FAMU softball wins second consecutive MEAC championship

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The FAMU softball team captured its 11th Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) title with a gutsy 2-0 victory over archrival Bethune-Cookman in the second and deciding game in the 2015 MEAC Tournament at the Ormond Beach Sports Complex.

The Lady Rattlers (18-37) won their second straight conference title, after dropping the first game to Bethune-Cookman, 2-0.

“I’m so proud of our young ladies,” a beaming FAMU Head Coach Veronica Wiggins said after the game. “I told them after the first game to settle down and relax, because they seemed to be intimidated going into the first game.”

Wiggins was named Outstanding Tournament Coach for the ninth time Saturday. Sophomore pitcher Kenya Pereira captured her second consecutive MEAC Tournament Outstanding Performer Award.

Four FAMU players were also named All-Tournament: Pereira, Jessica Nathan, Alexsis Sandage, and Miesha McBride.

With Saturday’s title win, FAMU also lays claim to the MEAC’s NCAA Tournament automatic berth, its sixth since 1999.
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