FORT MYERS, Fla. – Freshman Aidan Corn delivered an eighth-inning grand slam Friday to silence the Stony Brook Seawolves 6-1 at Swanson Stadium.

Just before Corn's moonshot into the night sky and with the game knotted at one, pinch hitter Jon Embury took one for the team off his foot in a bases-loaded situation. The hit by pitch broke the 1-1- tie to give FGCU a 2-1 lead.

To begin the eighth, Evan Dempsey surprised the Stony Brook defense with a leadoff bunt single. Vincent Samuel drew a walk and Javier Gorostola singled up the middle to set up the ensuing hit by pitch and go-ahead run. FGCU's hesitation to send Dempsey home on Gorostola's one-out single paid off with Embury's pitch selection and Corn's one swing of the bat.

FGCU held a 1-0 lead through seven complete innings Friday. The Eagles broke the scoreless tie in the third frame when Dempsey slashed an RBI double to left center, scoring Corn from first base. Dempsey went 2-for-3 to go along with his RBI and a run scored. Corn finished 3-for-5 with four RBIs and two runs scored.

The Seawolves finally broke through in the top of the eighth with a two-out RBI single, tying the game before FGCU responded with five runs in the bottom half. FGCU left the bases loaded in the first and, in the fourth, stranding a runner at third base.

Friday night starter Justin Henschel tossed 5.0 scoreless innings of work, recording three strikeouts and allowing just four hits, but Dylan Cheeley registered the win by tossing the final three innings in relief of Ethan Mattison.

FGCU (2-3) takes on Stony Brook (3-1) in game two of the series Saturday at 2 p.m. Sunday's first pitch in the series finale at Swanson Stadium has been moved up to 11 a.m.