VESTAL, N.Y. - Binghamton baseball (25-19, 11-10 America East) wraps up the regular season with a three-game set at UMass Lowell (17-32, 9-12 AE) Thursday, Friday and Saturday at LeLacheur Park. The teams are half of a four-team group that is jockeying for final seeding slots three through six for the upcoming America East tournament, which Binghamton will host May 24-27. 

The Bearcats have won three of their last five but are trying to shake off a pair of one-run losses at Bryant last weekend - setbacks that took BU out of the race for second place and an accompanying tournament bye. Binghamton sits one game behind Bryant for third place and is two up on both Lowell and NJIT. 

Junior center fielder Tommy Reifler continues to lead the Bearcats with a .380 average, which ranks second in the conference. Sophomore second baseman Nick Roselli has been on a tear and is hitting .364 with a team-high 54 RBI. Roselli is third in the America East in RBI and fourth in batting average. Senior first baseman Kevin Gsell is hitting .353 (6th in AE) with 38 RBI. 

Binghamton ranks third in the conference in hitting (.293), second in pitching (5.48 ERA) and first in fielding (.980). 

The River Hawks have dropped four in a row after winning four straight. In their last conference series, UML swept NJIT. They also own a three-game sweep of Bryant from earlier in the season. The team ranks fifth in the America East in hitting (.257), sixth in pitching (7.01 ERA) and seventh in fielding (.962).

Binghamton and UML met in late March in the conference-opening series in Vestal, with BU earning a three-game sweep, 5-4, 6-5 and 8-5. The Bearcats have won five straight head-to-head and now lead the all-time series 20-15. UML does own a 10-3 advantage in games at LeLacheur Park, however.        

Projected Weekend Matchups
Thursday, May 18 - 5 p.m.  
LHP Thomas Babalis (BU) (3-4, 5.16 ERA) vs. RHP Matt Draper (3-7, 5.45 ERA) | America East TV | Live Stats

Friday, May 19 - 1 p.m.  
Game 1: RHP Gabe Driscoll (BU) (7-0, 3.73 ERA) vs. RHP Josh Becker (4-3, 3.02 ERA) | America East | Live Stats

Saturday, May 20 - 1 p.m.
Game 2: RHP Ryan Bryggman (BU) (4-3, 6.45 ERA) vs. LHP LJ Keevan (2-5, 11.20 ERA) | America East | Live Stats