United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics - Baseball

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(4/28/11)--Coast Guard junior Nick Peters and sophomore Ed Sella were named to the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Baseball All-Academic team.

Peters, an outfielder and pitcher for the Bears, is a Mechanical Engineering major and earns a spot on the All-Academic team for the second straight season.

Sella, a Civil Engineering major, is an outfielder and he earns All-Academic honors in his first year of eligibility.

Honorees must have met the following criteria: earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5/4.0 scale or 4.35/5.0 scale after the 2010 fall semester, achieved second year academic status at her institution, and been a member of the varsity team for the entire season.

The New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference consists of 10 highly selective institutions committed to academic excellence: Babson College, Clark University, U.S Coast Guard Academy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.