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| (Courtesy of Linwood Ferguson) |
Through the first seven innings, neither Atlantic Sun squad could seem to solve the opposing pitcher. The Eagles put their first batter on base in the 8th inning when Nick Rivera singled to left field. Unfortunately, the Blue and Green couldn't advance a runner past second in the inning.
On the other side of the coin, the Dolphins faced similar troubles. Junior Jack English (Delray Beach, Fla.) stumped JU batters for 7.1 innings as he struck out three while only giving up six hits. But in the eighth, Jacksonville finally broke through when Angelo Amendolare doubled and eventually scored on a wild pitch from freshman Garrett Anderson (Arcadia, Fla.).
The Eagles, with Gage Morey due up, faced a 1-0 deficit heading into the top of the ninth. It looked promising to start the inning, as Morey tripled to right center, but he was immediately caught stealing home. With one out, Alex Diaz singled but no Eagles could advance him further.
Despite dropping this final game of the weekend, Florida Gulf Coast still took home a series win, outscoring the Dolphins 16-6 over the three contests. Sitting at 9-3 in conference play, the Eagles hold 2nd place in the Atlantic Sun; Mercer sits in 1st with a 12-2 A-Sun record.
Before continuing Atlantic Sun play with North Florida next weekend, FGCU plays host to the No. 12 Florida Gators on Tuesday night at Swanson Stadium. Florida Gulf Coast split two games with the Gators earlier this year; they won the first meeting, 2-1, on Feb. 27 before falling 4-0, two days later. The two teams met at Hammond Stadium last season as well. The Gators defeated FGCU, 5-3, behind five innings of work from Bobby Poyner.
In addition, the Eagles have already took the field at Swanson once this season, against Miami. Despite an evenly matched affair through nine innings, the Hurricanes scored three runs in extras to take home a win.
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