Curt Smith wrapped up his career at the University of Maine Wednesday night by being named the America East Player of the Year.

Smith had a monster year at the plate leading America East in four categories:

127 total bases

He finished second in on-base percentage (.498), tied for second in hits (71) and home runs (11), finished third in walks (32) and tied for fifth in doubles (17).

Two weeks ago infielder Ashley Waters earned the same honor for the Maine softball team. Neither team - baseball or softball - qualified for the playoffs.

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The Maine baseball team was locked out of the America East playoffs after losing three of four against Vermont this weekend. That ends the team's seven-year streak of reaching the postseason.

Maine needed to win at least three of four to stay alive, but instead lost Saturday's doubleheader by scores of 4-2 and 1-0. Maine split Sunday's doubleheader with a 16-5 win, 9-1 loss.

Maine (19-26-1, 7-13 AE) has one series left at Binghamton before the season ends.

Been hearing about this for a week or so now. . .but somehow kept missing the footage.

In case you missed it too: Here's an ESPN piece about the softball player from Western Oregon who was carried around the bases following her first career home run.

Remarkable sportsmanship.

Ashley Waters will be named America East Player of the Year Wednesday at the conference banquet.

Maine did not qualify for the playoffs. But Waters had a banner year, finishing the season leading Maine in almost every hitting category:

101 total bases

And 30 RBIs (second in this category behind Terren Hall, who had 31)

Her 58 hits, 10 home runs and 101 total bases were tops in America East.

Here is a feature on Waters that ran last week.

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