Falotico, Coppersmith Earn Week #4 #AESB Honors
BOSTON – UAlbany, Binghamton, Maine and UMBC picked wins in #AESB action last weekend as all seven programs took the field.
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Here are the conference's fourth weekly award winners of 2019:
Player of the Week
Katie Falotico, UAlbany - So., Infielder, Emerson, N.J.
- Went 3-for-5 with a triple in UAlbany’s only two games of the week, both wins.
- Scored four runs scored and drove in three.
- Slugged a pair of home runs, drove in four runs and scored three.
- This is her first career Player of the Week honor.
Pitcher & Rookie of the Week
Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC – Fr., Pitcher, York Pa.
- Held opponents to just four earned runs and 12 hits in 20 IP while striking out 34
- Threw a complete-game one-hit shutout with no walks and a program-record 17 strikeouts in a win over UNC Wilmington.
- This is Coppersmith’s second career Pitcher of the Week recognition as well as her second 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; Rookie of the Week: 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
March 5 – Player of the Week: Katie Falotico, UAlbany; Pitcher & Rookie of the Week: Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC
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