FORT MYERS, Fla.- Things are starting to click for the #3 Florida SouthWestern Buccaneers at just the right time as the Bucs swept the visiting #10 Eastern Florida State Titans by scores of 6-0 and 5-1 to extend their lead atop the Citrus Conference standings to five games with 12 left to go in the 2026 regular season.

Game one was all about the pitchers early on as FSW's Lizzy Kwakernaak and Eastern Florida's Zoey Mills took turns putting goose eggs on the scoreboard through the first three frames in a scoreless battle to the 4^th.

FSW was the first to finally break through in the 4^th as Megan Veilleux ripped a two out RBI single to put the Bucs on the board and a double just inside the left field line later in the inning off of the bat of Bente Zwanenburg made it 4-0 FSW at the end of four.

The Bucs added to their lead in the 5^th as Makayla Jakubuwski continued to swing a hot bat with a two run double to the gap to make it 6-0 FSW as the teams went to the 6^th.

Kwakernaak finished her day in the circle in style, working a quick 1-2-3 top of the 6^th before handing the ball over to Giorgiana Woods who pitched around a leadoff walk in the 7^th to wrap up the shutout and give the Bucs a 6-0 win in game one.

The game featured just 10 hits, six on the FSW side and four for the Titans. Emma-Rose Payette was the lone Buc to record multiple hits, going 2-2 with a walk while Zwanenburg and Jakubuwski each drove in a pair with doubles for FSW.

Kwakernaak earned the win, improving to 7-2 on the year, spinning six scoreless frames, allowing just four hits while walking four in her first action in the circle in April.

#3 FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN/#10 EASTERN FLORIDA GAME ONE BOX SCORE

The Titans didn't wait around in game two, topping their game one production right away with a solo home run in the 1^st to take an early 1-0 lead.

The Bucs answered one inning later though as Kwakernaak shot a two out RBI single the other way to tie the game at 1 at the end of two.

Thaima Maximiliana set the table for the Bucs in the 3^rd with a leadoff double to the gap and she was delivered quickly by Kaitlyn Klismith who smacked a single the other way to bring her home and give the Bucs a 2-1 lead after three.

Bucs starting pitcher Charlotte Graham kept things right there with a scoreless 5^th and the FSW offense opened things up in the bottom of the inning as Noelani Livingstone singled back up the middle to drive home a run and Stephanie Basso won a long at bat after fouling off five pitches to drive home another to make it 5-1 Bucs after five complete innings of action.

The Bucs missed a chance for some insurance in the 6^th as they stranded a pair to end the inning, but it didn't matter as FSW ace Zoe Yzaguirre came in out of the bullpen and closed things out, striking out a pair in a 1-2-3 top of the 7^th to finish off a 5-1 win for the Bucs to complete the sweep.

The top of the Bucs lineup was electric in the win as Maximiliana, Klismith, and Livingstone had two hits a piece and each accounted for two runs for the Purple and Aqua. Graham earned the win in the circle, going 5 1/3 innings, allowing just one run while striking out three to improve to 9-1 on the year before Yzaguirre threw 1 2/3 scoreless with three punchouts of her own to finish things off.

#3 FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN/#10 EASTERN FLORIDA GAME TWO BOX SCORE

The Bucs extend their season long win streak to 14 games with the victory as they improve to 39-5 overall and 25-3 in Citrus Conference play where they take a commanding five game lead with 12 to play over second place Santa Fe. Eastern Florida heads back to Melbourne after being swept for the second straight day as they fall to 30-12 overall and 16-10 in league action where they fall back to a packed midfield with three weeks left to go.

The Bucs were supposed to play Tuesday at home against State College of Florida, but those games have been canceled and will not be made up. Their next time out will now be next Saturday, April 18^th when they host Polk State in a 1 PM doubleheader at Buccaneers Park in Fort Myers.