United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics - Bears Split Season Opening Doubleheader with Kings Pt.

Hollywood, Fla -- 3/10/07-- Chuck Arena had three hits, including two doubles, and two RBI to help first-year Coast Guard coach C.C. Grant earn his first collegiate victory with an 11-0 season-opening win over Merchant Marine in the first game of a doubleheader at Hollywood, Fla.

Kevin Higgins hit his first collegiate home run to start a six-run seventh inning for the Bears and Will Becker struck out four in seven innings for the win. Arena had his school-record 33-game hitting streak broken in the second game as the Bears were no-hit by Alex Smith and lost, 2-0.

Merchant Marine is 2-5.