The tournament foes will throw the first pitch at 11 a.m. at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium on the University of Florida campus.<\/p>\n
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Florida A&M Rattlers head coach Brittany Beall returned to her alma mater, Auburn, to face the Tigers in a NCAA college softball game at Jane B. Moore Field in Auburn, Alabama on Monday, March 23, 2026. Beall lettered four times as a member of the Auburn Tigers softball team from 2005 to 2008. The Tigers defeated the Rattlers 8-3 in the non-conference matchup.<\/p>\n
The remainder of the Gainesville Regional <\/a>features Georgia Tech (30-27) and Texas State (38-20).<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n FAMU fans can watch the Rattlers play their first national tournament game since 2017, which was coincidentally also versus the Gators, on the Southeastern Conference Network via the ESPN app.<\/p>\n The Rattlers are representing the Southwestern Athletic Conference after earning the automatic tournament qualifier<\/a> by beating Southern for the trophy on May 8. It was FAMU\u2019s first SWAC softball title.<\/p>\n FAMU is led by SWAC Player of the Year and pitcher, shortstop, and utility player Amari Brown, All-SWAC ace pitcher Zoryana Hughes<\/a>, and SWAC Tournament Most Valuable Player Samantha Smith, a pitcher and utility player.<\/p>\n Florida A&M Rattlers’ Zoryana Hughes prepares to pitch to an opponent during an NCAA college softball game.<\/p>\n They will be up against Florida\u2019s All-SEC first teamers, catcher and first baseman Jocelyn Erickson, pitcher Keagan Rothrock, outfielder Taylor Shumaker, and outfielder Townsen Thomas.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n The double-elimination NCAA Gainesville Regional continues with the second round on Saturday, May 16, and the championship game on Sunday, May 17. The regional winner heads to the Super Regional for a chance to earn a spot in Oklahoma City\u2019s Women\u2019s College World Series.<\/p>\n Florida A&M at Florida \u2015 NCAA Softball Tournament, Gainesville Regional<\/p>\n When: Friday, May 15 at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n Where: Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium in Gainesville, Florida<\/p>\n TV Channel: SEC Network via the ESPN App<\/p>\n Gerald Thomas, III, is a multi-time national award-winning reporter for his coverage of the\u00a0Florida A&M Rattlers<\/a>\u00a0at the Tallahassee Democrat.<\/p>\n Follow his award-winning coverage on\u00a0RattlerNews.com<\/a>\u00a0and contact him via email at\u00a0GDThomas@Tallahassee.com<\/a>\u00a0or on the app formerly known as Twitter\u00a0@3peatgee<\/a>.<\/p>\n This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Florida A&M softball vs Florida NCAA Gainesville Regional TV channel<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Florida](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/c9cbb690e8af223cfc16884edb5d093b.jpeg\"\/)
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