Three Programs Receive #AEBASE Week #2 Awards
BOSTON – Hartford and UMBC embarked on the 2020 baseball season this past weekend with Hartford opening in winning fashion. The Hawks defeated Atlantic Sun preseason #3 Stetson on the road in a rematch of a 2018 NCAA Regional. UAlbany, meanwhile, picked up a series win at UMES.
Here are the conference’s week #2 baseball awards of the 2020 season:
#AEBASE Weekly Award Winners – Feb. 25
Player of the Week
Alex Thul, UAlbany – Sr., DH, Martinsville, N.J.
- Hit .375 with a pair of RBI and a run scored in two games.
- Thul helped the Great Danes to a win in game one of the Saturday doubleheader.
- This is his first career #AEBASE weekly award.
Pitcher of the Week
Nicholas Dombkowski, Hartford – Jr., LHP, West Springfield, Mass.
- Threw six innings of one-run ball in the Hawks’ season-opening win over Stetson.
- Dombkowski struck out six while surrendering just two hits and two walks.
- This is the fourth time in his career being named Pitcher of the Week.
Rookie of the Week
Brett Paulsen, Stony Brook – Fr., 2B, New York, N.Y.
- Hit .455 in three-game set against Clemson.
- The freshman went 3-for-4 in the second game of the series, in which the Seawolves took the Tigers to extra innings in a 1-0 defeat.
- This is his first career Rookie of the Week honor.
2020 Weekly Award Winners
Feb 18 – Player of the Week: Gerry Siracusa, UMass Lowell; Pitcher of the Week: Josh Becker, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Keagan Calero, UMass Lowell
Feb. 25 – Player of the Week: Alex Thul, UAlbany; Pitcher of the Week: Nicholas Dombkowski, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Brett Paulsen, Stony Brook
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