Coupeville Sports

   Wolf freshman Shane Losey reached base four times Tuesday, keying Coupeville’s comeback. (John Fisken photo)

No quit in the young guns.

Down by five runs in the sixth, with the clock ticking down thanks to a waiting ferry, the Coupeville High School JV baseball squad rallied to force an 11-11 tie at Klahowya Tuesday afternoon.

While it could technically count as a loss, since the Wolves had to sprint to the bus before the Eagles got a chance to hit in the bottom half of the inning, this is Coupeville Sports, not Klahowya Sports.

We’re calling it a tie.

“We had a pretty good game,” said Coupeville coach Chris Smith. “We sure left on a high note, knowing that we battled back to tie things up.”

The Wolves fought back all afternoon, after the Eagles opened the first with a six-run bang.

Jonathan Thurston took over on the mound for Wolf starter Ty Eck, who was forced from the game in the second by a hurting knee, and struck out eight batters over 3 2/3 innings of work.

Coupeville chipped away relentlessly at the lead, plating one in the second, four in the third and another in the fifth before the big five-run rally in the sixth.

The offense came from everyone in the lineup, with freshman Shane Losey sparking the attack, reaching base all four times he came to the plate.

Eck thumped a key two-run double and scored three times while Jake Pease scratched out three walks and crossed home twice.

Cameron Toomey-Stout (walk, single), Nick Etzell (walk, error), Brenden Gilbert (errors), Aiden Crimmins (walk, error) and Kyle Rockwell (walks) all reached base twice apiece, as the Wolves took advantage of whatever they were offered.

“We managed to frustrate the other team and their coach to no end,” Smith said with a laugh. “Nothing spectacular, but we figured out a way to keep ourselves relevant in this game.”