The defending Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) softball champion Bethune-Cookman Lady Wildcats will take on the Florida A&M Lady Rattlers during a nationally televised broadcast Friday May 4 on ESPNU. The game will air live from the FAMU softball complex in Tallahassee, Fla. beginning at 3 p.m. EST.

The broadcast marks the seventh consecutive season the MEAC has televised a softball game on the college sports network.

Bethune-Cookman (25-23) is currently 9-0 in MEAC play. Junior Michelle Banuelos-Smith leads the Lady Wildcats with six homeruns, 18 doubles, 30 runs and 31 RBI. In 141 appearances this season, Banuelos-Smith has 51 hits and a .362 batting average. Sophomore Shanel Tolbert is 24-18 with a 3.22 ERA in 260.2 innings.

The Florida A&M Lady Rattlers are 18-26 overall and 4-4 in MEAC play. Jasmine Donaldson leads the team with a .391 batting average, including 28 runs, nine RBI in addition to a conference leading 21 stolen bases. Jennifer Lindsey, the reigning MEAC Pitcher of the Week, is 8-8 this season with a 2.57 ERA in 109.0 innings.

The 2012 MEAC Softball Championship is scheduled for May 10-12 at the Ormond Beach Sports Complex, 700 Hull Road, in Ormond Beach, Florida.  The top four teams in each division will compete against one another in the double elimination tournament.

For more information on MEAC softball, visit www.MEACsports.com.