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DELAND, Fla. – Hailey Andrews pitched a gem, getting run support from a solid outing by Katie Greep, to help the Kennesaw State softball team shut out Stetson 2-0 Sunday afternoon and win the series.
 
How it happened: The Owls (24-21, 9-6) looked to get going right out of the gates as Hannah Thomason reached on an error before stealing second. Christen Florence followed with a single down the right field line to put two on with no outs, but the Owls could not bring either of them around as Stetson (15-24, 4-8) closed out the inning.
 
Neither team found a way to break through until the fifth inning, with Kira Czyrklis logging the only hit between the first and fifth. Greep got KSU rolling with a lead-off single up the middle, moving to second off a sacrifice bunt from Jessie Mullen. Thomason legged out a bunt on the next at-bat to put runners on the corners with one out, allowing Florence to strike a sacrifice fly to center field to bring home Greep and put the Owls in front 1-0.
 
Stetson looked to respond in the bottom of the inning as McLaughlin knocked a double to center field to break up Andrews no-hitter, but that would be as far as the Hatters would get as KSU closed out the inning.
 
The Owls added an insurance run in the seventh inning as Dickey hit a lead-off single before stealing second base. Greep then stepped into the batters' box to smash an RBI double and give KSU a 2-0 lead. KSU held firm in the bottom of the inning to record the win.
 
Andrews finished with five strikeouts over her seven innings of work, allowing only three hits.
 
Notes: Hailey Andrews pitched her eighth straight complete game Sunday … she has not allowed more than one earned run in nine straight appearances … Katie Greep recorded her second straight multi-hit game, eighth of the season, finishing 2-of-3 at the plate with one run scored and an RBI double … the double is only Greep's fifth of the season … Kira Czyrklis extended her reached-base streak to 11 games, finishing 1-of-3 … Hannah Thomason, Brea Dickey and Olivia Gocke all logged a stolen base, marking the seventh time this season KSU has recorded three or more swiped bags in a game … Thomason needs just one more stolen base to tie the KSU career record … Jessie Mullen's sacrifice bunt marked her 11th sacrifice hit of the year, setting the KSU single-season record … the series win marks the third straight series victory for the Owls.
 
Up next: The Owls return to Bailey Park to open their final homestand of the season with a mid-week game against Georgia State Wednesday at 6 p.m.