Fort Myers, Fla, -- The 2016 Stetson softball season came to end Friday as Kennesaw State defeated the Hatters 5-2 on the third day of the Atlantic Sun Conference championship in Fort Myers.
The Hatters finished the tournament in fourth place with a 1-2 mark and finished the season with a record of 30-24.
"I am real proud of the way we battled today and throughout the week," Stetson head coach Frank Griffin said. "Give credit to Kennesaw State. They got a few more timely hits than we did. Overall, I thought we had a great season with a very young team, and I am excited for our future."
Freshman Tori Perkins carried a no-hitter and a 2-0 lead into the sixth inning, but the Owls (30-27) scored five times on six hits to take the lead. Perkins pitched 25 innings during the tournament, including a 5-0 shutout over Lipscomb on Thursday.
Senior Kayla Drury went 3-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored, while fellow senior Brittany Hawn went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI singles.
The Hatters recorded their fourth consecutive 30-win season and made their fifth consecutive postseason appearance. Molly Shasteen, Morgan Hatch, Jessica Griffin, Hawn and Drury each completed successful four-year careers.
"Our five seniors have meant so much to our program," Frank Griffin said. "I know they all have successful careers ahead of them, and they will truly be missed."
Notes:
Tori Perkins was named to the all-tournament team,
Record book notes:
Brittany Hawn completed her career having started all 210 games without missing any, including 205 straight at third base. She ranks third all-time in Stetson history with 451 assists.
Jessica Griffin completed her career having played in 209 of a possible 210 games, making 206 starts at catcher, including the last 136 in a row. Among Stetson's all-time career statistical leaders, Griffin ranks fifth in on-base percentage (.416), 11th in slugging (.463) fourth in doubles (39), eighth in home runs (20), sixth in RBI (122), seventh in total bases (254), second in walks (114), seventh in putouts (857), and ninth in fielding percentage (.983).
Kayla Drury completed her career having played in 208 games, making 207 starts, including the last 144 in a row. She ranks eighth all-time in school history in hits (180), 10th in doubles (28), seventh in walks (70), and fifth in putouts (912).
Molly Shasteen played 160 games, and Morgan Hatch played 93 games.
