{"id":20002,"date":"2024-05-06T14:18:13","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T18:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/?post_type=wfsu-news&#038;p=20002"},"modified":"2024-05-07T11:41:42","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T15:41:42","slug":"fsu-and-famu-softball-are-both-set-to-compete-for-conference-titles","status":"publish","type":"wfsu-news","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/wfsu-news\/fsu-and-famu-softball-are-both-set-to-compete-for-conference-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"FSU and FAMU softball are both set to compete for conference titles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/seminoles.com\/sports\/softball\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida State University (41-13, 19-5 ACC)<\/a> and the Rattlers of <a href=\"https:\/\/famuathletics.com\/sports\/softball\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida A&amp;M (23-18, 19-5 SWAC)<\/a> both take part in a series of hotly contested matchups this week for a chance at gold.<\/p>\n<p>Florida A&amp;M softball will be in Gulfport, Mississippi, this week as they look to win their <a href=\"https:\/\/swac.org\/documents\/2024\/5\/1\/\/2024_SWAC_Softball_Tournament_Bracket.pdf?id=3534\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first ever Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) title<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"Enh\" data-align-center>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Rattlers <a href=\"https:\/\/famuathletics.com\/news\/2024\/5\/1\/softball-rattlers-claim-swac-east-regular-season-championship-set-to-play-uapb.aspx\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">took a leap<\/a> in the second season under <a href=\"https:\/\/famuathletics.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/coaches\/camise-patterson\/224\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Camise Patterson<\/a>, going from fourth in the SWAC East in 2023, to winning their <a href=\"https:\/\/famuathletics.com\/news\/2024\/5\/1\/softball-rattlers-claim-swac-east-regular-season-championship-set-to-play-uapb.aspx\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first SWAC East Regular Season Championship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Florida A&amp;M will play Arkansas-Pine Bluff (8-14) Tuesday, May 7th at 3:30 p.m. in the first game of the SWAC Tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Florida State will be trying for its second consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championship under coach <a href=\"https:\/\/seminoles.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/coaches\/lonni-alameda\/240\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lonnie Alameda<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Noles will be the No. 2 seed in the ACC Tournament. The tournament begins with first-round games on Wednesday, but the Seminoles earned a bye into the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"Enh\" data-align-center>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Florida State\u2019s softball team took home its 19th ACC Championship title last year with a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wfsu.org\/wfsu-local-news\/2023-05-15\/no-3-florida-state-softball-gets-the-win-over-no-9-duke-to-win-acc-championship\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">walk-off 2-1 victory over Duke<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Seminoles have won eight of the last nine tournaments. This will be the Noles&#8217; 20th ACC title. 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