Free State softball drops pair

? Free State High’s softball squad didn’t fare well Thursday, dropping both ends of a doubleheader, 9-1 and 6-0, against Shawnee Mission East at the Johnson County Girls Athletic Assn. fields.

The twinbill was the Firebirds’ last action until Class 6A regionals begin Monday. FSHS will play at a still-undetermined site.

SM East 9, Free State 1

Free State 010 000 0 — 1 7 8

SM East 414 000 x — 9 8 3

W–Gerkovich. L–Felicia Freeman (3-8).

Free State highlights: Jamie Stanclift 1-for-3, run, double.

SM East 6, Free State 0

Free State 000 000 0 — 0 1 4

SM East 420 000 x — 6 6 0

W–Hull. L–Ashley Wagner (2-7).

Free State highlights: Meika Potter 1-for-3.