CLINTON - The Clinton Lady Maroons looked the best they had all year Thursday night in their conference opening 12-2 win over Central A&M at the Clinton softball field.
It didn't hurt that Central A&M had a hard time in the field.
Lacey Lord had two two-run RBI doubles, one in each of the first two innings. Both times, Alicia Mitchell and Emily Kroeger scored on the hits. It looked like Clinton could have put 30 on the board in the first two innings. Instead, they settled for five in each frame to give them a 10-1 lead.
Bailey Walker did well on the mound, striking out two and earning the win in six innings pitched. She will b e called upon a lot this season since head coach Emily Starkey decided that it was in the team's best interest to keep All-State second baseman Meghan Matthews at her strongest position. Sharing the pitching load with Walker this year will be fellow-freshman Jessie Shride.
For a conference opener, Tuesday was all Starkey could ask for.
"The team did an amazing job in their first conference game," Starkey said. "I was really pleased with the way they came out and hit the ball. We had a few errors defensively, but overall we played well in the field too."
Mitchell has been a great addition to the team this year, especially helping out on the basepaths. The Maroons' final run in the win was all her. She reached base on a strikeout-error, then stole second and third, and came home on a passed ball, one of many Red Raider miscues on the day.
The Lady Maroons will visit Decatur MacArthur for a Saturday nonconference double header beginning at 10 a.m. The game they may be looking forward to more is Monday night's showdown with Maroa-Forsyth and All-State pitcher Kayti Lundin.
Photo: Clinton hurler Bailey Walker (16) was solid Thursday, striking out two Red Raiders from Central A&M.
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