VESTAL, N.Y. - Binghamton baseball hits the road for its second weekend series of the 2022 season when the Bearcats (1-2) face No. 23 Old Dominion (3-0) Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Bud Metheny Stadium in Norfolk. 

The reigning Conference USA-champion Monarchs are a daunting opponent, coming off a 44-win season that ended with NCAA Regional runnerup honors and a No. 16 ranking last spring. ODU opened their 2022 season last weekend by outscoring visiting Iona 47-3 in a three-game sweep. They amassed 18 extra-base hits in the three wins (4-2, 24-0, 19-1).

The Bearcats experienced a wide range of success their three-game series at Lamar last weekend in Beaumont, Texas. Binghamton opened the series by playing in the second-longest game (innings) in program history, falling 2-1 in 14 innings. In Game 2, the bottom fell out in a 16-1 loss. In Sunday's finale, however, BU scored early and rolled to a 9-5 win. 

Junior first baseman Kevin Gsell had three doubles and two RBIs in the series and catchers Connor Aoki and Kevin Reilly each hit a solo home run. Newcomers Devan Bade and Evin Sullivan collected three hits apiece in two games. 

On the mound, junior No. 1 Thomas Babalis didn't allow an earned run in 5.0 innings in the opener. In Game 3, junior Ryan Bryggman also worked 5.0 innings and recorded the win after allowing just one earned run.   

Projected Weekend Matchups
Friday, Feb. 25 - 5 p.m. (ET)
LHP Thomas Babalis (BU) (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. LHP Tommy Gertner (0-0, 2.25 ERA) | Live Video | Live Stats

Saturday, Feb. 26 - 2 p.m. (ET)
RHP John Lumpinski (BU) (0-1, 24.0 ERA) vs. RHP Nick Pantos (1-0, 0.00 ERA) | Live Video | Live Stats

Sunday, Feb. 27 - 1 p.m. (ET)
RHP Ryan Bryggman (BU) (1-0, 1.80 ERA) vs. RHP Sam Armstrong (1-0, 1.80 ERA) | Live Video | Live Stats