Did You Know ... FAMU head softball coach Veronica Wiggins coached 29 seasons, with 774 wins... She guided the Lady Rattlers to 13 MEAC Championships and 11 NCAA Postseason Appearances
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JANIA DAVIS WITH THE HOME RUN SAVING CATCH!!
Rattlers get their second win of the season, beating Mercer 5-1. They return to Tallahassee for a doubleheader at FSU on Tuesday.
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๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ
The Rattlers are the 2024 SWAC East Regular Season Champions after finishing with a 19-5 record. The Rattlers will face UAPB in the first round of the SWAC Tournament next week.
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๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ช๐๐ก!!
Mia Blasingane scores the run on a throwing error to win the game.
FAMU - 4
Winthrop - 3
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Lauryn Peppers (
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This is the first no-hitter since Ashleigh Minter threw one in 2014.
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๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ฅ ๐ช!
Rattlers beat the Tigers 5-4 to go 2-0 on the day.
They return to Tallahassee to host
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Melkayla Irvis continues to be a problem for opposing pitchers this year as sheโs currently 2nd in the nation in triples with six!
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is the only player from an HBCU with 5+ triples this season.
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Rattlersโ Hall of Famer, Veronica Wiggins, is now a MEAC Hall of Famer!
Coach Wiggins is the Rattlers all-time winningest coach.
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๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ
The Rattlers will forever play on the newly renamed Veronica Wiggins Field.
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One weekend in and Nyah ALREADY leads the SWAC with three doubles!
Nyahโs three doubles is also good for 13th in the nation!
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๐๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐ช!
Rattlers get the 3-2 walk-off win versus Mercer to give Alexis Jones a birthday w.
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You know itโs a W when the Rattlers are dancing!
Rattlers beat JSU 5-3 in the conference-opener and return Saturday at 3 PM.
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THATโS THE FIRST SWEEP ON THE VERONICA WIGGINS FIELD AND THE ๐WAS HERE TO SEE IT.
The Rattlers dominated MVSU getting three wins this weekend. They are now 6-0 against SWAC opponents.
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โ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐๐ฃ, ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐๐ฃ, ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐๐ฃโ
Rattlers sweep Jackson for the second straight season!
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๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช!
FAMU - 5
MVSU - 3
The series finale will be tomorrow at 1 PM.
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Victory vibes from the Rattlers after shutting down the Tigers going 2-0 on the day.
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๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ!
Rattlers beat Army 7-6 as Destiny Cuevas reached home three times and Nadia Zenteno earned her first W on the season.
Rattlers play
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USF at 4:30 PM.
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GAME DAY!!
Nyah Morgan, Janeโa Mobley, and Melkayla Irvis are representing for the Rattlers as they compete in the HBCU All-Star game.
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Donโt try to steal when Nyah Morganโs behind the plate!
Nyah is currently ranked 10th in the nation in catching runners trying to steal bases.
Nyah and the Rattlers return to action this weekend for a home series versus Jackson State.
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Nadia Zenteno named SWAC Pitcher of the Week after a dominating weekend in Macon. Zenteno went 1-0 with a .64 ERA and a .82 WHIP.
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๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ช๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐!
Freshman Zoryana Hughes was on FIRE in the 5-2 win vs. Mercer. Hughes struck out ten batters in 6.2 innings.
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๐จ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐-๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐จ
CrisโDeona Beasley, Destiny Cuevas, Melkayla Irvis, and Nyah Morgan named to the SWAC preseason teams.
The Rattlers are tied with PVAMU for the most named to the teams.
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๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ช!
Destiny Cuevas drives in two to give the Rattlers an eight run lead to run rule the cats.
FAMU - 9
bcu - 1
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๐๐๐ก๐โ๐ ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐ช๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ!
Mobley hits a 3-run bomb in the top of the 7th to give the Rattlers a 3-2 lead before the defense finished the cats.
FAMU - 3
bcu - 2
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โThatโs when you really in love for real when you sing that thing right there.โ
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singing some Musiq Soulchild before practice.
Full micโd up to release soon and come support the Rattlers this weekend as they host rival BCU on Fri. (5), Sat. (3), and Sun. (1).
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Melkayla Irvis has been a problem for opposing pitchers this year as sheโs currently 8th in nation in triples!
Irvis in the Rattlers begin SWAC play at home this weekend vs. Jackson State.
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โThatโs my girl, thatโs my girl!โ
Mrs. Mobley was a little excited after Janeโa Mobleyโs three-run ๐ฃ to give the Rattlers the W over the cats.
๐ฅ Mrs. Mobley
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๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐!!
Rattlers bats were on ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ beating the Hornets 15-4 in game one of todayโs doubleheader.
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The ๐ will be back as we rename the field after Coach Veronica Wiggins this Saturday.
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Zoryana Hughes was a strikeout machine this weekend, throwing nine strikeouts in 9.1 innings pitched.
Hughes led the Rattlers with a 1.50 ERA and a .129 opponent batting average.
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JANIA DAVIS WITH THE CLUTCH AT-BAT!!
Rattlers tie the game at 8 after being down 8-1.
The game has been postponed to tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. due to weather. The Rattlers will be at-bat in the bottom of the eighth with a runner on first and no outs.
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RATTLUHS W!!
Rattlers beat Southern 2-1 as Melkayla Irvis crossed home in the bottom of the seventh to take the W.
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Nyah Morgan with a solo ๐ฃ to center field for the win in the bottom of the 9th!
Rattlers beat the Tigers 6-5 and play tomorrow at 1 PM.
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๐๐๐ผ๐โ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐!!
The Rattlers shut out JSU in the first game of the weekend series.
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The first runs of the season come from Melkayla Irvis and CrisโDeona Beasley courtesy of a Nyah Morgan double.
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Rattlers now sit at the top of the SWAC East at 10-2.
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Brandice Boatwright leads the SWAC with an opponents batting average of .111 and is third with an ERA of 1.4.
Boatwright and the Rattlers travel to Gainesville this weekend to play Florida, Louisville, Duke, and Villanova.
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Lauryn Peppers is named pitcher of the week after going 2-0 with wins versus Mercer and MVSU. Peppers struck out 15 batters in 14 innings and had an opponent batting average of 0.149.
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๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง, ๐ฃ๐จ๐ง ๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ก ๐ง๐ข๐ฃ.
๐ฆ๐ช๐๐๐ฃ, ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐๐ฃ, ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐๐ฃ, ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐๐ฃ!
Rattlers sweep JSU after a 4-3 win in the final game of the series.
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โCan we get a biggie bag though!?โ
Melkayla Irvis was on a roll in BP during her micโd up.
Full micโd up to release later this week and come support the Rattlers this weekend as they host rival BCU on Friday (5), Saturday (3), and Sunday (1).
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