Black, Nelson earn Suncoast Scholar-Athlete honors for April
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Florida Gulf Coast University Athletics is proud to announce Olivia Black of softball and Jaret Nelson of baseball as the Suncoast Credit Union Scholar-Athletes of the Month for April.
Olivia Black, a standout on the softball team, is currently pursuing her Master of Science in Forensic Studies and holds a perfect 4.0 GPA. On the field, Black was named to the Second Team All-Atlantic Sun Conference and set a new FGCU single-season record with 38 stolen bases.
Jaret Nelson, a key contributor to the baseball team, maintains a 3.83 GPA while majoring in Entrepreneurship. At the plate, Nelson is hitting .319 for the season, with seven home runs and 18 runs batted in.
The Suncoast Credit Union Scholar-Athlete of the Month award recognizes FGCU student-athletes who demonstrate excellence in both academics and athletics.
Players Mentioned
- OF
- 5' 4"
- Junior
- L/L
- 1B
- 6' 4"
- Junior
- R/R
Players Mentioned
- 5' 4"
- Junior
- L/L
- OF
- 6' 4"
- Junior
- R/R
- 1B
Latest Softball
- Flaherty joins softball coaching staff as Assistant CoachFORT MYERS, Fla. - Devyn Flaherty has been added to Florida Gulf Coast University softball's coaching staff as an assistant coach, head coach Lindsay Fico announced today.
- Five FGCU softball players earn CSC Academic All-District honorsFORT MYERS, Fla. – Five Florida Gulf Coast University softball players have been named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team, the organization announced today. Avery Viancos, Olivia Black, Emily Chiarella, Victoria Ash and Maddox Thomas were all named to the team.
- Lindsay Fico named new head softball coachFORT MYERS, Fla. – Florida Gulf Coast University Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Colin Hargis has announced the hiring of Lindsay Fico as the second head coach in the history of the university's softball program.
- Four Eagles named to All-ASUN teamsFORT MYERS, Fla. – Avery Viancos was named to the All-Atlantic Sun Conference first team while Olivia Black, Emily Chiarella and Allison Sparkman were on the second team. This is second time Viancos and Sparkman have been named to an All-ASUN team.
- Viancos and Black named to All-Academic teamFORT MYERS, Fla. – Avery Viancos and Olivia Black were to the All-Atlantic Sun Conference Academic Team. This is second time Viancos and Black have been named to All-Academic team.
- Softball's season ends at conferenceOxford, Ala. - Florida Gulf Coast University softball saw its season end in the 2025 Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament after losing two games on Thursday to Eastern Kentucky, 2-1, and Austin Peay, 5-4.
