UMBC, Albany Win Weekend Series, Net #AEBASE Weekly Awards
BOSTON – Albany, UMBC and UMass Lowell were victorious in their respective series this past weekend, each improving conference records on the season. Hartford, which played five non-league games last week, sits atop the standings at 8-4 in conference play.
AmericaEast.TV is the place to watch live America East games for free on any device, including Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire and Android TV.
Here are this week’s awards:
Player of the Week
AJ Wright, UMBC – Jr., 2B, Cherry Hill, N.J.
- Hit .500 with an OPS of 1.625 in 3-2 week for the Retrievers.
- Went 6-for-10 with three doubles and five RBI in series win over Stony Brook.
- This is Wright’s first #AEBASE award of the season.
Pitcher of the Week
John Arel, Maine – Sr., P, Burlington, Conn.
- Pitched six innings without allowing a hit on Saturday against UMass Lowell.
- Arel struck out 12 while allowing just one earned run.
- This is his first career #AEBASE weekly honor.
Rookie of the Week
Brad Malm, Albany – Fr., INF, Medford, N.Y.
- Hit .455 with three runs and three RBI in 3-1 week for Albany.
- Went 2-for-2 with a pair of runs in the series-clinching game against Binghamton.
- This is his third Rookie of the Week honor.
Weekly Award Winners
Feb. 20 – Player of the Week: Anthony Meduri, Binghamton; Pitcher of the Week: Cole Creighton, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Henry Funaro, UMass Lowell
Feb. 27 – Player: Michael Wilson, Stony Brook; Pitcher: Justin Courtney, Maine; Rookie: Michael Palazzolo, Stony Brook
Mar. 6 – Player: Jonathan Bennett, Maine; Pitcher: Justin Courtney, Maine; Rookie: Ryan Hernandez, Albany
Mar. 13 – Player: Russ Olive, UMass Lowell; Pitcher: Nick Silva, Maine; Rookie: Brad Malm, Albany
Mar. 20 – Player: Michael Wilson, Stony Brook; Pitcher: Dominic Savino, Albany; Rookie: Brad Malm, Albany
Mar. 27 – Player: Nick Grande, Stony Brook; Co-Pitcher: Dominic Savino, Albany; Co-Pitcher & Rookie: Nicholas Dombkowski, Hartford
April 3 – Player: Nick Grande, Stony Brook; Pitcher: Nathan Florence, Hartford; Rookie: Joey Goodwin, UMBC
April 10 – Player: Bobby Honeyman, Stony Brook; Pitcher: Nick Wegmann, Binghamton; Rookie: John Tuccillo, Stony Brook
April 17 – Player: Patrick Lagravinese, Albany; Pitcher: Andrew Ryan, UMass Lowell: Co-Rookie: Josh Grunack, Albany & Henry Funaro, UMass Lowell
April 24 – Player: AJ Wright, UMBC; Pitcher: John Arel, Maine; Rookie: Brad Malm, Albany
About America East: The America East provides its member schools and their athletic programs a platform upon which student-athletes can achieve both collegiate and life success through the promotion and nurturing of athletic excellence, academic achievement and leadership, on and off the field.
- #3Pillars – Building the Complete Student-Athlete -