Coupeville Sports

   Hope Lodell scored Coupeville’s first run of the season Wednesday. (John Fisken photo)

Sequim brought out the big boppers.

The 2A school thumped a pair of long home runs Wednesday en route to powering past visiting Coupeville 12-1 in a five-inning softball game.

The non-conference loss dropped the Wolves to 0-2 on the young season as they head into an Island rivalry battle at South Whidbey Friday.

CHS freshman hurler Katrina McGranahan put in decent work on the mound for the Wolves, but couldn’t overcome a murderer’s row of hitters.

“It was a little bit of a rough pitching day for Katrina,” said Coupeville coach Deanna Rafferty. “She was pitching solid strikes with some questionable pitch calls by the umpires, but Sequim just had a solid batting line up and were hitting hard.

“Sequim had two out of the park home runs, which would rattle any great pitcher.”

Senior McKayla Bailey, who threw almost every inning for CHS the last two years, made her first appearance as a pitcher this season.

Still working back after shoulder surgery, she came on in relief of McGranahan and gunned down Sequim one-two-three in her inning of work.

Bailey also cracked a double, one of two extra base hits collected by Coupeville.

Hailey Hammer had the other two-base knock, plating fab frosh Hope Lodell with the first Wolf run of the season in the top of the fourth.

“Overall our batting improved immensely from our first game but there is always room for improvement,” Rafferty said.