FAMU Bests NSU 1-0 To Advance In MEAC Tournament

Lady Rattlers advance to face North Division No.1 Seed Delaware State at 7 p.m. Thursday

ORMOND BEACH, Florida  (May 8) – Senior Christina Robbs singled and later stole home in the top of first for the game’s only run in a 1-0 opening round victory for the Florida A&M University Softball team over Norfolk State University in the 2014 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Softball Championships at the Ormoind Beach Sports Complex here Thursday afternoon.

FAMU (21-27) advances in the winner’s bracket to face Northern Division winner Delaware State at 7 p.m., while Norfolk State (19-25) moved into the elimination round to face North Carolina A&T at 4:30 e p.m.

Robbs reached on a one-out single for FAMU in top of the first, then stole second, and third. Amber Fullwood then reached on a walk, then the pair combined on a double steal with Robbs scoring the game’s only run from third.

FAMU finished with just that one hit by Robbs of Norfolk State’s Jamie Schulle (13-18), who struck out three and walked three while tossing the one-hitter. Freshman Kenya Perrira (6-8) was the winning pitcher for FAMU, scattering four hits while striking out seven against no walks.

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