BOSTON- Binghamton, Bryant, Maine, UMBC and UMass Lowell all got wins last week on the diamond.
Binghamton won 2-1 against Norfolk State in the weekend series. Bryant took home a win against Liberty 8-2. Maine found the win column against Winthrop with a 10-7 victory. UMBC won 13-1 and 9-3 against Delaware State and 6-4 against St. Peter’s last week. UMass Lowell went 2-1 against James Madison in their series this weekend.
Here are the week 3 #AEBASE Award Winners
Player of the Week
Quinn McDaniel, Maine - Jr., Second Base, Elliot, ME
- Slashed .625/.812/1.625 with 2 Home runs, 2 doubles, 3 RBI's, 5 runs scored and 1 walk on a 1-2 weekend for the Black Bears.
- He drew more walks (7) than outs recorded (3) on the weekend.
Pitcher of the Week
Matt Draper, UMass Lowell - Gr., Right-Handed Pitcher, Lowell, Mass.
- Draper threw a complete game helping lead UMass Lowell to their first win on the season
- Had 11 strikeouts, while only allowing 5 hits, 3 walks and 1 earned run. Had 8 fly outs and 7 ground outs.
Rookie of the Week
Leewood Molessa, UMBC - Fr., First Base, Pullman, W. Va.
- In a 3-0 week, Molessa went 7-13 with 3 RBI’s, 2 runs scored and a double.
- Was also a perfect 12-12 in the field
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.
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The preseason poll was announced Feb. 2.
2023 #AEBASE Weekly Award Winners
Feb. 21 – Player of the Week: Connor Goodman, Maine; Pitcher of the Week: Aidan Kidd, NJIT; Rookie of the Week: Gianni Gamardella, Maine
Feb. 28 - Player of the Week: Albert Choi, NJIT; Pitcher of the Week: Coleman Picard, Bryant; Rookie of the Week: Holden de Jong, NJIT
March 7 - Player: Quinn McDaniel, Maine; Pitcher: Matt Draper, UMass Lowell; Rookie: Leewood Molessa, UMBC
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