Kailey Kellner knocked in five runs Friday, sparking Coupeville to a 17-6 win. (John Fisken photos)
McKayla Bailey, seen here pulling off a web gem earlier this season, smashed a home run.
All the bats came alive.
Kick-started by a home run from longball-lovin’ McKayla Bailey, the Coupeville High School softball squad destroyed host Port Townsend Friday, romping to a 17-6 victory.
The win, called after five innings due to the mercy rule, lifted the Wolves to 5-8 overall, 4-3 in Olympic League play.
It also gave Coupeville a three-game sweep of the Redhawks and guaranteed the Wolves are bound for the playoffs.
First though, they still have six more regular season games to get through, including two more league tilts.
Friday, CHS came out on fire, jumping on Port Townsend for six in the first, then scoring in every inning after that.
The hits came from all slots in the lineup, with Kailey Kellner collecting a career-high five RBI to pace the offensive attack.
Hailey Hammer (4), Katrina McGranahan (3), Lauren Rose (2), Tiffany Briscoe (1) and Bailey (1) all chipped in to the RBI assault, as well.
The sweet swinging success continued to Jasmine Melena, who smacked a solid single over third base in her first at-bat of the season and Jae LeVine, who decided to mix things up and hit left-handed for the first time.
The Mighty Mite eventually went down swinging, but made the pitcher work for it.
“I am incredibly proud of her (Jasmine),” said Wolf coach Deanna Rafferty. “Jae may have struck out, but she stood her ground.”
With Bailey and McGranahan poppin’ strikes from the pitcher’s circle, their teammates didn’t need to do much defensively, but when called upon, stepped up.
“Defensively we had a solid game,” Rafferty said. “The entire infield had a perfectly executed rundown situation finishing with an out.”
The Wolves will try to keep their new winning streak alive with back-to-back home games to kick off the new week.
They welcome Bellevue Christian to town Monday for a non-conference game, then face-off with Chimacum Tuesday.
That game is the rubber match for the two league rivals, who have split their first two games.
Both games kick-off at 4 PM.
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