Coupeville Sports

CHS coach Willie Smith, seen here hitting fungoes, was not in a chatty mood after Friday’s loss. (John Fisken photo)

Willie Smith was not in a mood to talk.

Having seen his Coupeville High School baseball squad lose 11-0 Friday at Archbishop Thomas Murphy, the team’s third straight loss, all by increasing margins, he only had one sentence to say in his post-game comments.

“Nothing good happened,” Smith said. “Except we are done playing them and maybe now we can get back to playing baseball and not playing whatever it was we’ve been playing the last week.”

Coupeville had entered the series with high hopes, boasting a 3-1 record and ready to rumble with the dominant team in the Cascade Conference. It didn’t go well, however, as the Wolves were outscored 24-1 over three games.

Now 3-4 overall, 2-4 in league play, Coupeville will start fresh Monday, kicking off a three-game set against Cedarcrest.

As one of only two 1A schools to play baseball in the conference (King’s doesn’t play the sport), the Wolves are guaranteed a playoff spot.

They are battling with South Whidbey (3-5) for the top seed, and hold a tiebreaker over the Falcons, having taken two of three against the Falcons.

Friday, the damage all happened in a two-inning span, as ATM jumped on Coupeville’s pitchers for three in the third, then sent eight across the plate in the fourth.

Even Haugen was the main culprit, smacking a pair of doubles and driving in six.

With Coupeville, the smallest 1A school in the state, jumping from the 1A/2A Cascade Conference to the 1A Olympic League in the fall, it was the final time the Wolves will face the 2A private school.