NORMAN — Binghamton looked dead in the water.

Needing to beat UMass Lowell twice to win the America East title, the Bearcats trailed 7-0 in the fifth and 8-2 in the sixth on Saturday.

Binghamton roared back with an eight-run sixth to take the lead and win 10-8 before winning the second game 4-2 to earn the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament despite having a sub-.500 record at 20-25.

Binghamton’s reward is a date with No. 3 seed Oklahoma .

The Sooners and Bearcats will square off at 2:30 p.m. Friday in the first game of the Norman Regional.…