Rattlers takes weekend series from Norfolk 3 games to 1

FAMU retained firm control of first place in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Southern Division, after winning a weekend series against Norfolk State three games to one.  The Rattlers overwhelmed the Spartans on by sweeping Saturday’s doubleheader with a 12-4 victory in game one and scrapped its way to a 5-4 victory in game two.
 
On Sunday, the Rattlers struck again by defeating the Spartans 5-2 in the closing game of the series behind the arm of starting pitcher Kelyn Fox who earned his sixth victory of the season.   
FAMU improved to 18-27, 12-8 MEAC on the season as the Rattler bats came alive racking up 10 hits on Sunday afternoon.  LJ Bryant and Jared Weber both went 2-for-4 with Bryant adding an RBI. Octavien Moyer and Joseph Pierini drove in two runs apiece. 
 
Sunday, FAMU opened the scoring in the second inning when Moyer hit a two-RBI single, giving the Rattlers a 2-0 lead. 
 
Neither team scored another run until the seventh inning when Pierini tripled to left centerfield, driving in two more runs. One batter later, Bryant scored Pierini with a single to centerfield, pushing the Rattlers ahead for good. 
 
FAMU returns to Tallahassee for a MEAC Southern Division series  on Friday against North Carolina A&T, who currently occupies second place.