Can FAMU softball overcome SWAC title hump? Why this year feels different
FAMU softball has been on the wrong side of the SWAC Tournament championship game the last two years. Is the third time the charm for the Rattlers?
Could the third time be the charm? For three consecutive seasons, including this one, Florida A&M softball has entered the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament as the postseason favorites. However, the Rattlers have been on the other side of hoisting the championship trophy, losing to Jackson State in 2024 and 2025 .
Eight holdovers remain from the program’s first SWAC runner-up team on its current 24-woman roster. FAMU head coach Brittany Beall hopes this week ends differently for them. “The players, they’re hungry.
Our seniors, they’re hungry for that title,” Beall told the Tallahassee Democrat. “They know what it felt like in 2024 and 2025, losing to Jackson State so close. The mindset is definitely different.
Seeing them understand what the buy-in looks like in the end, it’s one of those things that’s very rewarding. ” The East’s one-seeded Rattlers (28-19) open the eight-team double-elimination tournament against West’s four-seed Arkansas-Pine Bluff (14-30) at the Gulfport Sportsplex in Mississippi on Tuesday, May 5, at 7 p. m.
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