FORT MYERS, Fla. – The FGCU softball team will look to stay in first in the South Division as the Eagles host the UNF Ospreys Saturday-Sunday.
The Green and Blue
Hope Hernandez (Tampa, Fla./Chamberlain HS/Troy) enters the weekend as the Eagles' top hitter at .339 but
Johneisha Rowe (Avon Park, Fla./Sebring HS) is right on her heels hitting .338. Meanwhile,
Reedy Davenport (St. Johns, Fla./Bartram Trail HS) was named the ASUN Player of the Week Monday afternoon, following her three-game performance over Stetson last weekend. In three starts, she posted a .625 batting average to go along with four doubles, five RBI, four runs, and walked three times. Davenport ended the weekend slugging 1.125 percent and recorded an on-base percentage of .727 (nine total bases).
The junior leads the team in walks (11), tied for first in RBI (10) and tied for second in hits (19), and doubles (five). Her .302 BA is third on the team.
In the circle,
Marissa Mesiemore (Bushnell, Fla./South Sumter HS) and
Sarah Lawton (Waterbury, Conn./Holy Cross HS/FSW) have combined for nine wins as Mesiemore is 6-4 with a 3.74 ERA and Lawton is 3-1 with a 2.10 ERA.
North Florida Ospreys
At the plate for UNF, Ashley Goebel is hitting .340 with one home run and nine RBI. Kayla McGory leads the squad in RBI with 12 with Shannon Glover the only other Osprey holding double-digit RBI numbers (10). In the circle, five pitchers have been thrown into the mix as Halle Arends is 6-3 overall with a 1.59 ERA in 12 outings.
All-Time Series
FGCU leads the series, 22-15. Despite being on a two-game skid to UNF, the Eagles have won the last seven of 10 meetings and are 14-8 at The Nest.
ASUN Standings
South Division
| Place |
Team |
ASUN |
Overall |
| 1. |
FGCU |
3-0 |
12-10 |
| 2. |
North Florida |
2-1 |
10-10 |
| 3. |
Jacksonville |
1-2 |
13-7 |
| 4. |
Stetson |
0-3 |
4-9 |
North Division
| Place |
Team |
ASUN |
Overall |
| 1. |
North Alabama |
3-0 |
14-4 |
| 2. |
Liberty |
1-0 |
19-9 |
| 3. |
Kennesaw State |
2-1 |
8-11 |
| 4. |
Lipscomb |
1-2 |
10-10 |
| 5. |
Bellarmine |
0-4 |
4-14 |
Recent Results
Friday, Mar. 19 - Liberty def. Bellarmine, 12-0
Upcoming Games (Saturday, Mar. 20)
#7 Florida State vs Kennesaw State (11 am, Auburn, Ala.)
Liberty @ Bellarmine (Noon & 2 pm)
Stetson @ Jacksonville (1 & 3:30 pm)
Kennesaw State @ #22 Auburn (2 pm)
North Alabama @ Lipscomb (2 & 4 pm)
Upcoming Games (Sunday, Mar. 21)
#7 Florida State vs Kennesaw State (11 am, Auburn, Ala.)
Stetson @ Jacksonville (1 pm)
North Alabama @ Lipscomb (2 pm)
Kennesaw State @ #22 Auburn (5 pm)
FOLLOW ALONG
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COACH DEIROS
The founding father of FGCU softball, David Deiros is in his 19th season as head coach. Hired in 2001 to build the program from the dirt up, Deiros has since guided the Eagles to a 673-355-3 (.654), going 150-90 (.623) in the ASUN, having 14 seasons with a winning record, and nine 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.
ABOUT FGCU
FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 85 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 13 seasons at the Division I level. Additionally, in just nine seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 38 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. Seven FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport – including women's basketball (No. 24, 2019-20) and both men's soccer (2018, 2019) and women's soccer (2018) as three of the most recent. In 2016-17, the Green and Blue posted a department-best sixth-place finish in the DI-AAA Learfield Directors' Cup and top-100 showing nationally, ahead of several Power-5 and FBS institutions. In 2018-19, the Eagles had an ASUN and state of Florida best seven teams earn the NCAA's Public Recognition Award for their Academic Progress Rate (APR) in their sport and have had the highest percentage of teams so honored from these two groups over each of the past three years. FGCU also collectively earned a record 3.46 GPA in the classroom in the spring 2020 semester and has outperformed the general University undergraduate population for 22 consecutive semesters. The 2019 Fall and 2020 Spring semesters each saw another milestone reached as all 15 programs achieved a 3.0-or-higher team GPA. The Eagles also served an all-time high 7,200 volunteer hours in 2017 – being recognized as one of two runners-up for the inaugural NACDA Community Service Award presented by the Fiesta Bowl.
