BOSTON, Mass. - America East baseball teams earned some impressive wins over the weekend as most of the conference made trips down south for some warmer weather. Albany won its season-opener over the ACC's N.C. State and Stony Brook grabbed 1 of 3 from Louisiana-Lafayette, while Hartford had a pair of wins and UMass Lowell split a four-game series at Georgia State. Here are the week two award winners:
Player of the Week
Danny Mendick, UMass Lowell, Sr., SS, Rochester, N.Y.
- Tied for the league-lead with a .462 batting average (6-for-13) as UMass Lowell split a four-game series at Georgia State.
- Tied for the conference lead last week with six RBI, while also legging out three doubles.
- Did not make an error on 15 chances, recording five putouts with 10 assists.
- Had a pair of multi-hit games, going two-for-five in the series opener and then 3-for-4 to close the series with two RBI.
- Drove in three runs in game two of the series.
- Finished with a .526 on-base percentage and a .692 slugging percentage.
Pitcher of the Week
Kyle Gauthier, Hartford, Jr., P, Lynn, Mass.
- Earned the win on the mound in Hartford's season-opener, a 12-1 victory over Iona.
- Tossed seven innings, allowing just one run on three hits.
- Struck out eight without issuing a walk.
Rookie of the Week
Teddy Rodliff, Stony Brook, Fr., P, Quincy, Mass.
- Nailed down a three-inning save to help the Seawolves beat Louisiana-Lafayette, 4-1, in the second game of the series.
- Allowed just one hit over three innings and issued one walk for his first career save.
- The Ragin' Cajuns were the winningest team in the country in 2014.
Notes
- Albany earned a win over the ACC's N.C. State, 9-6, to open its season.
- Stony Brook topped Louisiana-Lafayette, the winningest team in the country in 2014, 4-1 in game two of the team's three-game series.
- Hartford's 12-1 win over Iona was the first season opening victory under Blood and the first since 2010. The Hawks also started the 2010 season 2-1 in their first three games.
- Hartford battles top-ranked Virginia while Stony Brook takes on No. 3 Florida among the America East games this weekend.
Weekly Awards
Feb. 17 - Player of the Week: Jake Thomas, Binghamton; Pitcher of the Week: Tyler Honahan, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Andruw Gazzola, Stony Brook
Feb. 24 - Player of the Week: Danny Mendick, UMass Lowell; Pitcher of the Week: Kyle Gauthier, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Teddy Rodliff, Stony Brook