FAMU baseball SWAC Tournament live updates, scores from Birmingham

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The battle for the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament championship is officially underway.

Florida A&M baseball is in the eight-team SWAC Tournament as the third seed. The Rattlers (27-22) open against the Texas Southern Tigers (21-22), a six-seed, in Bracket A, on Wednesday, May 20.

Alongside FAMU and Texas Southern, Bracket A includes No. 2 Southern and No. 7 Jackson State. Bracket B is No. 1 Bethune-Cookman, No. 4 Alabama State, No. 5 Grambling State, and No. 8 Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

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The double-elimination SWAC Tournament runs from Wednesday’s opening round until the winner-take-all championship game on Sunday, May 24. All games will be on SWAC TV for free.


The Orange and Green looks to add to its SWAC title win in 2023 and rebound from a championship game loss to Bethune-Cookman last year.

FAMU will heavily lean on All-SWAC Second Team pitcher Caleb Granger and first-teamer and team homerun leader Jackson McKenzie.

Can they lead the Rattlers to earn the SWAC’s automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament?

This week will answer.

Follow along for updates in Birmingham.

Full SWAC Baseball Tournament Schedule​

Wednesday, May 20

• Game 1 – No. 3 Florida A&M vs. No. 6 Texas Southern, 10:00 a.m.
• Game 2 – No. 4 Alabama State vs. No. 5 Grambling State, 1:00 p.m.
• Game 3 – No. 2 Southern vs. No. 7 Jackson State, 4:00 p.m.
• Game 4 – No. 1 Bethune-Cookman vs. No. 8 Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 21

• Game 5 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3, 10:00 a.m.
• Game 6 – Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 4, 1:00 p.m.
• Game 7 – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 3, 4:00 p.m.
• Game 8 – Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 4, 7:00 p.m.

Friday, May 22

• Game 9 – Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 7, 10:00 a.m.
• Game 10 – Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8, 1:00 p.m.
• Game 11 – Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9, 4:00 p.m.
• Game 12 – Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 8, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 23 (If Necessary)

• Game 11b – Loser Game 11 vs. Winner Game 11, 1:00 p.m.
• Game 12b – Loser Game 12 vs. Winner Game 12. 4:00 p.m.

Sunday, May 24

• Game 13 – Championship Game, 2:00 p.m

All times listed Eastern Standard Time. The entire tournament will be on SWAC TV.

Gerald Thomas, III, is a multi-time national award-winning reporter for his coverage of the Florida A&M Rattlers at the Tallahassee Democrat.

Follow his award-winning coverage on RattlerNews.com and contact him via email at [email protected] or on the app formerly known as Twitter @3peatgee.

This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: FAMU baseball SWAC Tournament updates: Will Rattlers hoist trophy?

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