Leanna Minton led the team with a .422 batting average and 28 stolen bases to earn second team All-conference honors.
The 2007 season was a difficult one for the youthful Coast Guard Academy softball team as the Bears saw their streak of six straight 20 win seasons come to and end and the team failed to qualify for the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) tournament for the first time as the Bears lost eight of their last nine and finished 11-21 overall and 5-11 in league play.
The Bears returned from Florida with a 4-6 record as they played a very challenging schedule at the Rebel Games.
Freshman second baseman Leanna Minton had a great first season as she led the team with a .422 batting average and 28 runs scored while leading the conference with 28 stolen bases which ranked her among the national leaders. Minton earned All-conference second team honors.
Sophomore outfielder Jeannie Crump had another solid season as she hit .398 while leading the team with eight doubles, five triples and a .670 slugging percentage to go with her 14 RBI’s.
Sophomore outfielder Annette Boston was a key to the Bears lineup as she hit .362 while driving in 14 runs and stealing 10 bases.
Junior first baseman Colleen Denny (.284) led the team with four home runs and 27 RBI’s.
The team had just a pair of seniors in outfielder Mary Gilday and pitcher Colleen Perry, the Bears’ all-time leader with 634 strikeouts.
Perry, a four-year starter, is second all-time at the Academy in appearances (108), starts (96), complete games (84), innings pitched (639) and she is tied for second with 54 career wins. Perry leaves with a career 1.89 ERA good for third on the Bears’ all-time list.
