Tallahassee Fla. | Florida A&M piled up 10 hits, including a solo homerun by Seyjuan Lawrence, as the Rattlers earned an 8-3 game two victory over North Carolina Central, avenging a 3-0 loss in game one at Moore-Kittles Field on Friday afternoon.
 
Game One
 
The first contest of the day featured a pitcher's duel between FAMU's Josh Hancock and NCCU's Austin Vernon.
 
Hancock (4-5) worked 6.0 innings, allowing two runs on five hits while striking out three.
 
Neither team could muster a run, or very many hits, over the first five innings of the game. Both teams combined for just five hits heading into the sixth inning.
 
The Eagles broke the deadlock in the top of the sixth inning, scoring two runs on three hits. NCCU added one more in the top of the seventh to claim the 3-0 win.
 
FAMU was limited to three hits.
 
Game Two
 
While hits were hard to come by in game one, the nightcap was the complete opposite. The Rattlers exploded for 10 hits, while NCCU picked up nine.
 
After the Eagles jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the top of the first, the Rattlers responded with six runs in the bottom half of the inning.
 
NCCU's starting pitcher Shawn Runey had a tough time on the mound as all six batters he faced got on base.
 
LJ Bryant picked up the first RBI of the day for the Rattlers, driving a single through the left side of the infield and scoring Octavien Moyer and advancing Joseph Pierini to third. One batter later, Jared Weber cleared the bases with a two RBI single to put FAMU up 3-2.
 
Lawrence tacked on an RBI when he doubled to score Weber to stretch the Rattler lead to 4-2. JD Tease drove FAMU's fifth run home on a groundout to third base.
 
Pierini added FAMU's sixth run of the inning after hitting a single that ricocheted off of NCCU's pitcher, allowing no play to be made.
 
With the Rattlers up 6-3 in the bottom of the fifth, Lawrence smacked a ball over the left field wall for his fourth homer of the year.

Bryant rounded out the scoring for FAMU when he hit an RBI double to left centerfield to give the Rattlers an 8-3 lead in the sixth inning.
 
Starting pitcher Kelyn Fox (5-1) continued to shine, picking up his fifth victory in his previous six appearances. Fox put in 5.0 innings of work, giving up just three runs on seven hits and striking out two batters.
 
On Deck
 
Due to the potential for inclement weather this weekend, the schedule for Florida A&M's weekend Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) baseball series with North Carolina Central has been updated.
 
FAMU and NCCU will now play a doubleheader on Sunday, as Saturday's game has been postponed until 11 a.m. on Sunday morning. The final game of the series will begin 45 minutes following the conclusion of the first game.
 
Please continue to visit FAMUAthletics.com for the latest on any further changes to the schedule.
 
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