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.
Contents
- Coach of the Year
- Winners by season
- Winners by school
- Pitcher of the Year
- Player of the Year
- Rookie of the Year
- References
Through the end of the 2014 season, Maine has won 19 major awards, the most of any school in the conference. Delaware, which was a member from 1992 to 2011, has the second highest total, with 17. Three other schools have at least ten: Stony Brook (16), Binghamton (13), and Vermont (10).
In the conference's 25-year history, a single team has swept the awards five 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, the only team to achieve the feat is Stony Brook in 2011 and 2012.
Coach of the Year
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 has won three of the last four awards. 2014 was the sixth consecutive season in which the award was presented to the coach whose team won the conference's regular season title.
Delaware's Bob Hannah, who coached in the conference from 1992–2001, holds the record for the most awards, with five. Binghamton head coach Tim Sinicki has the most of any coach active in the conference, with 4.
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.
Winners by season
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.
Winners by school
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.
Pitcher of the Year
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 that year's MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Angels.
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.
Three of the award's winners– Maine's Larry Thomas and Northeastern's Adam Ottavino– have gone on to pitch in Major League Baseball.
Winners by season
The following is a table of the award's winners in each season since it was inaugurated in 1990.
Winners by school
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.
Player of the Year
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.
In 2014, Stony Brook catcher Kevin Krause received the award. In the regular season, Krause hit .344 with eight home runs and 46 RBI. He became the third Seawolf in the last four seasons to win the award and was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2014 MLB Draft.
Delaware's Kevin Mench is the only player to win the award twice. He did so in 1998 and 1999.
Three recipients– Maine's Mark Sweeney, Delaware's Cliff Brumbaugh, and Mench– have appeared in Major League Baseball.
Winners by season
The following is a table of the award's winners in each season since it was inaugurated in 1990.
Winners by school
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.
Rookie of the Year
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.
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.
Two of the award's recipients– Delaware's Kevin Mench and Binghamton's Scott Diamond– later appeared in Major League Baseball.
Winners by season
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.
Winners by school
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.