Boston, MA - In week 3 of #AESB, Maine pulled out a dominate mid-week win against St. Joseph’s beating them 16-1. The weekend brought many schedule changes due to weather with most teams able to get in a double header on Sunday. UAlbany and UMBC kicked things off with a solo Saturday game with UAlbany taking the first and then splitting their Sunday double header. Bryant and Maine also split their Sunday double header and Bryant took the solo game played on Monday to round out the series. UAlbany still claims the top spot in conference play with just one loss, followed by Bryant and Binghamton at second and third place, respectively.
Here are the week 9 #AESB Award Winners:
Player of the Week
Victoria Vilarchao, UAlbany - R-Jr., Infield, Sunrise, FL
- Vilarchao tallied four hits in three games and seven at bats.
- Slashed .571/1.143/1.743 on the week with 3 RBI, one double, and one home run.
Pitcher of the Week
Wendi Hammond, UAlbany - Gr., Pitcher, Chemung, NY
- Hammond pitched two complete game victories over UMBC.
- She totaled 10 strikeouts and held a 1.29 ERA in 14.0 innings pitched.
Rookie of the Week
Maggie Frisvold, UMBC - Fr., Pitcher, Laurel, MD
- Pitched a complete game two-hitter and hit the game-winning homer in UMBC's 3-2 win at UAlbany.
- Struck out 5 and walked just one.
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.
Follow the @AEGameDay Twitter account to stay up-to-date on America East softball news all season long and use #AESB to join the conversation.
The preseason poll was released on January 23.
2024 #AESB Weekly Award Winners
Feb. 13 – Player of the Week: Emma Lawson, Binghamton; Pitcher of the Week: Allison L'Amoreaux, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Isabel Quintanilla, UMass Lowell
Feb. 19 - Player of the Week: Hannah Cochran, Bryant; Pitcher of the Week: Allison L'Amoreaux, Binghamton ; Rookie of the Week: Ella Squaires, UMBC
Feb. 26 - Player of the Week: Maddi Petrella, UAlbany; Pitcher of the Week: Jerzie Nutile, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Sam Rohwer, Bryant
March 5 - Player: Morgan Petty, UAlbany; Pitcher: Brianna Roberts, Binghamton; Rookie: Mary Kate Murray, UAlbany
March 12 - Player: Amaya Caroll, UMBC; Pitcher: Ryley White, UMass Lowell; Rookie: Amya Lundy, UMBC
March 19 - Player: Ashley Della Guardia, UMBC; Co-Pitcher: Wendi Hammond, UAlbany; Co-Pitcher: Olivia Kennedy, Binghamton; Rookie: Sam Rohwer, Bryant
March 26 - Player: Emily Riggs, UMBC; Pitcher: Kya Matter, UMBC; Rookie: Ella Squaries, UMBC
April - 2 - Player: Allison L’Amoreaux, Binghamton; Pitcher: Brianna Roberts, Binghamton; Rookie: Maddy Dodig, Binghamton
April 9 - Player: Victoria Vilarchao, UAlbany; Pitcher: Wendi Hammond, UAlbany; Rookie: Maggie Frisvold, UMBC
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