MILLINGTON, Tenn. (March 17, 2023) – A two-run home run by junior Tyler Reistetter (Dickinson, Texas), his second long ball in as many games, proved to be the difference as USMMA held on for a 3-2 victory against Alfred State.
 
Senior Jared Chambers (Houston, Texas) went 2-for-4 with an RBI for USMMA (6-4), while sophomore Michael Monkevich (Gaithersburg, Md.) surrendered one run in 6.0 innings of work to earn the victory. Alfred State (8-5) was held scoreless until a two-run seventh.
 
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USMMA needed just four batters to grab a quick 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Senior Joey Zanetti (Richmond, Va.) led off with an infield single before Chambers ripped a two-out RBI triple into center.
 
The Mariners put together a two-out rally to tack on a pair of runs in the third. After two quick outs, sophomore Jack Millen (Shelby, N.C.) extended the inning with a triple to left. Reistetter followed with a two-run blast to right field that gave USMMA a 3-0 advantage.
 
A leadoff single chased Monkevich in the seventh before Alfred State made it a 3-2 game with a sacrifice fly and a two-out RBI single
 
Freshman Caden Pierce (Marietta, Ga.) worked a scoreless ninth to pick up the save.
 
The USMMA baseball team returns to action on March 18 for a 2 p.m. game against Sewanee at the USA Stadium Complex in Millington, Tenn. Live stats and a live video feed of the games will be available on USMMASports.com with links on the USMMA Baseball Schedule Page.
 
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