DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – It's Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M. Do we really need to say anything else?

The softball version of the great rivalry continues this weekend when the Rattlers and Wildcats meet at Sunnyland Park Saturday at 1 p.m. and Sunday at noon, and as always, it's a crucial Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference series.

Here's the important stuff:

1) Florida A&M (21-23 overall, 12-0 MEAC South) leads Bethune-Cookman (20-27,11-11) by one game in the divisional standing. Simply, whoever wins the series is the No. 1 South Division seed for next month's conference tournament in Ormond Beach.
BCU has won the series five of the previous six years, including last year's three-game sweep in Tallahassee.

2) There's going to be some great pitching. BCU's Alexis Bermudez, the 2018 MEAC Rookie Of The Year, is 8-1 with a 1.59 ERA in league play, and Destiny Enriquez (3-0, 2.19 ERA) is coming off a two-win weekend against North Carolina A&T. FAMU has Brandice Boatwright and Kyaira Brown, who have 1.22 and 1.48 ERAs in league play.  

3) But what about the offense? FAMU's hitting .348 in MEAC play, BCU .309. Kaiya-Epps-Lee has stepped up for BCU after the loss of Jacki Smith – Epps-Lee is hitting .441 in her last 12 games.

4) Brianna Paysinger is now BCU's leadoff hitter. Is it working? She's reached safely in the last 12 games and has a six-game hitting streak going.

5) Sunday is Senior Day. Cheyenne Smith and Brianna Sanders will be honored in pre-game ceremonies.

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