Newburgh, N.Y. – The Mount Saint Mary College Baseball team closed out the 2023 season on Sunday afternoon, falling twice to the visiting United States Merchant Marine Academy by scores of 10-5 and 12-0. Senior
Brandon Nolasco (Chester, N.Y.) totaled three hits for the Mount over the two contests.
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Sunday's results finish off the Mount's season at 13-27 overall and 8-12 in conference play, while USMMA earns the fifth seed in next week's Skyline Conference Championship with a 24-14 overall record and a 12-8 mark in league play.
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Game 1: USMMA 10 – Mount Saint Mary 5
How It Happened
- After Jared Chambers put the visitors on top 1-0 with a run scoring single in the top of the first, the Knights came back with three tallies in the home second to move in front 3-1.
- Coleman Barnes (New Hampton, N.Y.) scored the first run on a misplayed sacrifice bunt with Nolasco giving the Knights to the two-run advantage with a two-run single that delivered Adam Leone (Wallingford, Conn.) and Liam Merlin (Reading, Mass.). Â
- USMMA pulled a run closer in the top of the fifth when Charles Cahalan came home on a wild pitch.
- Aidan Marshall (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) quickly gave the Mount back a two-run lead when he launched his first career home run, a solo blast, with two outs in the bottom of the fifth.
- Mount Saint Mary held the two-run advantage until USMMA scored eight times over its final two at-bats.
- Joey Zanetti highlighted a three-run sixth inning with a run scoring single.
- A five-run seventh saw Tyler Reistetter drive a two-run home run out to right field to close out the scoring in the game.
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For The Knights
- Nolasco finished the opener 2-for-3 with a run scored and two RBI.
- Leone singled and scored a run.
- Anthony Franco (Franklin Square, N.Y.) finished game one 1-for-4.
- Marshall connected on his first career round tripper and drove in his 23rd run of the season, tying him for third on the team.
- Mike Scotto (Putnam Valley, N.Y.) made the start and allowed two runs on six hits in 5.0 innings.
- Michael Di Tullio (Montgomery, N.Y.) suffered the loss in relief, allowing two earned runs on three hits and three walks in 0.2 innings.
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Game 2: USMMA 12 – Mount Saint Mary 0 (F/7)
How It Happened
- The Mariners wasted little pulling front in game two, plating three runs in their first at-bat.
- Zanetti led off the game with a triple and was quickly chased home on a single from Jack Millen.
- Reistetter tripled home Millen and later scored on a sacrifice fly to close out the scoring in the first.
- Millen drove in the team's fourth run with a sacrifice fly in the second before the Mariners plated eight runs over their final three turns at bat.
- Travis Leatherwood highlighted a two-run fifth with a run scoring double.
- Chambers scored on a sacrifice fly in the sixth to make the score 7-0.
- Danny Heck led off the seventh with a home run with Chambers adding a two-run blast with two outs in the inning to finish off the scoring in the game.
- The Knights were held to just one hit in game two, a leadoff single to center from Nolasco.
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For The Knights
- In his final home game, Nolasco finished 1-for-3.
- Cullen Roper (Stratford, Conn.) and Daniel Mack (Ramsey, N.J.) each drew a walk.
- Michael Paolo (Milton, N.Y.) and Michael DiGiovanni (Shirley, N.Y.) were each hit with a pitch.
- Ryan Lockhart (Monroe Township, N.J.) suffered the loss on the mound, allowing three earned runs on seven hits in 3.0 innings.
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Game Notes