FAMU Head Baseball Coach Robert Lucus and the Rattlers season opener is Friday, Feb. 19 in Jacksonville in a three-team tournament at the University of North Florida. The Rattlers will face Richmond, followed by Ohio State and UNF. (See complete schedule below)Four years ago when Mykel Benson asked his FAMU football coach's permission to join the Rattlers' baseball team, he was denied. He didn't ask third-year coach Joe Taylor for fear of the answer he might have gotten. Now that his career as a fullback is over, Benson is making a comeback to the diamond after seven years. He's shown in practice that he hasn't lost much — at least with his bat — to earn a starting position at first base. "It's actually brought me some joy," said Benson, 6-foot, 240 pounds. "It's gotten me back to loving the game.
When I was trying out for high school, it wasn't fun to me, but I like it out here with these guys. They're a lot of fun." Benson grew up in Palm Bay playing football and baseball on several youth teams. He couldn't convince his baseball coach at Bayside High School that he deserved a starting position. Instead, he devoted time to playing football. But all the time that he was plowing over defensive players on the gridiron, he believed that he could still swing a bat and make plays. The rust was there during his first week in practice and he remains a work in progress, said coach Robert Lucas, who expects Benson to become more of an offensive spark for the team.
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Florida A&M University Rattlers 2010 Baseball Schedule
Date Opponent Location Time
North Florida Tournament
2/19/2010 University of Richmond Jacksonville, FL 3 PM
2/20/2010 Ohio State University Jacksonville, FL 5 PM
2/21/2010 University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL 3 PM
2/23/2010 Mercer University Tallahassee, FL 4 PM
Savannah State Tournament
2/26/2010 Delaware State University Savannah, GA 11 AM
2/27/2010 Savannah State University Savannah, GA 11 AM
2/27/2010 Norfolk State University Savannah, GA 3 PM
3/2/2010 Mercer University Tallahassee, FL 4 PM
3/5/2010 Jackson State University (DH) Tallahassee, FL 2 PM
3/6/2010 Jackson State University Tallahassee, FL 12 PM
3/10/2010 Albany State University Tallahassee, FL 3 PM
3/13/2010 Savannah State University Tallahassee, FL 11 AM
3/14/2010 Savannah State University Tallahassee, FL 12 PM
3/16/2010 Mercer University Macon, GA 6 PM
3/17/2010 Mercer University Macon, GA 4 PM
3/20/2010 * Bethune-Cookman University (DH) Tallahassee, FL 1 PM
3/21/2010 * Bethune-Cookman University Tallahassee, FL 1 PM
3/25/2010 Selma University (DH) Tallahassee, FL 12 PM
3/30/2010 Edward Waters (Fla.) Jacksonville, Fla 1 PM
3/31/2010 Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FL 6:30 PM
April
4/2/2010 * North Carolina A&T (DH) Greensboro, NC 1 PM
4/3/2010 * North Carolina A&T Greensboro, NC 1 PM
4/7/2010 Alabama State Montgomery, AL 1 PM
4/13/2010 Edward Waters (Fla.) Tallahassee, FL 2 PM
4/14/2010 Alabama State Tallahassee, FL 1 PM
4/17/2010 * Delaware State (DH) Dover, DE 1 PM
4/18/2010 * Delaware State Dover, DE 1 PM
4/21/2010 Southern Baton Rouge, LA 6 PM
4/22/2010 Southern Baton Rouge, LA 3 PM
4/24/2010 * Maryland Eastern Shore (DH) Tallahassee, FL 12 PM
4/25/2010 * Maryland Eastern Shore Tallahassee, FL 12 PM
4/27/2010 Jackson State University (DH) Jackson, MS 3 PM
4/28/2010 Jackson State University Jackson, MS 12 PM
May
5/1/2010 * Coppin State (DH) Tallahassee, FL 1 PM
5/2/2010 Coppin State Tallahassee, FL 1 PM
5/4/2010 Albany State Albany, GA 3 PM
5/5/2010 Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FL 4 PM
5/8/2010 * Norfolk State (DH) 1 p.m.
5/9/2010 * Norfolk State Noon
5/12/2010 Alcorn State Alcorn State, MS 6 PM
5/20 -22/2010 MEAC TOURNAMENT, Daytona Beach, FL , TBA
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