SCHEDULE OF GAMES
Friday, March 29. 4 p.m. single game
Saturday, March 30. Noon DH

PROMOTIONAL SCHEDULE
Friday, March 29: Hot chocolate for the first 100 fans
Saturday, March 30: Mental health awareness

STORY LINES

- Binghamton (17-10, 1-2 AE) swept a home doubleheader against Le Moyne on Tuesday, winning by scores of 2-0 and 13-3 (5 innings). Sophomore pitcher Brianna Roberts fired a one-hit shutout in the opener. Sophomore outfielder Bella Farina was 4-for-6 (.667) during the doubleheader, homered, scored four times and drove in three runs. Freshman catcher Elisa Allen, meanwhile, was 2-for-4 with a home run and team-best five RBI on the day.

- Farina ranks second in the America East in batting (.429), slugging percentage (.800) and OPS (1.274). Redshirt junior designated player Brianna Santos is seventh in hitting (.386), is first with 11 doubles and third with nine stolen bases. Redshirt junior third baseman Shelby Carvalho is first with six home runs while senior first baseman/pitcher Allison L'Amoreaux is tied for fourth with 18 RBI.

- On the mound, Roberts and L'Amoreaux are tied for first in the conference with six victories each. Roberts also ranks second with 70 strikeouts and seventh with a 2.74 ERA. She is also first with three saves. L'Amoreaux is fourth with 64 strikeouts while sophomore pitcher Olivia Kennedy is tied for second with a pair of saves.

- As a team, Binghamton ranks No. 29 in the nation with 1.74 doubles per game. Individually, Santos ranks No. 22 with 0.41 doubles per game. Roberts' three saves, meanwhile, ranks No. 22 in the nation.

- UMBC (14-9, 3-0 AE) is the four-time America East champions and has won its past seven games. The Retrievers are coming off a three-game sweep over visiting Maine last weekend, winning by scores of 8-2, 12-4 (5) and 4-2 (9).

- Emily Riggs, who has hit .588 over the past six games for UMBC is the current America East Player of the Week. Kya Matter is the conference's Pitcher of the Week, having won her past four decisions. UMBC also has the current America East Rookie of the Week in Ella Squaires.

- Squaires ranks first in the America East with a .434 batting average. She is also first with 15 walks and an .800 on-base percentage. Riggs, meanwhile, ranks second with 24 RBI and is tied for second with five home runs. Matter, meanwhile, has struck out a conference-best 74 batters and is tied for fourth with five victories.

- As a team, UMBC ranks No. 40 in the nation with 1.57 doubles per game. Individually, Riggs ranks No. 36 with 1.13 RBI per game. 

- As a team, Binghamton is third in the America East in both hitting (.279) and pitching (3.72 ERA). The Bearcats also continue to lead the conference in fielding percentage (.365). UMBC, meanwhile, is first in pitching (2.80 ERA), second in hitting (.297) and fifth in fielding (.952).

- Binghamton leads the all-time series against UMBC 35-28 but the Retrievers have won the past four meetings. Last year in Baltimore, the Retrievers swept a three-game conference series April 1-2 – all by scores of 3-2. The Bearcats last took a series from UMBC in 2018, when they won two out of three games.


BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS

2
Redshirt junior third baseman Shelby Carvalho has a pair of games with two home runs this season – against St. Joseph's (March 8) and against Cornell (March 16)

3
Sophomore outfielder Bella Farina has three three-hit performances so far this season.

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Freshman catcher Elisa Allen drove in a career-high four runs in the second game of the March 26 doubleheader against Le Moyne

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Binghamton has posted the America East Pitcher of the Week four times so far this season – senior Allison L'Amoreaux (Feb. 13 & 30), sophomore Brianna Roberts (March 5) and fellow sophomore Olivia Kennedy (March 19).

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Redshirt junior third baseman Shelby Carvalho has a team-best five multiple-RBI games so far this season

8-2
The Bearcats are 8-2 this season when they have not committed an error.

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Senior pitcher Allison L'Amoreaux struck out a career-high 13 batters against USC Upstate on Feb. 16.

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The Bearcats scored a season-best 14 runs against Lehigh on March 16

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Redshirt junior outfielder Brianna Santos has reached base safely in a team-best 14 straight games

74-45
Since moving into the Bearcats Sports Complex Softball Facility, Binghamton has posted a record of 74-45 on its home field.