Vero Beach, FL - Florida A&M baseball (2-2, 0-0) will participate in the annual Andre Dawson Classic in Vero Beach, FL this weekend. The Rattlers will face Grambling State, Prairie View, and Southern in the tournament. 

The Rattlers are coming off a 2-1 opening series win against Eastern Illinois and a loss to Troy on Tuesday. 

Where: Jackie Robinson Training Complex (Vero Beach, FL)

Where To Watch: MLB Network

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About the Andre Dawson Classic

The Andre Dawson Classic is the annual, round-robin collegiate baseball tournament designed by Major League Baseball to highlight Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and their baseball programs.

Recognized by the Higher Education Act of 1965, HBCUs have offered quality educational and athletic programs for African American youth for over a century. HBCUs have a proud baseball tradition and have produced hall-of-famers such as Lou Brock (Southern University) and Andre Dawson (Florida A&M University).

The 2024 tournament will feature six HBCUs: Alabama State University (Montgomery, Ala.), Florida A&M University (Tallahassee, Fla.), Grambling State University (Grambling, La.), North Carolina A&T (Greensboro, NC), Prairie View A&M (Prairie View, Texas) and Southern University (Baton Rouge, La.).

Game Schedule

Friday, February 23, 2024, 7:30 p.m.

 Grambling State (1-3, 0-0) 

*MLB Network

Saturday, February 24, 2024, 3:30 p.m. 

Prairie View (3-1, 0-0) 

Sunday, February 25, 2024, 2 p.m. 

Southern (1-3, 0-0) 

SWAC Co-Hitter of The Week

Jalen Niles earned SWAC Co-Hitter of the Week by leading the Rattlers with five hits and a .417 batting average. Niles also had a .583 slugging percentage, two RBIs, and scored four runs in the series win versus 2023 NCAA Regional participants Eastern Illinois. Niles had a great opening day game, going 2-4 with two doubles and two runs scored.

SWAC Co-Pitcher of The Week

Tre Simmons earned SWAC Co-Pitcher of the Week when he started and picked up the win for Florida A&M in the second game of the series against 2023 NCAA Regionals participant Eastern Illinois, going five shutout innings while giving up one hit, walking two, and striking out six. Simmons had an ERA of 0.00, WHIP of 0.60, and an opponents batting average of .063.

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