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United States Merchant Marine Academy

EXCELLENCE IN ATHLETICS
Charles Cahalan
3
Coast Guard COAST GU 3-5
4
Winner Merchant Marine MERCHANT 5-2
Coast Guard COAST GU
3-5
3
Final
4
Merchant Marine MERCHANT
5-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Coast Guard COAST GU 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 4
Merchant Marine MERCHANT 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 4

W: Campbell, Travis (1-0) L: Alexander Smith (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Walks Off Rival Coast Guard 4-3 In 10 Inning Thriller

KINGS POINT, N.Y. (March 17, 2026) - The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy baseball team earned a thrilling 4-3 walkoff victory in 10 innings over rival Coast Guard on Tuesday evening at Bartoszek Field. The Mariners improve to 5-2 on the season, while the Bears fall to 3-5 overall. Kings Point defeated Coast Guard for the first time since the 2024 season and currently leads the race for the Superintendents' Trophy, picking up a point to hold a 7-5-1 lead.

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How It Happened
The Blue and Gray struck first in the bottom of the first inning. Sophomore Luke Kruer (Sellersburg, Ind.) delivered an RBI single up the middle to give USMMA the early 1-0 lead. After freshman Ryan Melton (Newnan, Ga.) walked, senior Charles Cahalan (Overland Park, Kan.) followed with a two-run single to extend the advantage to 3-0.

Coast Guard battled back in the top of the fifth inning to even the score. The Bears first got on the board on an RBI single combined with a fielding error before adding a run on a hit-by-pitch with the bases loaded. They then tied the game at 3-3 on a sacrifice fly later in the inning.

The Bears threatened at the top of the seventh inning with a leadoff triple, but sophomore Travis Campbell (Alba, Texas) locked it down, retiring the next three batters on a foul out and two pop-ups to keep the game tied.

Coast Guard put another runner in scoring position in the eighth inning after reaching on an error and advancing to third on a throwing miscue. Once again, Campbell was huge, escaping the jam with a bunt strikeout and a groundout to preserve the 3-3 deadlock.

The game remained deadlocked into extra innings before Kings Point walked it off in the bottom of the 10th. Freshman Michael Brown (Dumfries, Va.) reached on a fielding error, allowing Cahalan to come around and score the winning run and secure the 4-3 victory for Merchant Marine.

Deeper Look At Box Score

  • The Mariners had three players record multi-hit games, as junior Landon Troutt (Fairfield, Calif.), Kruer, and Cahalan each had two hits. Freshmen Drew Davis (Springboro, Ohio) and Thomas Byrne (Mount Pleasant, S.C.) added one hit apiece.
  • Cahalan led the Blue and Gray with two RBIs, while Kruer added one.
  • Kings Point was aggressive on the basepaths, swiping seven bases in the contest. Cahalan and Troutt led the way with two each, while freshman Davin Fulton (Houston, Texas) and Byrne each recorded one.
  • Freshman Luke Sems (Oronoco, Minn.) turned in a strong start, allowing three hits and three runs while striking out a career-high seven batters. The Mariners' bullpen stepped up late in the game. Sophomore Louis Inserra (Coplay, Pa.) tossed 1.2 scoreless innings with two strikeouts, while Campbell was lights out over four innings, earning the win while allowing just one hit and striking out a career-high six batters.
  • Both teams left a combined 26 runners on base and combined for 10 walks and eight errors in the contest.

Up Next
Merchant Marine closes out their three-game homestand this Saturday, March 21, with a non-conference doubleheader at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. against a nationally ranked Kean at Bartoszek Field. 

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