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United States Merchant Marine Academy

EXCELLENCE IN ATHLETICS
Braden Vazquez
1
Merchant Marine MERCHANT 5-5
2
Winner FDU-Florham FDU-FLOR 10-9
Merchant Marine MERCHANT
5-5
1
Final
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FDU-Florham FDU-FLOR
10-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Merchant Marine MERCHANT 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
FDU-Florham FDU-FLOR 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 8 1

W: Brayden Rakov (1-0) L: Sems, Luke (1-1) S: Jake Stollar (3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Edged By FDU-Florham, 2-1, On The Road

MADISON, N.J. (March 24, 2026) - The USMMA baseball team dropped a tightly contested 2-1 decision on Tuesday afternoon to FDU-Florham. The Mariners fall to 5-5 on the season, while the Devils improve to 10-9 overall.

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How It Happened
FDU-Florham opened the scoring in the first inning with an RBI single to take a 1-0 lead. The Blue and Gray answered in the second inning when sophomore Braden Vazquez (Missouri City, Texas) ripped an RBI double down the left field line to tie the game at 1-1.

The Devils regained the lead in the bottom of the second inning with an RBI single to go back in front 2-1.

Merchant Marine had an opportunity to even the score in the fifth inning. Vazquez reached base and advanced to third on a failed pickoff attempt and throwing error, and junior Tommy Chiappetti (Buckeye, Ariz.) worked a walk to put two runners on. However, Kings Point was unable to capitalize as the next two batters were retired to end the threat.

KP mounted one final push in the ninth inning. Senior Charles Cahalan (Overland Park, Kan.) and junior Christian Gamez (Kent Island, Md.) recorded back-to-back singles to put the tying run on base. The Devils would close the door with a strikeout and a flyout to pick up the 2-1 victory.

Deeper Look At The Box Score

  • Two Mariners recorded multi-hit games as Vazquez and Gamez each tallied two hits. Sophomore Luke Kruer (Sellersburg, Ind.), Chiappetti, and Cahalan each added one.
  • Vazquez drove in Kings Point's only run of the contest.
  • Vazquez and Gamez each recorded a double.
  • Freshman Luke Sems (Oronoco, Minn.) turned in a solid outing despite taking the loss, going six innings, allowing six hits and two runs while striking out five batters. The Mariners' bullpen was strong, keeping FDU-Florham scoreless in the seventh and eighth innings. Sophomore Louis Inserra (Coplay, Pa.) allowed one hit and no runs, while classmate Travis Campbell (Alba, Texas) tossed 1.2 scoreless innings, allowing one hit.

  • Brayden Rakov earned the win for FDU-Florham

Up Next
Merchant Marine opens Skyline play on the road with a doubleheader against Yeshiva on Friday, March 27, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at Breslin Field in Lyndhurst, N.J.

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