ALBANY, N.Y. (Interstat) — The Binghamton Bearcats defeated the Longwood Lancers 10-8 on Friday, April 24, in the first game of a doubleheader at Varsity Field.

Binghamton jumped ahead early, scoring once in the first and again in the second to lead 2-0. The Bearcats extended the lead to 5-0 in the fourth. Longwood’s Jon Howard homered in the sixth, cutting the deficit to 5-1. Binghamton answered with two unearned runs in the bottom half for a 7-1 edge.

Longwood rallied in the seventh, plating four runs on Tre Keels’ two-run double and a sacrifice fly to tie the game at 7-7. Binghamton responded immediately in the bottom of the seventh, as Zachary Anderson homered and Matt Bolton delivered a two-run single to make it 10-7.

The Lancers scored once in the ninth on a sacrifice fly but left the bases loaded, finalizing the 10-8 result. Jackson Mitchell earned the win, tossing five innings of five-hit shutout ball with five strikeouts. Binghamton improved to 22-15; Longwood dropped to 25-17. Longwood had 12 hits to Binghamton’s nine.