FINAL SCORE
Monmouth (0-7) – 1
Stetson (7-4) - 6
 
DELAND, FL – Host-Stetson defeated the Monmouth University softball team by a final score of 6-1 on Sunday afternoon at the Hatter Classic in DeLand, FL.
 
The Hatters used a five-run bottom of the second to jump out to an early 5-0 lead. The Hawks quickly answered with a run of their own in the top of the third. After freshman shortstop Bri Lawson reached and stole second with two outs, fifth-year senior Francesca Torraca drove Lawson in with her second RBI single in as many days.
 
Stetson responded with a run in the bottom half of the fourth and eventually hung on for the 6-1 win, despite Briana Hoskins collecting her second hit of the season. Kylie Gletow relieved Emily Spencer in the second and finished the day allowing three earned runs on six hits over five innings, adding a strikeout.

NOTES & QUOTES
"It's a tough way to end the weekend. We played six solid innings the way we are capable of. We simply couldn't come back from the big inning. We will go to work and come out stronger in two weeks." – Head Coach Shannon Salsburg
 
- Francesca Torraca drove in her eighth career run for MU.
- Abby Warner led the Hawks with six hits at the Hatter Classic.
- Kylie Gletow leads Monmouth with 18.0 innings pitched on the season.
- The Hawks are now 3-5 versus the Hatters all-time.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks do not play again until the Pirate Invitational, which starts on Friday, March 3. On the first day, Monmouth will play St. Joe's and 10:00 a.m. and host-East Carolina at 3:00 p.m.