BOSTON - The bracket for the 2015 America East Softball Championship is set after Stony Brook captured its second-straight regular-season title and Albany, Binghamton and Maine locked up the other three tournament bids. The tournament will take place May 7-9 at Stony Brook. Read about the final weekly award winners and league notes here:
Player of the Week
Shayla Giosia, Stony Brook - Sr., OF, Runnamede, N.J.
- Hit .565 (13-for-24) and drove in 14 runs in six games as Stony Brook went 5-1 last week.
- Slugged .957 as she hit two homers, a double and a triple.
- Scored five runs.
- Scored 4-for-4 and drove in eight run against UMBC Saturday.
Pitcher of the Week
Cara Martin, Binghamton - Jr., P, Windsor, N.Y.
- Went 2-0 with a 1.27 ERA last week.
- Allowed just six hits.
- Hurled 5 2/3 of scoreless relief while allowing just one hit in an extra inning win for Binghamton Friday, which secured a conference tournament bid for the Bearcats.
Rookie of the Week
Chelsea Evans, Stony Brook - Fr., 3B, Merced, Calif.
- Had a .429/.636/.571 slash line as Stony Brook went 5-1 last week.
- Went 6-for-14 and walked eight times.
- Scored eight runs.
Notes
- #1 Stony Brook, #2 Albany, #3 Binghamton and #4 Maine will play for the 2015 America East softball championship May 7-9 at Stony Brook.
- The Seawolves (28-swept UMBC to claim its third America East regular-season crown in program history.
- Stony Brook (28-15, 14-2 AE) won its last seven conference games to close out the season and finished 3 1/2 games up on second-place Albany.
- Albany (30-16, 11-6 AE) took all three games from Hartford over the weekend to clinch its 14th straight tournament berth.
- Binghamton (20-18, 10-6 AE) earned the No. 3 seed by taking two of three from Maine over the weekend with both wins coming in extra innings.
- The Bearcats are aiming for their first-ever league title after reaching the conference tournament for the third year in a row. The Bearcats, have won 20 games for the sixth-straight year after going seven seasons without doing so.
- Maine (22-20, 10-7 AE) is in the tournament field for first time since 2012. Seeking its first America East title since 2005, the Black Bears have their most wins since the 2010 season.
- On Thursday, Stony Brook will face Maine at 1 p.m. and Albany will take on Binghamton at 3:30 p.m. Following Thursday's doubleheader, three games will be played Friday, while the championship game (games if necessary) will take place Saturday.
- The league champion will receive an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Softball Championship.
Weekly Award Winners
Feb. 10 - Player of the Week: Alyssa Zinkiewicz, UMass Lowell; Pitcher of the Week: Erica Armenti, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Vanessa Cooper, UMass Lowell
Feb. 17 - Player & Rookie of the Week: Kate Richard, Binghamton; Pitcher of the Week: Alexis Bogdanovich, Maine
Feb. 24 - Player of the Week: Ariana Darcy, UMass Lowell; Pitcher of the Week: Devin Durando, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Vanessa Cooper, UMass Lowell
March 3 - Player & Rookie of the Week: Erika Leonard, Maine; Pitcher of the Week: Alexis Bogdanovich, Maine
March 10 - Player of the Week: Sydney Harbaugh, Binghamton; Pitcher of the Week: Cara Martin, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Devin Durando, Albany
March 17 - Player of the Week: Bria Green, Stony Brook; Pitcher of the Week: Alexis Bogdanovich, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Tori Alexander, UMBC
March 23 - Player of the Week: Kelly Costello, Albany; Pitcher of the Week: Mackenzie Thompson, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Emily Neal, UMBC
March 30 - Player of the Week: Taylor Hall, UMBC; Pitcher of the Week: Jane Sallen, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Tori Alexander, UMBC
April 7 - Player of the Week: Bria Green, Stony Brook; Pitcher of the Week: Devin Durando, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Tori Alexander, UMBC
April 13 - Player of the Week: Bria Green, Stony Brook; Pitcher of the Week: Alexis Bogdanovich, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Eryyn Sobieski, Albany
April 20 - Player of the Week: Maggie Cocks, Albany; Pitcher of the Week: Allison Cukrov, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Jessica Rutherford, Binghamton
April 27 - Player of the Week: Jessica Burk, Maine; Pitcher of the Week: Alexis Bogdanovich, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Jessica Rutherford, Binghamton
May 3 - Player of the Week: Shayla Giosia, Albany; Pitcher of the Week: Cara Martin, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Chelsea Evans, Stony Brook