United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics

BABSON PARK, MASS.--(4/21/10)--Babson College senior lefthander Michael O'Brien earned a complete game victory as the second-seeded Beavers posted an 8-1 win over fifth-seeded Coast Guard in the opening game of the 2010 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Double-Elimination Baseball Tournament at Govoni Field on Wednesday.

With the victory, the Beavers improve to 20-11 and earn the right to host their second tournament game against either #4 Clark or #2 WPI at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Coast Guard, making its first conference tournament appearance since 2007, falls to 9-17 and will host #6 MIT at 3:30 p.m. in an elmination game on Thursday.

Babson jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first, as senior captain Peter O’Toole lined a double off the wall in right center and junior Billy Besinger followed with a two-run shot to center – his third homer of the season.

Coast Guard threatened in the top of the second, loading the bases on back-to-back singles by freshmen Eric Gerken and Mike Massaro and a two-out walk to sophomore Chris Izurieta. However, O'Brien induced an inning-ending foul pop-up to escape unscathed.

Cameron Carroll hit .727 last week to earn NEWMAC Player of the Week honors.

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(4/19/10)--Coast Guard Academy freshman catcher Cameron Carroll hit .727 last week to earn New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Player of the Week honors.

Carroll and the Bears needed to sweep a doubleheader from Springfield on Saturday to qualify for the NEWMAC tournament for the first time since 2007.

Coast Guard won the opener 4-1 and then in game two Carroll was 5 for 5 with three RBI’s and two runs scored and classmate Tyler Babkiewich hit a walk off two-run homer for a 13-12 win and a spot in the six-team field.

Tyler Babkiewich hit a walkoff two-run homer to complete the sweep and put the Bears in the NEWMAC tournament for the first time since 2007.

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(4/17/10)--Freshman Tyler Babkiewich hit a walkoff two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth capping a wild second game as Coast Guard completed a sweep of Springfield to put the Bears into the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) tournament for the first time since 2007. Coast Guard won the opener 3-2 before squandering a five-run lead in the nightcap but came back to win 13-12.

Coast Guard, which entered the day needing a sweep to make the conference tournament, improves to 9-16 overall and 4-8 while Springfield drops to 12-18 overall and 3-9 in the conference and will not qualify for the NEWMAC tournament. The Bears will be on the road on Wednesday in the opening round of the double elimination tournament.

In game two, sophomore Karl Quist hit a two-out grand slam in the eighth inning as Springfield, which trailed 10-5 in the fourth inning, took a 12-10 lead.

Coast Guard scored a single run in the eighth, to cut the deficit to 12-11, on an RBI ground out by freshman Eric Gerken scoring freshman Nolan Gallagher who led off the inning with a single.

Baseball - WPI Rallies to Beat Bears

Nate Toll started and pitched six solid innings for the Bears.

WORCESTER, MASS.--(4/13/10)--Down a run late in the game, WPI plated a run to tie the score in the seventh and scored the winning run with two out in the ninth, as the Engineers walked off with a 5-4 victory over visiting Coast Guard in NEWMAC baseball action.

The win boosts WPI's record to 18-5 and 7-3 in the NEWMAC, while the Bears fell to 7-16 and 2-8 in the conference.

Trailing 4-3 in the seventh, Bryan Watkins walked and moved to second on a groundout before DH Mike Swanton lined an RBI single to left-center to knot the game at 4-4. Then in the ninth, Watkins reached again, this time on a single, to start the game-winning rally. The WPI left fielder was forced at second as Nick Bean reached on a fielder's choice. Bean forced his way into scoring position by stealing second with two out, giving Coast Guard the option of walking Swanton intentionally. Jameson Kokolis also walked to load the bases, setting the stage for third baseman Paul Galligan, who reached on a fielding error that forced Bean home with the winning run.

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