UNION, N.J. (March 22, 2024) – The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy baseball team trailed by just two runs through six frames, but surrendered five runs in the seventh and fell on the road to Kean, 8-0. USMMA dropped to 4-8 on the season, while Kean improved to 12-6.
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Senior
Tyler Reistetter (Dickinson, Texas) finished 1-for-4 with a double, while freshman
Ben Taylor (Lexington, Ky.) went 1-for-2 and classmate
Tommy Chiappetti (Buckeye, Ariz.) was 1-for-4. Sophomore
Ryan Felton (Granbury, Texas) struck out seven, but was saddled with the loss after allowing two runs, one earned, in 6.0 innings of work.
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Kean loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the first, but Felton escaped with an inning-ending strikeout.
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The Mariners then loaded the bases with one out in the second as junior
Garrett Clapsaddle (Murphy, N.C.) worked a leadoff walk and Taylor singled before freshman
Ben Bridges (St. Petersburg, Fla.) drew a one-one walk. Back-to-back strikeouts, however, ended the inning and kept the game scoreless.
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A one-out error in the bottom of the second helped Kean grab a 1-0 lead on an RBI groundout. The Cougars made it 2-0 in the sixth after a leadoff single and a pair of stolen bases set up an RBI sacrifice bunt.
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Kean drew five walks, sent 11 men to the plate and took a commanding 7-0 lead after a five-run seventh inning against the USMMA bullpen.
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The Mariners return to action on Sunday, March 24 with a noon doubleheader against non-conference opponent Lehman that will be played at SUNY Maritime College in the Bronx. Live stats and a live video feed of the game will be available with links on
the USMMA Baseball Schedule Page.
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