United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics - Softball - Feindel Named NEWMAC Rookie and Pitcher of the Year; Bears Place 5 on All-Conference team

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(4/28/09)--Freshman Hayley Feindel was named the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Rookie and Pitcher of the Year and the Bears, who won their first ever NEWMAC regular season title,placed five players on the All-conference team in voting by the leagues nine head coaches.

Feindel, who has a 29-3 record, is among the national leaders and leads the NEWMAC and has already set Coast Guard single-season school records in wins (29), strikeouts (321) and ERA (0.84). She was 15-0 with a 0.71 ERA during in league games this season as the Bears became the first team to ever go unbeaten in NEWMAC regular season play, the Bears were 15-0-1 in conference action.

Feindel, junior third baseman Courtney Wolf and sophomore catcher Amanda Frederick were named first team All-conference while senior outfielders Annette Boston, who plays centerfield and Jeannie Crump, the Bears leftfielder, were named to the second team.

Wolf, who leads the team with a .387 batting average, set a single-season school record with 12 homers to go with her 37 RBI’s and team-high .748 slugging percentage. She earned All-conference honors for the first time.

Frederick, who earns first team honors for the second straight season, is hitting .371 and she leads the team in doubles (11), triples (3) and RBI’s (38). She was the NEWMAC Rookie of the Year last season.

Boston, who leads the NEWMAC with 27 stolen bases and 36 runs scored, is hitting .336 and earned All-conference honors for the first time.

Crump is hitting .339 with eight doubles, three homers, 17 RBI’s and 16 stolen bases. She earns All-conference honors for the second time as she was also a second team selection as a freshman in 2006.

Coast Guard which has won a school-record 34 games, is 34-4-1 with three games left in the regular season.