At the end of each regular season, the America East Conference names major award winners in baseball. Currently, it names a Coach, Pitcher, Player, and Rookie of the Year. With the exception of Rookie of the Year, which was added in 1996, the awards date to the 1990 season, the conference's first season of baseball. Through the 1996 season, the awards were known as the major awards of the North Atlantic Conference, the America East's former name.
Through the end of the 2019 season, Stony Brook has won 21 major awards, the most of any school in the conference. Maine has the second highest total, with 20. Three other schools have at least ten: Binghamton (19), Delaware (17), and Vermont (10). [1]
In the conference's 25–year history, a single team has swept the awards six times. Three instances came before 1996 (when the conference Rookie of the Year was added as the fourth award): Central Connecticut in 1990 and Delaware in 1992 and 1995. Since 1996, Stony Brook swept the awards in 2011 and 2012, and Hartford did so in 2018. [1] [2]
The conference's Coach of the Year award is presented annually to its most outstanding baseball coach, as chosen by a vote of the conference's coaches at the end of the regular season. The award was first presented in 1990 and was known as the North Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year award through the 1996 season, after which the conference adopted its current name.
In 2014, Stony Brook's Matt Senk won the award for the third time, after the Seawolves went 33–16 in the regular season and won the America East's regular season title. Senk won four awards in five years from 2011 to 2015. [3] 2014 was the sixth consecutive season in which the award was presented to the coach whose team won the conference's regular season title. [1]
Binghamton head coach Tim Sinicki has won the most Coach of the Year awards, with six. [1]
Maine is the only school to have multiple coaches win the award. Paul Kostacopoulos won it in 1997 and 2001, and Steve Trimper won it in 2013. [1]
The following is a table of the award's winners in each season since it was inaugurated in 1990. The table also includes the winner's school, conference record and rank in the standings, and overall record.
Season | Coach | School | Conf. (Rk.) | Overall |
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1990 [1] [4] | George Redman | Central Connecticut | 9–5 (2nd) | 25–14 |
1991 [1] [5] | Neil McPhee | Northeastern | 12–3 (2nd) | 35–15 |
1992 [1] [6] | Bob Hannah | Delaware | 14–13 (3rd) | 28–21 |
1993 [1] [7] | Dave Bettencourt | New Hampshire | 15–10 (2nd) | 23–20 |
1994 [1] [5] | Neil McPhee (2) | Northeastern | 18–6 (2nd) | 35–16 |
1995 [1] [6] | Bob Hannah (2) | Delaware | 19–3 (1st) | 45–14 |
1996 [1] [6] | Bob Hannah (3) | Delaware | 19–5 (1st) | 44–12 |
1997 [1] [8] | Paul Kostacopoulos | Maine | 16–8 (2nd) | 24–27 |
1998 [1] [6] | Bob Hannah (4) | Delaware | 22–2 (1st) | 43–10 |
1999 [1] [9] | Mike Gottlieb | Towson | 20–7 (1st) | 33–19 |
2000 [1] [6] | Bob Hannah (5) | Delaware | 19–5 (1st) | 37–20 |
2001 [1] [8] | Paul Kostacopoulos (2) | Maine | 20–8 (2nd) | 36–15 |
2002 [1] [10] | Bill Currier | Vermont | 14–8 (2nd) | 27–22 |
2003 [1] [10] | Bill Currier (2) | Vermont | 17–5 (1st) | 32–14 |
