Softball

Maine, UMBC Take #AESB Series, Earn Weekly Honors

BOSTON – A pair of conference softball series took place last week with Maine and UMBC taking two of three from Binghamton and UAlbany, respectively. Through three weeks of the conference season, Stony Brook sits atop the standings at 5-0 while Maine is 6-3 followed by UMBC and UMass Lowell both at 4-2. 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 20
Madison Wilson, UMBC – So., Infielder, Abingdon, Md.
 
  • Had a 1.400 OPS in a series win over UAlbany with 2 HR and 7 RBI
  • This is Wilson’s first career Player of the Week award.
Pitcher of the Week
Kyleigh O’Donnell, Maine – Sr., Pitcher, Abington, Mass.
  • Went 2-0 with a 0.91 ERA allowing just two runs in 15 1/3 innings last week, including throwing a pair of complete-game games to lead Maine to a series win over Binghamton.
  • Struck out 13.
  • This is O’Donnell’s first career Pitcher of the Week honor.
Rookie of the Week
Kyra McFarland, Stony Brook – Fr., Infielder, Greeley, Colo.
  • Went 2-4 with an RBI in lone game of week, a win over Seton Hall.
  • This is McFarland’s third 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
April 20 - Player of the Week: Madison Wilson, UMBC; Kyleigh O’Donnell, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Kyra McFarland, Stony Brook
  
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