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Lynchburg, Va.
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New Mexico St. Edges Liberty 8-7 in 10 Innings
3/23/2025 6:44:00 PM | Baseball
LYNCHBURG, VA. – The New Mexico State Aggies slipped past the Liberty Flames 8-7 in 10 innings Sunday afternoon at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium to take the CUSA series.
Trailing 7-5 in the top of the ninth, the visiting Aggies scored two runs to tie the game and then pushed across a run with a two-out single by Steve Solorzano in the 10th inning for the 8-7 lead.
Solorzano retired the Flames in order in the bottom of the 10th for the victory.
Liberty first baseman Jaxon Sorenson hit two home runs, drove in three RBI and scored two runs in the game. Flames right fielder Camden Troyer also hit a home run.
The Flames fall to 1-2 in CUSA and 17-8 overall. The Aggies move to 2-1 in conference and 13-11 overall.
Box Score Highlights
Records: New Mexico State (13-11, 2-1); Liberty (17-8, 1-2)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Steve Solorzano (1-0) | LP: Tyler August (0-1)
Scoring Summary
1st – NMSU - Campbell walked, Forrester scores, 1-0
1st – NMSU - Solorzano scores on a wild pitch, 2-0
1st – LIBERTY – Sorenson homers, Marsh scores, 2-2
3rd – LIBERTY – Sorenson homers, 3-2
3rd – LIBERTY – Troyer homers, 4-2
4th – NMSU – Meluskey scores on a wild pitch, 4-3
6th – LIBERTY – Early doubles, Robertson and Moore score, 6-3
7th – NMSU – Forrester doubles, Craig scores, 6-4
7th – NMSU – Campbell flies out, Forrester scores, 6-5
7th – LIBERTY – Robertson singles, Fulk scores, 7-5
9th – NMSU – Meluskey singles, Corbett and Solorzano score, 7-7
10th – NMSU – Solorzano singles, Forrester scores, 8-7
Notable Numbers
- Liberty held an 11-10 edge in hits over New Mexico State in the game. Each team committed an error.
- Liberty left nine men on base. New Mexico State left 10.
- Center fielder Michael Robertson had two hits with an RBI and a run scored for the Flames.
- Liberty shortstop Tanner Marsh also had two hits and scored a run.
- Tyler August, the fifth Flames' pitcher of the game, takes the loss. He gave up a run on two hits in the 10th inning. He struck out two.
- Liberty starting pitcher Dylan Mathiesen allowed three runs, one earned, on one hit over four innings. He struck out a career-high 10 batters and walked four.
- New Mexico State's Solorzano records the win, his first of 2025. The third of three pitchers, he pitched three scoreless innings, allowing one hit. He struck out one batter.
- Solorzano started the game at first base. He had two hits and scored a run.
- Aggies third baseman Brandon Forrester recorded three hits. He had a RBI and scored three runs.
Beyond the Box Score
- New Mexico takes the CUSA three-game series 2-1. Liberty edged New Mexico State 6-5 on Friday, only to see the Aggies take Saturday and Sunday's contests.
- The Flames drop to 6-2 on their current nine-game homestand, their longest of 2025. This season, Liberty is 13-4 at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium.
- Today's contest was Liberty's first extra-inning game of the year.
- New Mexico State turned a triple play in the bottom of the eighth inning. It is the first time in Liberty program history that an opponent has turned a triple play against the Flames.
- Sorenson hit four home runs during the series, a walk-off home run on Friday, a three-run home run on Saturday and two this afternoon. The first baseman leads Liberty and is second in CUSA with nine home runs. It is the first time this season that he has hit two home runs in a game.
- With two hits in the contest, Marsh recorded his eighth and Robertson his third multi-hit game of the season.
- Mathiesen struck out a career-high 10 in the game, eclipsing his previous high of nine which came against Xavier on Feb. 23. The right-hander leads Conference USA with 53 strikeouts. He is averaging 14.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
Up Next
Liberty will wrap up its nine-game homestand by hosting the No. 23 Virginia Cavaliers on Tuesday. Game time at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Trailing 7-5 in the top of the ninth, the visiting Aggies scored two runs to tie the game and then pushed across a run with a two-out single by Steve Solorzano in the 10th inning for the 8-7 lead.
Solorzano retired the Flames in order in the bottom of the 10th for the victory.
Liberty first baseman Jaxon Sorenson hit two home runs, drove in three RBI and scored two runs in the game. Flames right fielder Camden Troyer also hit a home run.
