Florida A&M committed six errors as a they dropped a 6-3 decision to Jackson State in their home opener, Friday afternoon at Moore-Kittles Field.

FAMU (2-4-1) finished with seven hits, paced by Oscar Santola with two hits, while JSU (2-5) tallied a game high nine hits with both Willie Wesley and Frank Solis garnering two hits each.

Quintavious Draines (2-0) picked up the win for the Tigers, allowing seven hits, three earned runs and striking out in eight and one-third innings of work, while Heath Blackburn (0-2) took the loss for the Rattlers, allowing eight hits, two earned runs and striking out one in seven innings of work.

JSU grabbed the early 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning as Wesley scored on a Solis sacrifice fly to centerfield.

FAMU took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the third inning as Jared Jeffries scored on a Darryl Evans sacrifice fly to left field, followed by a Derrick Shaw single that scored Tobi Adeyemi.

Both Brionne Jones and Wesley would give the Tigers a 3-2 lead in the top of the fourth as they scored on a Charles Epperson double to right field.

Evans tied the game at 3-3 for the Rattlers in the bottom of the fifth as he scored on a Shaw ground out to the short stop.

In the top the sixth inning, Solis would score on a FAMU infielder's error, followed by a Luis Mila two-run double, that scored both Epperson and Jones, giving JSU a 6-3 win.

The Rattlers will conclude their two-game series with Jackson State on Saturday, March 6 in a 1 p.m. start at Moore-Kittles Field.