Hartford, Stony Brook Begin #AEBASE Conference Play with Series Victories
BOSTON – Conference play is underway as Stony Brook and Hartford won their series over league foes last weekend. The Seawolves swept UMBC at home while the Hawks walked off twice against UAlbany, taking two of three from the Great Danes.
Binghamton and Maine open their conference slates this weekend while UMass Lowell begins league play at UMBC.
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Here are the conference’s weekly awards:
Player of the Week
Michael Wilson, Stony Brook – Jr., OF, Colonia, N.J.
- Went 6-for-11 with nine runs-batted-in in Stony Brook’s sweep of UMBC to open conference play.
- Slugged 1.091 behind a double, triple, and home run in the three games combined.
- This is Wilson’s third Player of the Week honor this season and fifth of his career.
Pitcher of the Week
Ben Anderson, Binghamton – Jr., RHP, Rexford, N.Y.
- Anderson threw six scoreless innings, striking out nine in a win over Mercer.
- Allowed three hits and did not walk a batter.
- This is his second consecutive Pitcher of the Week award.
Rookie of the Week
Will Nowak, Hartford – Fr., RHP, South Windsor, Conn.
- Earned a pair of late-game victories out of the bullpen in Hartford’s wins over UAlbany.
- Did not allow an earned run in 2.2 innings of work, recording three strikeouts.
- This is his first career #AEBASE award.
Weekly Award Winners
Feb. 19 – Player of the Week: Michael Wilson, Stony Brook; Pitcher of the Week: Greg Marino, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Nicholas Sinacola, Maine
Feb. 26 – Player of the Week: Christian Torres, UMBC; Pitcher of the Week: John Clayton, UAlbany; Rookie of the Week: Ethan Wentzlaff, UMBC
Mar. 5 – Player of the Week: Michael Wilson, Stony Brook; Pitcher of the Week: Nicholas Dombkowski, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Joshua Becker, UMass Lowell
Mar. 12 – Player of the Week: Vinnie Martin, UMass Lowell; Pitcher of the Week: Ben Anderson, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Blaze O’Saben, UMBC
Mar. 19 – Player of the Week: Michael Wilson, Stony Brook; Pitcher of the Week: Ben Anderson, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Will Nowak, Hartford
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