Saturday, April 27, 2024
The Rattlers battled through adversity on Friday in a way they had not faced since the beginning of the season, rallying for an 11-9 win. Florida A&M has comfortably taken down the Alabama A&M Aggies in most contests since joining the SWAC in 2021. In the first game of the […]
The mound took center stage this past weekend as the Rattlers allowed just three earned runs in a sweep of Jackson State. Junior right-handed pitcher Caleb Granger got the party started on Thursday, throwing seven scoreless innings while allowing no walks and only two hits. Granger capped his performance with […]
The Rattlers’ softball team has won each of their first six games in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, before falling 10-1 on the road Friday to Jackson State. FAMU is currently first in the Eastern Division, sitting just ahead of in-state rival Bethune-Cookman. Both series sweeps for the Rattlers against Alabama […]
Despite the dominance of African runners in long-distance races such as the 5,000-meter, 10,000-meter, half-marathons, and marathons, African Americans who enjoy long-distance running are few and far between. According to a 2020 survey conducted by Running USA, only three percent of long-distance runners in the United States were Black. Representation […]
The Florida A&M softball team is looking to turn things around this weekend at the HBCU Classic Tournament in Montgomery, Alabama. The Rattlers are 0-10 this season after competing in two tournaments in Tallahassee and at Troy University in Alabama. This weekend’s tournament includes Tennessee State, Alcorn State, Grambling State […]
Three-hundred and sixty-four days ago, the Panthers of Eastern Illinois University baseball team rolled into Tallahassee and completed a three-game sweep of the Florida A&M to open the 2023 season for both programs. The Rattlers returned the favor on Sunday, winning their first weekend series of the 2024 season against […]
The Texas Tech Red Raiders scored 15 runs in two innings to sweep the Florida A&M softball team in their season opener. The Rattlers fell 11-1 in the first game after an eight-run sixth inning blew open a 3-1 ballgame. Texas Tech jumped on the Rattlers early in the second […]
An agonizing skid in conference play and a 0-2 run in the conference tournament marked the end of the 2023 Florida A&M softball team’s season, where the Rattlers dropped three straight conference series against Alabama A&M, Bethune Cookman and Jackson State. Head coach Camise Patterson attributed the drop in performance […]
A head football coach search marred by controversy and a lack of information from Florida A&M, is now over. The FAMU Athletics Department announced in a press release Saturday afternoon that former assistant coach and current interim head football coach James Colzie III will replace former head coach Willie Simmons […]
A lot can change in a year, especially for a collegiate HBCU tennis program. The 2022 off-season saw the departure of several seniors and graduate students following FAMU’s first taste of the SWAC competition. Roster turnover for any program can substantially affect the outcome of the next season, and head […]