Coupeville Sports

Joey Lippo goes low to snag the ball at short. (Joe Lippo photo)

Andrew Eaton (left) and Kamren Mebane, stars on the rise. Time for their parents to move to Coupeville… (Teresa Besaw photo)

Contributed by Joe Lippo

With a January wind blowing in from right field like a freezing typhoon, the Oak Harbor Babe Ruth squad welcomed Sedro-Woolley to town.

Sedro came ready to play, as they were present and accounted for fully an hour and a half before game time.

Josh Margraff started on the mound, and ran into some issues early on, but his fielders kept the ‘Cats in the game, allowing no runs through two innings.

In the third, Coach Trisler changed it up, putting Coupeville eighth graders Joey Lippo and Hunter Smith in at shortstop and catcher, respectively, and installing Chris Trisler on the mound.

Although this is supposed to be a Coupeville sports blog, it was Oak Harbor pitcher Trisler who really stole the show.

Nearly everyone in the lineup got hits, including doubles from Lippo (who is now off the schneid), Gabe Eck, and Kamren Mebane (who advanced to third on an error).

Others were unlucky at the plate, with Smith smacking two really good hits only to be robbed by Sedro outfielders in ESPN Top Ten fashion.

While Oak Harbor steadily racked up the runs, Trisler was just as steadily sitting Sedro batters down, striking out nearly every batter he faced.

Those that made contact were quickly thrown out by the infield of Caleb Fitzgerald, James Besaw and Thomas Anderson.

Likewise, some balls made it to the outfield to be soaked up by Andrew Eaton, Eck and Mebane.

In the bottom of the fifth, with the score 8-0, Mebane, Anderson and Lippo all reached base to load them up for Trisler.

After that it was time to break out the rye bread and mustard as Trisler launched a walk off grand slam over the center field fence, ending the game in five.