United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics - Softball - Feindel Throws Pair of Shutouts as Bears Sweep

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(4/3/10)--Sophomore Hayley Feindel threw a pair of shutouts, allowing just three hits and striking out 23 batters leading Coast Guard, ranked third in New England, to a sweep of Clark 1-0 and 9-0, in five innings, in New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action.

Clark, ranked fourth in New England, dropped to 16-6 overall and 6-4 in conference play.

Feindel fired a one-hitter in the opener, allowing just a double in the third to senior Lauren Blake. Junior Amanda Frederick’s RBI double drove home pinch runner junior Anna Funk in the fifth with the only run of the game. Freshman Megan Cook led off the fifth with a single, Funk pinch ran, sophomore Maddie Buchert bunted her to third before Frederick’s hit.

Junior Sarah Carter (9-1) allowed just five hits for the Cougars, but took the loss, her first of the season.

In game two, senior Carin Sweeney’s three-run double highlighted a four-run third as the Bears jumped out to a 4-0 lead and Buchert’s two-run double in the fifth ended the game due to the eight-run rule.

Sweeney, Buchert and Frederick, who also had two RBI's, each had two hits in the game two win for the Bears, who improved to 16-4 overall and 7-1 in the NEWMAC.

Feindel threw a two-hitter in the nightcap, both singles and struck out 12 while not walking a batter to improve to 14-4 on the season.

Sophomore Meghan Lennon (1-3) took the loss in game two for the Cougars.