Stony Brook Improves to 10-4, Week #5 #AESB Honors Handed Out
BOSTON – Stony Brook highlighted last week’s #AESB action going 3-1 and improving to a league-best 10-4 this season.
Here are the conference's fourth weekly award winners of the 2020 season:
#AESB Weekly Award Winners – March 10
Player of the Week
Melissa Rahrich, Stony Brook – Sr., First Base, Brighton, Colo.
- Compiled a 1.898 OPS slashing .615/.667/1.231 in a 3-1 week.
- Hit two home runs and two doubles.
- Drove in five.
- This is Rahrich’s first Player of the Week honor of the season and sixth of her career.
Pitcher of the Week
Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC – So., Pitcher, York, Pa.
- Didn’t allow a run in two appearances last week while surrendering just two hits.
- Struck out 24 in 10 innings pitched.
- This is Coppersmith’s second Pitcher of the Week honor of the season and eighth of her career.
Rookie of the Week
Alyssa Viscardo, Hartford – Fr., Pitcher, Malvern, Pa.
- Picked up the win in relief vs. Manhattan by not allowing a run in four innings pitched.
- This is Viscardo’s first career Rookie of the Week honor.
2020 Weekly Award Winners
Feb. 11 – Player of the Week: Kelsey Galevich, Hartford; Pitcher of the Week: Lovina Capria, UMass Lowell. Rookie of the Week: Emma Armstrong, Hartford
Feb. 25 – Player of the Week: Jourdin Hering, Stony Brook; Pitcher of the Week: Dawn Bodrug, Stony Brook. Rookie of the Week: Madison Patrella, UAlbany
March 3 – Player of the Week: Katie Falotico, UAlbany; Pitcher of the Week: Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Tessa Nuss, Binghamton
March 10 - Player of the Week: Melissa Rahrich, Stony Brook; Pitcher of the Week: Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Alyssa Viscardo, Hartford
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