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CHARLOTTE, N.C. \u2013 Florida Gulf Coast softball (7-17, 1-0 ASUN) erupted in the eighth inning for a 7-1 win in the ASUN opener against Queens (6-14, 0-1).\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Eagles and Royals entered extra innings tied at 1. Queens added its only run of the game with a second inning sac fly from Caylin Herring to score Lindsay Henson. FGCU leveled the game at 1-1 in the fourth inning when Parris Wiggs<\/a> doubled in Olivia Black<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n In the eighth, Wiggs worked a one-out walk, and Nikki Gibson<\/a> and Sophie Wylie<\/a> followed with singles to load the bases. Ally Thompson<\/a> stepped up to the plate and delivered her first career extra-base hit with a bases-clearing triple that put FGCU up 4-1.
<\/p>\n DO A JOB, ALLY \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n bases-clearing triple for @allykthompson<\/a> and we lead 4-1 in the eighth! \u2014 FGCU Softball (@FGCU_Softball) March 14, 2026<\/a> The six-run cushion was more than enough for Julia Bacoulis<\/a>, who induced three straight outs in short order in the bottom half of the eighth to give the Eagles the conference-opening win.<\/p>\n Bacoulis worked out of jams on multiple occasions, as the Eagles’ staff stranded 11 Royals throughout the contest, including two in scoring position in the bottom of the seventh.<\/p>\n Sietske Drijvers<\/a> had her first three-hit game of the season in the win, going 3-for-5 with a double and run scored. Wiggs, Meek and Bacoulis also had multi-hit games for FGCU.<\/p>\n 2026 softball season tickets, mini plans and single game tickets are on sale now 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 Read Full Article
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\nThompson scored on a wild pitch shortly thereafter. Sietske Drijvers<\/a> and Kiki Daniels<\/a> kept the hit parade going with a pair of singles and stolen bases to get into scoring position for Tiffany Meek<\/a>. She capped off the inning by hitting a single to right center that scored both Drijvers and Daniels and gave the Eagles a 7-1 lead.<\/p>\n
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