2004 [1] [11] | Jon Mueller | Albany | 14–7 (T–2nd) | 37–14 |
2005 [1] [12] | Tim Sinicki | Binghamton | 12–8 (4th) | 23–26 |
2006 [1] [10] | Bill Currier (3) | Vermont | 16–8 (1st) | 19–32 |
2007 [1] [12] | Tim Sinicki (2) | Binghamton | 17–5 (1st) | 28–19 |
2008 [1] [13] | John Jancuska | UMBC | 13–11 (3rd) | 21–29 |
2009 [1] [12] | Tim Sinicki (3) | Binghamton | 13–7 (1st) | 30–22 |
2010 [1] [12] | Tim Sinicki (4) | Binghamton | 21–3 (1st) | 31–20 |
2011 [1] [14] | Matt Senk | Stony Brook | 22–2 (1st) | 42–12 |
2012 [1] [14] | Matt Senk (2) | Stony Brook | 21–3 (1st) | 52–15 |
2013 [1] [15] | Steve Trimper | Maine | 20–9 (1st) | 37–22 |
2014 [3] [16] | Matt Senk (3) | Stony Brook | 18–5 (1st) | 35–18 |
2015 | Matt Senk (4) | Stony Brook | 18–4–1 (1st) | 35–16–1 |
2016 | Tim Sinicki (5) | Binghamton | 19–5 (1st) | 30–25 |
2017 | Tim Sinicki (6) | Binghamton | 15–4 (1st) | 30–13 |
2018 | Justin Blood | Hartford | 16–8 (1st) | 26–31 |
2019 | Jon Mueller (2) | Albany | 14–9 (2nd) | 28–21 |
The following is a table of the schools whose coaches have won the award, along with the year each school joined the conference, the number of times it has won the award, and the years in which it has done so.
School (year joined) | Awards | Seasons |
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Binghamton (2002) | 6 | 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017 |
Delaware (1992) [lower-alpha 1] | 5 | 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000 |
Stony Brook (2002) | 4 | 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 |
Maine (1990) | 3 | 1997, 2001, 2013 |
Vermont (1990) [lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 2002, 2003, 2006 |
Northeastern (1990) [lower-alpha 3] | 2 | 1991, 1994 |
Albany (2002) | 2 | 2004, 2019 |
Central Connecticut (1990) [lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 1990 |
Hartford (1990) | 1 | 2018 |
New Hampshire (1990) [lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 1993 |
Towson (1996) [lower-alpha 6] | 1 | 1999 |
UMBC (2004) | 1 | 2008 |
The conference's Pitcher of the Year award is given annually to the best pitcher in the America East, as chosen by a vote of the conference's coaches at the end of the regular season. The award was first presented in 1990 and was known as the North Atlantic Conference Pitcher of the Year award through the 1996 season, after which the conference adopted its current name.
Hartford pitcher Sean Newcomb won the award in 2014. Newcomb went 8–2 with a 1.25 ERA on the year. He was the first Hawk to receive the award and was selected in the first round of the 2014 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Angels. [17] Newcomb became the first pitcher in the America East to be selected in the first round. [18]
Stony Brook's Nick Tropeano is the only pitcher to win the award twice. He won the award in both 2010 (when he shared it with Binghamton's James Guglietti) and 2011. [19]
Four of the award's winners – Maine's Larry Thomas, Northeastern's Adam Ottavino, Stony Brook's Nick Tropeano, and Hartford's Sean Newcomb – have gone on to pitch in the MLB.
The following is a table of the award's winners in each season since it was inaugurated in 1990.
