BY RYAN O’CONNOR

If game one of the 11- and 12-year-old Little League all-star baseball tournament is any indication, the Bow all-stars are in for a successful run of extended fun.

Bow showed its hitting prowess right from the start against Newton, as Will Marvin drove a 1-2 pitch for a leadoff home run. From there, the locals put up six runs in the first inning en route to a 12-0, five-inning mercy-rule win on Monday, June 25.

Joe Clifford hit a two-run shot two batters after Marvin, then Mike Penny plated two more with a single.

Connor Rossignol’s RBI hit capped the opening-inning outburst.

“We played awesome. What can I tell you?” said manager Gary Clifford. “We came out swinging, scored six runs in the first and kept rolling. It was very impressive to see that kind of offense, pitching and defense all in one game.”

In the fourth inning, Joe Clifford hit another home run, a three-run blast. He also doubled in the second inning.

Anders Hanson added a two-run shot to conclude Bow’s scoring.

Jack Yvars ended the final inning with two of his six strikeouts in the complete-game victory. He allowed only three hits in a tidy 64-pitch effort.

“You can’t ask for much more than that kind of performance,” said Gary Clifford.

Bow was scheduled to host Nashua in the second round, on Wednesday, June 27.