The only way this could have been better were if it was a deciding Game 3 of the FCBL Finals.

But the Nashua Silver Knights’ Game 2 6-5 win over Vermont on Thursday night goes down as yet another Holman Stadium classic.

It was a few games in one, the Lake Monsters’ early 4-0 domination, then Nashua’s rally to lead 5-4 in the seventh, Vermont tying it in the ninth before Jack McDermott’s RBI hit to walk it off and send everyone back to Vermont’s Centennial Field tonight.

But what made it even more memorable was the pitching job done by a local, former Nashua North ace Alex Meesig.

“I need a new heart,” Nashua manager Kyle Jackson said. “Meesig, he saved the game for us. See all those zeroes?”

“He threw strikes, used his off-speed for strikes, kept it in and out, kept it down, got a bunch of ground balls.”

“He did amazing,” the walk-off hero, McDermott said after his winning hit. “He did awesome. I don’t know how many innings. That’s a testament to the job our pitching staff has done all year.”

Meesig was the third Silver Knights pitcher to enter the game, and that was the third inning. He pitched out of inherited trouble, battling back from 3-1 to fan Vermont’s Tommy Martin, and then sailed, retiring 12 of the 13 hitters he faced over 4.2 innings.

Meesig had only arrived a couple of weeks ago, just before the rosters froze, after finishing up his season in a league in New York. He got a taste of what Team Drama is like.

“It’s been an incredible opportunity just to even be on the roster for the final week and the playoffs,” he said. “We just don’t quit. Fight to the final out, and we all just crowded together and gave ourselves an opportunity to win the game.”

Because of how he pitched, really.

“I just went out there, tried to calm things down, threw strikes, and let my defense work behind me,” he said. “I definitely couldn’t have done it without my teammates.”

And to do it at Holman was special. You just can’t make these scripts up, can you?

“It’s such a privilege,” Meesig said. “I grew up in Nashua. This is something I’ll remember forever.”

Nashua North alum Alex Meesig focuses on a pitch during his clutch scoreless pitching performance in Thursday night’s Game 2 of the FCBL semis on Thursday night at Holman Stadium. (Telegraph photo by TOM KING)

No matter what happens in the deciding Game 3. It’s going to be a tough one. Vermont starter Ian Parent went 5-0 during the regular season. Centennial Field is tough on opponents, and Vermont went 28-7 there – but Nashua has won twice there, despite laying a 12-0 egg in Game 1 the other night.

“I’m beyond excited,” McDermott said. “We’ll be even more into it. Our juices will be flowing.”

Either way, Thursday night was a fitting ending to Nashua’s home season. The Knights were beyond entertaining this summer after they recovered from their miserable 4-13 start, and over 1,700 showed up at Holman to take it all in. And they got to see a classic, with plenty of drama. Why did this team love to play it so close?

“I don’t know,” Jackson said. “I’m out of words.”

But hopefully, with one game left, not out of pitchers.

Tom King can be reached at tking@nashuatelegraph.com, or on twitter @Telegraph _TomK.