Sanford, FL – 5 years in the past, it was the highest HBCU baseball rivalry within the MEAC. Now it has returned to the height of relevance within the SWAC. When Bethune-Cookman College and Florida A&M College (FAMU) face off in baseball, it has had a big influence on convention standings for the final 20 years.
This previous weekend was no completely different. The Wildcats and Rattlers have been sitting atop the SWAC baseball standings, with a weekend sequence being essential to profitable the common season title, as only a month remained earlier than the SWAC Championship match.
Bethune-Cookman’s offense was relentless on a “chamber of commerce” weekend in Sanford, FL, just some miles from Daytona Seashore. Historic Sanford Stadium is a pristine park the place legendary Jackie Robinson as soon as performed, earlier than heading to Daytona Seashore.
Sweep with Type
B-CU made a clear sweep of the Rattlers and did it with aptitude. The bats for the Wildcats would batter FAMU pitching. Bethune rattled off wins of 8-2, 5-2, and 9-2 to glide away from the Rattlers atop the convention.
B-CU head coach Johnny Hernandez feels his workforce is taking part in very well proper now, on this crucial time heading into the SWAC match. “Total, it was full sequence for our guys. I feel that is the primary sequence in the complete 12 months the place we had pitching, protection, and the offense executed in numerous methods,” Hernandez stated. “With the lengthy ball, with situational hitting, and with two-out hitting. Simply happy with our guys for the grit to finish the sweep over FAMU.”
The Rattlers and Wildcats entered the sequence with solely two convention losses, each having an identical convention data of 13-2. B-CU now sits atop alone at 16-2 whereas the Rattlers slip right into a tie for second place at 13-5 with Texas Southern and Grambling. The Alabama State Hornets sit only one sport behind them with a 12-5 convention report.
There’s a few month remaining within the HBCU baseball common season earlier than SWAC groups head to Birmingham, Ala. For the 2025 SWAC Championship Event. The match is scheduled for Could 21-25 at Rickwood Subject. Historic Rickwood Subject is claimed to be America’s oldest ballpark and was one of many parks used within the Negro League.