Season | Pitcher | School |
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1990 [1] | David Adam | Central Connecticut |
1991 [1] | Larry Thomas | Maine |
1992 [1] [20] | Jason Pierson | Delaware |
1993 [1] [21] | Mark Ballard | Maine |
1994 [1] | Jeremy Benson | Delaware |
1995 [1] [22] | Jamie Wilson | Delaware |
1996 [1] [23] | Justin Romano | Hofstra |
1997 [1] [24] | Garrett Quinn | Maine |
1998 [1] [25] | Matt Phillips | Delaware |
1999 [1] [26] | Greg Montalbano | Northeastern |
2000 [1] [27] | Rich McGuire | Delaware |
2001 [1] [28] | Rusty Tucker | Maine |
2002 [1] [29] | Mike MacDonald | Maine |
2003 [1] [30] | Jamie Merchant | Vermont |
2004 [1] [31] | Jordan Thomson | Northeastern |
2005 [1] [32] | Adam Ottavino | Northeastern |
2006 [1] [33] | Zach Groh | Binghamton |
2007 [1] [34] | Gary Novakowski | Stony Brook |
2008 [1] [35] | Joe Serafin | Vermont |
2009 [1] [36] | Murphy Smith | Binghamton |
2010 [1] [37] | James Giulietti Nick Tropeano | Binghamton Stony Brook |
2011 [1] [19] | Nick Tropeano | Stony Brook |
2012 [1] [38] | Tyler Johnson | Stony Brook |
2013 [1] [39] | Tommy Lawrence | Maine |
2014 [17] | Sean Newcomb | Hartford |
2015 | Conrad Wozniak | UMBC |
2016 [1] [40] | Mike Bunal | Binghamton |
2017 [1] [41] | Nick Gallagher | Binghamton |
2018 | Nicholas Dombkoski | Hartford |
2019 | Ben Anderson | Binghamton |
The following is a table of the schools whose pitchers have won the award, along with the year each school joined the conference, the number of times it has won the award, and the years in which it has done so.
School (year joined) | Awards | Seasons |
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Maine (1990) | 6 | 1991, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2013 |
Binghamton (2002) | 6 | 2006, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2019 |
Delaware (1992) [lower-alpha 1] | 5 | 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000 |
Stony Brook (2002) | 4 | 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
Northeastern (1990) [lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 1999, 2004, 2005 |
Hartford (1990) | 2 | 2014, 2018 |
Vermont (1990) [lower-alpha 3] | 2 | 2003, 2008 |
UMBC (2004) | 1 | 2015 |
Central Connecticut (1990) [lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 1990 |
Hofstra (1995) [lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 1996 |
The conference's Len Harlow Player of the Year award is given annually to the best pitcher in the America East, as chosen by a vote of the conference's coaches at the end of the regular season. The award was first presented in 1990 and was known as the North Atlantic Conference Player of the Year award through the 1996 season, after which the conference adopted its current name. It is named for Len Harlow, who worked in athletic communications for Maine and the conference. [42]
In 2012, Stony Brook outfielder Travis Jankowski became the first America East Player of the Year award winner to be drafted in the first round of the MLB Draft, and the second America East player overall after Northeastern's Carlos Peña. [43]
Delaware's Kevin Mench is the only player to win the award twice. He did so in 1998 and 1999. [1]
Five recipients – Maine's Mark Sweeney, Delaware's Cliff Brumbaugh, Mench, Vermont's Matt Duffy, and Stony Brook's Travis Jankowski – have appeared in the MLB.
The following is a table of the award's winners in each season since it was inaugurated in 1990.
Season | Pitcher | School | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
1990 | Mike Sciortino | Central Connecticut | [1] |
1991 | Mark Sweeney | Maine | [44] |
1992 | Brian Wallace | Delaware | [1] |
1993 | Chad White | Maine | [1] |
1994 | Derek Gauthier | Northeastern | [45] |
1995 [22] | Cliff Brumbaugh | Delaware | |
1996 [46] | James Vallillo | Towson | |
1997 [47] | Brian August | Delaware | |
1998 [48] | Kevin Mench | Delaware | |
1999 [48] | Kevin Mench | Delaware | |
2000 [49] | Andrew Salvo | Delaware | |
2001 [50] | Gregg Davies | Towson | |
2002 [51] | Jeff Barry | Vermont | |
2003 [52] | Bobby Tewksbury | Vermont | |
2004 [53] | Dan Schoonmaker | Albany | |
2005 [54] | Mathieu Bergeron | Binghamton | |
2006 [55] | Kyle Brault | Vermont | |
2007 [34] | Brendon Hitchcock | Binghamton | |
2008 [56] | Curt Smith | Maine | |
2009 [57] | Matt Duffy | Vermont | |
2010 [58] | Corey Taylor | Binghamton | |
2011 [59] | Willie Carmona | Stony Brook | |
2012 [60] | Travis Jankowski | Stony Brook | |
2013 [56] | Michael Fransoso | Maine | |
2014 | Kevin Krause | Stony Brook | [61] |
2015 | Jack Parenty | Stony Brook | [62] |
2016 | David MacKinnon | Hartford | [63] |
2017 | Toby Handley | Stony Brook | |
2018 | Nick Campana Sr. | Hartford | |
2019 | Nick Grande | Stony Brook |
The following is a table of the schools whose players have won the award, along with the year each school joined the conference, the number of times it has won the award, and the years in which it has done so.
