Stony Brook Perfect in #AEBASE Play; Week #7 Awards Bestowed
BOSTON – Binghamton, Hartford and Stony Brook all won league series last weekend, the latter of which remained unbeaten in conference play. UMBC had a perfect week in non-conference, winning all six of its games.
In the week ahead, Stony Brook (6-0) visits Hartford (4-2) in a rematch of last year's championship, UMass Lowell (3-3) hosts UAlbany (3-2) and Maine (1-4) hosts UMBC (1-5).
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Here are the conference’s weekly awards:
Co-Player of the Week
Sean Trenholm, Binghamton – Sr., OF, Ossining, N.Y.
- Hit .500 with eight RBI and five runs in 2-2 week for Binghamton.
- Seven of his eight RBI came in the Bearcats’ series win over UAlbany.
- This is Trenholm’s first career #AEBASE weekly award.
Co-Player of the Week
Terrence Pinkston, UMBC – Sr., OF, La Plata, Md.
- Hit .577 with 10 runs and nine RBI in 6-0 week for the Retrievers.
- Pinkston slugged 1.077 behind three home runs and four doubles.
- This is his first career Player of the Week honor.
Pitcher of the Week
Nicholas Dombkowski, Hartford – So., LHP, West Springfield, Mass.
- Guided the Hawks to their first shutout of the season behind seven stellar innings against UMass Lowell.
- The sophomore allowed just three hits and one walk while striking out a career-high 11 River Hawks.
- This is Dombkowski’s second Pitcher of the Week award this season and third of his career.
Rookie of the Week
Tanner Esposito, UMBC – Fr., RHP, Williamsport, Pa.
- Threw six innings in win over Coppin State.
- Struck out seven but allowed just one walk and one run.
- 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
Mar. 26 – Player of the Week: Michael Young, UMass Lowell; Pitcher of the Week: Nick Silva, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Colin Casey, UMBC
April 2 – Co-Player of the Week: Sean Trenholm, Binghamton; Co-Player of the Week: Terrence Pinkston, UMBC; Pitcher of the Week: Nicholas Dombkowski, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Tanner Esposito, UMBC
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