine men on base. Xavier left seven men on base.
- The three Flames pitchers combined to strike out 16 and walked just two batters in the contest.
- Liberty was 3-for-14 with runners in scoring position.
- Right fielder Nick Barone, right fielder Camden Troyer and designated hitter Landon Scilley each had two hits in the game for Liberty. Troyer had two RBI.
- Flames starting pitcher Dylan Mathiesen gave up two runs on three hits over 5 1/3 innings-plus. He struck out nine and walked one. The right-hander did not allow the Musketeers a hit through the first five innings.
- Liberty reliever Jack Frankel takes the loss. The second of three Flames to pitch in the contest, Frankel gave up three runs, two earned, on three hits over two innings. He struck out four and walked one.
- Xavier reliever Ashton Chronister, the fifth of sixth Musketeers to pitch in the contest, records his second win of the year. He yielded one hit over two innings. He struck out three and did not walk a batter.
- Jake Lambdin retired the only batter he faced in the ninth to record the save.
- Xavier left fielder Carter Hendrickson hit his second home run and Aedan Anderson hit his first home run of the season in the game.
Beyond the Box Score
- With the win, Xavier takes the series, two games to one. Liberty won the series opener on Friday night.
- Mathiesen set new career-highs by pitching 5 1/3 innings and striking out nine in the game.
- Barone had two multi-hit games this weekend, one Friday and one today, and now has three on the season. He leads the Flames and is fourth in CUSA with 10 RBI on the season.
- Scilley collected his team-leading fourth multi-hit game of the year in the contest.
Up Next
Liberty heads out on a five-game road swing, beginning Wednesday. The Flames will travel to Durham, N.C. for a meeting with the No. 17 Duke Blue Devils. Game time at Jack Coombs Field is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: CHRONISTER, Ashton (2-0)
L: Frankel, Jack (0-1)
S: LAMBDIN, Jake (1)
Batting:
2B: ANDERSON, Aedan 1 ; MENSIK, Landon 1
HR: HENDRICKSON, Carter 1 ; ANDERSON, Aedan 1
RBI: HENDRICKSON, Carter 2 ; ANDERSON, Aedan 1 ; BURDETTE, Clay 2
Base Running:
RUNS: HENDRICKSON, Carter 1 ; ANDERSON, Aedan 1 ; MISCH, Connor 1 ; MENSIK, Landon 1 ; LAMBDIN, Jake 1
Batting:
2B: Barone, Nick 1 ; Moore, Tucker 1
RBI: Barone, Nick 1 ; Troyer, Camden 2 ; Scilley, Landon 1
SF: Barone, Nick 1
Base Running:
RUNS: DeCandido, Riley 1 ; Sorenson, Jaxon 1 ; Barone, Nick 1 ; Troyer, Camden 1
SB: Robertson, Michael 1
HBP: DeCandido, Riley 1
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