School (year joined) | Awards | Seasons |
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Delaware (1992) [lower-alpha 1] | 6 | 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 |
Stony Brook (2002) | 6 | 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019 |
Maine (1990) | 4 | 1991, 1993, 2008, 2013 |
Vermont (1990) [lower-alpha 2] | 4 | 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009 |
Binghamton (2002) | 3 | 2005, 2007, 2010 |
Hartford (1990) | 2 | 2016, 2018 |
Towson (1996) [lower-alpha 3] | 2 | 1996, 2001 |
Albany (2002) | 1 | 2004 |
Central Connecticut (1990) [lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 1990 |
Northeastern (1990) [lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 1994 |
The conference's Rookie of the Year award is given annually to the best freshman in the America East, as chosen by a vote of the conference's coaches at the end of the regular season. The award was added in 1996. [1]
In 2014, Stony Brook closer Cameron Stone won the award. In the regular season, he had a 1.48 ERA and eight saves. He was the fifth consecutive Seawolf to win the award. [64]
Two of the award's recipients – Delaware's Kevin Mench and Binghamton's Scott Diamond – later played in the MLB.
The following is a table of the award's winners in each season since it was inaugurated in 1990. The table also includes the winner's school, conference record and rank in the standings, and overall record.
Season | Pitcher | School |
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1996 [1] [65] | Lou Marchetti | Drexel |
1997 [1] [66] | Kevin Mench | Delaware |
1998 [1] [25] | Bruce Boehm | Drexel |
1999 [1] [67] | Mike Ross | Maine |
2000 [1] [68] | Joe Drapeau | Maine |
2001 [1] [68] | Mike Collar | Maine |
2002 [1] [69] | Jon Lewis | Stony Brook |
2003 [1] [68] | Greg Norton | Maine |
2004 [1] [53] | Miguel Magrass | Vermont |
2005 [1] [70] | Scott Diamond | Binghamton |
2006 [1] [71] | Kevin McAvoy | Maine |
2007 [1] [72] | Myckie Lugbauer | Maine |
2008 [1] [73] | Peter Bregartner | Binghamton |
2009 [1] | David Ciocchi | Binghamton |
2010 [1] [64] | Willie Carmona | Stony Brook |
2011 [1] [64] | Brandon McNitt | Stony Brook |
2012 [1] [64] | Cole Peragine | Stony Brook |
2013 [1] [64] | Jack Parenty | Stony Brook |
2014 [1] [64] | Cameron Stone | Stony Brook |
2015 | Justin Courtney | Maine |
2016 | Bret Clarke | Stony Brook |
2017 | Christian Torres | UMBC |
2018 | Nicholas Dombkoski | Hartford |
2019 | Thomas Babalis | Binghamton |
The following is a table of the schools whose players have won the award, along with the year each school joined the conference, the number of times it has won the award, and the years in which it has done so.
School (year joined) | Awards | Seasons |
---|---|---|
Maine (1990) | 7 | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2015 |
Stony Brook (2002) | 7 | 2002, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 |
Binghamton (2002) | 4 | 2005, 2008, 2009, 2019 |
Drexel (1992) [lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 1996, 1998 |
Delaware (1992) [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 1997 |
Hartford (1990) | 1 | 2018 |
UMBC (2004) | 1 | 2017 |
Vermont (1990) [lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 2004 |
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