The Frankfort High School softball team improved to 3-0 Saturday by defeating both Lafayette Jefferson and Clinton Prairie in a round robin tournament in Lafayette.
Makayla Harper picked both wins for FHS, pitching 11 innings with nine strikeouts. Offensively on the day, Zoey Westerman went 11 for 12 with three home runs, five doubles and RBIs and Katie Roberts was 10 of 12 with two home runs, a double and 10 RBIs. Karim Quinones had eight hits and three RBIs, while Autumn Bower and Sydni Whitaker each had six hits. Whitaker also had four RBIs.
Frankfort opened the season on March 31 with a 16-2 victory over Lafayette Central Catholic. FHS scored 12 runs in the second inning.
Harper got the win for Frankfort pitching five innings, allowing two hits and two runs, while striking out 10.
Roberts and Westerman lead the Dogs going 3 for 4, while Heather Massengill and Harper both went 2 for 3.
FHS Baseball Opens With Win
Frankfort opened its season with a doubleheader sweep of West Lafayette by the scores of 10-0 and 5-1.
Jose Lopez pitched a complete game to earn the win in Game One and Conner Boone pitched four string innings in Game Two for the win. Austin Penry threw three perfect innings to earn the save.
Deacon Spencer, Boone, Victor Cruz and Damian Lopez led the offense with multiple hits each.
FHS Begins Track Season
The Frankfort boys’ track team finished first while the girls took second behind Western Boone and ahead of Clinton Prairie Tuesday.
First place finishers for the boys included the 4×400 relay (Hernandez Cuatecatl, Kimbowa, Craig and Lopez Carrillo), the 4×800 relay (Bautista Ventura, Reyes, Lopez and Perez), Earl in the shot put and discus, Wills in the high jump and long jump, Wainscott in the pole vault, Perez in the 1,600 and 800, Bautista Ventura in the 3,200 and Lopez-Carrillo in the 400.
First place finishers for the girls was Garcia in the discus, Perez in the high jump and Hernandez tying in the pole vault.