BOSTON – Three weeks remain in the 2026 #AEBASE regular season until the championship begins and Binghamton became the first team to secure a tournament bid over the weekend. The Bearcats, who did not play a league series, have won 11-straight conference tilts.
Over the weekend, Bryant swept UMass Lowell to move into third place while Maine took two of three from UMBC to move into second. The Blace Bears also knocked off #22 Boston College, 4-2, in a midweek tilt last week. In the final league series, UAlbany won twice vs. NJIT.
This weekend, Binghamton hosts Maine, NJIT entertains Bryant and UAlbany visits UMBC.
#AEBASE Weekly Award Winners – April 28
Player of the Week
Brody Rasmussen, Maine – Sr., Outfielder, Boise, Idaho
- Slashed .571/.611/.714 in a 3-1 week.
- Scored three runs and drove in four.
- Went 2-for-4 with a walk in a win over #22 Boston College
- Hit .600 with a 1.467 OPS in series win over UMBC.
- This is Rasmussen’s first #AEBASE Player of the Week honor of the season.
Pitcher of the Week
Dylan Banner, UAlbany – Sr., Pitcher, Plainview, N.Y.
- Fired seven shutout innings in UAlbany’s win
- Allowed just three hits and struck out four.
- This is Banner’s second #AEBASE Pitcher of the Week honor of the season.
Rookie of the Week
Brian Cadieux, UAlbany – Pitcher, R-Fr., Merick, N.Y.
- Threw five shutout innings vs. NJIT on Sunday.
- Allowed just four hits and struck out three.
- This is Cadieux’s first #AEBASE Rookie of the Week honor of the season.
2026 #AEBASE Weekly Award Winners
Feb. 17 – Player of the Week: Casey Wensley, Bryant; Pitcher of the Week: Jack Donlin, Maine; Rookie of the Week: Troy Carpenter, Maine
Feb. 24 – Player of the Week: Luke Filippi, UAlbany; Pitcher of the Week: Landon White, Bryant; Rookie of the Week: Troy Carpenter, Maine
Mar. 3 – Player of the Week: Casey Wensley, Bryant; Pitcher of the Week: Kallen Hackman, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Rex Hauser, Maine
Mar. 10 – Player of the Week: Ehi Okojie, UMBC; Pitcher of the Week: Zach Robinson, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Hunter St. Denis, Maine
March 17 – Player of the Week: Ehi Okojie, UMBC; Pitcher of the Week: Nolan Geisner, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Cal Chance, UMass Lowell
March 24 – Player of the Week: Sean Sweeney, Binghamton; Pitcher of the Week: Kaden Hilburger, Bryant; Rookie of the Week: Troy Carpenter, Maine
March 31 – Player of the Week: Casey Wensley, Bryant; Pitcher of the Week: Alfred Mucciarone, UMass Lowell; Rookie of the Week: Lorenzo Camilleri, NJIT
April 7 – Player of the Week: Zac Pepe, Maine; Pitcher of the Week: Dylan Banner, UAlbany; Rookie of the Week: Rowin O’Connor, NJIT
April 14 – Player of the Week: Ellis Garcia, Bryant; Pitcher of the Week: Zach Robinson, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Hunter St. Denis, Maine
April 21 – Player of the Week: Tommy Popoff, Binghamton; Pitcher of the Week: Eddie Sargent, UMBC; Rookie of the Week: Cal Chance, UMass Lowell
April 28 - Player of the Week: Brody Rasmussen, Maine; Pitcher of the Week: Dylan Banner, UAlbany; Rookie of the Week: Brian Cadieux, 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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