TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Florida A&M Baseball battled in Atlanta to win their first SWAC Championship in program history to clinch an automatic bid into the 2023 NCAA Tournament and will head to Gainesville to play the Florida Gators.
 
This marks the third time in program history the Rattlers have made it to the NCAA Tournament, all three times under Coach Jamey Shouppe. The Rattlers aim to win their first NCAA Tournament game in program history after losing to the Florida Gators and Florida Atlantic Owls in 2015, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, and Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in 2019.
 
The Rattlers will open up against the Florida Gators on Friday, June 2nd, and play Texas Tech or UCONN following the Gators.
 
Tickets are available to purchase here.
 
About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
 
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.

Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball.
 
Follow the SWAC
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