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- Binghamton (7-11, 3-8 AE) dropped a 4-0, 3-1 doubleheader on Wednesday at Fordham. Senior shortstop Makayla Alvarez and sophomore outfielder Jillian Fittry each went 2-for-6 during the day. The Bearcats' last conference games took place at home against Maine the weekend of April 17-18 with the Black Bearcats taking three of the four contests.

- As a team, Binghamton ranks third in the America East with a 3.33 ERA. That is on track to be its best ERA since compiling a 2.86 mark in 2017.

- Junior second baseman Marissa Braito is batting .316 so far this season while Alvarez has a .306 batting average with two home runs and seven RBI. In addition, Alvarez carries a team-best, five-game hitting streak going to the series against UMass Lowell.

- UMass Lowell (9-12, 5-5 AE) was swept by Stony Brook on Wednesday by scores of 2-1 and 3-2. Christina Rizzi led the River Hawks by going 3-for-6 at the plate (.500).

- Rizzi is batting a team-best .393 with a pair of home runs and 14 RBI. Courtney Cashman is hitting .383 and ranks first on the River Hawks with seven home runs and 17 RBI.
 
- UMass Lowell leads the all-time series 11-7, having taken the last 10 meetings. Most recently, the River Hawks won a 4-3, eight-inning elimination game at the 2019 America East Tournament. The Bearcats' last win in the series was a 6-3 decision at Lowell on March 27, 2016.
 
- Prior to Saturday's doubleheader, Binghamton will hold its annual Senior Day ceremony. This year's graduating senior class includes Sarah Benn, Madison Germano, Alex Guay, Hannah Lyons, Lauren Martinez and Rayn Gibson.
 
- Gibson ranks eighth all-time in program history with 308 career strikeouts. She is two strikeouts away from tying Rhoda Marsteller (2010-13) for seventh place all time.
 
- Sophomore pitcher/designated player Sophia Pappas has driven in nine runs so far this season. She has a team-best four multiple-RBI performances.