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Softball - NCAA Run Ends in Regional Final
Amanda Frederick homered twice and drove in four runs to lead the Bears to the New England Regional Championship Game.
BEVERLY, MASS.--(5/10/09)--Sophomore Amanda Frederick had a pair of homers and drove in four runs and freshman Hayley Feindel scattered four hits and struck out 10 leading third-seeded Coast Guard to a 7-3 win over seventh-seeded Springfield to earn a berth in the NCAA Division III New England regional championship game in the programs first appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
The Bears lost to top-seeded Tufts 10-1 in the championship game.
Springfield hit back-to-back homers in the first for a 2-0 lead before Frederick blasted a solo shot to center in the home half to cut the lead to 2-1.
Coast Guard (39-7-1) took the lead for good with three runs in the third as Frederick hit a two-run homer to center and sophomore Becky Miller added an RBI single later in the inning for a 4-2 lead.
Springfield (23-24) got one back in the sixth on an RBI ground out, but Coast Guard put the game away with three runs in the home half of the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Frederick and a two-run single by senior Colleen Denny.
Feindel improved to 34-5 as Coast Guard beat Springfield for the fourth time in six meeting this season, including twice in the NCAA Tournament.
Denny and junior Carin Sweeney were named to the New England Regional All-tournament team.
