With three games last week, the Clarke Lady Indians enjoyed two wins to start their season with a 2-1 record, including an explosive 27-8 win over Creston.
At Creston Wednesday, Miah Graves scored the opening point on a double-hit by Reese Shaw. A home run hit by Creston’s Avery Staver to open the bottom of the first tied the game 1-1.
Clarke scored six runs in the top of the second - Ahnyka Hewlett with a score on error by Creston’s catcher, with a grand slam hit by Graves sending Vivian Hawxby, Maisy McCoy and Abbi Nash across the plate in front of her. Shaw scored the final run of the inning for the Lady Indians.
Creston scored one home run in the third inning to bring the score 7-2 Clarke, and the fourth inning saw the home team take a one-point advantage 8-7, including two runs made on the same pitch.
With neither team scoring any runs in the fifth inning, Clarke went on a spree in the final two innings that put 20 more runs on the scoreboard for them.
At the top of the sixth with Hewlett on second and Parker Truitt on third, a bunt by Hawxby brought Hewlett and Truitt across home plate as Hawxby advanced to second on an error by Creston’s first baseman. Hawxby scored on the next hit by McCoy, who scored on a passed ball with Shaw up to bat.
Four runs came in quick succession for Clarke in the top of the seventh, with Hawxby stealing home, McCoy stealing home, Libby Winter scoring on a triple hit by Graves and Graves scoring on a passed ball. With bases loaded, Chloe Jacobsen stepped in for batter Hewlett and a wild pitch brought Shaw from third to home, advancing Avery Watson to third and Truitt to second.
Another wild pitch had Watson running home and Truitt advancing, and Jacobsen eventually walking. Truitt, Jacobsen and Winter all scored on subsequent plays, with the final three runs coming from Josie Tuprin on a passed ball and McCoy and Abbi Nash on a shortstop error.
The team had 19 total walks and just one strikeout, along with seven stolen bases. In the field, catcher Shaw had five putouts and first-baseman Maddie Youngs had five putouts.
Nash pitched the majority of the game allowing five hits, two runs, struck out five opponents and had two errors. Watson and Truitt also shared pitching duties, with the win going to Truitt.
Last Tuesday, the Lady Indians hosted Interstate 35 at home to end with a 9-5 loss. Graves had the team’s single home run in the game. Thursday they hosted East Union and enjoyed a 10-1 win in five innings.
