BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (Interstat) — Quinn Murphy drove in three runs with a first-inning double and Troy Carpenter hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning Thursday, lifting Maine past Maryland-Baltimore County 5-4 in an America East Conference game that stretched from afternoon into evening at Mirabito Stadium.

Maine, now 22-30, struck first with three runs in the top of the first. Nic Pepe walked, Juju Stevens walked and Hunter St. Denis grounded out before Murphy doubled to right-center, scoring Pepe, Stevens and Shane Andrus, who had walked. The Black Bears took a 3-0 lead.

Maryland-Baltimore County, now 26-23, answered immediately. Dylan Melton doubled and Anthony Mascuilli walked before an error loaded the bases. Ehi Okojie hit a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Melton to make it 3-1. The Retrievers then tied the game in the second. Kyle Eddington singled, Melton walked and Mascuilli doubled down the right-field line, scoring Eddington and sending Melton to third. Danny Orr grounded out to second, driving in Melton to make it 3-3.

Maine starter Vaun Larisa allowed four earned runs in 5.1 innings, striking out five. He gave way to reliever Brennan Rumpf, who became the top star for Maine. Rumpf pitched 3.2 scoreless innings, allowing no hits and striking out one, to earn the win.

The game remained tied until the fifth. St. Denis singled to left leading off, and Carpenter drove a home run to left, his second hit of the day, giving Maine a 5-3 lead.

Maryland-Baltimore County cut the deficit in the sixth. Melton tripled to right-center and Mascuilli singled to left, scoring Melton to make it 5-4. With one out, Rumpf entered and induced a double play from Orr to end the inning.

Rumpf then retired the Retrievers in order in the seventh, worked around a two-out single in the eighth and closed out the ninth despite some drama. In the bottom of the ninth, Orr singled and was replaced by pinch runner Luke Buscaglia, who stole second. Danny Wyatt reached on a throwing error by Maine shortstop, but Wyatt was caught off second base and tagged out. Derek Paris flied out to center to end the game.

Maine finished with seven hits. Murphy and Carpenter each had two hits, Murphy with three RBIs and Carpenter with two. Brody Rasmussen and Pepe added singles.

Maryland-Baltimore County outhit Maine 12-7. Melton led with three hits, including a double and a triple. Mascuilli had two hits and two RBIs. Paris also had two hits. Kailen Hackmann pitched 4.2 innings of relief for the Retrievers, allowing just one hit and no earned runs while striking out four. Eddie Sargent started for UMBC and took the loss, allowing five earned runs on six hits in 4.1 innings with three strikeouts.

The teams split the season series, which included six prior meetings. Maine won three of the previous four before UMBC took two of three in late April.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Maryland-Baltimore County 7, Maine 5. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Maryland-Baltimore County with a 51.40 percent probability to win.