FORT MYERS (Interstat) — Hunter Possehl pitched seven strong innings and Evan Dempsey drove in three runs as Florida Gulf Coast swept West Georgia with a 5-2 victory Sunday afternoon at Swanson Stadium.

Dempsey finished 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs, including a solo shot in the third inning that cut West Georgia’s lead to 2-1. Possehl allowed five hits and two earned runs while striking out four, improving to a team-best mark in ASUN play. His previous outing was a dominant start at Stetson on May 3, when he threw 5.1 scoreless innings with one earned run and six strikeouts.

West Georgia struck first in the top of the second. Anthony Cole grounded out to shortstop, scoring Cooper from third after a wild pitch had advanced him. The Wolves added another run in the fourth on Cole’s single through the left side, scoring McCullough to make it 2-0.

West Georgia starter Rowan Park kept the Eagles off the board through four innings, allowing no hits and one unearned run. He struck out two before giving way to Zane Wright in the fifth. Wright worked two innings but ran into trouble in the seventh.

Florida Gulf Coast tied the game in the bottom of the seventh. After a walk, a single and a throwing error on a pickoff attempt loaded the bases, Dempsey lifted a sacrifice fly to center field. Embury followed with an RBI single to right, scoring Gagnon for a 3-2 lead. The Eagles added two more in the eighth. Cayden Hessmyer doubled, and after a fielder’s choice, Gagnon singled and Cole Lasher drove in Seidel with a single to right. Dempsey capped the inning with an RBI single.

Ashton Pocol closed for the Eagles, pitching two scoreless innings with two strikeouts. Davis Williams and Wright each took the loss for West Georgia, combining for four innings, four earned runs and two strikeouts.

The sweep extended Florida Gulf Coast’s winning streak and improved its record to 33-17 overall. West Georgia fell to 13-38. The Eagles won the first two games of the series by scores of 10-5 and 7-6 on Friday and Saturday. The teams will head in opposite directions next week, with Florida Gulf Coast traveling to Jacksonville for a three-game series beginning Thursday, while West Georgia visits North Florida.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a 7-2 Florida Gulf Coast victory, and the ELO system gave the Eagles a 74.3 percent probability to win.