United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics - Softball

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(4/26/07)--Eastern Connecticut scored seven runs in the fifth inning of game one and Rachel Denny had a two-run homer and three RBI's in game two as the Warriors swept Coast Guard 10-1 in a mercy rule shortened opener and 4-2 in the nightcap. Coast Guard finishes the season with an 11-21 record.

The Warriors (21-12) busted open a 3-0 game by sending 12 batters to the plate in the seven-run fifth inning of the opener.

Leanna Minton had two hits for Coast Guard in the opener as Katie Murray (4-8) took the loss.

In game two, Eastern scored single runs in the first and third before Colleen Denny's RBI in the fourth cut the lead to 2-1.

ECSU scored two more runs in the fifth on Denny's two-run shot.

Coast Guard closed the scoring as Jeannie Crump tripled and scored on a ground out by Carin Sweeney.

Crump and Laura Hutchinson each had two hits in game two for the Bears.

Colleen Perry (6-12) making her final collegiate appearance for Coast Guard took the loss as she allowed four runs in seven innings despite striking out 13. She is the Bears all-time leader with 634 strikeouts and is tied for second all-time with 54 wins.