BOSTON – A dramatic conclusion to the baseball regular season sets up what is sure to be a competitive championship this week.
Saturday’s action included Stony Brook clinching a share of its third consecutive regular season crown via a walk-off in the tenth inning. That same day also featured Hartford clinching the final postseason bid by completing a sweep of Maine. The Hawks are the only #AEBASE team this season to bring the brooms to the Black Bears.
The Binghamton Bearcats, meanwhile, took two of three from UMBC and earned the No. 2 seed in the tournament. For complete information on this week’s tournament visit #AEBASE Championship Central.
The preseason poll was announced on Feb. 4.
Fans will once again be able to watch the majority of #AEBASE 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.
Follow the @AEGameDay Twitter account to stay up-to-date on America East baseball news all season long and use #AEBASE to join the conversation.
#AEBASE Weekly Award Winners – May 23
Player of the Week
Evan Giordano, Stony Brook – Sr., 3B, Sewell, N.J.
- Hit .429 with a 1.714 OPS in series win over NJIT.
- Scored six runs and drove in eight, including the winning run on Saturday.
- This is a league-high third Player of the Week honor for Giordano.
Pitcher of the Week
Josh O’Neill, Stony Brook – Jr., RP, Nutley, N.J.
- Tossed 6.2 scoreless innings of relief to earn win over NJIT.
- O’Neill struck out six and allowed the Seawolves to come back and win.
- This is his first career Pitcher of the Week honor.
Rookie of the Week
Evin Sullivan, Binghamton – Fr., C, Lansdale, Pa.
- Hit .533 with .563 on-base percentage in series win over UMBC.
- Scored four runs and drove in four.
- This is his second consecutive Rookie of the Week award.
2022 #AEBASE Weekly Award Winners
Feb. 22 – Player: David Marcano, NJIT; Pitcher: Ryan Fischer, NJIT; Rookie: Colton Book, Stony Brook
Mar. 1 – Player: Brad Malm, UAlbany; Pitcher: Thomas Babalis, Binghamton; Rookie: Adam Kuzmicki, Stony Brook
Mar. 8 – Player: Jason Bottari, UAlbany; Pitcher: Grant Vurpillat, NJIT; Rookie: Brandon Fish, UMass Lowell
Mar. 16 – Player: Brad Malm, UAlbany; Pitcher: LJ Keevan, UMass Lowell; Rookie: Caleb Leys, Maine
Mar. 22 – Player: Evan Giordano, Stony Brook; Pitcher: Grant Vurpillat, NJIT; Rookie: Jeremiah Jenkins, Maine
Mar. 29 – Player: Shane Paradine, Stony Brook: Pitcher: Thomas Babalis, Binghamton; Rookie: Jacob Humphrey, UMass Lowell
April 5 – Player: Joe Bramanti, Maine; Pitcher: Joshua Becker, UMass Lowell; Rookie: Ryan Knight, Hartford
April 12 – Player: Cavan Tully, Binghamton; Pitcher: Gabe Driscoll, Binghamton; Rookie: Jacob Humphrey, UMass Lowell
April 19 – Player: Fritz Genther, UMass Lowell; Pitcher: Noah Lewis Maine; Rookie: Jacob Humphrey, UMass Lowell
April 26 – Player: Evan Giordano, Stony Brook; Pitcher: Caleb Leys, Maine; Rookie: Jeremiah Jenkins, Maine
May 3 – Player: Quinn McDaniel, Maine; Pitcher: Ryan Fischer, NJIT; Rookie: Jeremiah Jenkins, Maine
May 9 – Player & Rookie: Brandon Fish, UMass Lowell; Pitcher: Ray Weber, UAlbany
May 16 – Player: Ian Diaz, UMBC; Pitcher: Ben Fero, Stony Brook; Rookie: Evin Sullivan, Binghamton
May 23 – Player: Evan Giordano, Stony Brook; Pitcher: Josh O’Neill, Stony Brook; Rookie: Evin Sullivan, Binghamton
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