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Courtesy: Florida A&M Sports Information
Ashleigh Minter won the first game for the Lady Rattlers. |
Ashleigh Minter (4-4) was the Game One winner for FAMU, turning in a complete game, scattering seven hits and striking out six against no walks in seven innings of work.
FAMU (6-13), which outhit NKU, 9-7 in the opener, got on the board first when Alyssa Weaver, who belted a leadoff triple, scored on an RBI single by Amber Fullwood for a 1-0 lead.
NKU (2-13) tied the game 1-1 in the fifth on Katelyn Roy’s sacrifice fly, that scored Mandi McQueen from third, but FAMU clinched the opener with two runs in the bottom of the sixth on pinch hitter Naesha Lewis’ two-run single, scoring Christina Robbs and Kenya Pereira for a 3-1 lead.
Whitney Farris led FAMU with two hits in Game One.
In Game Two, Northern built a 5-0 lead by the fifth inning, before FAMU rallied for four runs in the bottom of the fifth, keyed by Denise Anderson’s two-run homer and a RBI single by Whitney Farris, for a 5-4 game.
Northern answered with three runs in the top of the sixth for an 8-4 lead, then FAMU struck for two runs in the bottom of the inning to trim the NKU edge to 8-6.
After Northern added a single run in the top of the seventh, FAMU scored two in the bottom of the seventh.
FAMU had 10 hits in the second game, led by Farris with three hits and an RBI, Kieffi Myrick with two hits and two RBIs, along with Denise Anderson’s two-run homer.
WHAT’S NEXT: Florida A&M will play in the USF Tournament, March 14-16 in Clearwater. They will be home for two play dates, Friday, March 21 against Buffalo (4:00) and Florida State on Tuesday, March 25 (6:00).
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