Hartford Wins Weekend Series, Pair of #AEBASE Weekly Awards
BOSTON – Following a full slate of league games, the #AEBASE standings have contracted as five teams are now within three games of one another. Hartford served Stony Brook its first conference loss of the season and took two of three from the Seawolves. UAlbany won its road series at UMass Lowell while Maine held fort in Orono against UMBC.
Teams will play mid-week non-conference games before league games resume over the weekend as Binghamton (3-2) hosts Stony Brook (7-2), UAlbany (4-5) hosts UMBC (2-7) and UMass Lowell (4-5) visits Maine (3-5).
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Here are the conference’s weekly awards:
Player of the Week
Ashton Bardzell, Hartford – Sr., 3B, Ramsey, N.J.
- Slashed .333/.429/.722, driving in eight runs and scoring five in 3-2 week for the Hawks.
- Seven of Bardzell’s RBI came in the series win over Stony Brook.
- This is his first career Player of the Week honor.
Pitcher of the Week
Nick Silva, Maine – Sr., RHP, Miami
- Pitched into the ninth inning to give Maine a series-opening win over UMBC.
- Silva finished with a final line of 8.1 innings, seven strikeouts, three hits, one earned run and four walks.
- This is his second Pitcher of the Week award this season and fifth of his career.
Co-Rookie of the Week
Will Nowak, Hartford – Fr., RHP, South Windsor, Conn.
- Earned a win and a save in a pair of relief appearances in Hartford’s 3-2 week.
- Allowed three hits in 4.2 shutout innings, striking out four batters to one walk.
- This is his second career #AEBASE award.
Co-Rookie of the Week
Robert Gallagher, UMass Lowell – Fr., Infield, Mullica Hill, N.J.
- Recorded four hits in seven at-bats, appearing in two games for the River Hawks.
- Went 4-for-5 with four runs and two RBI in win over UAlbany.
- 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
April 9 – Player of the Week: Ashton Bardzell, Hartford; Pitcher of the Week: Nick Silva, Maine; Co-Rookies of the Week: Will Nowak, Hartford & Robert Gallagher, UMass Lowell
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