FORT MYERS, Fla. – A solo home run by Cana Davis and a two-run shot by Tayli Filla proved the difference makers as the FGCU softball team earned a 3-0 win over Jacksonville State to take the series 2-1 on Sunday afternoon at the FGCU Softball Complex. The Eagles improved to 13-22 overall and 6-6 in ASUN action, while JSU fell to 20-15 overall and 4-5 in league play.
 
"It was good to pick up the win today after yesterday's split," said head coach David Deiros. "I thought the defense made several good plays to keep Jacksonville State from getting too many opportunities and Ally was strong in the circle."
 
Davis hit her team-best eighth homerun of the season in the fourth inning to put the Eagles up 1-0 on her solo blast. Filla added a pair of insurance runs in the sixth inning with her home run in the sixth – her second homer of the season.
 
Hulme (9-9) went the distance in the circle with four strikeouts and just one walk while giving up just three hits in the game.
 
The Eagles tallied eight hits overall in the game including 2-for-2 performances from Reedy Davenport and Neely Peterson.
 
Sarah Currie took the loss for the Gamecocks recording five strikeouts in the game.
 
The Gamecocks looked to threaten in the seventh inning when Karsen Mosley hit a one-out double to get into scoring position. Hulme quickly ended the threat with back-to-back strikeouts to close out the game for the win.
 
FGCU will return to action next Saturday and Sunday, April 9-10, with a series at Stetson. The teams will play a doubleheader starting at 1 PM on Saturday before closing the series on Sunday with a 1 PM first pitch.
 
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COACH DEIROS
The founding father of FGCU softball, David Deiros is in his 20th season as head coach during the 2022 campaign. Hired in 2001 to build the program from the dirt up, Deiros has since guided the Eagles to a 701-386-3 (.644), going 166-98 (.628) in the ASUN, having 15 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.

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#FEEDFGCU
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ABOUT FGCU
FGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 90 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 14+ seasons at the Division I level. Additionally, in just 10 seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 44 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. Eight FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport - including women's basketball (No. 20, 2021-22), beach volleyball (No. 20, 2022) 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 in their sport. FGCU also collectively earned a record 3.50 GPA in the classroom in the fall 2020 semester and has outperformed the general University undergraduate population for 25 consecutive semesters. The past five semesters (Fall 2019 – Fall 2021) each saw another milestone reached as all 15 programs achieved a 3.0-or-higher team GPA in each. 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.