Rod Laniewski can thank Laura Walter for making his coaching debut a pleasant one.

The senior pitcher and team tri-captain went 3 for 4 at the plate, struck out five Plymouth North batters, and allowed just two hits in the Lady Dragons’ season-opening 12-3 win over the Eagles.

With a young and inexperienced roster sporting five freshmen and three sophomores, Laniewski is hoping that the pitching of Walter will lead his team to a successful season along with the help of returning tri-captains, Grace Kelso and Meghan Nelson.

Walter was not only dominating on the mound, but at the plate as well, as she drove in Duxbury’s first two runs in the first inning.

The slim lead would grow to 3-0 in the fourth on a pair of hits and two walks, but in the fifth and sixth the offense exploded for nine more runs on eight hits for a 12-3 lead.

Five Lady Dragons had two hits each with freshman shortstop Christina Curley, freshman catcher Caroline McSherry, senior Laura Donovan, sophomore Kristin McHugh and freshman Erin Gallagher contributing to the 15-hit attack.

Two days later the Lady Dragons entertained Silver Lake in their Patriot League opener, and the offense disappeared as the game remained scoreless through five and a half innings.

Duxbury’s first big chance to score came in the bottom of the sixth when they loaded the bases with one out. An infield fly and a fly ball to right ended the inning and squandered the opportunity.

In the top of the seventh, the Lakers led off with a bloop single to right with the next batter striking out. A failed pick-off attempt sent the runner to second base, and a grounder to second sent her on to third with two outs.

The next batter hit the ball to the infield where it was fielded and thrown home in an attempt to get the runner instead of throwing to first for the final out. The play was muffed and the only score of the game came home for a 1-0 Duxbury loss.

It was a bitter pill to swallow, as Walter had her 11-strikeout/2-hit pitching performance go to waste, along with the six-hit batting effort that saw Walter account for two of them.

On Wednesday afternoon the Lady Dragons will take their 1-1 record to the field when they host the North Quincy Red Raiders at 4 p.m.