Coupeville Sports

Cole Payne drops down a bunt in an earlier game. Saturday he smashed a double. (John Fisken photo)

A little sputter at the end.

Playing for the fifth time in six days, as it raced the clock to wrap up a rain out-plagued regular season, the Coupeville High School baseball squad finally ran out of gas Saturday.

Back on the bus less than 24 hours after a trip to Sultan, the Wolves rolled into Arlington and suffered a 12-4 loss, as the 2A Cougars managed to steal one game out of the three-game season series.

The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for Coupeville and brought its record to 10-9 overall, 9-9 in Cascade Conference play.

It was the final baseball game CHS will play in the 1A/2A league, as the school makes the jump to the 1A Olympic League in the fall.

In their final go-around, the Wolves took games from five of six league opponents.

They finished two games off of South Whidbey (12-7, 11-7) in the race for the top 1A playoff seed and will start the double-elimination district playoffs on the road Tuesday.

Sophomore Cole Payne swung the big bat for CHS Saturday, bopping a double, while Josh Bayne and Wade Schaef shared mound duty.