BOSTON – Bryant took two of three this past weekend and clinched its first #AEBASE Regular Season Championship in program history, while Binghamton and NJIT also came away with series victories.
The Bulldogs took down Maine 10-4 and 15-8 to clinch the No. 1 Seed in the upcoming #AEBASE Tournament and secure the outright regular season title a day later. Binghamton secured it’s series victory with a 5-3 win over second place UMBC in the 13th inning on a walk-off home run by Nick Roselli. NJIT, meanwhile, beat UML by scores of 10-4 and 13-10 to move into third place with three games remaining.
Just one weekend remains in the regular season and virtually nothing has been decided in the #AEBASE Championship. Only the top seed is locked up and just one game in the loss column separates the bottom four teams in the standings with three games remaining. UMass Lowell has concluded its conference schedule at 11-12 and secured a spot in the championship, alongside Bryant, UMBC and NJIT.
The preseason poll was announced on January 24.
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#AEBASE Weekly Award Winners – May 13
Player of the Week
Nick Roselli, Binghamton – Jr., Second Base, Levittown, N.Y.
- Hit .615 while slugging 1.462 with a .706 on-base percentage, homering in each game of the series as Binghamton took two of three from second place UMBC.
- Went 4-for-5 in the series finale, highlighted by a walk-off two-run homer in the 13th inning.
- This is Rosselli’s first #AEBASE Player of the Week honor this season.
Pitcher of the Week
Luke Johnson, UMBC – Sr., Pitcher, Lewes, Del.
- Went 6.2 innings with just two hits allowed and one earned run in a win against Binghamton.
- Struck out eight batters with four walks in the 4-3 win.
- This is Johnson’s second #AEBASE Pitcher of the Week honor this season.
Rookie of the Week
Jackson Mitchell, Binghamton – Fr., Pitcher, Warwick, N.Y.
- Posted a 0.00 ERA in a pair of appearances last weekend, allowing just two hits and striking out six with a pair of walks.
- Went 3.0 innings, pitching in the 10th, 11th and 12th with six strikeouts and just two hits allowed to stay tied 3-3 with UMBC.
- This is Mitchell’s first #AEBASE Rookie of the Week honor.
2024 #AEBASE Weekly Award Winners
Feb. 20 – Player of the Week: Carlos Martinez, UMass Lowell; Pitcher of the Week: James Capellupo, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Sean O’Leary, UMass Lowell
Feb. 27 – Player of the Week: Mike Gunning, Binghamton; Pitcher of the Week: Sam Downs, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: John Vitucci, UAlbany
Mar. 5 – Player of the Week: Luke Longo, NJIT; Pitcher of the Week: Sam Downs, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Case Ladehoff, NJIT
Mar. 12 - Player of the Week: Austin Francis, NJIT; Pitcher of the Week: Austin Wainer, Bryant; Rookie of the Week: Cole Campbell, NJIT
Mar. 19 - Player of the Week: Anthony Swenda, UMBC; Pitcher of the Week: Jayden Shertel, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Jason Kreiger, Maine
Mar. 26 – Mar. 19 - Player of the Week: Danny Wyatt, UMBC; Pitcher of the Week: Luke Johnson, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Danny Wyatt, UMBC
April 2 - Player of the Week: Luke Filippi, UAlbany; Pitcher of the Week: Aidan Kidd, NJIT; Rookie of the Week: Thomas McElwee, UAlbany
April 9 - Player of the Week: Gavin Noriega, Bryant; Pitcher of the Week: Gabe Driscoll, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Cole Campbell, NJIT
April 16 - Player of the Week: Gavin Noriega, Bryant; Pitcher of the Week: Tyler Horvat, Bryant; Rookie of the Week: Danny Wyatt, UMBC
April 23 – Player of the Week: Luke Longo, NJIT; Pitcher of the Week: Austin Wainer, Bryant; Rookie of the Week: Cole Campbell, NJIT
April 30 – Player of the Week: Jeremiah Jenkins, Maine; Pitcher of the Week: Michael Simes, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Cole Campbell, NJIT
May 6 – Player of the Week: Dawson Baracani, UMBC; Pitcher of the Week: Austin Wainer, Bryant; Rookie of the Week: John Vitucci, UAlbany
May 13 - Player of the Week: Nick Roselli, Binghamton; Pitcher of the Week: Luke Johnson, UMBC Rookie of the Week: Jackson Mitchell, Binghamton
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