'Cats and Rattlers make MEAC title game

ORMOND BEACH, Florida -- Shamaria Engram went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run Friday at Ormond Beach Sports Complex to lead Bethune-Cookman past Hampton 3-2 and earn a fourth straight berth in the MEAC Championship title game.

Karina Romero went 2-for-3 with a run and Shanel Tolbert threw her third complete game of the tournament for the defending champion Wildcats (29-29), who will face Florida A&M at 1 this afternoon for the championship.

If the second-seeded 'Cats lose, they will play the third-seeded Rattlers (28-28) again at 3:30 p.m.

The Wildcats took a 2-0 lead in the second inning on a two-run double to left by Engram, who is batting .444 with five RBIs and three runs in the tournament. Aurelia Gamch knocked an RBI single in the fourth to make it 3-0.

The Pirates (25-32) cut the deficit to ...

READ MORE