KINGSTON, R.I. — Click here for live updates from Sunday’s America East Baseball Championship title game between the University of Maine and Binghamton University.
FINAL SCORE: Binghamton 4, Maine 0
Bottom 9th
Cryts on to pitch for Lambert
Black walked
Fransoso walked
Urbanski on to pitch for Cryts
Calbick popped out to shortstop
White singled to third base
Heath struck out swinging
Doran flied out to center field
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 lob
Top 9th
Blanden bunted out to third baseman
Schanz flied out to right field
Thomas doubled past third base
Nevares singled to right field, RBI, advanced on throw
McGraw grounded out to third base
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 lob
Bottom 8th
Heath grounded out to pitcher
Doran singled through left side
Whitten pinch-hitting for Salcedo
Whitten grounded into fielder’s choice to second base, Doran to second
Gay grounded single through left side
Balzano chopped out to pitcher
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 lob
Top 8th
Ruby lined out to pitcher
Howell walked
Pancerella grounded into 5-4 fielder’s choice
Bereszniewicz flied out to center field
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 lob
Bottom 7th
Fransoso grounded out to second base
Calbick singled over shortstop
White grounded into 5-4-3 double play
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 lob
Top 7th
Voisine in to pitch for Connolly
Thomas hit pop-fly single to left field
Nevares flied out to left field
McGraw grounded into 6-4-3 double play
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 lob
Bottom 6th
Salcedo walked
Gay flied out to right field
Balzano chopped out to pitcher, Salcedo to second base
Black struck out swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 lob
Top 6th
Ruby hit by pitch
(Raining again — 2-minute delay for a shower)
Howell hit by pitch
Pancerella singled through right side, RBI
Bereszniewicz sacrifice bunt, runners advanced
Blanden fouled out to first base
Schanz struck out swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 lob
Bottom 5th
White singled through right side
Heath struck out swinging
Doran grounded into 5-4-3 double play
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 lob
Top 5th
Schanz singled to center field
Thomas grounded out to second base, Schanz to second
McGraw struck out swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 lob
Bottom 4th
Black grounded out to second base
Fransoso grounded out to second base
Calbick struck out swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 lob
Top 4th
(The sun has been out for the last half-hour)
Howell flied out to left field
Pancerella walked
Bereszniewicz singled past third base
Blanden grounded into 1-6-3 double play
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 lob
Bottom 3rd
Salcedo popped out to first base
Gay grounded out to second base
Balzano grounded out to pitcher
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,0 lob
Top 3rd
Blanden grounded out to shortstop
Schanz doubled down the left-field line
Thomas walked
Nevares flied out to center field
McGraw singled past shortstop, RBI
Ruby grounded into 6-4 fielder’s choice
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 lob
Bottom 2nd
White struck out looking
Heath grounded out to third base
Doran grounded out to third base
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 lob
Top 2nd
McGraw singled to third base
Ruby bunted into 1-6 fielder’s choice, McGraw forced at second
Howell walked
Pancerella singled through right side, Howell to second
Bereszniewicz grounded out to pitcher
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 lob
Bottom 1st
Balzano (rain falling) struck out looking
Black struck out swinging
(pouring rain and windy)
Fransoso singled to third base
Calbick struck out swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 lob
Top 1st
Blanden walked
Schanz lined out to pitcher
Thomas chopped out to pitcher, Blanden advanced to second base
Nevares grounded single to shortstop, RBI, Nevares thrown out 2-4 trying to take second base
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 lob
UMaine’s starting lineup: LF Sam Balzano, 2B Troy Black, SS Mike Fransoso, 1B Alex Calbick, 3B Eric White, DH Scott Heath, RF Brian Doran, C Jonathan Salcedo, CF Colin Gay.
The contest is being played at Bill Beck Field on the campus of the University of Rhode Island.
The facility features the same FieldTurf in use at Mahaney Diamond in Orono.
The weather is mostly cloudy and 57 degrees with a few sprinkles at 1:15 p.m. The wind is blowing out of the west/northwest at 9 mph with gusts to 18 mph.
The weather is not expected to keep the game from being played. The winner advances to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship by virtue of America East’s automatic bid.
The NCAA Regionals start Friday or Saturday at sites around the country.
Junior right-hander Mike Connolly, who threw a 121-pitch complete game in the Black Bears’ 3-1 win over Stony Brook on Friday afternoon, gets the start for UMaine. He is 6-3 with a 1.91 earned run average and opponents are batting .208 against him.
Binghamton counters with senior righty Jake Lambert (6-2, 3.22), who pitched a two-hit shutout in the Bearcats’ 9-0 first-round win over Albany on Wednesday.