United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics

SPRINGFIELD, MASS.--(4/23/09)--Top-seeded Coast Guard had its 29-game unbeaten streak snapped with a 3-1 loss to fourth-seeded Springfield in Game #3 of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Softball Tournament.

Coast Guard will take on sixth-seeded WPI in Game # 6 on Saturday at noon, the remainder of the tournament will be played at Coast Guard

The game was played at Springfield because the Bears' field was unplayable.

Springfield beat #5 Babson, 5-4, in the first game of the day at Springfield's Potter Field.

The Bears (32-3-1), lost their first game in regulation this season, they had not lost since falling to Shenandoah of Winchester, Virginia, 2-1 in 8 innings on March 11. Coast Guard's only other loss had come to Shenandoah, 10-5, in 9 innings on March 10.

Jeannie Crump and the Bears will play either Springfield or Babson this afternoon at Springfield.

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(4/22/09)--Wet field conditions at the Coast Guard Academy have moved Game #1 and Game #3 of the 2009 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Softball Tournament to Springfield College this afternoon.

Coast Guard freshman pitcher, Hayley Feindel, who leads the nation with 27 wins and has set single-season school record for wins and strikeouts is featured in yesterday's USA TODAY. CLICK HERE TO READ THE STORY

The game times, see below, remain the same.

THURSDAY, APRIL 23RD

Game 1 --#4 Springfield vs. #5 Babson, 2:30 pm, at Springfield

Game 2 --#3 Clark vs. #6 WPI, 2:30 pm at Wellesley

Game 3 --Winner Game 1 vs. #1 Coast Guard, 5 pm, at Springfield

Game 4 --Winner Game 2 at #2 Wellesley, 5 pm

Softball - Feindel An Instant Success

Hayley Feindel leads the nation in wins and has set a single-season school record for wins and strikeouts.

Courtesy of
TOM YANTZ | The Hartford Courant
April 21, 2009

When Hayley Feindel recalls Hurricane Katrina, one of the things that quickly comes to mind is the Coast Guard.

"My backyard goes back to the levee and the Mississippi River," said Feindel, a resident of River Ridge, La., a suburb of New Orleans. "Every day after Katrina hit us, I'd see Coast Guard boats patrolling out there and its helicopters flying over.

"Our house needed a new roof, fence and shed, so we weren't hurt as badly as others. But I saw how the Coast Guard helped and saved people in the city I love. So I wanted to give back."

Carin Sweeney had four hits, in the sweep, including a game tying double in the bottom of the ninth inning of game one.

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(4/18/09)--Freshman Nicole Black delivered a game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the ninth as Coast Guard, ranked 22nd in the nation, won its first ever New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) regular season title with a 5-4 win over Springfield in the opener before sophomore Amanda Frederick’s two-run homer in the first inning of game two was all the Bears would need to complete the sweep with a 5-1 win.

Coast Guard (32-2, 15-0) extends its school-record winning streak to 28 and won its school record 32nd game of the season. The Bears had won 31 games in 2004, when the team finished 31-14.

The NEWMAC Tournament will begin on Wednesday with fourth-seeded Springfield taking on fifth-seeded Babson at 2:30 in New London. The winner will play the top-seeded Bears. Coast Guard will host the rest of the tournament on Saturday and Sunday.