BOSTON – UMBC and Stony Brook clinched trip to the 2021 #AESB Championship over the weekend. The Retrievers swept Maine while the Seawolves swept a midweek doubleheader from UMass Lowell. UMBC and Stony Brook are tied in the conference standings at 9-4 entering the final weekend and will meet in a three-game set to decide the regular-season champion.
Two playoff spots remain and will come down to UAlbany, Maine and UMass Lowell.
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 – May 4, 2021
Sierra Pierce, UMBC – Sr., Outfielder, Youngtown, Ohio
- Had a .538/.600/1.000 slash line in a 4-1 week for UMBC.
- Hit a pair of home runs, drove in five and scored six runs.
- This is Pierce’s first Player of the Week award of the season.
Pitcher of the Week
Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC – Jr., Pitcher, Erie, Pa.
- Went 3-0 in four appearances.
- Didn’t allow an earned run in 19 innings pitched.
- Struck out 30.
- This is Coppersmith’s fifth Pitcher of the Week award this season.
Rookie of the Week
Allison L’Amoreaux, Binghamton – Fr., Pitcher, Endwell, N.Y.
- Allowed just 3 ER in 13 IP with 8 strikeouts.
- This is L’Amoreaux Rookie of the Week honor of the season.
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; Pitcher of the Week: 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
April 27 – Player of the Week: Lové Drumgole, UAlbany; Pitcher of the Week: Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Ashley Della Guardia, UMBC
May 4 – Player of the Week: Sierra Pierce, UMBC; Pitcher of the Week: Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Allison L’Amoreaux, Binghamton
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