PURCHASE, N.Y. (April 27, 2024) – The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy baseball team was defeated in walk-off fashion in game one, 6-5, but bounced back with a 25-11 triumph in game two to split a doubleheader at Manhattanville on Sunday. USMMA moved to 22-11 (12-2 Skyline), while Manhattanville saw its record go to 15-18 (7-9).
 
Game Links

• Game 1 Box Score
• Game 2 Box Score 

Game 1
After taking a 5-4 lead on a tie-breaking solo homer in the top of the seventh, the Mariners lost after allowing two runs in the bottom of the frame. Freshman Tommy Chiappetti (Buckeye, Ariz.) went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, while sophomore Charles Cahalan (Overland Park, Kan.) finished 2-for-4 with a solo home run to pace the offense. Sophomore Ryan Felton (Granbury, Texas) struck out eight and allowed four runs in 6.0 innings of work for a no-decision.
 
The Mariners loaded the bases with two outs in the first and grabbed a 1-0 lead on a catcher's interference call.
 
The score remained 1-0 until the bottom of the fourth when Manhattanville scored four runs on four singles to take a 4-1 lead.
 
USMMA responded immediately and tied the game at 4-4 with three runs in the fifth. After the Mariners loaded the bases with no outs, junior Travis Leatherwood (Catonsville, Md.) plated a run with a sacrifice fly. Another catcher's interference call reloaded the bases before Cahalan reached on an error as two runs came around to score.
 
The Mariners then went up 5-4 in the top of the seventh as Cahalan launched a two-out solo home run to left.
 
Manhattanville, however, loaded the bases with no outs and scored twice in the bottom of the frame. After an RBI groundout tied the game, an intentional walk reloaded the bases before an error allowed the winning run to score.
 
Game 2
            The Mariners scored seven runs in the third, five in the fifth and eight in the eighth as part of a 25-run outburst. Freshman Ricardo Olivares (Flower Mound, Texas) went 2-for-5 with a grand slam, while senior Tyler Reistetter (Dickinson, Texas) finished 3-for-4 with four RBI and four runs scored for USMMA. Cahalan was 3-for-6 with three RBI and three runs scored, and junior Garrett Clapsaddle (Murphy, N.C.) went 2-for-4 with two RBI, three walks and four runs scored.
 
The Mariners loaded the bases with one out as part of a three-run first frame. A Reistetter sacrifice fly put USMMA on the board before freshman Daniel Serna (Claremont, Calif.) made it 3-0 with a two-run single to right field.
 
After loading the bases with two outs in the bottom of the first, Manhattanville made it a 3-2 ballgame with a two-run single. The Valiants then drew two walks in the second and both runners came around to score as Manhattanville went up 4-3.
 
USMMA then saw its first seven batters reach base as part of a seven-run third inning. After a walk and two singles loaded the bases with no outs, Olivares launched a grand slam to left. Another walk and two more singles loaded the bases once again and sent the Valiants to the bullpen. Cahalan added a two-run single before a Leatherwood RBI single made it 10-4.
 
Manhattanville had an answer once again as a two-run homer cut the Mariner lead to 10-6 after three innings of play.
 
The first seven batters reached once again in the fifth as USMMA put up a five-spot. After junior Jack Millen (Shelby, N.C.) doubled to lead off the inning, Cahalan added an RBI single before Clapsaddle roped an RBI double to left. Leatherwood followed with a single before Reistetter tacked on an RBI single up the middle. Manhattanville went to the bullpen and Olivares walked to load the bases before a balk brought home a run. Freshman Ben Bridges (St. Petersburg, Fla.) then reached on an error as another run came around to score to make it 15-6.
 
A pair of one-out walks helped the Mariners add two more runs in the sixth. Bridges collected a two-out RBI single before senior Brice Garner (Fort Collins, Colo.) reached on an error that allowed a run to score as USMMA grabbed a 17-6 lead.
 
Manhattanville drew closer in the bottom of the sixth with four two-out runs that made it a 17-10 ballgame. The Valiants then made it 17-11 in the seventh courtesy of a bases-loaded walk.
 
USMMA posted yet another crooked number in the eighth, this time scoring eight runs on just three hits to take a 25-11 lead. Bridges had an RBI single in the frame and Clapsaddle worked a bases-loaded walk, while Reistetter added a two-run double as part of the inning.
 
The Mariners return to action on April 28 for an 11 a.m. doubleheader on the road against St. Joseph's-Long Island. 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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