Caitlin Clark and Paul Skenes are off and running after highly anticipated rookie years crossed paths in Indy

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Caitlin Clark and Paul Skenes have likely never met. But they have so much in common, and they were together - sort of - last month in Indianapolis, where their blockbuster coming of age rookie summer movies all began.

Yes, two current and future legends passing in the night - Clark, the No. 1 pick of the WNBA Draft on April 15, and Skenes, the No. 1 pick of the Major League Baseball Draft last July 9. Talk about stars crossing, and now they're each off and running, though Clark's path has been much more difficult so far.

Each are on bad teams. That happens when you're the first pick of a draft. Ask former Alabama Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Bryce Young of the Carolina Panthers.

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Clark is a versatile combination point and shooting guard with the 1-7 Indiana Fever, which has the second-worst record in the league. … Skenes is an 100 mph strikeout artist and starting pitcher for the 26-30 Pittsburgh Pirates, who are in fourth place in the five-team National League Central division. But each still shines brightly. 

Clark, who turned 22 last Jan. 22, had the best and most complete game of her young career Tuesday night in front of another sold-out crowd of 16,013 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. She scored a WNBA career-high 30 points with six assists, five rebounds, three steals and three blocked shots in an 88-82 loss to the Los Angeles Sparks, who are only 2-4.

"I just played with an aggressive mindset," Clark said. "That was the biggest thing — to play downhill the best I could. We did some good things, and then we just kind of shot ourselves in the foot." 

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