ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine softball team is getting set to host the 2026 America East Softball Championship this week, with the tournament running May 6-9 at the Pierre & Catherine Labat Softball Complex.
 
The fifth-seeded Black Bears kick off the double-elimination tournament on Wednesday, May 6 at 1:30 p.m. against second-seed Binghamton. The Black Bears went 2-3 against the Bearcats during the regular season.
 
Every game of the 2026 America East Softball Championship will stream live on ESPN+. For more information about the 2026 America East Softball Championship, visit GoBlackBears.com/2026AESB.
 
Game 47 | Binghamton vs Maine
America East Softball Championship
Wednesday, May 6 | 1:30 p.m.
Orono, Maine | ESPN+
 
HOW TO WATCH/FOLLOW

• All games of the 2026 America East Championship will stream live on ESPN+.
• Live stats will be available via GoBlackBears.com

MAINE vs AMERICA EAST

• Maine is 41-40 all-time against Binghamton, with a mark of 2-3 this season.
• Maine is 20-24 all-time against UMass Lowell, with a mark of 1-5 this season.
• Maine is 8-18 against Bryant, with a mark of 0-4 this season.
• Maine is 13-52 all-time against UAlbany, with a mark of 0-3 this season.

CAREER-HIGHS & COUNTING…

• Several Black Bears have recorded career-highs this season as Maine enters the postseason.
• Keira Inman has bests in hits (31), doubles (5), home runs (6) and RBI (26).
• Madison Hand has career-highs in hits (17), home runs (3) and RBI (17).
• In addition to hitting her first career home run, Maggie Helms also has single-season bests in hits (20), doubles (4) and RBI (9).
• Eviana Robles has career-bests in hits (34), doubles (10), RBI (16) and knocked her first career home run.
• Morgan Pool's hits (17), doubles (4) and RBI (16) mark single-season bests for the sophomore.

 QUICK HITS

• Maine finished second in America East play in home runs (13) and tied for second in doubles (23) … Maine's 13 home runs in conference play are the most for the Black Bears since hitting 13 in 2019.
• Kaelyn Larkin is hitting .367 overall on the year, good for eighth overall in the conference while her .375 conference average is ninth.
• Francesca Guerrera's 72 hits in her first two years mark the highest total by a player in their first two years since Alyssa Derrick (86; 46-40) and Meghan Royle (79; 43-36) in 2016 & 2017.
• Keira Inman is tied for the conference lead with three triples and leads Maine and is sixth in America East with 26 RBI.