Cannata Earns 700th Win, Week #4 #AESB Awards Announced

Cannata Earns 700th Win, Week #4 #AESB Awards Announced

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BOSTON – Albany’s and Stony Brook’s softball programs both posted impressive weeks with the Great Danes going 5-0 and the Seawolves going 3-1, including wins over Power 5 programs Pitt and Rutgers and reigning MEAC champion Florida A&M.
 
Albany head coach Chris Cannata became just the 44th coach in Division I history to reach the 700-win mark.

Here are the 2018 week #4 award winners:

Player of the Week
Sarah Petzold, Albany – Jr., OF, Carol Stream, Va.
  • Hit .385 and slugged .769 with a home run, two doubles in a perfect 5-0 week for Albany.
  • Drove in six runs and scored four.
  • This is Petzold’s first-ever Player of the Week honor.
Pitcher of the Week
Taylor Pechin, Stony Brook – Jr., P, Harrington, Del.
  • Went 2-0 with a save, allowing just three earned runs vs. Rutgers, Pitt and Florida A&M.
  • Recorded a 1.37 ERA in 15 1/3 innings of work.
  • This is Pechin’s first career #AESB Pitcher of the Week honor.
Rookie of the Week
Sara Siteman, UMass Lowell – Fr., C, Hudson, N.H.
  • Had a .444 on base percentage and a .429 slugging percentage in four games last week.
  • This is Siteman’s first career #AESB Rookie of the Week honor.
Weekly Award Winners
Feb. 20 – Player of the Week: Maddie Daigneau, UMBC; Pitcher of the Week: Kaysee Talcik, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Julia Keffler, UMBC
Feb. 27 – Player of the Week: Casey Harding, UMass Lowell; Pitcher of the Week: Annie Kennedy, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Amelia Ely, Albany
March 6 – Player of the Week: Eliza Bombardt, Hartford; Pitcher of the Week: Melissa Rahrich, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Imani Dawson, UMBC
March 13 – Player of the Week: Sarah Petzold, Albany; Pitcher of the Week: Taylor Pechin, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Sara Siteman, UMass Lowell

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