United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics

Coast Guard will look to get back to its winning ways once again in 2008 after a disappointing 2007 season which saw the Bears streak of six straight 20 wins seasons come an end as the team lost seven of its last eight games and failed to qualify for the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) tournament for the first time.

The Bears, who finished 11-21 last season, 4-8 in conference play, gave up seven or more runs in 14 games a year ago, while scoring two or less runs in 15 games.

Coast Guard must replace one of the all-time best pitchers the program has ever seen in Colleen Perry, who graduated as the Bears’ all-time leader with 634 strikeouts. Perry made 96 starts, threw 84 complete games, threw 639 innings and won 54 games over the past four years.

Softball - 2007 Season Review

Leanna Minton led the team with a .422 batting average and 28 stolen bases to earn second team All-conference honors.

The 2007 season was a difficult one for the youthful Coast Guard Academy softball team as the Bears saw their streak of six straight 20 win seasons come to and end and the team failed to qualify for the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) tournament for the first time as the Bears lost eight of their last nine and finished 11-21 overall and 5-11 in league play.

The Bears returned from Florida with a 4-6 record as they played a very challenging schedule at the Rebel Games.

Freshman second baseman Leanna Minton had a great first season as she led the team with a .422 batting average and 28 runs scored while leading the conference with 28 stolen bases which ranked her among the national leaders. Minton earned All-conference second team honors.

Leanna Minton was named to the All-conference second team. (Darnell Isaacs Photography)

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(5/2/07)--Coast Guard Academy freshman second baseman Leanna Minton was named to the 2007 New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) All-conference softball team in voting by the conference’s nine head coaches.

Minton, who led the Bears with a .422 batting average and led the NEWMAC and was seventh nationally with 28 stolen bases, was named to the second team.

Coast Guard had its streak of six straight 20 win seasons snapped as the Bears finished 11-21 overall.

Softball - ECSU Ends Bears Season With Sweep

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(4/26/07)--Eastern Connecticut scored seven runs in the fifth inning of game one and Rachel Denny had a two-run homer and three RBI's in game two as the Warriors swept Coast Guard 10-1 in a mercy rule shortened opener and 4-2 in the nightcap. Coast Guard finishes the season with an 11-21 record.

The Warriors (21-12) busted open a 3-0 game by sending 12 batters to the plate in the seven-run fifth inning of the opener.