SUNY Binghamton University Women's Softball

In the four seasons since she was named the head coach at her alma mater in August 2021, Jess Bump has steered the Binghamton softball program to the top of the America East Conference. She has run up a record of 122-75 (.619) as well as a 50-23 (.685) mark in conference games. Bump - who earned America East Coach of the Year honors in both 2024 and 2025 - has guided the Bearcats to the 2025 America East crown as well as the past two regular-season titles. Under Bump’s leadership, Binghamton’s 98 victories since 2023 represents its best three-year stretch in program history. In addition, in 2024 and 2025, the Bearcats recorded back-to-back 30+ win seasons for the first time ever (with 33 and 36 respectively). The 2025 campaign marked the first time in program history that Binghamton swept both the America East regular season and tournament championships. In addition, the Bearcats became the first program in America East history to sweep all four major awards outright. While Bump was named the Coach of the Year, Elisa Allen was the Player of the Year, Brianna Roberts was chosen as the top pitcher and Rachel Carey was the Rookie of the Year. The season culminated with the Bearcats’ first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2015, as they earned a three seed in the Oregon Regional.  Bump and the Bearcats have earned both regional and national recognition over the past three seasons. Binghamton has posted six National Fastpitch Coaches’ Association (NFCA) All-Region selections - including a program-record four picks in 2025. In addition, the Bearcats were ranked in the 2025 D1Softball.com Top-25 Mid-Major Poll for five weeks, climbing to as high as No. 23 on May 6. Since 2022, Binghamton has posted 25 America East All-Conference selections as well as 11 All-Academic honorees and seven All-Rookie picks. Binghamton has also posted the past two Players of the Year (Allen and Allison L’Amoreaux in 2024) as well as two of the last three Rookies of the Year (Carey and Roberts in 2023). In addition, Roberts was the program’s first Pitcher of the Year and Lindsey Walter earned the program’s first-ever America East Elite 18 Award in 2025.  Along with the Bearcats’ victories over the past three seasons have come several impressive program records. Binghamton’s 68 home runs in 2025 shattered the previous mark of 50 home runs (which had been set twice). The Bearcats’ 83 doubles in 2024, meanwhile, broke the 1997 mark (of 73 doubles). Over the past two seasons, Binghamton has homered 118 times and has batted over .300 as a team. Defensively, Binghamton has posted its top three fielding percentage performances in program history during Bump’s tenure. The 2024 program record of .970 is followed by the 2023 and 2025 marks of .966. In addition, the Bearcats’ 2.80 team ERA in 2025 represented its best performance since 2013.  Besides its 11 America East All-Academic selections over the past four years, Binghamton turned in a 3.56 overall team GPA during the Spring 2024 semester, a 3.59 GPA in the Spring 2023 semester as well as a 3.57 GPA over the course of the Spring 2022 semester. Since 2023, the Bearcats have also landed 15 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honorees. Bump was Binghamton's top assistant coach from 2017-21 but was the acting coach for four games while then head coach Michelle Johnston was on maternity leave. No stranger to the Binghamton softball program, Bump arrived back at her alma mater following a standout playing career as well as a pair of seasons in the college coaching ranks. In 2016, Bump was at Lafayette College, where she was the top assistant softball coach. The Leopards more than tripled their win total (from four to 13), improved their batting average by 26 points (.219 to .245) and broke the program record with a .967 fielding percentage. In addition, the squad set the program mark with a 3.52 GPA during the fall 2015 semester and topped it with a 3.58 GPA this past spring. Prior to her stint at Lafayette, Bump was the graduate assistant coach at Kentucky during the 2015 season. She was part of a staff that steered the Wildcats to an appearance in the NCAA Super Regionals against eventual national champion Florida. A 2014 graduate of Binghamton, Bump was a two-time, first-team America East all-conference selection (2013 & 2014) and a first-team ECAC All-Star in 2013. In 2013, she was named the Binghamton University Co-Female Athlete of the Year as well as the America East Scholar Athlete of the Year. In addition, Bump was a three-time National Fastpitch Coaches' Association (NFCA) Scholar-Athlete and was inducted into the National College Athlete Honor Society in 2012.  Before coming to Binghamton, Bump graduated from nearby Windsor High School in 2010, where she was named all-state twice by the New York State Sports Writers Association (NYSSWA). BINGHAMTON SOFTBALL UNDER COACH BUMP - 2025 America East Champions - 2024 & 2025 America East Regular-Season Champions - 2025 NCAA Tournament qualifier - 98 victories over the past three seasons (2023-25) - its best three-year stretch in program history - Ranked in the 2025 D1Softball.com Mid-Major Poll - 6 First-Team All-Mid-Atlantic Region selections - 5 ECAC All-Stars - 25 All-Conference selections - 11 America East All-Academic selections - 7 America East All-Rookie selections - The 2024 & 2025 America East Player of the Year - The 2023 & 2025 America East Rookie of the Year - The 2025 America East Pitcher of the Year - The 2025 America East Elite 18 Winner - 15 CSC Academic All-District selections THE BUMP FILE 2022-present: Head Coach, Binghamton University 2017-21: Assistant Coach, Binghamton University 2016: Assistant Coach, Lafayette College 2015: Graduate Assistant Coach, University of Kentucky COACHING HONORS 2025 America East Coach of the Year 2024 America East Co-Coach of the Year PLAYING HONORS - A two-time, first-team America East All-Conference selection (2013 & 2014) - A three-time America East All-Academic selection (2012, 2013 & 2014) - A first-team ECAC All-Star in 2013 - The America East Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2013      

