ORONO, Maine – Both No. 2 Binghamton and No. 4 UMass Lowell trailed early on Wednesday in the Northeast Delta Dental #AESB Championship, but the bats came alive late to propel both teams to impressive victories. Top seed Bryant had its first scheduled game pushed to Thursday morning due to inclement weather.
In the first game of the day, the No. 4 River Hawks trailed No. 3 UAlbany 1-0 through four innings, but the River Hawks tallied six runs in the fifth inning and added two more for the 8-1 victory.
Defending champion Binghamton trailed No. 5 Maine 3-0 going into the bottom of the fourth but broke out for nine runs in the frame and then added three more in the sixth on the way to the 12-5 victory.
Due to the weather, top seed Bryant will now face off against No. 4 UMass Lowell at 11 a.m. in a game originally scheduled for 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Tomorrow’s second game will feature No. 3 UAlbany vs. No. 5 Maine in an elimination contest at 1:30 p.m. The loser of tomorrow’s first game and winner of tomorrow’s second game play at 4 p.m. tomorrow. The complete schedule can be found at Championship Central.
No. 4 UMass Lowell 8, No. 3 UAlbany 1
- It was a pitcher’s duel through the first two innings, however, the Great Danes broke through in the third as Katie Parisi drove in a run on a groundout for a 1-0 advantage.
- UAlbany’s Hayley Wieczerzk didn’t allow a hit through her first four innings of work, but had to leave one batter into fifth due to injury. UMass Lowell took advantage with six runs in the inning, including two on an Isabel Quintanilla double.
- The River Hawks added another run in the sixth and one more in the seventh for the 8-1 final.
- Thyanais Santiago finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored, while Olivia DeCitise earned the win. She allowed one earned run with three strikeouts and eight hits in 7.0 innings of work.
- Katie Parisi set a new #AESB single-season record with her 24th double of the season in the contest, for UAlbany.
No. 2 Binghamton 12, No. 5 Maine 5
- The Black Bears off to a hot start with a run in the second followed by two more in the top of the fourth on a double from Maggie Helms.
- Binghamton had an inning for the ages in the bottom of the fourth, as each of the first ten runners of the frame reached base, including Emma Lawson who singled twice in the inning. Rachel Carey and Megan Wolf each drove in a pair of runs, as five different players recorded RBI in the inning.
- Maine responded with a pair of runs in the top of the fifth to close the gap to 9-5, on a Keira Inman single up the middle, but Delaney Glover came in to shut the door and recorded three straight outs to get out of the inning.
- The Bearcats added three more runs in the fifth, with two on a Carey home run and one from Maddy Dodig to make it 12-5.
- Glover allowed just one hit over the final two innings as Binghamton secured the win.
- Carey finished 2-for-4 with four RBI and was one of five players with two hits in the contest.
- Olivia Kennedy earned the win, giving up five earned runs and eight hits in 4.0 innings, while Glover secured the save with 3.0 innings of relief and one hit allowed with four strikeouts.
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