American East Conference

Three Earn #AESB Week #3 Accolades

2/26/2019 4:25:25 PM

BOSTON – All four #AESB programs in action last weekend picked up wins, including UAlbany, Maine, UMBC and UMass Lowell.

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Here are the conference's third weekly award winners of 2019:

Offensive Player of the Week
Courtney Cashman, UMass Lowell – Jr., Shortstop, Danvers, Mass.

• Hit .467 with a .529 on-base percentage and a .933 slugging percentage in five games last week.
• Slugged a pair of home runs, drove in four runs and scored three.
• This is Cashman’s first Player of the Week honor of the season and third of her career.

Pitcher of the Week
Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC – Fr., Pitcher, York Pa.

• Went 1-0 after allowing just two earned runs on only four hits over 8 2/3 innings pitched last week.
• Struck out a whopping 19 hitters, 15.3 per seven innings.
• This is Coppersmith’s first career Pitcher of the Week honor.

Rookie of the Week
Grace McGouldrick, Maine – Fr., Utility, Gorham, Maine

• Racked up a 1.319 OPS in five games.
• Had seven hits, including a home run and a double, while driving in five runs and scoring three.
• This is McGouldrick’s first career #AESB Rookie of the Week honor.

Weekly Award Winners
Feb. 12 – Player of the Week: Sydney Barker, UMass Lowell; Pitcher of the Week: Lovina Capria, UMass Lowell; Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC
Feb. 19 – Player of the Week: Mikayla Alvarez, Binghamton; Pitcher of the Week: Rayn Gibson; Rookie of the Week: Marissa Braito, Binghamton
Feb. 26 – Player of the Week: Courtney Cashman, UMass Lowell; Pitcher of the Week: Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Grace McGouldrick, Maine

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