FAMU baseball's sweep over MVSU sets the stage for Bethune-Cookman
FAMU baseball swept Mississippi Valley State in a home SWAC series. Next for the Rattlers is a SWAC Championship rematch versus the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats.
Florida A&M baseball still hasn’t lost a Southwestern Athletic Conference series. On Sunday, April 19, the Rattlers completed a clean sweep over the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils at Moore-Kittles Field. FAMU (20-17, 15-3 in SWAC) hosted and beat the Delta Devils (11-25, 7-11 in SWAC) with a 6-5 walkoff win on Friday, April 17.
The Rattlers then run-ruled Mississippi Valley 14-4 in seven innings and finished the SWAC series off with a 14-8 triumph on Sunday. The Rattlers outhit Mississippi Valley 34-24. That included William Brown having two three-run performances on Friday and Sunday.
On the mound, pitchers Tanner Walker, Garrett Workman , and Clark Lincoln earned the Rattlers’ wins over the weekend. Next, the Rattlers will face the team they’re tied with for first in the SWAC , the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats. The Rattlers and the Wildcats will meet for a three-game series on FAMU’s Tallahassee campus at Moore-Kittles Field from Friday, April 24, until Sunday, April 26.
It will also be a SWAC Championship rematch, in which Bethune-Cookman prevailed 11-9 last May. The teams also met earlier this season in Vero Beach during Feb. 21’s Andre Dawson Classic.