United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics

Fifth-seeded Coast Guard will take on fourth-seeded Ithaca on Thursday at 1:30 at Eastern Connecticut State University in the NCAA Division III Mansfield Regional.

Senior All-American Hayley Feindel, despite a broken finger, has led the Bears to their fourth straight NCAA Tournament.

To watch the game and for all up to date regional information click on the Mansfield Regional Website below.

MANSFIELD REGIONAL WEBSITE

Below are a few features on the team as they prepare for the tournament.

THE LAST CHANCE TO MAKE HER PITCH

BEARS ARE BACK IN TOURNEY ... REMAIN UNFAZED

Softball - Richardson Named Top Rookie; Three Earn All-Conference

Jesse Richardson earned NEWMAC Rookie of the Year and first team All-conference honors.

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(5/7/12)--Coast Guard Academy freshman catcher Jesse Richardson has been named the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Rookie of the Year and a first team All-conference selection joined on the first team by senior All-American pitcher Hayley Feindel and junior designated player Holli Bastinck for the NEWMAC tournament champion Bears.

Coast Guard, 26-17 overall, won its third straight NEWMAC tournament championship by winning three games on Saturday to become the first sixth-seed to win the conference tournament.

Richardson was second in the NEWMAC with a .451 batting average with 10 doubles, three homers and 26 RBI’s and set a single-season school record with 45 runs scored and leads the team with a .523 on-base percentage. She hit safely in all seven NEWMAC tournament games hitting at a .462 clip in the conference tournament.

Coast Guard won its third straight NEWMAC tournament championship and will make their fourth straight NCAA tournament appearance.

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(5/7/12)--After winning five straight elimination games including three on the final day of the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) tournament for the second straight season, Coast Guard, the three-time defending NEWMAC tournament champions were awarded the fifth-seed in the Mansfield Regional and will take on fourth-seeded Ithaca, the Empire 8 regular season and tournament champion, on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Softball Championship at Eastern Connecticut State University.

MANSFIELD REGIONAL WEBSITE

The Bears (26-17), who were the sixth and lowest seed in the NEWMAC tournament, become the first sixth seed to ever win the NEWMAC tournament title and make their fourth straight NCAA tournament appearance and fourth overall. Coast Guard advanced to the regional championship game in 2010 and 2011.