FAMU baseball rises in SWAC standings with road sweep over Alabama A&M
FAMU baseball defeated Alabama A&M in sweeping fashion. The wins ended the Rattlers’ struggles and moved them near the top of the SWAC.
Florida A&M baseball moved past its recent struggles against Alabama A&M. After two consecutive series losses , the Rattlers traveled to Huntsville for their final regular-season Southwestern Athletic Conference series against the Alabama A&M Bulldogs. FAMU (22-22, 17-8 in SWAC) returned to Tallahassee unblemished, sweeping Alabama A&M (10-39, 4-21 in SWAC) in a series that ran from Thursday, May 7, until Saturday, May 9, at Bulldog Field.
The Orange and Green scored a 9-8 win on Thursday, won 6-2 on Friday, and completed the slate with a 10-3 win. FAMU had a player with three runs in each game, starting with Jay Campbell , then Jordan Brown, and lastly William Brown. Pitchers Clark Lincoln, Caleb Granger , and Garrett Workman all earned wins over the weekend.
As of Sunday, May 10, FAMU is No. 3 in the SWAC with a week remaining in the regular season. Next, the Rattlers are hosting Texas Southern (21-19, 15-9 in SWAC), which is looking to move up from the No.
5 spot in the SWAC before the league tournament starts on May 20 in Birmingham. The FAMU-Texas Southern series begins on Thursday, May 14, at 5 p. m.