The Flames fall to 1-2 in CUSA and 17-8 overall. The Aggies move to 2-1 in conference and 13-11 overall.
Box Score Highlights
Records: New Mexico State (13-11, 2-1); Liberty (17-8, 1-2)
Location: Lynchburg, Va. (Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium)
WP: Steve Solorzano (1-0) | LP: Tyler August (0-1)
Scoring Summary
1st – NMSU - Campbell walked, Forrester scores, 1-0
1st – NMSU - Solorzano scores on a wild pitch, 2-0
1st – LIBERTY – Sorenson homers, Marsh scores, 2-2
3rd – LIBERTY – Sorenson homers, 3-2
3rd – LIBERTY – Troyer homers, 4-2
4th – NMSU – Meluskey scores on a wild pitch, 4-3
6th – LIBERTY – Early doubles, Robertson and Moore score, 6-3
7th – NMSU – Forrester doubles, Craig scores, 6-4
7th – NMSU – Campbell flies out, Forrester scores, 6-5
7th – LIBERTY – Robertson singles, Fulk scores, 7-5
9th – NMSU – Meluskey singles, Corbett and Solorzano score, 7-7
10th – NMSU – Solorzano singles, Forrester scores, 8-7
Notable Numbers
- Liberty held an 11-10 edge in hits over New Mexico State in the game. Each team committed an error.
- Liberty left nine men on base. New Mexico State left 10.
- Center fielder Michael Robertson had two hits with an RBI and a run scored for the Flames.
- Liberty shortstop Tanner Marsh also had two hits and scored a run.
- Tyler August, the fifth Flames' pitcher of the game, takes the loss. He gave up a run on two hits in the 10th inning. He struck out two.
- Liberty starting pitcher Dylan Mathiesen allowed three runs, one earned, on one hit over four innings. He struck out a career-high 10 batters and walked four.
- New Mexico State's Solorzano records the win, his first of 2025. The third of three pitchers, he pitched three scoreless innings, allowing one hit. He struck out one batter.
- Solorzano started the game at first base. He had two hits and scored a run.
- Aggies third baseman Brandon Forrester recorded three hits. He had a RBI and scored three runs.
Beyond the Box Score
- New Mexico takes the CUSA three-game series 2-1. Liberty edged New Mexico State 6-5 on Friday, only to see the Aggies take Saturday and Sunday's contests.
- The Flames drop to 6-2 on their current nine-game homestand, their longest of 2025. This season, Liberty is 13-4 at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium.
- Today's contest was Liberty's first extra-inning game of the year.
- New Mexico State turned a triple play in the bottom of the eighth inning. It is the first time in Liberty program history that an opponent has turned a triple play against the Flames.
- Sorenson hit four home runs during the series, a walk-off home run on Friday, a three-run home run on Saturday and two this afternoon. The first baseman leads Liberty and is second in CUSA with nine home runs. It is the first time this season that he has hit two home runs in a game.
- With two hits in the contest, Marsh recorded his eighth and Robertson his third multi-hit game of the season.
- Mathiesen struck out a career-high 10 in the game, eclipsing his previous high of nine which came against Xavier on Feb. 23. The right-hander leads Conference USA with 53 strikeouts. He is averaging 14.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
Up Next
Liberty will wrap up its nine-game homestand by hosting the No. 23 Virginia Cavaliers on Tuesday. Game time at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Steve Solorzano (1-0)
L: August, Tyler (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Brandon Forrester 1 ; Joey Craig 1
RBI: Brandon Forrester 1 ; Steve Solorzano 1 ; Bryce Campbell 2 ; Tommy Meluskey 2
SF: Bryce Campbell 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brandon Forrester 3 ; Steve Solorzano 2 ; Austin Corbett 1 ; Tommy Meluskey 1 ; Joey Craig 1
SB: Brandon Forrester 1
HBP: Steve Solorzano 1 ; Dane Woodcook 1
Batting:
2B: Early, Callum 1 ; Barone, Nick 1
HR: Sorenson, Jaxon 2 ; Troyer, Camden 1
RBI: Early, Callum 2 ; Sorenson, Jaxon 3 ; Troyer, Camden 1 ; Robertson, Michael 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Marsh, Tanner 1 ; Sorenson, Jaxon 2 ; Troyer, Camden 1 ; Fulk, Anderson 1 ; Moore, Tucker 1 ; Robertson, Michael 1
SB: Moore, Tucker 1
CS: Scilley, Landon 1
HBP: Sorenson, Jaxon 1 ; Fulk, Anderson 1
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