The FAMU baseball team lost their second straight game, falling to Ball State 6-3 in the first of four games against the Cardinals.
Ball State (3-6 overall) got on the board first with an RBI single to left field. The Cardinals then hit a solo home run at the top of the second to make it 2-0. The Rattlers (5-5 on the season) scored their first run at the bottom of the sixth on an RBI single from LJ Bryant to bring Joseph Pierini home; Bryant eventually crossed home plate on a wild pitch to make the score 5-2. The Rattlers scored another run at the bottom of the eighth on an RBI single by Ty Hanchey to bring Joseph Pierini across home plate.
The Rattlers are back in action tomorrow in a doubleheader against the Cardinals, with the first game beginning at 1 p.m. and the second game at 4 p.m.