Jerry Cummiskey on Wake Up Call with Dan Tortora 9/24/24 Jerry Cummiskey enters his sixth season as the head swimming & diving coach at Binghamton University in 2024-25. He arrived from Bryant University, where he was the Associate Head Coach the previous six years. In his five previous seasons with the Bearcats, Cummiskey has guide the Bearcat men's team to the 2021 and 2024 America East championships. It marked their first conference crowns since 2003. At the conclusion of each meet, Cummiskey headed up the America East Men's Coaching Staffs of the Year. Since 2020, the men's squad has won 29 America East individual and relay titles and has posted eight conference records. On the women's side, Binghamton won four overall titles at the 2024 America East Meet. The Bearcats swept both breastroke titles as well as each of the two medley relay crowns. All four of those swims broke the pool records. Under Cummiskey's leadership, Binghamton has posted 44 men's all-conference selections as well as 16 women's honorees. In addition, the Bearcats have had a combined (men's and women's) 20 America East All-Academic selections. The Binghamton record book has been overhauled since Cummiskey became the head coach. There have been 13 men's school records and 11 women's program marks that have been set over the past five seasons. In addition, there have been 10 Binghamton men's freshman records that have been set since 2020 as well as seven women's rookie performances.  During Cummiskey's tenure at Bryant (2013-19), the Bulldogs rose to the top of the Northeast Conference (NEC) on both the men's and women's sides. The women's squad won the 2018 and 2019 NEC titles while the men's team was the runner up this past season. Individually, Bryant has produced multiple individual NEC champions, Senior National qualifiers, NCAA qualifiers and 2016 Rio Olympian Ben Schulte in the 100 breaststroke during that stretch. Cummiskey oversaw all aspects of the Bulldog program during his tenure, including academics, recruiting and both pool and dry land workouts. In the classroom, the Bulldog women's team had an overall GPA of 3.41 during the 2018-19 academic year while the men attained a 3.29 team GPA. From 2016-19, Cummiskey was also the head coach for the Bulldog Aquatic Club, where he worked with swimmers ages 9-18. He took his club teams to various New England and USA Swimming Championship Meets ranging from the New England Senior Championships to USA Junior Nationals. A 2011 graduate of Springfield (Mass.) College, Cummiskey earned his bachelor's degree in movement and sports studies. He has also earned various YMCA and USA Swimming Certifications and in 2017, was the Jean Freeman Scholarship Recipient at the CSCAA National Convention. THE CUMMISKEY FILE 2019-present: Head Coach, Binghamton University 2013-19: Associate Coach, Bryant University EDUCATION 2011, Springfield College. Bachelor of Arts in movement and sports studies.  

Michaela Transue completed her third season as an assistant coach with Binghamton in 2025. She was promoted to associate head coach in the summer of 2025. Since Transue joined the Binghamton staff, the squad has a 98-50 overall record. She has been an integral part of all facets of the Bearcat program during that stretch. Transue has specialized as a hitting coach and the Bearcats have turned in impressive offensive performances over the past two years. Binghamton’s 68 home runs in 2025 shattered the program record (of 50 home runs) while its 83 doubles broke the previous record of 73 doubles. Over the past two seasons, Binghamton has homered 118 times and hit over .300 as a team. In addition to her role at Binghamton, Transue was also chosen as the head coach of the New York Rise in 2025. The Rise is a women’s professional summer softball team, which is based out of Long Island and competes in the Fastpitch United Pro Series. From 2019-22, Transue was on the staff at Missouri. She was a graduate assistant during the 2019 season, was a volunteer assistant in 2020 and 2021 as well as an assistant coach in 2022.  A 2018 graduate of Hofstra University, Transue was an infielder and was named first-team all-conference in her final season. During her career, she had 25 doubles, two triples and 18 home runs. The Pride went 137-64-1 during Transue's career, made three NCAA Tournament appearances over that span and won Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) titles in 2015 and 2018. Transue grew up in the Binghamton area, graduating from nearby Chenango Forks High School in 2014. She was a four-time New York State (NYS) Class B All-State selection and batted .562 as a senior.  THE TRANSUE FILE 2025-present: Associate Head Coach, Binghamton University 2023-25: Assistant Coach, Binghamton University 2022: Assistant Coach, Missouri 2020-21: Volunteer Assistant Coach, Missouri 2019: Graduate Assistant Coach, Missouri HONORS - PLAYING CAREER Named first-team all-conference in 2018 Led the Pride to a pair of CAA titles (2015 & 2018) as well as three trips to the NCAA Tournament  

