The FAMU baseball team (21-33) dropped their first game in the MEAC tournament to the top seed in the MEAC Northern Division, Norfolk State, 8-3 on Thursday afternoon in Norfolk, VA.
The loss sends the Rattlers into the elimination bracket and to face Delaware State at 3:30 p.m. today. The Hornets fell to North Carolina Central in the tournament opener, 9-4. Norfolk State advanced in the winner's bracket to meet NCCU at noon.
The Rattlers only managed to pick up three hits on the afternoon, struggling to find consistency at the plate. In comparison, NSU (23-26) tallied 18 total hits.