Corbett, Gudde lead Free State baseball to win in Missouri

? Mikey Corbett went 4-for-4 with two RBIs, and Hunter Gudde hit a two-run double and picked up the victory as Free State High’s baseball team defeated Branson (Mo.), 10-2, on Saturday.

The Firebirds (4-0) went 2-0 in southeast Missouri, a weekend trip that included a victory over Ozark on Friday.

“We got better,” FSHS coach Mike Hill said. “We were a lot better today. We got good pitching, as we expected. Our kids played well in all facets.”

Gudde’s bases-loaded double came during a six-run fourth inning that bumped the lead to 8-0.

Next for the Firebirds is a road game at 4:30 p.m. Thursday against Shawnee Mission Northwest.

Free State 002 611 0 — 10 11 1

Branson 000 200 x — 2 3 3

W — Hunter Gudde (1-0). L — Allison.

2B — Gudde, FS.

FSHS highlights — Mikey Corbett 4-for-4, BB, 2 RBIs, 2 runs; Kyle Abrahamson 2-for-4.

FSHS record — 4-0. Next for FSHS — 4:30 p.m. Thursday at SM Northwest.