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#AEBASE WEEK 1: UMass Lowell, Bryant Post Wins as Season Begins

BOSTON – UMass Lowell started its 2025 campaign 2-1 to highlight the opening weekend of baseball in the America East.

The River Hawks took down Mercyhurst to start the season and followed it up with a 12-6 run win against Ball State. Bryant went 1-1 against Davidson College over the weekend.
 
All seven teams are in action this weekend on the road, beginning with each of them playing on Friday.
 
#AEBASE Weekly Award Winners – Feb. 18

Player of the Week
Brandon Fish, UMass Lowell – Sr., Infield, Londonderry, N.H.
  • Had a 2.102 OPS in 2-1 week.
  • Went 6-for-9, totaling four runs & posted three RBI's.
  • This is Brandon Fish’s first career #AEBASE Player of the Week honor.
 
Pitcher & Rookie of the Week
Michael Belcher, Bryant – Fr., Pitcher, Prospect, Conn.
  • Tossed a perfect 4.0 innings in his collegiate debut
  • Struck out each of his first six batters and had seven total strike outs
  • This is Belcher’s first career #AEBASE Pitcher & Rookie of the Week honor.
  
2025 #AEBASE Weekly Award Winners
Feb. 18 – Player of the Week: Brandon Fish, UMass Lowell; Pitcher & Rookie of the Week: Michael Belcher, Bryant
 
Fans will once again be able to watch the majority of the #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.

ABOUT AMERICA EAST
Founded in 1979, the America East Conference is an elite NCAA Division I athletic conference that fosters an environment for student-athletes to become champions. Comprised of academically renowned, like-minded member institutions located in the Northeast region of the United States, America East is committed to broad-based excellence and progressive in its approach to supporting its more than 3,500 student-athletes across 18 sponsored sports. For more information, visit www.AmericaEast.com and follow the America East Conference and its social media channels, @AmericaEast.
 
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