FAMU baseball opens at home against Marshall

Jamey Shouppe
Head Baseball Coach

TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Chase Jerrell knows his first appearance on the mound will set the tone for Florida A&M’s season.

The 6-foot-3, 170 pound sophomore right-handed pitcher was named the Rattlers’ opening day starter, and although he led all FAMU pitchers in wins (five), innings pitched (79) and had the lowest ERA on the team (3.42) in 2014, he understands this year is a different ball game.

That doesn’t mean he isn’t excited to be the one fans see staring down batters when FAMU opens its season 4 p.m. Friday at Moore-Kittles Field against Marshall.

“It’s really an honor, honestly.” he said. “We’ve got a lot of really good pitchers. We had a lot of kids going for the opening job and I happened to just work hard and win the job. I’m hoping I can lead the team to victory.”

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