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Softball
6
Winner TXST TXST 39-21
0
FAMU FAMU 32-22
Winner
TXST TXST
39-21
6
Final
0
FAMU FAMU
32-22
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
TXST TXST 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 6 11 0
FAMU FAMU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

W: Emma Strood (9-5) L: Smith, Samantha (11-8)

Game Recap: Softball |

Rattlers Close Historic Season at Gainesville Regional

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The season is over, but the standard has been set. Florida A&M softball's historic 2026 campaign came to a close on Saturday afternoon at the NCAA Gainesville Regional, falling to Texas State 6-0 in the elimination round. The Rattlers leave Gainesville having competed on college softball's biggest stage for the 14th time overall and the first time as a member of the SWAC.

The Rattlers went toe-to-toe with the Sun Belt program through much of the game, battling deep into counts and putting runners on base in the seventh.

FAMU's best opportunity came in the final inning. Amya Ramos led off the seventh with a single to right field — one of just two Rattler hits on the afternoon — and Braxtyn Battle worked a walk to put runners on first and second. Michaela Fernandez pinch ran for Ramos and moved to third on a Spooner flyout that advanced both runners. With Fernandez 90 feet from tying the game, Douglas came to the plate but fell on a strikeout to end the inning. It was the kind of moment that defined what this team is made of — fighting until the final pitch, not wilting under the pressure of an elimination game on the road.

Graduate pitcher Samantha Smith took the circle for FAMU and gave her team every chance. She went the full seven innings, allowing six runs on 11 hits and finishing with a strikeout in her final collegiate appearance. 

The future of FAMU softball has never been brighter.

Key Stats — Texas State 6, Florida A&M 0
 
Batting
Amya Ramos — 1-3, single to right (sparked 7th-inning threat)
Amari Brown — 1-3, 2B (double to center)
Braxtyn Battle — 0-0, BB (reached in 7th; runners on 1st and 2nd)

Pitching
Samantha Smith (L, 11-8) — 7.0 IP, 11 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 129 pitches (complete game)
 
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