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- Binghamton (24-13, 10-4 AE) swept UMass Lowell in a three-game conference series at the Bearcats Sports Complex this past weekend. Graduate student pitcher
Sophia Pappas recorded a pair of complete-game victories. Redshirt sophomore third baseman
Brianna Santos drove in a team-best five runs during the series while redshirt sophomore designated player
Lindsey Walter and sophomore outfielder
Sarah Rende each hit a team-best .500. As a team, the Bearcats batted .405 against the River Hawks.
- The Bearcats have won 10 of their last 13 games, including seven straight contests against America East opponents. During that stretch, Binghamton has averaged 6.6 runs per game and has finished off four of its victories in less than seven innings.
- Binghamton's 24 victories represent its highest total since the 2016 season. In addition, the Bearcats' 10 conference wins mark its highest total since 2017.
- The doubleheader against Army marks Binghamton's final games this year at the Bearcats Sports Complex Softball Facility. The Bearcats are 8-2 (.800) in their 10 previous home games. Binghamton's best winning percentage at the Bearcats Sports Complex was .846 (11-2) during the 2016 season.
- Walter continued to lead the America East in batting (.479) and on-base percentage (.528). Santos is first with 37 RBI and is tied with Rende for the conference lead with nine doubles. Santos is also third in batting (.366).  Sophomore outfielder
Laney Harbaugh, meanwhile, is ninth in batting (.322), is tied for Walter with a conference-best 29 runs scored and is second with 20 stolen bases.
- Pappas is sixth in the America East with a 2.83 ERA and ranks fifth with 79 strikeouts. Walter is 6-2 on the mound and ranks fifth in the America East in victories.
- As a team, the Bearcats lead the America East in batting (.303) and fielding percentage (.967). Binghamton is also second with a 2.93 ERA.
- Army (17-29, 7-5 PL) was swept in a three-game Patriot League series at Lehigh this past weekend. Kayla Edwards leads the Black Knights with a .353 batting average while Taylor Brown has five home runs and a team-best 26 RBI. Ashton White also has five home runs and is tied with Edwards with 24 RBI.
- Binghamton leads the all-time series against Army 8-5, including 7-2 since it moved up to the NCAA Division I level in 2002. Last season, the Bearcats swept a pair of games from the Black Knights at the Maryland Invitational (March 18-20) by scores of 11-1 and 4-3. Rende drove in three runs in the first game and current junior first baseman
Allison L'Amoreaux had a walk-off RBI single in the second game.
- The Bearcats have won five straight meetings in the series against the Black Knights. Army's last win was a 3-1 victory at home on March 22, 2005. This season marks the first time, however, that the two teams will square off at the Bearcats Sports Complex.
- With 37 RBI so far this season, sophomore third baseman
Brianna Santos ranks No. 12 in program history. In a tie for 10
th place are Jessica Rutherford (2017) and Lisa Cadogan (2013) with 38 RBI. In a tie for eighth place are Crysti Eichner (2016) and Cadogan (2016) – each with 39 RBI.
- With 20 stolen bases so far this season, sophomore outfielder
Laney Harbaugh is seventh all-time in program history. There is a three-way tie for sixth place with 23 stolen bases, most recently by Gabby Bracchi in 2016. Harbaugh is already tied for sixth place all time with 39 stolen bases with Jessica Phillips (2010-13). In fifth place with 41 stolen bases is Colleen Dougherty (2011-14).
- Heading into the doubleheader against Army, Santos has a team-best, five-game hitting streak, followed by Walter and Rende (each with a four-game hitting streak). Harbaugh has reached base in a team-best nine games followed by Pappas with an eight-game streak.
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