VESTAL, N.Y. - Junior outfielder Christian Perez (3-for-4, two RBI, three runs) recorded the first three-hit game of his career, junior catcher Kevin Reilly went 2-for-4 and smashed his first home run of the season, and senior outfielder Cavan Tully went 2-for-5 and had a game-high four RBI in Binghamton's offensive outburst against Hartford on Friday afternoon at Bearcats Baseball Complex. Binghamton had The Bearcats have now won 11 of their last 14 games.

After Hartford grabbed an early 1-0 lead after one inning of play, Binghamton responded in the bottom of the second inning with three consecutive two-out hits to take a 3-1 lead. Perez singled to left center on a 3-2 pitch to bring home Nick Roselli to tie the game at 1-1. Isaiah Corry had the first of his two hits on the day with a double to left center. With runners on second and third, Tully laced a 0-1 pitch up the middle for a single, allowing Perez and Corry to score. 

Binghamton added another run in the bottom of the third inning to take a 4-1 lead. Devan Bade hit a sharp line drive to center field and Mike Gunning hustled home, just beating the throw to the plate. Hartford battle back in the fourth and fifth innings with a run in each frame to cut the deficit to 4-3. In the top of the fifth with two outs and nearing 100 pitches, Binghamton starter Thomas Babalis stranded a runner on second base getting Tyler Holmes to strikeout swinging on a 2-2 count. 

The Bearcats pulled away from the Hawks with a three-run sixth inning. Bade hit a one-out double off the top of the wall in right center, missing a home run by a few inches. He quickly advanced to third on a passed ball and scored soon after on an RBI groundout to second base by Roselli to make it a 5-3 game. Reilly came up to the plate with two outs and ripped a line drive into right center. The line drive shot had enough wind behind it, which allowed the ball to carry over the wall for his first home run of the season. After a Hartford pitching change, Christian Perez smoked a single into right field, stole second base, and came around to score on a Corry single to left field, extending the lead to 7-3.

Binghamton also pushed across three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to seal the victory. Bade reached on an error to get things started. Reilly hit a one-out single to right field, Perez came up next and hit another sharply hit ball into right field, allowing Bade to score. With two outs, Cavan Tully came to the plate and hit a two-out double down the right field line to score Reilly and Perez.

On the hill, the senior left hander Babalis battled his way through five innings to pick up his third win of the season, allowing five hits, three earned runs, four walks, and tallied 7 strikeouts. Junior right hander John Lumpinski came in relief in the top of the sixth inning and hurdled four magnificant innings. Lumpinski scattered just three hits, while striking out a season-high eight hitters without issuing a free pass. Lumpinski earned his second save of the inning. 

Binghamton and Hartford will play two games tomorrow beginning at noon.