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).
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.
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 won four awards in five years from 2011 to 2015. 2014 was the sixth consecutive season in which the award was presented to the coach whose team won the conference's regular season title.
Binghamton head coach Tim Sinicki has won the most Coach of the Year awards, with seven.
Maine is the only school to have multiple coaches win the award. Paul Kostacopoulos won it in 1997 and 2001, Steve Trimper won it in 2013, and Nick Derba won it in 2022 and 2023.
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.
SeasonCoachSchoolConf. (Rk.)Overall 1990 George Redman Central Connecticut 9–5 (2nd) 25–14 1991 Neil McPhee Northeastern 12–3 (2nd) 35–15 1992 Bob Hannah Delaware 14–13 (3rd) 28–21 1993 Dave Bettencourt New Hampshire 15–10 (2nd) 23–20 1994 Neil McPhee (2) Northeastern 18–6 (2nd) 35–16 1995 Bob Hannah (2) Delaware 19–3 (1st) 45–14 1996 Bob Hannah (3) Delaware 19–5 (1st) 44–12 1997 Paul Kostacopoulos Maine 16–8 (2nd) 24–27 1998 Bob Hannah (4) Delaware 22–2 (1st) 43–10 1999 Mike Gottlieb Towson 20–7 (1st) 33–19 2000 Bob Hannah (5) Delaware 19–5 (1st) 37–20 2001 Paul Kostacopoulos (2) Maine 20–8 (2nd) 36–15 2002 Bill Currier Vermont 14–8 (2nd) 27–22 2003 Bill Currier (2) Vermont 17–5 (1st) 32–14 2004 Jon Mueller Albany 14–7 (T–2nd) 37–14 2005 Tim Sinicki Binghamton 12–8 (4th) 23–26 2006 Bill Currier (3) Vermont 16–8 (1st) 19–32 2007 Tim Sinicki (2) Binghamton 17–5 (1st) 28–19 2008 John Jancuska UMBC 13–11 (3rd) 21–29 2009 Tim Sinicki (3) Binghamton 13–7 (1st) 30–22 2010 Tim Sinicki (4) Binghamton 21–3 (1st) 31–20 2011 Matt Senk Stony Brook 22–2 (1st) 42–12 2012 Matt Senk (2) Stony Brook 21–3 (1st) 52–15 2013 Steve Trimper Maine 20–9 (1st) 37–22 2014 Matt Senk (3) Stony Brook 18–5 (1st) 35–182015Matt Senk (4)Stony Brook18–4–1 (1st)35–16–12016Tim Sinicki (5)Binghamton19–5 (1st)30–252017Tim Sinicki (6)Binghamton15–4 (1st)30–132018Justin BloodHartford16–8 (1st)26–312019Jon Mueller (2)Albany14–9 (2nd)28–212021Jon Mueller (3)Albany20–18 (1st)22–252022Nick DerbaMaine21–9 (1st)27–222023Nick Derba (2)Maine19–5 (1st)32–212024Ryan KlostermanBryant17–7 (1st)36–212025Ryan Klosterman (2)Bryant18–6 (1st)36–19–12026Tim Sinicki (7)Binghamton17–7 (1st)28–20Liam BowenUMBC15–9 (2nd)28–22
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.
School (year joined)AwardsSeasonsBinghamton (2002) 7 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2026 Delaware (1992) 5 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000 Maine (1990) 5 1997, 2001, 2013, 2022, 2023 Stony Brook (2002) 4 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 Albany (2002) 3 2004, 2019, 2021 Vermont (1990) 3 2002, 2003, 2006 Bryant (2023) 2 2024, 2025 Northeastern (1990) 2 1991, 1994 UMBC (2004) 2 2008, 2026 Central Connecticut (1990) 1 1990Hartford (1990)12018 New Hampshire (1990) 1 1993 Towson (1996) 1 1999
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 the 2014 MLB draft by the Los Angeles Angels. Newcomb became the first pitcher in the America East to be selected in the first round.
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.
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.
Winners by season The following is a table of the award's winners in each season since it was inaugurated in 1990.
