NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The FGCU softball team will travel north for its final road trip of the regular season as the Eagles take on Lipscomb with ASUN seedings on the line in the upcoming conference tournament.

The Eagles will commence play with the first doubleheader game starting at 5 p.m. on Saturday, as the finale will be played on Sunday at 1 p.m.

At the moment, the Eagles sit in third place among the league standings, one game in front of the Bisons after clinching a spot in the conference tournament with a three-game sweep over Jacksonville last weekend.  

THE GREEN AND BLUE
A two-time ASUN Player of the Week this season, Racquel Fournet (Windermere, Fla./Windermere Preparatory School) leads FGCU hitting .372 (6th in the ASUN) and has driven in a team-leading 29 runs (7th in the ASUN) to go along with five homers. In her 51 hits totaled, 10 have been peppered for doubles and four have gone for triples (T-1st in the ASUN). Senior left fielder Kelsey Huff (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla./Dwyer HS) is the second Eagle in the lineup with a .300-plus average as she is hitting .309 this season and is second in team hits behind Fournet with 47. Aside from hitting, Huff provides a different threat on the bases for FGCU as the senior leads the Eagles with 18 stolen bags.

In the circle with 13 wins, Riley Randolph (St. Petersburg, Fla./Northeast HS) carries an ERA of 1.92. In her 124 innings worked, the junior ace has eclipsed the century mark with 110 strikeouts – giving her 100 now for three-straight seasons –, and has held the opposition to a .210 batting average to go along with six complete games. Taylor Bauman (Jacksonville, Fla./Atlantic Coast HS) has recorded 15 saves this season – tying an NCAA Single-Season record set back in 2008 – while Morgan White (Ocala, Fla./Forest HS) leads the rotation with a 1.64 ERA – 3rd among pitchers in the ASUN and 49th in the country.  

A LOOK AT THE BOOK
A career .346 batter so far into her senior campaign, Huff holds the highest career batting average amongst players that played their entire career at the Division I level.

Overall, the senior sits eighth all-time in program history. Two spots behind Huff, Fournet's .340 average is good for 10th in the history of the Green and Blue.
In addition, Fournet has now moved into third place with 42 doubles (10 this season), the second most in Division I history.

In the circle, Randolph's 1.79 ERA puts her fifth in FGCU history as she holds the lowest ERA in the program's Division I history.

FGCU Career Records (FGCU transitioned to Division I in 2007-2008)
Batting Average

	Name	Years	Avg.
1.	Carmen Paez	2007-08	.430
2.	Jessica Carter	2007-09	.427
3.	Ashley Cecil	2003-05	.425
4.	Cheyenne Jenks	2006-09	.381
5.	Kelsey Carpenter	2012-15	.359
6.	Lauran Ziegler	2009-10	.356
7.	Courtney Platt	2008-11	.355
8.	Kelsey Huff	2015-18	.346
9.	Jessica Gary	2007-10	.342
10.	Racquel Fournet	2016-18	.340

Doubles 

	Name	Years	2Bs
1.	Courtney Platt	2008-11	49
2.	Cheyenne Jenks	2006-09	49
3.	Racquel Fournet	2016-18	42
4.	Jessica Rouse	2004-07	38
5.	Kelsey Carpenter	2012-15	32
6.	Jessica Carter	2007-09	29
7.	Louie Ross	2012-16	28
8.	Desiree Miller	2012-16	28
9.	Kirsten Bembnowski	2011-14	27
10.	Blaire Toleman	2003-05	27

Earned Run Average

	Name	Years	ERA
1.	Kelly Powe	2004-05	0.87
2.	Sarah Backe	2006-07	1.18
3.	Rachael Edinger	2006-08	1.29
4.	Annie Voyles	2004-05	1.53
5.	Riley Randolph	2016-18	1.79
6.	Dana Frantz	2006-09	2.10
7.	Catherine McDaniel	2009-11	2.16
8.	Shelby Morgan	2012-15	2.33
9.	Christine Beck	2003-06	2.34
10.	Stephanie Sullivan	2010-11	2.56

RPI WATCH
In this week's RPI poll, FGCU leaped seven spots to #41 in the nation. Kennesaw State (37), remained ahead of the Eagles for a second-consecutive week as Lipscomb (52) and USC Upstate (67) round out the ASUN squads in the top-70 RPI. As of now, the ASUN is rated the eighth-best conference in the country. At the conclusion of the 2017 season, the ASUN boasted the 5th highest conference RPI, at one point being ranked as high as 4th in the nation.

To view the complete RPI rankings, click here.  For a detailed list of the conference RPI rankings, click here.

SCOUTING THE BISONS
Lipscomb is 30-13 overall with an 8-6 mark in ASUN action. The Bisons dropped two games to conference-leader Kennesaw State last weekend but bounced back in a midweek victory Wednesday over Belmont 13-2. At the plate, Sarah Higgins leads the team batting .345 (9th in the ASUN). Meanwhile, Abby Fenichel has driven in a team-best 34 runs and has paired that with seven homers.

In the circle, Mandy Jordan (15-5) carries a 1.47 ERA (1st in the ASUN), tossing 14 complete games this year, holding batters to a mere .183 average at the dish. Having tossed second-most innings with 80.2, Chloe Yeager is 7-2 in 17 outings while Jordan Fortel boasts a 1.66 ERA (4th in the ASUN).

Despite trailing the all-time series 12-15, the Eagles have come out on top the last four of five meetings, including a pair of wins in last year's ASUN Championship.

LAST TIME OUT
FGCU is coming off a three-game sweep against Jacksonville in which the Eagles outscored the Dolphins 20-6. In the Sunday finale, White (8-2) tossed a one-hitter in her first complete game of the season. During the outing, the sophomore fanned nine batters and allowed one run (unearned).

UP NEXT
The Eagles will return home for their final homestand of the regular season on Friday, May 4 (DH)-5 and play host to UNF. Saturday's matinee at 1 p.m. will also be Senior Day as eight Eagles will be honored before the game's first pitch.

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 16th season as head coach. Hired in 2001 to build the program from the dirt up, Deiros has since guided the Eagles to a 606-312-3 (.665) overall mark, 12 seasons with a winning record, and eight campaigns with 35 wins. 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.