Brooke Wilmes completed her first season as an assistant coach with Binghamton in 2025.  Wilmes was a National Fastpitch Coaches' Association (NFCA) Third-Team All-American outfielder at Missouri in 2021. She led the Tigers to the NCAA Super Regionals that season – finishing just one victory shy of the Women's College World Series (WCWS). In 2022, Wilmes was named NFCA All-Region and first-team All-Southeast Conference (SEC) – both for the third straight time. The Tigers concluded that season with a trip to the NCAA Regionals. Wilmes homered 14 times in 2021 and drove in 55 runs the following season. She concluded her illustrious career with 206 runs scored, 286 hits and 164 RBI. Following her graduation from Missouri, Wilmes was an assistant coach at Stephens College during the 2023 season and at Columbia College in 2024. She assisted the head coach during practices and games at both stops and worked directly with the catchers and hitters during her year at Columbia. After earning her bachelor's degree in 2021 from Missouri, Wilmes earned her master's degree the following year in Positive Coaching and Athletic Leadership. THE WILMES FILE 2025-present: Assistant Coach, Binghamton University 2024: Assistant Coach, Columbia College 2023: Assistant Coach, Stephens College HONORS - PLAYING CAREER A three-time NFCA All-Region Selection (2019, 2021 & 2022) Named to the All-SEC Team three times (2019, 2021 & 2022) Led the Tigers to the 2021 NCAA Super Regionals and the 2022 NCAA Regionals  

Sophia Pappas completed her second full season with the Binghamton program in 2025. She is currently the Director of Player Development. Pappas graduated from Binghamton in 2023. She was a three-time, second-team all-conference selection as a utility player and was named to the America East All-Tournament Team in both 2022 and 2023. She batted 315 during the 2023 season and recorded a 2.07 ERA as a reliever in 2022. Binghamton went 51-41 in Pappas' final two seasons with the team.

Heather Colby enters her 10th season as the diving coach with Binghamton in 2024-25. Under her watch, the Bearcats have developed one of the top diving programs in the America East Conference. Since Colby joined the program, Binghamton has posted a combined total of 13 individual America East Diving titles and 26 all-conference selections. In addition, Binghamton has had seven Most Outstanding Diver Awards at the conference meet under her watch as well as eight America East All-Academic honorees. The crowning moment for Colby and the Binghamton divers came during the 2021 America East Championships. Binghamton was the host for the diving events and proceded to sweep all four individual titles. David Walters won both men's boards and was named the Most Outstanding Men's Diver. Sophia Howard did the same in the women's events. The Bearcats also swept all three medals in both men's events. Walters was also named the Most Outstanding Men's Diver at the 2018 America East Championship Meet while Amanda McGraw took the women's honor the following year. In 2020, however, Chris Egan became the first diver coached by Colby to sweep both diving events at the America East Championships en route to being named the Most Outstanding Diver of the Meet. Egan duplicated that feat in 2022 and Ryan Cohn continued the tradition in 2023. During the 2018-19 season, four divers met the qualifying standard for the NCAA Zone Meet - Walters, Egan, Howard and McGraw. In 2022, Egan and McGraw qualified and took part in the meet. A 2015 graduate of SUNY Fredonia, Colby was an All-American Diver as a senior as well as a four-time NCAA Zone qualifier. She was part of a Fredonia team that swept the top five places at the 2012 SUNYAC championships. Colby was also named to the 2014 SUNYAC All-Academic Team Colby has coached at the Fredonia Dive Camp since 2013 and has coached at the Navy Dive Camp in the summer of 2017  She earned her undergraduate degree in English Adolescent Education.  THE COLBY FILE 2015-present: Diving Coach, Binghamton University EDUCATION 2015, SUNY Fredonia (B.A.)