United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(5/9/08)--Sophomore outfielder Carin Sweeney has been named to the 2008 ESPN The Magazine Softball Academic All-District I second team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Sweeney, who started 35 games this season, hit .275 and drove in 14 runs. She has a 3.43 GPA as a Civil Engineering major. She led the team with a .980 fielding percentage, making just one error in 51 chances.

A three-sport athlete at the Academy, Sweeney is also a member of both the volleyball and basketball teams. A member of the Dean’s List, she also tutors and counsels cadets that are struggling academically and will serve as a cadre and train the incoming freshman this summer.

District I consists of New England, New York, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick.

Softball - Frederick Named to NFCA All-Region team

Amanda Frederick, the NEWMAC Rookie of the Year, earned second team All-region honors.

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(5/6/08)--Coast Guard Academy freshman Amanda Frederick has been named to the Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-New England region second team.

Frederick, who was named New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Rookie of the Year and a first team All-conference selection was named to the second team at the utility spot as she split the season between catcher and shortstop.

The freshman set Coast Guard Academy single-season freshman records with seven home runs and 45 RBI. She led the NEWMAC in triples (5), RBI (45) and slugging percentage (.768) while also leading the team in batting average (.424), doubles (12), homers (7) and runs scored (34).

Softball - Frederick Named Top Rookie; Joins Minton as All-Conference

Amanda Frederick was named first team All-conference and NEWMAC Rookie of the Year.

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(4/29/08)--Coast Guard Academy freshman Amanda Frederick was named New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Rookie of the Year and a first team All-conference selection while sophomore Leanna Minton was named All-conference second team in voting by the league’s nine head coaches.

Frederick, who split the season between catcher and shortstop, set Coast Guard Academy single-season freshman records with seven home runs and 45 RBI. She led the NEWMAC in triples (5), RBI (45) and slugging percentage (.768) while also leading the team in batting average (.424), doubles (12), homers (7) and runs scored (34). Frederick was the only freshman named to the All-conference team this season.

Amanda Frederick had four RBI in the game one victory over Eastern Connecticut.

WILLIMANTIC, CONN.--(4/24/08)--Freshman Amanda Frederick had two hits and drove in four runs while classmate Becky Miller was 3 for 3 with two RBI and two runs scored as Coast Guard beat Eastern Connecticut 11-7 in the opener of a non-conference doubleheader. ECSU won the nightcap 13-0 in five innings as Coast Guard ended the season 14-24 overall.

Frederick had a two-run single to highlight a four-run third and a two-run double as the Bears scored four times in the fourth to break a 4-4 tie. Coast Guard trailed 3-0 after one inning.

Frederick finished the season with a freshman school record 45 RBI.

Colleen Denny and Carin Sweeney each had two hits in the game one win while Crystal Lee Coonan picked up the win with a complete game.