DELAND, Fla. – FGCU softball dropped a doubleheader pair of games at Stetson on Saturday as the Hatters took game one 5-0 and secured the series win with a 2-1 victory in game two.
The Eagles fell to 13-24 overall and 6-8 in ASUN play. The Hatters improved to 18-22 overall and 7-4 in league play following Saturday's wins, snapping an eight-game losing streak to the Eagles.
Game three of the weekend road series is slated for 1 p.m. on Sunday.
"Proud of how we battled all day this afternoon despite the gusty winds," head coach David Deiros said. "We were just a hit away here and there from coming out on top but credit to Stetson's pitching performances. Ready to bounce back tomorrow to stay in the hunt for a berth into the ASUN tournament."
Game one remained scoreless through five and a half complete before Stetson was able to put up a three-spot in the bottom half of the inning. In the top half of the fifth, an Eagle baserunner was thrown out at the plate to keep the FGCU from striking first and capturing the lead.
Stetson would add a pair of runs in the sixth en route to its 5-0 game-one victory. The Hatters outhit the Eagles 8-6 in game one.
Reedy Davenport highlighted the Green and Blue's offense in game one with a 2-for-3 effort up at the plate, connecting on a single and a double.
Ally Hulme was credited with the game-one loss in the circle for the Eagles with 5.0 innings of work, allowing three runs on six hits and striking out four. In the circle for the Hatters, Lauren Hobbs registered a complete-game shutout.
Cana Davis' hit streak of nine games and her reached base streak of 17 games was also snapped in game one.
In game two action, FGCU loaded the bases in the final frame with just one away but were unable to push across a run to extend the contest.
Stetson struck first in the second with a leadoff triple and a sac fly to take a 1-0 advantage. FGCU would later tie the game in the sixth courtesy of a Davis sac fly, scoring Amaya Gainer. However, the Hatters answered in the bottom of the inning with another leadoff triple to go along with a RBI-single to reclaim the lead for the eventual win.
Offensively, Davis, Hope Hernandez and Avery Viancos recorded FGCU's three game-two hits as Stetson outhit the Eagles once again, 5-3.
In the circle, Riley Oakes was credited with the game-two loss, striking out four in 5.2 innings.
Lauren Klein tossed the second complete game of the day for the Hatters.
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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 701-388-3 (.641), going 166-100 (.624) 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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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.
