Dacia Starr hit her fifth home run of season, Kate Stanwix went 3-for-4 with a double, and Free State High’s softball team defeated Shawnee Mission North, 12-0, on Thursday at FSHS.

Elizabeth Patton (4-2) earned the victory. Starr’s home run was a two-run shot in Free State’s five-run first inning.

“We’re swinging the bats pretty well,” FSHS coach Lee Ice said, “pitching pretty well, but we’ve still got to tighten up some things defensively.”

The Firebirds (4-2) will play a road doubleheader against St. Thomas Aquinas on Saturday.

SM North 000 00 — 0 5 3

Free State 511 5x — 12 12 1

W — Elizabeth Patton (4-2).

FSHS highlights — Dacia Starr HR; Kate Stanwix 3-for-4, 2B; Hailey Jump 2-for-4; Madison Norris 2-for-4, 2 RBIs.

FSHS record: 4-2. Next for FSHS: Saturday at Aquinas doubleheader.