Softball Hosts UMBC in final regular-season home series

4/25/2025 5:38:00 PM | By: David O'Brian (dobrian@binghamton.edu)

DH slated for 1 p.m. on Saturday, finale scheduled for noon on Sunday

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- Binghamton (26-12, 11-2 AE) split a non-conference doubleheader with visiting Cornell on Wednesday. The Bearcats won the opener 6-2 but lost the nightcap 4-1 as their season-high, nine-game winning streak came to an end. Junior first baseman Emma Lawson and sophomore catcher Elisa Allen each drove in three runs during the day while graduate student outfielder Lindsey Walter hit a team-best .571 (4-for-7).

- The Bearcats are ranked No. 24 in the current D1Softball.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll. It marks the second time this season that they have been ranked. Binghamton was No. 25 in the March 5 poll. In addition, Binghamton is No. 96 out of 309 Division I softball programs in the RPI.

- Graduate student outfielder Brianna Santos leads the America East in batting (.388), runs scored (31), hits (52) and is tied for first with three triples. Allen is first with 15 home runs, a .766 slugging percentage and a 1.148 OPS. Lawson, meanwhile, is tops with 38 RBI.

- On the mound, junior pitcher Brianna Roberts is 14-2 with a 2.06 ERA. She leads the America East in both wins and ERA and ranks second with 112 strikeouts. Roberts has also thrown five complete-game shutouts. Fellow junior pitcher Olivia Kennedy ranks sixth with seven victories, fifth with 95 strikeouts and enters the weekend having thrown back-to-back shutouts.

- Binghamton as a team ranks first in the America East in both batting (.297) and pitching (2.76 ERA). The Bearcats are also second in fielding percentage (.962).

- Binghamton enters the series against UMBC with a conference-best 49 home runs. The program record of 50 home runs was set in 2011 and tied last year.

- Allen's 15 home runs is tied for the program's single season record. Jessica Phillips set the current mark during the 2010 season.

- The Bearcats will honor their three graduating players during their annual Senior Day ceremony on Sunday. Senior outfielder Sarah Rende, Santos and Walter form this year's class. All three of them have at least 100 hits during their career and been named all-conference at least once during their career.

- UMBC (17-23, 11-4 AE) took two out of three games against visiting Bryant last weekend. Amaya Carroll hit a grand slam in the final game against the Bulldogs while Kya Matter fired a four-hit shutout during the Retrievers' other win in the series.

- Matter leads the America East with 122 strikeouts, is second with 12 wins and ranks sixth with a 3.70 ERA. Jerzie Nutile is tied for second with 10 home runs while Hailey Luginbill is fourth with 30 RBI.

- UMBC as a team ranks fourth in the America East in batting (.249) and fifth in pitching (4.85 ERA). The Retrievers are also third with a .953 fielding percentage.

- Earlier in the season, UMBC took two out of three games against visiting Binghamton (March 29-30). The Bearcats won the opener 9-6 in eight innings but the Retrievers answered with 3-2 and 11-10 walk-off victories. Allen homered in each of the three games but Nutile belted a pair of grand slams during the series.

BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS

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Sophomore catcher Elisa Allen and senior third baseman Sarah Rende each have a pair of two home run games during their careers.

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Redshirt sophomore infielder Akira Kopec ranks second in the America East with a .466 on-base percentage.

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Junior first baseman Emma Lawson has been named the America East Player of the Week twice this season (Feb. 11 & April 8).

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Binghamton has faced a pair of nationally-ranked opponents this season - then second-ranked Florida and then No. 12 Duke. Both games took place on Feb. 15.

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Freshman designated player Rachel Carey has been named the America East Rookie of the Week three times this season (March 12, March 25 & April 8).

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Sophomore second baseman Maddy Dodig has finished with three RBI three times this season.

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Binghamton has hit three grand slams this season - freshman designated player Rachel Carey against Fordham on March 7, sophomore catcher Elisa Allen against Mercer on March 15 and senior third baseman Sarah Rende against Bryant on April 4. All three grand slams came with two outs.

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Four Binghamton players have homered twice in a game this season - sophomore catcher Elisa Allen (three times), senior third baseman Sarah Rende against Fordham (March 9), junior first baseman Emma Lawson against UAlbany (March 22) and freshman designated player Rachel Carey against Bryant (April 4).

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Junior pitcher Brianna Roberts has posted five complete-game shutouts so far this year.

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Binghamton has posted the America East Pitcher of the Week five times so far this season - sophomore Delaney Glover on Feb. 12, junior pitcher Brianna Roberts on Feb. 19, March 5 & April 22 and junior Olivia Kennedy on April 15.

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Junior pitcher Brianna Roberts has five games during her career with at least 10 strikeouts.

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Against UAlbany on March 22, Binghamton homered five times - its highest total since clubbing a school-record six homers against Hartford in 2011.

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Against Fordham on March 7, Binghamton came from six runs down (7-1) to win 8-7. It marked the largest comeback during the Bearcats' 24-year Division I era.

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The Bearcats have produced eight come-from-behind wins this season. Three of them have come during their final time at bat.

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Junior first baseman Emma Lawson has a team-best 12 multiple-RBI performances so far this season. She drove in a season-best four runs against Bryant on April 5.

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Junior pitcher Olivia Kennedy struck out a career-high 12 batters against Radford on March 8.

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Junior pitcher Brianna Roberts struck out a career-high 13 batters against Bryant on April 4.

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With 34 career victories, junior pitcher Brianna Roberts ranks fifth all time in Binghamton program history.

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Since the start of the 2023 season, Binghamton has gone 38-15 (.717) in America East Conference games.

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Heading into the series against UMBC, Binghamton as a team has homered 49 times so far this season. The program record of 50 home runs was set in 2011 and tied last season.

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Since moving into the Bearcats Sports Complex Softball Facility in 2013, Binghamton has gone 88-48 on its home field. This includes a 63-26 mark in America East games.

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With 96 career runs scored, graduate student outfielder Lindsey Walter is four runs away from becoming just the seventh player in Binghamton history to reach the 100-run mark.

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Fourth-year head coach Jess Bump has gone 112-73 at her alma mater. She is one of only three coaches in Binghamton program history to win at least 100 games - a feat she accomplished against Mercer on March 15.

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DH slated for 1 p.m. on Saturday, finale scheduled for noon on Sunday

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