Fresh off winning five of its last six, the UMBC Baseball team heads to America East rival Binghamton for a critical three game series this weekend.
The teams will play at 2 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, followed by a 1p.m. contest on Sunday.
Probable Starters:
Game 1- Luke Johnson (5-1, 2.63 ERA, 54.2 IP) vs. Thomas Babalis (3-2, 3.67, 56.1)
Game 2 - Jayden Shertel (3-4, 5.55, 48.2) vs. Gabe Driscoll (5-0, 3.98, 54.1)
Game 3 - Nick Remy (3-5, 5.93, 41.0) vs. Ryan Bryggman (4-2, 6.33, 48.1)
Last Time Out:
- Luke Trythall (Poolesville, Md.) had the go-ahead two RBI single in the seventh and Connor Kelly (Cumberland, Md.) picked up his fourth save of the season as the UMBC Baseball team defeated visiting Coppin State, 6-5, in a back-and-forth affair at Alumni Field on Wednesday night.
- Ben Craig (Keezletown, Va.) pitched 1.1 innings of scoreless relief to pick up his first career win, while Michael Cilio (Chester, N.J.) also drove in a pair for UMBC (20-18).
- UMBC is 9-6 in America East play, which is tied with Bryant for the second best League record
Scouting Binghamton:
- Binghamton is coming off a 9-4 win over Siena College this past week.
- The Bearcats are second in pitching and batting in the America East with a 5.44 ERA and a .295 batting average.
- Junior outfielder Tommy Reifler leads the America East with a .393 batting average
- Thomas Babalis is third in the America East for pitching with a 3.67 ERA
