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The UMBC Sports Blog Awards
Fall Sports:
Men’s Soccer-
MVP: Andrew Bulls (8 goals, 2 assists)
Freshman of the Year: Andrew Bulls (8 goals,, 2 assists)
Women’s Soccer-
MVP: Morgan Warrington (5 Goals, 1 assist)
Freshman of the Year: Mo Van Vlerah (35 saves, 67.3%)
Volleyball-
MVP: Alyssa Lang (319 kills, 317 digs)
Freshman of the Year: Alyssa Lang (319 kills, 317 digs)
Men’s Cross Country-
MVP: Paul Zwama
Women’s Cross Country-
MVP: Sara Parkinson
Winter Sports:
Men’s Basketball-
MVP: Darryl Proctor (20.0ppg, 8.8rpg, 46.7 FG%)
Freshman of the Year: Chauncey Gilliam (10.9ppg, 4.4rpg, 51.4 FG%)
Women’s Basketball-
MVP: Carlee Cassidy (20.4ppg, 35.8 FG%, 32.1 3-pt%)
Freshman of the Year: Michelle Kurowski (13.7ppg, 4.6rpg, 40.6 FG%)
Men’s Swimming and Diving-
MVP: Justin Bronson
Women’s Swimming and Diving-
MVP: Samantha Maccherola
Men’s Indoor Track and Field-
MVP: Adrian Arthur
Women’s Track and Field-
MVP: Imani Colbert
Spring Sports:
Men’s Lacrosse-
MVP: Jeremy Blevins (151 saves, 54.5%)
Freshman of the Year: Rob Grimm (10 goals, 17 assists, 18 ground balls)
Women’s Lacrosse-
MVP: Kara Dorr (40 goals, 10 assists, 26 ground balls)
Freshman of the Year: Emily Coady (22 goals, 13 assists, 11 ground balls)
Baseball-
MVP: Shawn Retz (.380, 60 hits, 27 runs, .627 Slg%, 9 Home runs)
Freshman of the Year: Max Himmelstein (.303, 40 hits, 18 runs, .432 Slg%, 3 Home runs)
Softball-
MVP: Stephanie Weigman (2.20 ERA, 22-16, 245.0 Innings Pitched, 293 strikeouts)
Freshman of the Year: Keala Mason (.255, 13 hits, 5 runs, .353 SLG%, 1 HR)
Men’s Indoor Track and Field-
MVP: Victor Gilreath
Women’s Track and Field-
MVP: Britney Foreman
Men’s Tennis-
MVP: Fredi Voorman
Women’s Tennis-
MVP: Cornelia Carapcea
Final Awards
Men’s POY: Darryl Proctor
Women’s POY: Stephanie Weigman
Men’s ROY: Andrew Bulls
Women’s ROY: Michelle Kurowski
Baseball Drops Finale to Georgetown, 10-3
It was not a great season for UMBC. They only had nine wins and dropped the last game of the season. But seniors Shawn Retz and Tom Meaney went out on high notes as each homered.
But through the down season there is a lot to be happy about. They are the youngest team in the conference and will be much better next year and will likely be competitive again in two years. One year works wonders for a pitcher. When you see the improvement Austin Drewyer made from last year to this year you’ve got to be impresses, so just wait until next year and his senior year. The same goes for David Divita. He can be a great pitcher in the conference when he’s healthy. The only problem is he may not get to that point.
Hitting wise the foundation is there. Max Himmelstein is the future clean up guy and Justin Lamborn and Rich Conlon make a great defensive infield that can get a few hits a game. Brian Russo also has potential as a power hitter. So just because they had a down year, it means they are rebuilding, not regressing.
Baseball Swept in Season Finale by Vermont
GAME 1: Vermont 3, UMBC 0
Ed Bach pitched a decent game allowing three runs on five hits with five strikeouts, but Vermont completely shut down UMBC’s hitting as they recorded just four hits and no runs. And no matter how good your pitching is, when you don’t score you can’t win.
GAME 2: Vermont 5, UMBC 1
UMBC got an early lead as Brad Brainer crossed the plate in the top of the first inning, but Kevin Clark gave up five runs off seven hits for the eventual loss. The hitting was still bad for UMBC. They only recorded three hits and two of them came in the first inning.
Game 3: Vermont 12, UMBC 0
Austin Drewyer got shelled in game three. He gave up 11 runs off 12 hits in five innings of work. But once again it does not matter what your pitching does, or how bad they play, if the team cannot get runs they cannot win. UMBC got six hits but was unable to capitalize on any of chances as they were shutout.
Game 4: Vermont 7, UMBC 4
After a rain delay on sunday the game was rescheduled to Monday and the team played much better than the previous three outings. Brad Brainer and Rich Conlon both recorded multi-hit games while UMBC recorded four runs off eight hits. But the pitching still needs work. Travis Pearson gave up five runs and his help in Steve Miller gave up two more in the loss.
UMBC Drops Rain-Shortened Game to Towson, 5-1
It was only five innings and then stopped for the rain but Kevin Clark pitched well. He pitched all five innings and struck out three batters and only gave up one earned run. Sadly he gave up four unearned runs for give Towson five. But the team didn’t get the hitting going either. They recorded three hits and one run which came from Bryan Russo in the second inning.
Both Softball and Baseball Cancelled Due to Rain
The Softball game against Hartford and the baseball double header against Binghamton were canceled on Sunday for rain
Baseball Drops Two to Binghamton, 10-0 and 9-3
GAME 1: Binghamton 10, UMBC 0
Binghamton pitcher Jeff Dennis held UMBC to just two hits in the complete game shutout. As bad as Ed Bach did pitching there is no complaining for UMBC because unless you score it doesn’t matter what your pitching does.
GAME 2: Binghamton 9, UMBC 3
Brad Brainer his his third home run of the season on the first Binghamton pitch of the game and they added two more runs in the third, but Austin Drewyer gave up four earned runs in seven innings of work for the loss.
Baseball falls to Nationally Ranked George Mason, 12-4
Max Himmelstein is going to be a good player in his UMBC career. He went 4-5 with one run and one RBI against the Patriots but only Tom Meaney helped his effort with a multi-hit game. The problem was once again pitching. Travis Pearson got shelled in the third inning, giving up five run which was enough for the loss. But to put the blame on him would be wrong. The defense had three errors and none of those five runs were earned. The relievers did not help much either. Steve Miller gave up five runs in three innings himself while Brian Klukowicz gave up two runs in 1.1 innings. The only retriever pitcher to not allow a run was Josh Dick, who pitched a shut out 1.2 innings.
Baseball Splits Day 2 Double Header, wins series against Hartford
GAME 1: UMBC 10, Hartford 2
With the win UMBC got their first conference series win and is no longer in last place in the league. Kevin Clark pitched a great seven inning complete game allowing just two runs off three hits while striking out six Hawks.
In the third inning Max Himmelstein broke the pitchers dual with his first career grand slam. Two innings later UMBC extended their lead to 6-0 as Tom Meaney hit a two run home run to left field.
Hartford finally got on the board in the sixth inning with two run but UMBC UMBC got extra insurance as Wink Nolan hit a two RBI triple and Shawn Retz hit a two run homer run at the next UMBC at bat.
GAME 2: Hartford 7, UMBC 6
UMBC wishes they would have saved a few run for the second game but it was a valiant effort. David Davita had a rough start as he gave up three runs in the first inning buy Ryan Morse’s one run given up in the eight was the difference. Davita has not played healthy all season, and in what is not his red shirt sophomore year he has improved a lot. Once he is healthy in his fourth year in college he will be ready to make an impact and he and Drewyer as well as Ed Bach and Clark should make for a good rotation.
Brad Brainer lad the team with a 2-3, one run 1 RBI day while Meaney, Himmelstein, and Curtis Schickner also recorded two hits in the game.
Baseball Sweeps Hartford on Saturday Double Header
Why can’t UMBc play Hartford as their first series every year. Last year they swept them and this year they already doubled their conference wins with a sweep against them today. If they start out against them it’s a 4-0 lead right away with confidence building at the start. Anyway, the baseball team was impressive today, It was a nice day and a lot of fans were in attendance (including me) and they won in convincing fashion.
GAME 1: UMBC 10, Hartford 5
Ed Bach finally got a much deserved win after a complete game that he allowed just five runs off nine hits. But the difference is this time he had the run support. UMBC struck early with and 8-0 lead after four before adding two more in the sixth.
Tom Meany lead the day with a 1-2 day with two runs and 4 RBI’s including a three run home run in the third inning. Wink Nolan went 2-3 with two runs and an RBI while Casey Medairy went 3-3 with 2 runs and an RBI.
GAME 2: UMBC 7, Hartford 4
Austin Drewyer is going to be good next year. His progression from last year to this year and the beginning of this year to now has just been great. He pitched 6.1 innings and allowed just four runs off nine hits while Travis Pearson came in for the save in the nine inning game.
UMBC had a big first inning, scoring four runs as Shawn Retz homered in his first at bat to get a 2-1 lead and from them on Hartford didn’t see the lead again. Meaney doubled down the left field line and Max Himmelstein helped him out with a double of his own. Then Justin Lamborn made it a 4-1 lead with a double and RBI of his own.
Lamborn went 2-3 with one run and 2 RBI’s while Retz and Himmelstein lead the team with three this and a combined three runs and three RBI’s. Brad Brianer, and Meaney also recorded multi-hit games.
Baseball Cancelled
The rain today flooded the baseball field has caused the game against George Washington to be canceled. The softball game is in Binghamton will still be going on but the team has an extra day to recover from yesterday’s grueling win over Georgetown.
