BOSTON - The America East baseball regular season came to a close over the weekend and the Binghamton Bearcats claimed the regular season title for the second-straight year. The America East Baseball Championship begins on Wednesday, May 24 at LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Mass. The six-team, double-elimination tournament will featured the No. 1 seed Binghamton, No. 2 UMBC, No. 3 Stony Brook, No. 4 Albany, No. 5 Maine and No. 6 Hartford. Here are the week 14 award winners:
Player of the Week
Justin Yurchak, Binghamton, So., 3B, Clifton Park, N.Y.
- Hit .600 (6-for-10) with a .700 slugging percentage and a .583 on-base percentage.
- Drove in 6 runs in a three-game sweep against Hartford.
- Went 4-for-4 with 4 RBIs in Sunday's regular-season finale.
Pitcher of the Week
Jacob Wloczewski, Binghamton, Jr., P, Whitehall, Pa.
- Tossed a one-hit, complete-game shutout against Hartford.
- Came withing two outs of the first perfect game in Binghamton history.
- Struck out four and didn't walk a batter.
- Had a perfect game until 1-out in the 7th when Nick Campana singled to center.
Rookie of the Week
Nick Kondo, Albany, Fr., Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
- Hit .333 with a .500 slugging percentage in a 3-1 week for the Great Danes.
- Drove in five runs for the week.
- Went 3-for-5 with 2 runs, a home runs and 4 RBIs vs. Sacred Heart.
Weekly Award Winners
Feb. 21 - Player of the Week: Russ Olive, UMass Lowell; Pitcher of the Week: Nick Silva, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Michael Wilson, Stony Brook
Feb. 28 - Player of the Week: Justin Yurchak, Binghamton; Pitcher of the Week: Nick Silva, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Austin Young, UMass Lowell
March 6 - Player of the Week: Paul Rufo, Binghamton; Pitcher of the Week: Jacob Christian, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Mac Wangenstein, Albany
March 13 - Player of the Week: Chris Sharpe, UMass Lowell; Pitcher of the Week: Jack McClure, Albany; Rookie of the Week: John Polichetti, UMass Lowell
March 21 - Player of the Week: Kyle Sacks, Albany; Pitcher of the Week: Kenny McLean, Albany; Rookie of the Week: John Polichetti, UMass Lowell
March 28 - Player of the Week: Brandon Janofsky, Stony Brook; Pitcher & Rookie of the Week: Brian Herrmann, Stony Brook
April 4 - Player of the Week: Hunter Dolshun, UMBC; Pitcher of the Week: Colin Duffley, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Greg Marino, Stony Brook
April 11 - Player of the Week: Colby Maiola, UMass Lowell; Co-Pitchers of the Week: Andrew Ryan, UMass Lowell & Justin Courtney, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Jake Miller, Binghamton
April 18 - Player of the Week: Christopher Bec, Maine; Pitcher of the Week: Jacob Wloczewski, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Christian Torres, UMBC
April 25 - Player of the Week: Ben Bengtson, Hartford; Pither of the Week: Nick Kuzia, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Christian Torres, UMBC
May 2 - Player of the Week: Russ Olive, UMass Lowell; Pitcher of the Week: Andrew Ryan, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Cam Climo, UMass Lowell
May 8 - Player of the Week: Jason Agresti, Binghamton; Pitcher of the Week: Nick Gallagher, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Justin Drpich, Binghamton
May 15 - Player of the Week: Toby Handley, Stony Brook; Pitcher of the Week: Connor Johnson, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Brian Hermann, Stony Brook
May 22 - Player of the Week: Justin Yurchak, Binghamton; Pitcher of the Week: Jacob Wloczewski, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Nick Kondo