{"id":272247,"date":"2026-05-15T13:47:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/272247\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T13:47:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:47:12","slug":"famu-softball-vs-florida-in-gainesville-regional-live-updates-score","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/272247\/","title":{"rendered":"FAMU softball vs Florida in Gainesville Regional: Live updates, score"},"content":{"rendered":"

Florida A&M softball <\/a>is playing its first NCAA Tournament game since 2017.<\/p>\n

The Rattlers (32-20) are facing the Gainesville Regional host and No. 6 overall seed, the Florida Gators (48-10)<\/a>, to open day one of the four-team double-elimination slate at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.<\/p>\n

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FAMU is fresh off winning its first Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament championship <\/a>and 14th conference title. Florida<\/a> was picked as an at-large bid after not winning the Southeastern Conference<\/a> and is one of the top seeds.<\/p>\n

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The Florida A&M Rattlers won the Southwestern Athletic Conference Softball Tournament Championship by beating the Southern Jaguars 2-1 at the Gulfport Sportsplex in Gulfport, Mississippi, Saturday, May 9, 2026.<\/p>\n

FAMU is led by two-way standouts Amari Brown<\/a> and Samantha Smith. Brown, a pitcher, shortstop, and utility player, was picked as the SWAC Player of the Year. Smith, a pitcher and utility player, won the SWAC Tournament\u2019s Most Valuable Player.<\/p>\n

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Florida A&M Rattlers senior Amari Brown warms up on the field for an NCAA college softball game.<\/p>\n

Zoryana Hughes serves as the Rattlers\u2019 ace pitcher.<\/p>\n

Florida\u2019s top players are pitcher Keagan Rothrock and outfielder Taylor Shumaker, both finalists for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year. They headline the Gators\u2019 host of All-SEC honorees.<\/p>\n

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The winner of FAMU-Florida will play against the winner of the Georgia Tech-Texas State Gainesville Regional game on Saturday, May 16, at 10 a.m. Eastern Time. FAMU-Florida\u2019s loser will head to an elimination game against the loser of the Georgia Tech-Texas State game on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

The Gainesville Regional title game is set for Sunday, May 17, at noon, with a winner-takes-all game scheduled for 2:30 p.m. if necessary.<\/p>\n

The regional winner heads to the NCAA Super Regionals for a chance to head to the Women\u2019s College World Series.<\/p>\n

Follow along for live updates as FAMU looks to pull off an upset over SEC powerhouse Florida.<\/p>\n

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FAMU softball vs Florida NCAA Tournament, Gainesville Regional ScoreFlorida 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: FAMU softball vs Florida in NCAA Gainesville Regional updates, score<\/a><\/p>\n