FORT MYERS, Fla. – Grace Taylor and Julia Bacoulis combined for a complete game shutout as Florida Gulf Coast softball (13-20, 7-1 ASUN) took the series over North Florida (26-13, 1-7) 2-0 in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader.
Taylor (5-6) got the start and allowed just two hits in four innings. Bacoulis entered in the fifth inning and notched her second save of the year, striking out three and giving up just one hit. The combined shutout was FGCU’s first seven-inning shutout of 2026 and the second overall.
After winning the first game of the doubleheader in what was also a low-scoring affair, FGCU started off the game with a pair of singles from Sietske Drijvers and Mackenzie Leiti. A few batters later, Olivia Black knocked Drijvers in with a single back up the middle to give the Eagles the early 1-0 lead. That run from Drijvers’ proved to be all that was necessary for Taylor, Bacoulis and the FGCU defense…