SeasonPitcherSchool 1990 David Adam Central Connecticut 1991 Larry Thomas Maine 1992 Jason Pierson Delaware 1993 Mark Ballard Maine 1994 Jeremy Benson Delaware 1995 Jamie Wilson 1996 Justin Romano Hofstra 1997 Garrett Quinn Maine 1998 Matt Phillips Delaware 1999 Greg Montalbano Northeastern 2000 Rich McGuire Delaware 2001 Rusty Tucker Maine 2002 Mike MacDonald 2003 Jamie Merchant Vermont 2004 Jordan Thomson Northeastern 2005 Adam Ottavino 2006 Zach Groh Binghamton 2007 Gary Novakowski Stony Brook 2008 Joe Serafin Vermont 2009 Murphy Smith Binghamton 2010 James GiuliettiNick TropeanoStony Brook 2011 2012 Tyler Johnson 2013 Tommy Lawrence Maine 2014 Sean Newcomb Hartford2015Conrad WozniakUMBC 2016 Mike Bunal Binghamton 2017 Nick Gallagher2018Nicholas DombkoskiHartford2019Ben AndersonBinghamton2021Nicholas SinacolaMaine2022Ryan FischerNJIT2023Luke JohnsonUMBC20242025Caleb LeysMaine2026Dylan BannerAlbany
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.
School (year joined)AwardsSeasons Maine (1990) 8 1991, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2013, 2021, 2025 Binghamton (2002) 6 2006, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2019 Delaware (1992) 5 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000 Stony Brook (2002) 4 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012 Northeastern (1990) 3 1999, 2004, 2005UMBC (2004)32015, 2023, 2024Hartford (1990) 2 2014, 2018 Vermont (1990) 2 2003, 2008Albany (2002)12026 Central Connecticut (1990) 1 1990 Hofstra (1995) 1 1996NJIT (2021)12022
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 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.
Delaware's Kevin Mench is the only player to win the award twice. He did so in 1998 and 1999.
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.
Winners by season The following is a table of the award's winners in each season since it was inaugurated in 1990.
Season Pitcher SchoolRef 1990 Mike Sciortino Central Connecticut 1991 Mark Sweeney Maine 1992 Brian Wallace Delaware 1993 Chad White Maine 1994 Derek Gauthier Northeastern 1995 Cliff Brumbaugh Delaware 1996 James Vallillo Towson 1997 Brian August Delaware 1998 Kevin Mench 1999 2000 Andrew Salvo 2001 Gregg Davies Towson 2002 Jeff Barry Vermont 2003 Bobby Tewksbury 2004 Dan Schoonmaker Albany 2005 Mathieu Bergeron Binghamton 2006 Kyle Brault Vermont 2007 Brendon Hitchcock Binghamton 2008 Curt Smith Maine 2009 Matt Duffy Vermont 2010 Corey Taylor Binghamton 2011 Willie Carmona Stony Brook 2012 Travis Jankowski 2013 Michael Fransoso Maine 2014 Kevin Krause Stony Brook2015 Jack Parenty2016 David MacKinnon Hartford2017Toby HandleyStony Brook2018Nick Campana Sr.Hartford2019Nick GrandeStony Brook2021John ThrasherHartford2022Evan GiordanoStony Brook2023Jeremiah JenkinsMaine2024Gavin NoriegaBryant2025Drew WyersBryant2026Ehi OkojieUMBC
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.
School (year joined)AwardsSeasonsStony Brook (2002)72011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022 Delaware (1992) 6 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Maine (1990) 5 1991, 1993, 2008, 2013, 2023 Vermont (1990) 4 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009 Binghamton (2002) 3 2005, 2007, 2010Hartford (1990)32016, 2018, 2021 Bryant (2023) 2 2024, 2025 Towson (1996) 2 1996, 2001 Albany (2002) 1 2004 Central Connecticut (1990) 1 1990 Northeastern (1990) 1 1994 UMBC (2004) 1 2026
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 played in the MLB.
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.
SeasonPitcherSchool 1996 Lou Marchetti Drexel 1997 Kevin Mench Delaware 1998 Bruce Boehm Drexel 1999 Mike Ross Maine 2000 Joe Drapeau 2001 Mike Collar 2002 Jon Lewis Stony Brook 2003 Greg Norton Maine 2004 Miguel Magrass Vermont 2005 Scott Diamond Binghamton 2006 Kevin McAvoy Maine 2007 Myckie Lugbauer 2008 Peter Bregartner Binghamton 2009 David Ciocchi 2010 Willie Carmona Stony Brook 2011 Brandon McNitt 2012 Cole Peragine 2013 Jack Parenty 2014 Cameron Stone2015Justin CourtneyMaine2016Bret ClarkeStony Brook2017Christian TorresUMBC2018Nicholas DombkoskiHartford2019Thomas BabalisBinghamton2021Albert ChoiNJIT2022Evin SullivanBinghamton2023Leewood MolessaUMBC2024Cade LadehoffNJIT2025Michael BelcherBryant2026Hunter St. DenisMaine
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.