BOSTON - Binghamton earned an important series sweep and holds a three-game lead on first place in America East baseball with two weeks remaining in the regular season.
UMBC also earned a series sweep to pull close to Hartford and Stony Brook in a close battle for second. The top-two seeds earn byes in the America East Baseball Championship.
Here are the week 12 award winners:
Player of the Week
Reed Gamache, Binghamton, Sr., 2B, Exeter, R.I.
- Hit .500 with 10 RBI during a 4-0 week for Bearcats
- Extended his hitting streak to 15 games, which is the second-longest streak in BU's Division I tenure
- Slugging percentage of 1.000 and on-base of .588
- Went 3-for-5 with two home runs and a career-high seven RBI in Game 1 of series vs. Stony Brook
- Was issued two walks and was hit by pitch in the subsequent games in series
- Leads America East in RBI (40), second in doubles (13), third in slugging (.553) and third in hits (57)
Co-Pitcher of the Week
Nick Gallagher, Binghamton, Fr., RHP, New Fairfield, Conn.
- Didn't allow a run in 9.1 innings spread over two relief outings
- Went 2-0 and allowed just two singles as the only hits
- Tossed 4.0 innings of 1-hit relief to get the win in 4-2 win at St. Bonaventure
- Earned the win with 5.1 innings of 1-hit relief in 7-3 win over Stony Brook
- Opposing batters hit .071 off him for the week
Co-Pitcher of the Week
Kyle Gauthier, Hartford, Sr., RHP, Lynn, Mass.
- Went five hitless innings, being removed with the Hawks up in a lopsided battle.
- Faced the minimum 15 batters, allowing only a first-inning hit batsman and erasing him on a double play.
- Needed just 52 pitches to finish the five frames.
Rookie of the Week
Tre Todd, Albany, Fr., DH, Deptford, N.J.
- Hit .429 with a .556 on-base percentage in a 3-1 week for Albany.
- Reached base 10 times, scoring seven runs during the week.
- Had a pair of multi-hit games, including going 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI in a series-opening win against Maine.
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, Binghamton; Pitcher of the Week: Chad Lee, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Ashton Bardzell, Hartford
April 11 - Player of the Week: Jack Parenty, Stony Brook; Pitcher of the Week: Chad Lee, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Colin Ridley, Maine
April 18 - Player of the Week: Reed Gamache, Binghamton; Pitcher of the Week: Brendan Ryan, Albany; Co-Rookies of the Week: Lagravinese, Albany & Bret Clarke, Stony Brook
April 25 - Player of the Week: Ben Bengtson, Hartford; Pitcher of the Week: Marcus Failing, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Ashton Bardzell, Hartford
May 3 - Player of the Week: Chris DelDebbio, Hartford; Pitcher of the Week: Kyle Gauthier, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Nick Silva, Maine
May 10 - Player of the Week: Reed Gamache, Binghamton; Co-Pitchers of the Week: Nick Gallaher, Binghamton & Kyle Gauthier, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Tre Todd, Albany