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United States Merchant Marine Academy

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Tyler Reistetter
8
Winner Merchant Marine USMMA 3-5
6
Saint Michael's STM 1-3
Winner
Merchant Marine USMMA
3-5
8
Final
6
Saint Michael's STM
1-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Merchant Marine USMMA 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 8 14 3
Saint Michael's STM 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 9 3

W: Payton, Tommy (1-0) L: Duquette (0-2) S: Corb, Grant (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Holds Off Saint Michael’s For 8-6 Victory On Monday

FORT MYERS, Fla. (March 14, 2022) – The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy baseball team won its second game of its Spring Break trip early on Monday, 8-6, over Saint Michael's College. The Mariners snap their losing-streak and improve to 3-5 overall, while the Purple Knights fall to 1-3 in defeat.
 
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Game Highlights
  • After falling behind 3-0 through one, USMMA hung four runs in the top of the second.
  • The Mariners held that lead until SMC tied it up at 4-4 in the fourth.
  • Freshman Jack Millen (Shelby, N.C.) broke the tie in the top of the sixth with an inside-the-park home run to right-center, one of five extra-base hits Merchant Marine had on the day. (Millen went 2-for-5 with a steal.)
  • The Mariners added one more in the sixth on a triple by sophomore Tyler Reistetter (Dickinson, Texas) and then another on a dropped fly ball in the seventh that made it 7-4.
  • Reistetter finished the game 3-for-5 with a double, triple and two RBIs.
  • The Purple Knights loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the eighth, but they were only able to get one run across on an RBI-groundout before junior Chris Klayer (Brownsburg, Ind.) worked out of the jam with a strikeout and a lineout.
  • Freshman Travis Leatherwood (Catonsville, Md.) smacked a double in the top of the ninth that got that run back, scoring classmate Derek Vanasse (Camarillo, Calif.). Vanasse went 3-for-5 at the plate with a double and two runs scored.
  • The Mariners worked themselves into a jam once again in the bottom of the ninth, as Saint Michael's brought up the potential game-winning run to bat with one out and the bases loaded. SMC was able to get one run in on a sac fly, before senior Grant Corb (Katy, Texas) finished the save by getting the final batter to chase a fastball high and away for his second K of the inning.
  • Sophomore Tommy Payton (Palm Harbor, Fla.) earned the victory after tossing 3.2 inning of relief, allowing just two hits with two walks and striking out one.
 
Up Next
The Mariners are off on Tuesday and will return to the diamond on Wednesday, March 16, when they take on #6 Eastern Connecticut State at 12-noon at the Player Development Complex Field #5. Any live links for the game will be posted on the USMMA Baseball Schedule Page before first pitch and sent out on our social media sites (links below).
 
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