United States Merchant Marine Academy

KINGS POINT, N.Y. (April 26, 2026) – The USMMA baseball team swept a Skyline Conference "road" doubleheader against Mount St. Vincent on Sunday afternoon at Bartoszek Field. The Mariners took the opener 4-1 in extra innings before completing the sweep with a 10-2 victory in game two to improve to 19-12 (11-5 Skyline), while the Dolphins fell to 9-24 overall (5-11 Skyline).
 
Game Links

• Game 1 Box Score
• Game 2 Box Score 

Game 1 Highlights

• The two teams were locked in a scoreless pitchers' duel through four innings before Mount St. Vincent broke through with a run in the fifth inning to take a 1-0 lead.
• The Mariners answered in the top of the seventh inning as sophomore Luke Kruer (Sellersburg, Ind.) came around to score on a sacrifice fly by freshman Jason Brown (Marlton, N.J.) to tie the game at 1-1.
• After a quick bottom of the seventh, the game headed to extra innings.
• Kings Point broke the game open in the eighth inning, plating three runs. Junior Landon Troutt (Fairfield, Calif.) drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly before classmate Christian Gamez (Kent Island, Md.) delivered a two-run single to extend the lead to 4-1.
• Gamez led the Mariners with three hits and two RBIs, while Kruer scored twice and added a hit. Freshman Axel Prechel (Corvallis, Ore.) recorded a hit and scored a run, and Brown and Troutt each drove in a run.
• Freshman Luke Sems (Oronoco, Minn.) started and allowed one run over 4.2 innings while striking out three. Sophomore Travis Campbell (Alba, Texas) tossed 2.1 scoreless innings in relief, and senior Caden Pierce (Marietta, Ga.) earned the save with a scoreless eighth inning, striking out two.

 
Game 2 Highlights

• The Mariners took control early and never looked back in a 10-2 victory over the Dolphins.
• Kings Point opened the scoring in the second inning when junior Ricardo Olivares (Flower Mound, Texas) came around to score on an error, then added another run in the third inning to take a 2-0 lead.
• The Blue and Gray extended the advantage with two runs in the fifth inning before breaking the game open with a four-run sixth inning, highlighted by RBI production from Olivares and sophomore Braden Vazquez (Missouri City, Texas).
• The Mariners added two more runs in the ninth inning to cap the scoring and secure the doubleheader sweep.
• Vazquez led the offense with three hits and an RBI, while Brown added two hits. Troutt and Kruer each drove in a run, and freshman Davin Fulton (Houston, Texas) scored a team-high three runs.
• Kings Point totaled 11 hits and drew seven walks, while also swiping six bases in the contest.
• Junior Tommy Chiappetti (Buckeye, Ariz.) earned the win, tossing a scoreless inning to start the game. The bullpen combined to allow just two runs, with senior Eddie Lippert (Deer Park, N.Y.) closing out the game with a scoreless ninth inning.

Up Next
(Note the schedule change.) Tuesday's non-conference game against CCNY has been canceled due to the Beavers needing to make up CUNYAC Conference games from this past weekend because of the inclement weather. The Mariners will return to action on Friday, May 1, when they host Skyline Conference opponent Mount St. Mary for a doubleheader starting at 4 p.m. at Bartoszek Field.
 
Receive USMMA Baseball News Right To Your E-Mail!
If you would like to receive the latest news, including all press releases, for the USMMA baseball team (or any other team at the academy), sent directly to your e-mail, fill out this form.
 
Follow USMMA Athletics On Social Media!
Be sure to follow USMMA Athletics on social media to get up-to-the-minute updates on your favorite teams! Start following today on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube!