Season opener, Take 2

The Raiders tried again on a season opener that had been postponed due to rain last week, but lost it at Riverton, 12-1, Wednesday night. In the second game they fell 3-2.

“I told the girls that we will learn from it and they never gave up,” Frontenac head coach Cassie Buche told The Morning Sun after the game. “Riverton just got the hits when they needed them.”

Stats were as follows:
Frontenac 000 01 — 1 1 3
Riverton 103 8X — 12 11 4
Emily Barto, Jena Standlee (4) and Hannah Ketterman. Haleigh Sills and Whitney Shofer. WP — Sills (2-0). LP — Barto (0-1). 2B — Dalaynee Ludwig, Stormi Bond, 3B — Cotye Mallatt.
Game two
Riverton 3, Frontenac 2, 9 innings
Frontenac 000 002 000 — 2 6 1
Riverton 010 100 001 — 3 6 1
Emily Barto and Hannah Ketterman. Cheslyn Mitchell, Haleigh Sills (9) and Whitney Shofer. WP — Sills (3-0). LP — Barto (0-2).

Frontenac travels to Liberal, Mo. for one game at 4:30 p.m. today.