FORT MYERS, Fla. – The FGCU softball team will feature twice in the final week of the regular season as the Eagles attempt to win their first regular season crown since 2012. In the first of two Atlantic Sun series, FGCU wraps up its home schedule against UNF in a three-game set beginning Monday at 4 p.m. Following the doubleheader to open the week, the Eagles and Ospreys conclude the series with a 1 p.m. contest Tuesday.

Every game of the series will be broadcast on ASun.TV.

Ticket prices are $7 for adults and $5 for youth. Season tickets meanwhile are $39 for adults and $29 for youth. For those interested in purchasing single-game or season tickets, contact the FGCU ticket office at 239-590-7145 or visit FGCUTickets.com.

THE GREEN AND BLUE

Louie Ross (Cape Coral, Fla./Ida S. Baker HS) continues her impressive senior season, boasting a league-leading .401 average heading into the weekend. The senior sits second on the team with 36 RBIs, trailing only Racquel Fournet (Windermere, Fla./Windermere Preparatory School) who set an FGCU freshman record with her 42nd RBI of the season in a 3-1 loss to FIU. While, Fournet's average has dropped to .356 on the year, she remains one of the A-Sun's top hitters.

Riley Randolph (St. Petersburg, Fla./Northeast HS) remains FGCU's leader in the circle, compiling a 13-4 record with a 1.67 ERA. The freshman has 83 strikeouts against 20 walks through 126 innings. Ashley Dobson (Wheatfield, Ind./Tallahassee Community College/Kankakee Valley HS) has suffered two tough losses recently, but enters the final week with a 3.66 ERA.

FGCU has won three of the first four conference series to sit in second place in the A-Sun, behind only USC Upstate.

SCOUTING THE OSPREYS
Entering the final week at 19-24 overall and 5-7 in the A-Sun, UNF currently holds the final spot in the A-Sun Championships. The Ospreys play the top two teams in the conference standings in FGCU and USC Upstate to end the year.

The Ospreys are led by Shelby Duncan who is hitting .364 this season. Duncan leads the Ospreys with 17 doubles and 30 RBIs. UNF is not an aggressive team on the basepaths, swiping only 40 bases as a team led by Navia Penrod's 18 stolen bases. In addition, Penrod is hitting .351 with seven doubles and 15 RBIs. Katie Mandigo is the final Osprey hitting above .300 this season, entering the week with a .331 average. Mandigo has also hit a team-leading three home runs.

UNF has had its struggles in the circle, as opponents are hitting .321 against Osprey pitching. Logan Green has tossed 146 innings, compiling an 8-13 record. With an ERA above 4.00, Green has surrendered 85 earned runs in 37 appearances. Katie Beth Gordon has seen limited action, but may appear against FGCU as Gordon has posted a 2.70 ERA in 44 innings.

The Eagles hold a slight edge over the Ospreys, with 12 wins in 23 attempts. Apart from a run of four-straight wins by the Ospreys and a four-game winning streak by the Eagles in 2014, neither side has been able to take control of the overall series.

UP NEXT
The Eagles wrap up the regular season May 6-7 on the road against the Jacksonville Dolphins. The final three-game series of the year begins in Jacksonville Friday at 1 p.m. with a doubleheader. The final game of the regular season is slated for 1 p.m. on Saturday.

FOLLOW ALONG
For up-to-the minute information on the FGCU softball program, follow on Twitter @FGCU_Softball and Instagram at fgcusoftball and stay tuned at FGCUAthletics.com.
 
COACH DEIROS
The founding father of FGCU softball, David Deiros is in his 14th season as head coach. Hired in 2001 to build the program from the dirt up, Deiros has since guided the Eagles to 11 seasons with a winning record, eight campaigns with 35 wins and a win percentage of .670 (536-266-3). Deiros is a former head coach at the 1998 Florida State Runner-up Lely High School in Naples and is the founding head coach of the 1999 District Champion/2001 Regional Runner-up Gulf Coast High School in Naples.
 
SUPPORT THE CAUSE
FGCU Athletics sponsors events throughout the year to benefit the FGCU Campus Food Pantry (www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry) and the Harry Chapin Food Bank (www.harrychapinfoodbank.org), FGCU Athletics' charities of choice. For more information, including how to make a contribution, please visit www.fgcu.edu/foodpantry and utilize the hashtag #FeedFGCU to help raise awareness.