Dominick Thayer pitched into the seventh inning and drove in two runs at the plate as Clinton got by Tuscola 5-4 in the Central Illinois Conference opener Tuesday afternoon in Tuscola.

Thayer struck out nine, allowing four runs on six hits and issued four walks. 

Mason Walker recorded the final two outs for the Maroons to pick up the save. 

Thayer finished 1-for-3 with two RBIs. Walker reached base three times on three walks and scored twice. 

Tuscola's Peyton Armstrong hit a home run in the top of the first inning to put the Warriors up 1-0. The Maroons answered with a three run frame in the fourth inning. 

Caeden Baer's two-run home run in the fourth inning tied the game at 3 and Tuscola took the lead in the bottom of the sixth, pushing a run across on another RBI hit by Baer but the Maroons scored two in the top of the seventh inning to take the lead. 

Baer finished 2-for-3 for the Warriors with three runs batted in.

Monday's action was the first game of the season for Clinton as they go to 1-0 overall and 1-0 in the CIC. The Maroons did not schedule games the first week of the season and had all their scheduled matchups last week canceled due to weather.

The Maronos are scheduled to host Central A&M on Thursday.