VESTAL, N.Y. – Joe Hough hit a two-run triple and Matt McGraw drove in two runs on a double and two singles as the University of Maine baseball team earned an 8-4 win over Binghamton Sunday.

The Black Bears split Saturday’s America East doubleheader against the Bearcats, earning a 6-2 victory in the first game while falling 8-7 in the 12th innings in the second game.

Maine goes to 20-16 (5-4 in America East) while Binghamton falls to 16-12 (6-3).

In Sunday’s game, Hough’s double came in the third as the Black Bears took a 3-0 lead.

The Bearcats chipped away over the next three innings, cutting Maine’s lead to 5-4, but the Bears added two insurance runs in the eighth and another in the ninth.

Ryan Quintal hit an RBI single in the eighth and Aaron Izaryk recorded an RBI double in the ninth.

Mike Ferriggi hit three singles.

Greg Norton (4-5) picked up the win for Maine, striking out seven and walking one while scattering eight hits over 5 1/3 innings. Ryan Harris and Scott Robinson combined for 3 2/3 innings of hitless, scoreless relief.

Matt Simek hit a two-run triple for Binghamton.

In Saturday’s opener, senior righthander Mike MacDonald of Camden spread out 10 hits and didn’t allow an earned run in 8 2/3 innings as the Bears prevailed.

MacDonald (4-1) struck out five and walked two.

Simon Williams led UMaine with a triple, a single and three RBIs, while Mike Ferriggi rapped a double and two singles.

Greg Creek doubled and singled, with Joel Barrett and Hough posting two singles each.

The Bears took a 2-0 lead in the third inning, which included an RBI triple by Williams. UMaine scored the eventual winning run in the fifth when Ferriggi doubled and eventually scored on a sacrifice fly by Williams.

UMaine tacked on single runs in the sixth, eighth and ninth.

T.J. Kowalchuk led Binghamton with two singles and an RBI.

In Saturday’s nightcap, the Bears scored twice in the top of the 12th to break a 5-5 tie, but the Bearcats rallied for three in the bottom of the inning to win it.

Quintal stroked four singles to pace UMaine’s 14-hit attack. Izaryk homered and singled with two RBIs, while Barrett, Creek and Williams hit two singles apiece.

The Bears took the lead in the 12th. Hough reached on an infield single with one out, then Creek and Barrett followed with singles to load the bases.

Izaryk pushed a run across with a fielder’s choice, then Quintal hit a runs-coring single to left field to make it 7-5.

Binghamton finally caught up with the UMaine bullpen when Jamie Grattelo walked Joe Costello and hit Jay Balback with a pitch. Harris came on and surrendered a bunt single to Matt Simek that loaded the bases.

Brian Lindsay delivered a two-run single to tie it and the winning run scored on an error by shortstop Mark Reichley.

UMaine starter Troy Martin was touched up for five runs in the first inning, including a three-run homer by Jamie Boyer. However, Martin responded by holding the Bearcats hitless for the next 6 2/3 innings. He struck out nine and walked four.

BLACK BEARS 6, BEARCATS 2

(Saturday’s First Game)

Maine (19-15) Binghamton (15-11)

Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI

Williams, cf 4 1 2 3 Ford, ss 5 1 0

Izaryk, c 5 0 0 1 Hitchcock, dh 5 0 0

Creek, 3b 5 2 2 0 Kowalchuk, rf 4 0 1

Barrett, 1b 4 0 2 0 Costello, lf 4 0 1

Hough, rf 3 0 2 1 Balback, 3b 4 0 0

Quintal, lf 4 0 1 1 Simek, 2b 4 0 0

McGraw, dh 4 0 0 0 Boyer, 1b 3 0 0

Ferriggi, 2b 4 3 3 0 Powell, cf 4 0 0

Harvey, ss 3 0 0 0 Haughie, c 4 1 0

Totals 36 6 12 6 Totals 37 2 10 2

Maine 002 011 011 ? 6

Binghamton 000 020 000 ? 2

E?Ferriggi; Costello; LOB?Maine 6, Binghamton 11; 2B?Creek, Ferriggi; Balback, Simek; 3B?Williams; DP?Binghamton; S?Hough; SF?Williams; Costello

