BOSTON - The four teams that will compete in the 2015 America East Baseball Championship split the season's final weekly awards, the conference office announced Monday. The America East Baseball Championship will be held May 21-24 at LeLachuer Park in Lowell, Mass. For the fourth time in five years, Stony Brook will be the No. 1 seed in the tournament. The Seawolves are joined by second-seeded UMBC, third-seeded Maine and fourth-seeded Hartford. Here are the final weekly award winners fo the year:
Player of the Week
Jack Parenty, Stony Brook, Jr., OF,
- Was seemingly unstoppable at the plate in a three-game series at Binghamton, hitting .727 (8-for-11) with six RBI, four runs scored, a home run and three walks.
- Finished the week with a 1.091 slugging percentage at a .733 on-base percentage.
- Led the conference in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and RBI.
- Started the weekend going 4-for-4 with four RBI, two walks and a home run.
- Had multiple hits in each of the final two games of the series, going 2-for-4 with an RBI in game two and 2-for-3 with an RBI in game three.
Co-Pitcher of the Week
Kyle Gauthier, Hartford, Jr., P, Lynn, Mass.
- Did not allow a run while throwing a season-high eight innings in a, 1-0, win over UMBC to clinch a tournament berth for Hartford.
- Struck out four while scattering four hits.
- Leads the team and the conference with 85.1 innings.
Co-Pitcher of the Week
Conrad Wozniak, UMBC, Jr., P,
- Threw a complete-game shutout in a, 4-0, win over Hartford.
- Scattered five hits over seven innings while striking out four and not issuing a walk.
- Lowered his America East-best ERA to 1.50.
Rookie of the Week
Justin Courtney, Maine, Fr., P
- Allowed only one unearned run in six innings while picking up the win vs. Albany to help the Black Bears secure a tournament berth.
- Scattered five hits over six innings and struck out two.
Notes
- Stony Brook won its fourth regular-season title in the last five years and is the No. 1 seed in the America East Championship.
- The America East Championship will be held May 21-24 at LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Mass. No. 1 Stony Brook and No. 4 Hartford begin the tournament at 1 p.m. followed by No. 2 UMBC and No. 3 Maine.
- UMBC is making its first tournament appearance since 2008 and earned its highest seed in program history at No. 2.
- Maine is making its sixth-straight tournament appearance having won five of its last six conference games.
- Hartford is making back-to-back tournament apperances for the first since since 1993-94.
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
March 3 - Player of the Week: Hunter Dolshun, UMBC; Pitcher of the Week: Sam McKay, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Shawn Blake, Albany
March 10 - Player of the Week: Shane Bussey, Maine; Pitcher of the Week: Conrad Wozniak, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Danny Diaz, Maine
March 17 - Player of the Week: Reed Gamache, Binghamton; Pitcher of the Week: Joe Vanderplas, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Andruw Gazzola, Stony Brook
March 23 - Player of the Week: Andrew Casali, UMBC; Pitcher of the Week: Joey Moore, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Brady Zinda, UMBC
March 30 - Co-Players of the Week: Jack Parenty, Stony Brook & Anthony Gatto, UMBC; Pitcher of the Week: Tyler Honahan, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Matt Chanin, UMBC
April 7 - Player of the Week: Toby Handley, Stony Brook; Co-Pitchers of the Week: Stephen Woods, Albany & Cameron Stone, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Teddy Rodliff, Stony Brook
April 13 - Player of the Week: Zach Blanden, Binghamton; Pitcher of the Week: Tyler Honahan, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Ben Bengston, Hartford
April 20 - Player & Rookie of the Week: Shawn Blake, Albany; Pitcher of the Week: Kevin Veilleux, UMass Lowell
April 27 - Player of the Week: Casey Baker, Stony Brook; Pitcher of the Week: Geoff DeGroot, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Andrew Ryan, UMass Lowell
May 4 - Player of the Week: Scott Heath, Maine; Pitcher of the Week: Cameron Sorgie, Albany; Justin Courtney, Maine
May 11 - Player of the Week: Kevin Stypulkowski, Maine; Pitcher of the Week: Ryley MacEachern, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Jamie Switalski, UMBC
May 18 - Player of the Week: Jack Parenty, Stony Brook; Co-Pitchers of the Week: Kyle Gauthier, Hartford & Conrad Wozniak, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Justin Courtney, Maine