Softball

Maine, UMBC Earn #AESB Series Wins

BOSTON – A pair of conference softball series took place last week with Maine earning a sweep of Hartford and UMBC taking two of three from Binghamton. The Black Bears are off to a 4-2 start in #AESB play, its best start since 2018. Fans will once again be able to watch the majority of #AESB this season. Select games will air on The AE on ESPN while others will air on AmericaEast.TV. Those games will be available on computers, OTT devices and the brand new America East app, which is available on all IOS and Android devices and can be found by searching ‘America East Conference’ in app stores.

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#AESB Weekly Award Winners – April 12
Maranda Jimenez, UAlbany – Sr., Utility, Riverside, Calif.
  • Registered a 1.389 OPS in a four-game sweep of Delaware State.
  • Hit two home runs, drove in five runs and scored three.
  • This is Jimenez’s first career Player of the Week award.
Pitcher of the Week
Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC – Jr. Pitcher, York, Pa.
  • Earned a win and a save to lead UMBC to two wins over Binghamton.
  • Allowed just one earned run in 20 innings of work on only seven hits.
  • Fanned 33 hitters and walked none.
  • This is Coppersmith fourth Pitcher of the Week award of the season and 12th of her career.
Rookie of the Week
Chandler Mitchell, Hartford – Fr., Outfielder, Voorhees, N.J.
  • Batted .667 (4-for-6) with five runs scored and four stolen bases in three games.
  • This is Mitchell’s first career Rookie of the Week honor.

2021 Weekly Award Winners
March 8 –Player of the Week: Courtney Cashman, UMass Lowell; Pitcher of the Week: Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Ashley Della Guardia, UMBC
March 15 – Player of the Week: Kelby Drews, Maine; Pitcher of the Week: Dawn Bodrug, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Kyra McFarland, Stony Brook
March 22 – Player of the Week: Kelly Barkevich, UAlbany; Pitcher of the Week: Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Ashley Della Guardia, UMBC
March 29 - Player of the Week: Courtney Cashman, UMass Lowell; Dawn Bodrug, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Zoe Truxon, Hartford
April 5 - Player of the Week: Melissa Rahrich, UMass Lowell; Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Kyra McFarland, Stony Brook
April 12 - Player of the Week: Maranda Jimenez, UAlbany; Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Chandler Mitchell, Hartford
  
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