Maine IP H R ER BB SO

MacDonald (W, 4-1) 8 2/3 10 2 0 2 5

Robinson (S, 4) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0

Binghamton IP H R ER BB SO

Lind (L, 1-4) 7 2/3 10 5 5 0 5

Gaube 1 1/3 2 1 1 1 1

WP?Gaube; T?2:36; ATT?162

BEARCATS 8, BLACK BEARS 7

(Saturday’s Second Game, 12 innings)

Maine (19-16) Binghamton (16-11)

Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI

Williams, cf 6 1 2 0 Ford, ss 6 1 0

Hough, rf 6 1 1 0 Hitchcock, dh 3 1 0

Creek, 3b 6 2 2 0 Kowalchuk, rf 4 0 1

Barrett, 1b 6 0 2 1 Costello, lf 5 1 0

McGraw, c 0 0 0 0 Balback, 3b-1b 3 2 0

Izaryk, c 5 2 2 2 Simek, 2b 6 2 1

Quintal, lf 5 1 4 2 Boyer, 1b 5 1 3

Reichley, dh-ss 6 0 1 1 e-Monaco 0 0

Ferriggi, 2b 5 0 0 1 Lindsay, 3b 1 0 2

Harvey, ss 2 0 0 0 Powell, cf 2 0 0

a-Saunders 1 0 0 0 b-Caputo 1 0 0

c-Houser 1 0 0 0 Mejia, cf 3 0 0

d-Kabatznik 1 0 0 0 Haughie, c 2 0 0

Totals 50 7 14 7 Totals 41 8 8 7

a-flied out for Harvey in the 7th; b-struck out for Powell in the 7th; c-struck out for Saunders in the 9th; d-struck out for Houser in the 11th; e-ran for Boyer in the 11th

Maine 000 301 100 002 ? 7

Binghamton 500 000 000 003 ? 8

E?Hough, Reichley; Balback, Powell; LOB?Maine 9, Binghamton 12; 2B?Simek; 3B?Ford; HR?Izaryk (3); Boyer (3); DP?Martin-Harvey-Barrett; Ford-Simek-Boyer; SF?Kowalchuk

Maine IP H R ER BB SO

Martin 7 1/3 5 5 5 4 9

Robinson 2/3 0 0 0 0 0

Richard 2 0 0 0 3 3

Grattelo (L, 1-5) 1 1 2 2 3 2

Harris 2/3 2 1 0 0 1

Binghamton IP H R ER BB SO

Weglinski 5 6 4 3 2 5

Shatkun 1 1/3 2 1 0 0 0

Darling 5 4 2 2 0 6

Groh (W, 3-1) 2/3 2 0 0 0 1

HBP?Balback 2 (by Martin), Grattelo; WP?Weglinski; T?4:10; ATT?125

BLACK BEARS 8, BEARCATS 4

(Sunday Afternoon)

Maine (20-16) Binghamton (16-12)

Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI

Williams, cf 4 1 0 0 Ford, ss 5 0 0

Izaryk, c 5 1 2 2 Hitchcock, lf 4 1 0

Creek, 3b 6 1 1 0 Kowalchuk, rf 4 1 0

Barrett, 1b 2 1 0 0 Costello, dh 1 0 0

Quintal, rf 4 2 3 1 Darling, dh 3 1 0

Hough, rf 5 1 2 3 Balback, 3b 3 0 0

McGraw, dh 5 0 3 2 Simek, 2b 4 1 3

Ferriggi, 2b 5 0 3 0 Boyer, 1b 4 0 0

Harvey, ss 3 1 0 0 Haughie, c 4 0 0

Powell, cf 4 0 1 0

Totals 39 8 14 8 Totals 36 4 8 3

Maine 003 011 021 ? 8

Binghamton 000 103 000 ? 4

E?Barrett, Ferriggi; Ford 2; LOB?Maine 13, Binghamton 6; 2B?Izaryk 2, McGraw; 3B?Hough; Simek; S?Barrett; SB?Williams

Maine IP H R ER BB SO

Norton (W, 4-5) 5 1/3 8 4 3 1 7

Harris 2 2/3 0 0 0 0 3

Robinson 1 0 0 0 0 1

Binghamton IP H R ER BB SO

Hutchings (L, 0-3) 2 2/3 5 3 3 4 2

Groh 2 1/3 3 2 1 0 3

Van Gorder 2 1/3 3 2 2 1 3

Shatkow 1 2/3 3 1 1 0 1

HBP?Williams (by Groh), Izaryk (by Van Gorder), Harvey (by Shatkun); WP?Norton; Hutchings; PB?Haughie; T?3:05; ATT?40