The Frenship baseball team put together two quality outings Saturday to come from behind and win the Bi-District championship last weekend versus El Paso Americas.
The Tigers dropped Friday’s series opener 3-0 and found themselves needing two wins Saturday to advance. FHS opened Saturday with a hot start and scored three runs in the first inning to take early control and win 9-4. The Tigers added crooked numbers in both the fifth and sixth innings to seal the win.
Mason Weathers was 3-4 with two doubles and two runs batted in. Landon Everett added a home run. Conley Green pitched a complete game to earn the victory.
In the series finale, Bradden Kennard pitched a complete-game and only gave up one run on six hits to lead FHS to a 6-1 win. The Tigers played with the lead the entire game thanks to two runs in the first and three more in the third. Weathers, Adryane Atkins, Dakota Champagne, and Brock Erculiani all had two hits in the game.
The bi-district series win pushes FHS into the Class 6A area playoffs versus Arlington Martin. The three-game set begins Friday at 7:00 p.m. Game two is Saturday at 10:30 a.m. with game three to follow if needed. All games will be played at Hoskins Field in Wichita Falls.
CLASS 6A BI-DISTRICT PLAYOFFS
GAME 1
EL PASO AMERICAS 3, FRENSHIP 0
AHS 000 021 0 – 3 8 1
FHS 000 000 0 – 0 4 0
Pitching: Brock Erculiani (CG, 3R, 8H, 5K)
Leading Hitters: Adryane Atkins (1-2, BB), Brock Erculiani (1-2, BB)
GAME 2
FRENSHIP 9, EL PASO AMERICAS 4
FHS 300 033 0 – 9 10 2
AHS 100 030 0 – 4 7 1
Pitching: Conley Green (CG, 4R, 7H, 6K)
Leading Hitters: Mason Weathers (3-4, 2 2B, 2R, 2 RBI), Justyce Bocanegra (2-4, 3B, 2 RBI), Dakota Champagne (2-4, 2B), Landon Everett (HR)
GAME 3
FRENSHIP 6, EL PASO AMERICAS 1
FHS 203 100 0 – 6 10 1
AHS 000 010 0 – 1 6 0
Pitching: Bradden Kennard (CG, 1R, 6H, 1K)
Leading Hitters: Mason Weathers (2-3, 2B, 2R, RBI), Dakota Champagne (2-3, 2B, RBI), Brock Erculiani (2-4, HR, 2 RBI), Adryane Atkins (2-4, R, RBI)
Frenship Record: 19-15
CLASS 6A AREA PLAYOFFS
FRENSHIP vs ARLINGTON MARTIN
Friday-Saturday, May 12-13
Game 1: Friday 5/12, 7:00 p.m.
Game 2: Saturday 5/13, 10:30 a.m.
Game 3 follows if necessary
All games at Hoskins Field, Wichita Falls