29-05-2025
Bearcats Head Coach Bump earns ECAC Softball Coach of the Year
VESTAL, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – The Binghamton Bearcats softball season may have come to an end, following great success, but that doesn't mean that the awards have stopped, including for Head Coach Jess Bump.
The Bearcats won the America East regular season and the conference tournament before heading off to the NCAA Tournament and falling in the Eugene Regional in Oregon.
In recognition of the team's success, Coach Bump was named the 2025 ECAC Division I Softball Coach of the Year. She's the first coach to lead Binghamton to a sweep of the regular season and the tournament. This is the first time that Binghamton has landed the ECAC Softball Coach of the Year.
The team also earned 3 ECAC first-team all-stars, the most in program history, in Brianna Roberts, Emma Lawson, and Brianna Santos.
Roberts makes her second straight appearance on the ECAC All-Star Team. She earned many accolades this season, including America East Pitcher of the Year and the America East Tournament Most Outstanding Player.
Lawson is an ECAC All-Star for the first time in her career. She was also a first-team America East all-conference selection and was named to the conference All-Tournament Team.
Santos also makes her first appearance on the ECAC All-Star Team. She was named first-team all-conference and was also a member of the America East All-Tournament Team.
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