Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 FORT MYERS, Fla. - North Florida softball tried to fight back in both games against FGCU, but lost the battle, 3-1, and 8-3, Sunday afternoon at the FGCU Softball Complex.

Game 1 
Pitchers of Record

Win | Sarah Lawton (4-1)
Save | Taylor Bauman
Loss | Halle Arends (6-3)
 

How it Happened

• McGory was the lone Osprey to cross the plate with her round tripper in the sixth inning.
• The Eagles scored in the opening frame with a sac fly and held the 1-0 lead through the fifth.
• FGCU struck again as it scored a pair of unearned runs on a single up the middle in the bottom of the fifth for a 3-0 advantage.
• UNF left four runners on base, but only one was in scoring position at second.

Game 2
Pitchers of Record

Win | Marissa Mesiemore (8-4)
Loss | Morgan Clausen (3-5)
 

How it Happened

• The Eagles put up two in the first inning and another five in the second to own a six-run lead. 
• UNF got on the board in the second inning when Ashley Goebel scored on a passed ball after singling to lead off the inning.
• In the fourth, Koskey hit an RBI single to make it 7-2 and then the Ospreys added another run on Goebel's RBI single.
• FGCU then added its final run in the bottom of five for the final score of 8-3.

Notes

• Goebel was 3-for-3 with two runs scored, while Paige Pfent tallied the lone extra-base hit and earned a walk in her outings.
• FGCU owned a 15-6 edge in hits and had three doubles.

Up Next

North Florida heads to USF for a non-conference doubleheader Wednesday.