BOSTON - Binghamton, Hartford and UMBC all continued playing great baseball last week as conference play continued across the America East. The Bearcats swept Albany and are 6-0 in conference play for the first time in program history. Hartford took two of three at UMass Lowell after posting its best start in program history at 17-5. UMBC has won eight of its last nine after taking two of three from Mount St. Mary's.
Here are the week seven award winners:
Player of the Week
Brendan Skidmore, Binghamton, Jr., 1B, Franklin, Mass.
- Led the conference with a .533 (8-for-15) average in a 3-1 week for the Bearcats.
- Finished with a 1.000 slugging percentage, collecting a double and a pair of home runs.
- Drove in six and scored four runs for the week.
- Belted two home runs and drove in five in a three-game sweep of Albany.
- Leads the conference in home runs (6) and is scond in both RBIs (21) and sluggin (.615).
Pitcher of the Week
Chad Lee, Stony Brook, Sr., RHP, San Dimas, Calif.
- Threw six shutout innings while picking-up the win against Maine.
- Allowed just four hits and two walks while striking out seven in the outing.
Rookie of the Week
Ashton Bardzell, Hartford, Fr., OF, Ramsey, N.J.
- Hit .385 (5-for-13) with a 1.000 sluggin percentage and a .500 on-base percentage for the Hawks last week.
- Had a pair of home runs and a pair of doubles.
- Tallied six RBIs and scored six runs in a 4-1 week for the Hawks.
Weekly Award Winners
Feb. 23 - Player of the Week: Toby Handley, Stony Brook; Pitcher of the Week: Justin Courtney, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Danny Casals, Maine
March 1 - Player of the Week: Tyler Schwanz, Maine; Pitcher of the Week: Kyle Gauthier, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Steve Passatempo, UMass Lowell
March 8 - Player of the Week: Brendan Skidmore, Binghamton; Co-Pitchers of the Week: Kyle Gauthier, Hartford & Andrew Ryan, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Steve Passatempo, UMass Lowell
March 15 - Player of the Week: Kevin Lachance, UMBC; Pitcher of the Week: Andrew Ryan, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Dylan Resk, Stony Brook
March 22 - Player of the Week: Andruw Gazzola, Stony Brook; Pitcher of the Week: Nick Kuzia, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Kevin Donati, Albany
March 29 - Player of the Week: David MacKinnon, Hartford; Pitcher of the Week: Conrad Wozniak, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: AJ Wright, UMBC
April 4 - Player of the Week: Brendan Skidmore, Binghamtonl Pitcher of the Week: Chad Lee, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Ashton Bardzell, Hartford