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#AEBASE Week 11: Bryant Moves Into First

BOSTON – Bryant earned a sweep over UAlbany to move into first place with three weekends remaining in the regular season, while Maine captured 2 of 3 to stay close behind in second.
 
Bryant won all four of its games last week and has won11 of 12 overall to jump back into first place with a 10-5 record. The Bulldogs won 7-4, 5-3 and 17-4 all on the road. Maine is just a game back in the loss column and is 12-6 overall after beating NJIT 1-0 and 7-5. UMass Lowell also had a strong weekend, taking two from Binghamton, 5-4 and 5-2.
 
All seven teams are in action midweek. This weekend Bryant hosts Maine in a battle for first place, while UAlbany travels to UMass Lowell. UMBC welcomes NJIT for three contests beginning on Friday afternoon.
   
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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#AEBASE Weekly Award Winners – April 29

Player of the Week
Zac Zyons, Bryant – Sr., Second Base, South Kingstown, R.I.
  • Hit .375 and had an OPS of 1.507 in leading Bryant to a 4-0 record.
  • Finished off the weekend sweep of UAlbany by going 3-for-3 with five RBI and two home runs.
  • Zyons is the third different player from Bryant to earn #AEBASE Player of the Week honors.
 
Pitcher  of the Week
Caleb Leys, Maine – Jr., Pitcher, Middletown, R.I.
  • Went the full 7.0 innings for a complete game five-hit shutout with two walks and five strikeouts.
  • Currently leads all pitchers in league play in wins (5), ERA (0.51) and strikeouts (45)
  • This is Ley’s third #AEBASE Pitcher of the Week honor this season.
 
Rookie of the Week
Tommy Martin, Maine – Fr., Pitcher, Randolph, N.J.
  • Earned his first career save with 3.0 innings of scoreless relief against NJIT.
  • Allowed a single hit with two walks and one strikeout for the Black Bears.
  • This is Martin’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 of the Week: Michael Belcher, Bryant; Rookie of the Week: Michael Belcher, Bryant
Feb. 25 – Player of the Week: Brandyn Durand, Bryant; Pitcher of the Week: Brady Bouchard, Binghamton; 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; Rookie of the Week: Logan Morris, UAlbany
March 11 - Player of the Week: Gavin Noriega, Bryant; Pitcher of the Week: Caleb Leys, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Matt Bolton, Binghamton
March 18 - Player of the Week: Devan Bade, Binghamton; Pitcher of the Week: Nick Remy, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Anthony Mascuilli, UMBC
March 24 - Player of the Week: Alex Luccini, UMass Lowell; Pitcher of the Week: Dylan Banner, UAlbany; Rookie of the Week: Anthony Mascuilli, UMBC
April 1 - Player of the Week: Myles Sargent, Maine; Pitcher of the Week: Brandon Peterson, NJIT; Rookie of the Week: Matt Bolton, Binghamton
April 8 - Player of the Week: Leewood Molessa, UMBC; Pitcher of the Week: Nate DeSchryver, NJIT; Rookie of the Week: Sergio Droz, UMBC
April 15 - Player of the Week: Brody Rasmussen, Maine; Pitcher of the Week: Gianni Gambardella, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Evan Menzel, Maine
April 22 - Player of the Week: Myles Sargent, Maine; Pitcher of the Week: Caleb Leys, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Michael Belcher, Bryant
April 29 - Player of the Week: Zac Zyons, Bryant; Pitcher of the Week: Caleb Leys, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Tommy Martin, Maine

 
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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