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#AEBASE WEEK 3: NJIT and UAlbany Continue to Post Wins

BOSTON – Four different programs earned victories last week, including a pair by NJIT and UAlbany. Binghamton, NJIT, UAlbany, and UMass Lowell all started the weekend with wins. NJIT went on to win a pair of games Saturday, taking down Iona 16-3 and then 3-2.

The Great Danes lost their contest second against Longwood but followed it up with a 10-7 victory on Saturday afternoon and a four-run victory Sunday. Binghamton took down Siena on Friday before dropping a pair against East Tennessee. Bryant went 1-3 to the University of Delaware of the weekend. The Bulldogs are currently 3-5-1 and take on Merrimack this afternoon.
 
All seven teams are in action this weekend with multiple teams hitting the road. UMBC will host Lehigh Saturday while UMass Lowell, UAlbany, Maine, NJIT, Bryant, & Binghamton are on the road.
 
#AEBASE Weekly Award Winners – March 4

Player of the Week
Sean O’Leary, UMass Lowell – So., Infield, Foxboro, Mass.
  • Hit .636 and slugged 1.364 with seven hits.
  • Recorded seven RBI, four runs, and two home runs.  
  • On defense he grabbed 12 putouts.
  • This is O’Leary’s first #AEBASE Player of the Week honor this season.
Pitcher of the Week
MT Morrisey, NJIT – Gr., Pitcher, Portsmouth, R.I.
  • Went 7.0 innings while allowing one earned run with seven strikeouts to earn the win against Iona.
  • He ended his outing escaping a bases loaded jam in the seventh to maintain a two-run lead for the Highlanders.
  • This is MT Morrisey’s first career #AEBASE Pitcher of the Week honor.
Rookie of the Week
Logan Morris, UAlbany – Fr., Infield, Port Jervis, N.J.
  • Hit .400 with six hits, four RBI and two runs as UAlbany took 3-of-4 from Longwood.
  • This is Morris’s first career #AEBASE 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
Feb. 25 – Player of the Week: Brandyn Durand, Bryant; Pitcher & Rookie of the Week: Brady Bouchard, Binghamton
March 4 – Player of the Week: Sean O’Leary, UMass Lowell; Pitcher of the Week: MT Morrissey, NJIT; Logan Morris, UAlbany
 
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.

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