United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics - Baseball - Three Earn All-conference honors; Arena named to 1st team

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(5/1/07)--Senior outfielder Chuck Arena led a trio of Coast Guard players named to the 2007 New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) All-conference baseball team as voted on by the league’s seven head coaches. Arena was named to the second team for the second straight season while junior pitcher Will Becker and junior shortstop Christian George were named to the second team, both earning All-conference honors for the first time.

Arena led Coast Guard with a .328 batting average and five home runs was also second on the team with seven doubles and 25 RBI’s this season. He leaves the Academy as the all-time leader with 169 hits and is second all-time at Coast Guard with 95 RBI’s. Arena is tied for third on the career list with 11 homers, he is fifth all-time with a career .352 batting average, he is sixth with 31 doubles while appearing in 122 games. He had a school-record 33-game hitting streak that began during his sophomore season and was snapped in the second game this year. Arena earned All-conference honors for the third straight season after being named the 2004 NEWMAC Rookie of the Year.

Becker posted a 5-1 record with a 2.29 ERA which was fourth in the NEWMAC. Becker pitched four times in conference play, all complete games. He held opponents to a .233 batting average this season while leading the team with 41 strikeouts while walking just 15 batters.

George had a .284 average while leading the team with 26 runs scored and eight stolen bases.

Coast Guard was 11-18 this season and they advanced to the NEWMAC tournament semifinals for the seventh time in eight seasons.