BOSTON – In a week that featured pitching gems aplenty, Stony Brook swept Hartford and improved to 8-0 in conference play. The Seawolves are the first #AEBASE team to have a perfect start to their first eight league games since the 2012 Maine Black Bears.
Six pitchers have tossed seven shutout innings over the course of the last three days. Four of those performances came on Friday. Aces will be back on the bump Saturday as four doubleheaders are scheduled on AETV.
Fans will once again be able to watch a number of #AEBASE games 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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#AEBASE Weekly Award Winners – April 5
Player of the Week
Brad Malm, UAlbany – Jr., Shortstop, Medford, N.Y.
- Slashed .625/.647/1.000 in UAlbany’s four-game series against UMBC.
- Malm knocked in six runs and crossed the plate seven times himself.
- He slugged 1.000 behind three doubles and a homer.
- This is his first career Player of the Week honor.
Pitcher of the Week
Nicholas Sinacola, Maine – Jr., Right-Handed Pitcher, North Attleboro, Mass.
- Followed last week’s historic outing with a seven-inning shutout against Binghamton.
- On the heels of striking out 16 batters in his last appearance, Sinacola fanned 15 Bearcats.
- He allowed just three hits and a pair of walks.
- Sinacola leads the nation with 18.23 strikeouts per nine innings.
- This is his second consecutive Pitcher of the Week honor and third of the season.
Rookie of the Week
Tommy Reifler, Binghamton – Fr., Outfielder, Garden City, N.Y.
- Hit .545 with a .615 OBP to lead Binghamton to a series win over Maine.
- Reifler scored a pair of runs in the second game of Friday’s doubleheader.
- He also drove in a run.
- This is his first career Rookie of the Week award.
2021 Weekly Award Winners
Mar. 1 – Player of the Week: John LaRocca, Stony Brook; Pitcher of the Week: Sam Turcotte, Stony Brook; Rookie of the Week: Evan Fox, Stony Brook
Mar. 8 – Player of the Week: Christian Torres, UMBC; Pitcher of the Week: Joe Nestel, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Connor Eisenmann, UAlbany
Mar. 15 – Player of the Week: Adam Schwartz, UMBC; Pitcher of the Week: Nicholas Sinacola, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Jake Rainess, Maine
Mar. 22 – Player of the Week: Cam Climo, UMass Lowell; Pitcher of the Week: Nathan Florence, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Aaron Park, NJIT
Mar. 29 – Player of the Week: Chris Hamilton, Stony Brook; Co-Pitchers of the Week: Nathan Florence, Hartford & Nicholas Sinacola, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Noah Lewis, Maine
April 5 – Player of the Week: Brad Malm, UAlbany; Pitcher of the Week: Nicholas Sinacola, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Tommy Reifler, Binghamton
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