FT. MYERS, Fla. – Jacksonville University baseball fell behind early and could not erase a deficit on the road Friday night, falling to FGCU 18-4.
 
The Dolphins (7-19, 0-7) allowed crooked numbers in the first two innings and surrendered runs in the first four to a hot hitting Eagles team at Swanson Stadium.
 
After JU went down in order to start the game, FGCU started well, collecting a single and a walk, before back-to-back two out singles drove in runs and an error allowed a third to score to give the Eagles an early 3-0 lead.
 
They added to their advantage in the second, when a leadoff double came in to score after consecutive singles. Another single plated a second run in the inning and a three-run home run after that pushed the lead to 8-0 after two.
 
Jacksonville got on the board in the third, when Jesus Pacheco singled with two-outs and scored on Dakota Julylia's RBI double to right.
 
FGCU immediately answered, making the advantage eight runs again after two straight one-out singles put runners at the corners, and a sacrifice fly scored him.
 
The Eagles added a solo home run and runs scored on a bases loaded walk, hit batsman and wild pitch to make it 13-1 after four.
 
Cory Heffron hit his second home run of the season, leaving the yard with a two-run shot to left in the sixth. Stephen Moffatt had an RBI single in the eighth.
 
The Eagles tacked on additional runs in the sixth and seventh.
 
ON DECK
 
Jacksonville wraps the series against FGCU on Saturday at Swanson Stadium. The Dolphins play a doubleheader, starting at 1 p.m.
 
THREE STRIKES
 

• Ruben Someillan extended his streak of consecutive games reaching base to 26
• Redshirt-junior Stephen Moffatt and redshirt-sophomore Kyle Richardson both appeared as pitchers in the game. It was the first time since the 2015 season, when outfielders Michael Babb and Dylan Dillard both made multiple appearances on the mound
• Cory Heffron recorded his fourth multi-hit game of the season