BOSTON – Binghamton swept three games from Maine last weekend to take over first place in the conference standings with one week remaining in the regular season. The Bearcats' magic number to clinch the championship's No. 1 seed for the second-straight year is two.
Here are the week #12 award winners:
Player of the Week
Kate Richard, Binghamton - Jr., 3B, Coventry, R.I.
- Slashed .500/.611/1.333 with 3 homers and six RBIs in five games last week.
- Reached base nine times in 10 plate appearances with all three of her homers and 6 RBI in Binghamton's three-game sweep of Maine, which moved the Bearcats into first place in the league standings.
- This is Richard's second Player of the Week award of the season and third of her career (3/21/17, 2/16/15).
Pitcher of the Week
Celeste Verdolivo, Albany - So., Pitcher, McKinney, Texas
- Threw four shutout innings allowing just 2 hits in a win over Hartford Sunday.
- Struck out five.
- Allowed just two hits, walked none and stuck out six.
- This is her first Pitcher of the Week award of the year.
Rookie of the Week
Courtney Cashman, UMass Lowell - Fr., SS, Danvers, Mass.
- Hit .533 and slugged 1.308 in a 3-1 week as UMass Lowell secured no worse than third place in the league standings.
- Crushed three home runs and drove in seven runs.
- This is her league-best fourth Rookie of the Week honor of the season (3/21, 4/11, 4/18).
Weekly Awards
Feb. 14 - Player of the Week: Kaelin Jackson, UMBC; Pitcher of the Week: Kim Puccio, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Evvie Buehlman, UMBC
Feb. 21 - Player & Rookie of the Week: Maddie Daigneau, UMBC; Pitcher of the Week: Jessica Holte, UMBC
Feb. 28 - Player of the Week: Liz Snow, Albany; Pitcher of the Week: Kaysee Talcik, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Maddie Daigneau, UMBC
March 7 - Player of the Week: Liz Snow, Albany; Pitcher of the Week:Kelly Lane, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Bailey Turner, Albany
March 14 - Player & Rookie of the Week: Maddie Daigneau, UMBC; Pitcher of the Week: Kim Puccio, UMBC
March 21 - Player of the Week: Kate Richard, Binghamton; Pitcher of the Week: Rayn Gibson, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Courtney Cashman, UMass Lowell
March 28 - Player of the Week: Kelly Lane, UMBC; Pitcher of the Week: Lindsey Hughes, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Jourdin Hering, Stony Brook
April 4 - Player of the Week: Jessica Rutherford, Binghamton; Pitcher of the Week: Kaysee Talcik, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Melissa Rahrich, Stony Brook
April 11 - Player of the Week: Liz Snow, Albany; Pitcher of the Week: Kim Puccio, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Courtney Cashman, UMass Lowell
April 18- Player of the Week: Alyssa Derrick, Maine; Pitcher of the Week: Erin Bogdanovich, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Courtney Cashman, UMass Lowell
April 25 - Player of the Week: Alyssa Derrick, Maine; Pitcher of the Week: Shelby Donhasuer, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Melissa Rahrich, Stony Brook
May 2 - Player of the Week: Kate Richard, Binghamton; Pitcher of the Week: Celeste Verdolivo, Albany; Rookie of the Week: Courtney Cashman, UMass Lowell