Baseball Game Preview: Clinton Maroons vs. Williamsville Bullets

The Clinton Maroons will face off against the Williamsville Bullets at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.

For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last six times Clinton and Meridian have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The Maroons put the hurt on the Hawks with a sharp 10-1 victory. That looming 10-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Maroons yet this season.

Preston Curtis and Colton Walker made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Curtis tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Walker pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Curtis has become a key player for Clinton: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most three hits, but 1-2 otherwise. At the plate, Curtis scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Walker scored two runs and stole a base. Walker is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.

In other pitching news, Brady Stauffer looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.

Jack Manning

Hits (Career)

04/08/25 vs Meridian	3
04/22/24 @ Meridian	2
04/09/24 @ Warrensburg-Latham	2
04/01/25 vs Sullivan	1
03/21/25 @ Lexington	1

Back at the plate, Jack Manning was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Fentress, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.

Clinton kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Williamsville). They blew past Riverton 14-3 on Tuesday.

Clinton pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Williamsville, they now have a winning record of 3-2.