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#AESB Week 13: UAlbany & Binghamton Secure #AESB Regular Season Titles

BOSTON – On the final weekend of the regular season UAlbany earned a sweep over Maine to clinch a share of the 2024 Softball Regular Season Championship alongside Binghamton to cap off a strong regular season for both programs.
 
The Great Danes didn’t allow a run in their sweep of the Black Bears on the way to the top overall seed in the tournament. Binghamton, meanwhile, closed out its series against UMass Lowell with a 10-2 win to claim a share of the title. UMBC took two of three from Bryant to secure the No. 4 seed in the tournament, while the Bulldogs will be the No. 3 seed.

The 2024 #AESB Championship gets underway on Wednesday with No. 4 UMBC and No. 5 UMass Lowell squaring off at 11 a.m. They’ll be followed by No. 3 Bryant against No. 6 Maine at 1:30 pm. The losers in each of the first two contests will battle at 4 p.m. in an elimination game. Visit the #AESB Championship Central to get all the details of this year’s championship hosted by Maine, including a complete schedule.
 
Here are the week 13 #AESB Award Winners: 
           
#AESB Weekly Award Winners – May 6
Player of the Week
Maddi Petrella, UAlbany – Gr., Catcher, League City, Texas
  • Hit .625 and slugged 1.000 in a 4-0 week with five hits, five RBI and three runs.
  • Went 2-for-2 with three RBI in a 5-0 shutout of Maine.
  • This is Petrella’s second #AESB Player of the Week honor this season.
 
Pitcher of the Week
Wendi Hammond, UAlbany – Gr., Pitcher, Chemung, N.Y.
  • Went 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in three appearances (14 IP), while allowing seven total hits and striking out 14 batters.
  • Finished the weekend with a 7.0 IP shutout of Maine with four hits allowed, zero walks and eight strikeouts.
  • This is Hamond’s fourth #AESB Pitcher of the Week honor this season.
 
Rookie of the Week
Maddy Dodig, Binghamton – Fr. Second Base, Saugerties, N.Y.
  • Batted .429 with three hits, two runs and one RBI while helping Binghamton clinch a share of the regular season title.
  • Went 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI in a 10-2 win against UMass Lowell.
  • This is Dodig’s second AESB Rookie of the Week honor of the year.
 
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
April 16 - Player: Megan Marcel, Bryant; Pitcher: Allison L’Amoreaux, Binghamton; Rookie: Makenna Coleman, Bryant
April 23 - Player: Morgan Petty, UAlbany; Pitcher: Wendi Hammond, UAlbany; Rookie: Makenna Coleman, Bryant 
April 30 - Player: Allison L’Amoreaux, Binghamton; Pitcher: Ryley White, UMass Lowell; Rookie: Makenna Coleman, Bryant 
May 6 - Player: Maddi Petrella, UAlbany; Pitcher: Wendi Hammond, UAlbany; Rookie: Maddy Dodig, Binghamton  
 
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