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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 Florida Gulf Coast softball (14-21, 8-2 ASUN) took advantage of ten walks in a 8-3 win over Jacksonville (21-15, 6-4) on Friday night.<\/p>\n
Sietske Drijvers<\/a> extended her on-base streak to 14 games with a bases-clearing double as a part of a five-run third inning. Drijvers also walked twice and scored two runs. Mackenzie Leiti<\/a> went 3-for-4 with an RBI double, also as a part of the five-run third inning.<\/p>\n The Eagles opened with a four walk first inning. Olivia Black<\/a> drew the bases-loaded walk to score Sietske Drijvers<\/a> and put FGCU up 1-0. In the second, Sophie Wylie<\/a> singled and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt from Ally Thompson<\/a> before Mackenzie Leiti<\/a> drove her in for the Eagles’ second run of the game.<\/p>\n FGCU blew the game open in the third inning. Tiffany Meek<\/a>, Thompson and Wylie all drew two-out walks before Drijvers made it a 6-0 game with a double to the right-center field gap. Leiti proceeded to hit her own double to score Drijvers for a 7-0 lead.<\/p>\n K’Mari Williams<\/a> added FGCU’s eighth run on a pinch-hit RBI single in the sixth inning to score J’Lyn Guyden<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Dolphins scored one in the bottom of the third and added two in the bottom of the seventh to bring the final score to 8-3. Grace Taylor<\/a> (6-6) took the win after throwing a complete game with a season-high six strikeouts.<\/p>\n FGCU returns to action with a Saturday doubleheader against the Dolphins beginning at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n 2026 softball mini plans and single game tickets are on sale at https:\/\/fgcuathletics.evenue.net\/list\/SB<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n For more information on FGCU Softball, follow @FGCUSoftball on Instagram<\/a>, X (Twitter)<\/a> and Facebook<\/a>, and visit fgcuathletics.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Postgame Notes Read Full Article<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\n\u2013 The Eagles lead the all-time series with Jacksonville 42-13 after the Friday night win
\n\u2013 FGCU is 18-8 against the Dolphins in Jacksonville.\u00a0
\n\u2013 Leiti and Drijvers each had a multi-RBI game
\n\u2013 Leiti had a three-hit game
\n\u2013 Drijvers and Wylie each had a multi-run game\u00a0
\n\u2013 Taylor (6-6) recorded a season-high six strikeouts.
\n\u2013 Nine different Eagles recorded a walk
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