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Rattlers Sweep the Aggies in a Three-Game Series

MEAC Player Of the Week, Alec Wong(Courtesy of FAMU Athletics) The FAMU Baseball team won game three in the MEAC series against North Carolina A&T at Moore-Kittles Field Sunday completing the sweep. Ricky Paige, the 5-foot-11, 185 pound junior, was the starting pitcher for the game. Head coach Jamey Shouppe […]

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Rattlers Beat Troy 2-1

Photo by: Dyniesha Dye The Rattlers went wire to wire with a 2-1 victory over Troy University at Moore-Kittles Field Wednesday. The Florida A&M baseball team came, saw, and conquered after coming off of an eight game losing streak.   Head coach Jamey Shouppe feels that the team did enough […]

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FAMU Wrestling Team Brings Home NCWA National Championship All-American

Courtesy of FAMU Wrestling Team. Florida A and M University wrestlers Rickey Carter and Clif Decius were  qualifiers for the National Collegiate Wrestling Association’s National Championships in Allen, Texas.   Ocala Forest’s 2011 State Champion wrestler Rickey Carter, earned All-American honors and finished in  seventh place in the 2015 NCWA […]

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FAMU Softball Season Outlook

Courtesy of FAMU Sports Info. The Florida A&M University Lady Rattlers softball team aspires to have another successful season after dominating the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference last season. The Lady Rattlers have an abundance of youthful talent with six sophomores returning to the championship team. The underclassmen must learn quickly, as […]

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The Shouppe Effect

Head coach Jamey Shouppe – Courtesy FAMU Sports Info.    Head baseball coach Jamey Shouppe has high expectations for his team in his second-year at Florida A&M University. The Rattlers baseball team hadn’t won more than 19 games for five seasons prior Shouppe’s arrival. His first season at FAMU, led […]

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FAMU softball lost against Boston College

Florida A&M University Softball team chanted,“D-D-D Defense, Defense, Defense, Huddle,Huddle,” before the first pitch of the game against Boston college. FAMU started off strong on defense, however Boston lead the first inning with a 2-0 lead, and continued to win ending the game 13-0. Alyssa Weaver, senior from Oldsmar, Fla. […]

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Rattlers Heat Up Track Despite Cold Weather

TALLAHASSEE–The temperatures were low but, there was a lot of heat on display at the 65th annual FAMU Relays event. Florida A&M university dominated the competition today in nearly every race. 22-year-old Senior captain Jasmine Smith and Sophomore physical therapy student Shane Rodney ,20, put on a show for the […]

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FAMU’s ‘win streak’ ends at one

Jorge Rosa hits the baseline – Courtesy FAMU Sports Info. The Florida A&M University’s men’s basketball could not put together back-to-back wins as North Carolina Central University (20-6, 12-0 MEAC) blew out the Rattlers 73-48. FAMU (1-24, 1-11 MEAC) got out played in all facets of the game. The Rattlers […]

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FAMU’s ‘win streak’ ends at one

Jorge Rosa hits the baseline – Courtesy FAMU Sports Info The Florida A&M University’s men’s basketball could not put together back-to-back wins as North Carolina Central University (20-6, 12-0 MEAC) blew out the Rattlers 73-48. FAMU (1-24, 1-11 MEAC) got out played in all facets of the game. The […]

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Antilla’s return helps lift Lady Rattlers over the Eagles

Antilla boxing out – Courtesy FAMU Sports Info After being out three games with a concussion, junior forward Olivia Antilla helps the Lady Rattlers pick up a 65-58 win over North Carolina Central University.    The Lady Rattlers were down 5-3 within the first few minutes, then Antilla made her […]