Firebirds sweep softball twinbill

? Emily Byers went 6-for-8 and Emily Bermel was 6-for-9 on Tuesday as Free State swept a high school softball doubleheader from Shawnee Mission North, 24-2 and 10-2.

Free State had a pair of 11-run innings in the opener, and Byers had six RBIs in the first game.

“We swung the ball pretty well, especially the first game,” Free State coach Lee Ice said. “Any time you score 24 runs on 22 hits … “

The Firebirds (5-3) will host Shawnee Mission Northwest on Thursday.

Free State 1(11)1 (11) — 24 22 3

SM North 002 0 — 2 4 2

W — Meredith Morris (2-2)

FSHS highlights — Emily Bermel 2B 4-for-5, 4 RBIs; Emily Byers 3 2Bs, 4-for-4, 6 RBIs; Remington Samuels 2B, 2-for-3; Lily Ross 2 2Bs, 4-for-4, 2 RBIs; Morris 2-for-2, 2 RBIs; Kylie Cobb 2-for-3; Paige Corcoran 2-for-4, 2 RBIs.

Free State 302 100 4 — 10 11 0

SM North 100 100 0 — 2 8 2

W — Kaley Delg (3-1).

FSHS highlights — Whitney Rothwell 2B, 2-for 3, 2 RBIs; Samuels 2B, 2-for-4, 3 RBIs; Bermel 2-for-4; Byers 2-for-4.

FSHS record — 5-3. Next for FSHS — Thursday vs. SM Northwest.