GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The Florida A&M Softball Team saw its' 2015 come to close her Saturday afternoon in a 7-2 loss to Florida Atlantic University in the elimination round of the NCAA Softball Regionals at the University of Florida's KSP Stadium.
Florida A&M (18-39) rallied from an early 2-0 deficit, by scoring single runs in the third and fourth innings to tie the game at 2-2.
In the third, Jessica Nathan socked a solo homer over the left field wall to slice the Owls' edge to 2-1, then in the fourth, FAMU starting pitcher Kenya Pereira, bashed an RBI double scoring Naesha Lewis for a 2-2 count.
Miesha McBride, who was waved home on the play, hesitated and was thrown out at the plate.
FAMU (38-18-1), scored two runs in the fifth and three more in the sixth to close the game's scoring, and advance to the final game of the day, a 6:15 p.m. elimination final against Hofstra.
The winner will face Florida Sunday at 1 p.m. for the regional title.