Week 13 America East Baseball Award Winners:
Player of the Week
Kevin Krause, Jr., C/OF, Stony Brook
Staten Island, N.Y.
- Hit .588 last week (10-for-17) with a .632 on-base percentage and 1.059 slugging percentage in a 4-0 week for the Seawolves.
- Drove in 11 runs over four games, hitting two home runs and a pair of doubles while scoring eight runs.
- Led the conference in runs scored, RBI and home runs while ranking third in batting average for the week.
- Had multiple hits in all four games, starting the week going 3-for-4 with three runs scored and four RBI in a win over NYIT. He slugged two home runs in that game.
- Went 7-for-13 in a three-game sweep of UMBC, driving in seven runs.
Pitcher of the Week
Shaun Coughlin, Sr., RHP, Maine
Northford, Conn.
- Threw five shutout innings out of the bullpen in a 7-0 win for Maine over Albany, helping the Black Bears clinch a spot in the America East tournament.
- Combined with Scott Heath for a complete-game shutout.
- Allowed just one hit while striking out two to earn the win.
Rookie of the Week
Hunter Dolshun, Fr., 1B/DH, UMBC
Warwick, N.Y.
- Went 7-for-18 (.389), driving in six runs and scoring four for the Retrievers last week.
- Led all freshmen in batting average, RBI and runs scored last week.
- Went 4-for-5 with two RBI, two runs scored and a home run in a win over Towson.
- Drove in at-least one run in each of the five games last week.
Around the League
- Stony Brook leads Hartford by one game for first place heading into the last weekend. The two teams will play each other in a three game series.
- Maine and Binghamton clinched spots to join Stony Brook and Hartford in the America East tournament.
- Albany’s Josh Nethaway collected his 200th-career hit over the weekend.
- Maine’s Tommy Lawrence threw his fourth-straight complete game against Albany.
- UMass Lowell finished its first season in the America East with a 10-10 conference record. The River Hawks are 5-10 in one-run games this year.
Feb. 17 – Player of the Week: Troy Black, Sr., SS, Maine; Sr., Pitcher of the Week: Scott Heath, Jr., Maine; Rookie of the Week: Jake Osborne, Fr., LF, Maine
Feb. 25 – Player of the Week: Bill Bereszniewicz, Sr., CF, Binghamton; Pitcher of the Week: Sean Newcomb, So., P, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Ian Strom, Fr., OF, UMass Lowell
March 4 – Player of the Week: Danny Mendick, Jr., SS, UMass Lowell; Pitcher of the Week: Mike Calzetta, Sr., UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Steve Xirinachs, Fr., P, UMass Lowell
March 11 – Player of the Week: Kevin Courtney, Sr., 1B, Stony Brook; Pitcher of the Week: Frankie Vanderka, Sr., P, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Casey Baker, Fr., Util., Stony Brook
March 17 – Player of the Week: Troy Black, Sr., SS, Maine; Co-Pitchers of the Week: Matt Gallup, Jr., P, Albany & Sean Newcomb, Jr., P, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Hunter Dolshun, Fr., DH, UMBC
March 24 – Player of the Week: Robert Chavarria, Jr., 2B, Stony Brook; Pitcher of the Week: Frankie Vanderka, Sr., P, Stony Brook; Co-Rookies of the Week: David Drouin, Fr., P, Hartford & Cameron Stone, Fr., P, Stony Brook
April 1 – Player of the Week: Jake Barnes, Jr., OF, UMBC; Pitcher of the Week: Sean Newcomb, Jr., RHP, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Ryley MacEachern, Fr., RHP, Stony Brook
April 8 – Player of the Week: Jake Thomas, Jr., OF, Binghamton; Pitcher of the Week: Jake Cryts, So., RHP, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Eddie Posavec, Fr., C, Binghamton
April 14 – Player of the Week: Jack Parenty, So., OF, Stony Brook: Pitcher of the Week: Ryley MacEachern, Fr., P, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Andrew Casali, Fr., OF, UMBC
April 21 – Player of the Week: Jake Thomas, Jr., OF, Binghamton; Pitcher of the Week: Tommy Lawrence, Sr., RHP, Maine; Co-Rookies of the Week: Ryley MacEachern, Fr., P, Stony Brook & David MacKinnon, Fr., UT, Hartford
April 28 – Co-Players of the Week: Kevin Krause, Jr., C/OF, Stony Brook & Danny Mendick, Jr., SS, UMass Lowell; Pitcher of the Week: Tommy Lawrence, Sr., RHP, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Ian Strom, Fr., CF, UMass Lowell
May 5 – Player of the Week: Daniel Nevares, Sr., 2B, Binghamton; Pitcher of the Week: Sean Newcomb, Jr., LHP, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Casey Baker, Fr., DH, Stony Brook
May 12 - Player of the Week: Kevin Krause, Jr., C/OF, Stony Brook; Pitcher of the Week: Shaun Coughlin, Sr., RHP, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Hunter Dolshun, Fr., 1B/DH, UMBC