Final #AESB Weekly Honors Bestowed with League Tourney Set to Start
BOSTON – UMass Lowell took out of three games from UAlbany to claim its first-ever America East softball regular-season title. The River Hawks will be the top seed for this week’s America East Softball Championship, which takes place at the University of Hartford May 8-11. For more information, visit Championship Central.
Here are the conference's 13th weekly award winners of 2019:
Player of the Week
Melissa Rahrich, Stony Brook – Jr., Utility, Brighton, Colo.
- Had a 1.912 OPS in a 4-1 week for Stony Brook.
- Belted four home runs and drove in 10.
- This is Rahrich’s second Player of the Week honor of the season.
Pitcher & Rookie of the Week
Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC – Fr., Pitcher, York, Pa.
- Went 1-0 with a save in three appearances last week.
- Allowed zero earned runs, two hits and struck out 21 in 8 1/3 IP.
- Became UMBC’s all-time single-season strikeout leader.
- Also slashed .500/.556/.750 in nine plate appearances.
- This is Coppersmith’s sixth Pitcher of the Week and seventh Rookie of the Week honor this year.
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
March 12 – Player of the Week: Kaly Winslow, UMBC; Pitcher of the Week: Miranda Jimenez, UAlbany; Rookie of the Week: Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC
March 19 – Player of the Week: Courtney Cashman, UMass Lowell; Pitcher of the Week: Shelbi Denman, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Marissa Braito, Binghamton
March 26: Co-Players of the Week: Courtney Cashman, UMass Lowell & Melissa Rahrich, Stony Brook; Pitcher of the Week: Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Marissa Braito, Binghamton
April 2: Player of the Week: Maria Moccio, UMass Lowell; Pitcher & Rookie of the Week: Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC
April 9: Player, Pitcher & Rookie of the Week: Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC
April 2: Player of the Week: Casey Harding, UMass Lowell; Pitcher of the Week: Melissa Rahrich, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC
April 23: Player of the Week: Danielle Rocheleau, Hartford; Pitcher of the Week: Shelbi Denman, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Gillian McCarthy, UMBC
April 30: Player of the Week: Irene Rivera, Stony Brook; Pitcher of the Week: Melissa Rahrich, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Morgan Bienkowski, Binghamton
May 6: Player of the Week: Melissa Rahrich, Stony Brook; Pitcher & Rookie of the Week: Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC
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