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- Binghamton (17-27) is the No. 6 seed and begins play at the America East Tournament against No. 3 Stony Brook on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. The winner will face No. 1 UMass Lowell on Thursday at 11 a.m. The tournament once again has a double-elimination format. This marks the first year that Hartford has hosted the event.
 
- Binghamton has been off since taking two out of three games against Maine April 27-28 at the Bearcats Sports Complex. Junior catcher Sara Herskowitz and sophomore shortstop Makayla Alvarez each hit a team-best .375 (3-for-8) against the Black Bearcats
 
- The Bearcats are making their eighth appearance in the America East Tournament, having last won the event in 2015. They are 10-13 all time, having also recorded third-place finishes in five of the other six years.
 
- Last season, Binghamton placed fifth at the America East Tournament. After defeating Maine 3-1, the Bearcats lost 9-0 to Albany and 4-3 to the Black Bears. Herskowitz batted .429 during the tournament while current sophomore Lauren Martinez hit .375 with a home run.
 
-  Freshman second baseman Marissa Braito ranks ninth in the America East in batting (.326), is fifth in on-base percentage (.430), No. 10 in runs scored (29) and tied for second with five triples. Herskowitz is third with 34 RBI, eighth with a .546 slugging percentage and fourth with 13 doubles. Alvarez, meanwhile, is third with nine home runs and fourth in slugging percentage (.643).
 
- Braito has been named the America East Rookie of the Week three times this season (Feb. 19, March17 & March 24). Fellow freshman pitcher Morgan Bienkowski was the conference's Rookie of the Week on April 30. Alvarez, meanwhile, was the America East Player of the Week on Feb. 19.

 
AE TOURNAMENT BY THE NUMBERS
 
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As a team, Binghamton is ranked second in the America East with a .354 on-base percentage.

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Binghamton has two walk-off victories in the America East Tournament. Most recently, Jessica Rutherford homered in the bottom of the eighth inning against Stony Brook on May 12, 2016.

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Binghamton has had three America East Tournament games go into extra innings. Most recently, it lost 4-3 to Albany in eight innings last year in the second round.

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Sophomore pitcher Chelsea Howard is currently tied for second in the America East with a pair of saves.

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Junior catcher Sara Herskowitz tied the Binghamton program's single-game record with three doubles against Albany on April 10.

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Freshman second baseman Marissa Braito has been named the America East Rookie of the Week three times this season (Feb. 19, March 17 & March 24).

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Binghamton has won its opening game of the America East Tournament four times in the past six years. The Bearcats beat Hartford 7-1 in 2013, took a 5-3 decision against Albany in 2015, defeated Stony Brook 7-6 in 2016 and Maine 3-1 last year.

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Binghamton has been the host school in the America East Tournament four times (2013, 2016, 2017 & 2018).

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Freshman second baseman Marissa Braito has five triples -- which is tied for the third-highest, single-season total in Binghamton program history.

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Junior catcher Sara Herskowitz leads the America East this season with five sacrifice flies.

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Sophomore shortstop Makayla Alvarez is third in the America East with nine home runs.

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As a team, Binghamton is second in the America East this season with 11 triples.

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The most runs scored by the Bearcats in an America East Tournament game is 11, against Stony Brook in the third round of the 2017 Tournament. The Bearcats won that game 11-4.

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The most hits by Binghamton in an America East Tournament game is 13, against Maine in the third round of the 2015 Tournament.

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Junior catcher Sara Herskowitz has 20 multiple-RBI games during her career at Binghamton.

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With 235 victories during her 10 years at Binghamton, Michelle Johnston is the all-time winningest head coach in program history.