| FGCU Softball Notes & Information |
| Games |
FGCU (15-10, 6-0 ASUN) vs Jacksonville (16-7, 4-2 ASUN) |
| Dates & Times |
Saturday, March 27 (1 & 3 pm) // Sunday, March 28 (1 pm) |
| Live Stats |
Sidearm |
| Location |
Jacksonville, Fla. // Debbie & Fred Pruitt Complex |
| Twitter |
@FGCU_Softball |
| Instagram |
@FGCUSoftball |
| Facebook |
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FORT MYERS, Fla. – The FGCU softball team will have an ASUN series on the road for the first time this season as the Eagles head to Jacksonville for a top 2 battle in the South Division.
The Green and Blue
FGCU is off to a 6-0 start in ASUN play after sweeping North Florida this past weekend. During that three-game stretch,
Reedy Davenport (St. Johns, Fla./Bartram Trail HS) batted .625 in three starts, with two doubles and a team-best six RBI over the weekend. She scored two runs, and on defense, Davenport committed no errors while recording six assists, en route to being named the ASUN Player of the Week for a second-straight time.
The St. Johns native leads the Green and Blue in RBI (16), walks (11), doubles (seven), and is third in hitting (.338). Additionally,
Johneisha Rowe (Avon Park, Fla./Sebring HS) spearheads the FGCU attack hitting .364, and is a threat on the bags going 16-for-17 in stolen base attempts.
In the circle,
Marissa Mesiemore (Bushnell, Fla./South Sumter HS) is 8-4 and holds a 3.60 ERA in her 68 innings of work. Meanwhile,
Sarah Lawton (Waterbury, Conn./Holy Cross HS/FSW) has gone 4-1 in seven appearances, tossing 38 innings with a team-low 1.84 ERA.
Jacksonville Dolphins
The Dolphins are coming off a 1-0 win over Stetson Tuesday afternoon. At the plate for them, Victoria Rodebaugh is the team leader in hitting at .343 with nine RBI, while former Eagle
Sammi Poehlman (graduate transfer) is second with a .323 average. Hannah Roberts has driven in a team-best 20 runners in 16 games.
Four pitchers have seen action this season as Alyssa Bilodeau is 7-5 in 13 appearances (10 starts) with a 0.88 ERA. Skylar Whitty is 7-2 in 11 outings (10 starts) with a 1.95 ERA.
All-Time Series
The Eagles hold a 27-5 advantage over the Dolphins and have won the last seven games. On the road, FGCU is 10-3 all-time.
ASUN Standings
South Division
| Place |
Team |
ASUN |
Overall |
| 1. |
FGCU |
6-0 |
15-10 |
| 2. |
Jacksonville |
4-2 |
16-7 |
| 3. |
North Florida |
2-4 |
10-13 |
| 4. |
Stetson |
0-6 |
4-12 |
North Division
| Place |
Team |
ASUN |
Overall |
| 1. |
Liberty |
3-0 |
21-9 |
| 2. |
North Alabama |
5-1 |
16-5 |
| 3. |
Kennesaw State |
2-1 |
9-14 |
| 4. |
Lipscomb |
2-4 |
11-12 |
| 5. |
Bellarmine |
0-6 |
4-16 |
Upcoming Games (Wednesday, Mar. 24)
Kennesaw State @ No. 19 Tennessee (5 & 7:30 pm)
North Alabama @ No. 3 Alabama (7 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 676-355-3 (.655), going 153-90 (.629) 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 39 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.
