#AESB Regular-Season Winds Down, Week #11 Awards Announced
BOSTON – UMass Lowell went a perfect 3-0 in conference play last week and sits in first place in the league standings at 12-2. The River Hawks can capture their first-ever #AESB regular-season title with one win in their upcoming three-game set at Albany (9-4) this weekend.
Here are the 2018 week #11 award winners:
Player of the Week
Tori Alexander, UMBC – Sr., OF, Woodbridge, Va.
- Had a .1340 OPS in a three-game sweep of Hartford with five runs scored and five RBI.
- This is her first #AESB Player of the Week honor of the season.
Pitcher of the Week
Kaysee Talcik, UMass Lowell – Sr, P, Shelton, Conn.
- Allowed just one earned run & six baserunners in 11 innings pitched last week.
- Fired a two-hit shutout in a 2-0 win over Stony Brook Saturday.
- This is her second #AESB Pitcher of the Week honor of the season.
Co-Rookie of the Week
Chelsea Howard, Binghamton – Fr., P, Lanoka Harbor, N.J.
- Didn’t allow an ER in eight innings pitched while going 1-0 with a save last week.
- Struck out 11.
- This is her first career #AESB Rookie of the Week honor.
Co-Rookie of the Week
Maria Moccio, UMass Lowell – Fr., IF, Feeding Hills, Mich.
- Hit .500 with a walk off home run in UMass Lowell’s 5-4 win over Maine Tuesday.
- This is her 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
March 20 – Player of the Week: Courtney Cashman, UMass Lowell; Pitcher of the Week: Lovina Capris, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Sara Siteman, UMass Lowell
March 27 – Player of the Week: Valerie Hammett, UMBC; Co-Pitchers of the Week: Lovina Capria, UMass Lowell & Melissa Rahrich, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Sara Siteman, UMass Lowell
April 3 – Player of the Week: Chelsea Henige, Albany; Pitcher of the Week: Melissa Rahrich, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Maranda Jimenez, Albany
April 10 – Player of the Week: Courtney Cashman, UMass Lowell; Pitcher of the Week: Rayn Gibson, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Sarah Ratcliffe, UMass Lowell
April 17 – Player of the Week: Melissa Rahrich, Stony Brook; Pitcher of the Week: Annie Kennedy, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Kyleigh O’Donnell, Maine
April 24 – Player of the Week: Melissa Rahrich, Stony Brook; Pitcher of the Week: Annie Kennedy, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Kyleigh O’Donnell, Maine
April 30 - Player of the Week: Tori Alexander, UMBC; Pitcher of the Week: Kaysee Talcik, UMass Lowell; Co-Rookies of the Week: Chelsea Howard, Binghamton & Maria Moccio, UMass Lowell
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