Coupeville Sports

   Coupeville Crush players pick up tips while watching college softball. (Renae Mulholland photos)

   Too quick for you. Central Whidbey’s softball sluggers have been scoring runs in bunches this season.

The farm system is in great shape.

Central Whidbey Little League’s top softball squads, which are preparing the players who will one day star for Coupeville High School, both put in strong work Tuesday.

The Coupeville Crush, the league’s Majors team, improved to 4-0 with its fourth straight rout, thrashing Oak Harbor Purple 21-4.

Meanwhile, the Venom fell behind early in Anacortes, then stormed almost all the way back before being nipped 11-9 in Juniors play.

The Crush, who have been ten-running (and then some) foes this year, got stellar work in the pitcher’s circle from Stella Johnson and Izzy Wells.

Johnson, making her pitching debut for mom/coach Mimi, struck out three, while Wells whiffed six in relief.

Coupeville’s bats put the game away quickly, with five in the first.

After scraping out a single run in the second, the Crush went ballistic in the third inning, raining down death and destruction on Oak Harbor en route to slapping 15 runs on the scoreboard.

“Third inning was crazy!! So proud of these girls!!,” said a jubilant Mimi Johnson afterwards.

The Venom (1-1), playing on the road for the first time, fell behind early, giving up seven runs in the bottom of the first.

After that, however, they settled down and won the scoring battle over the final six innings of play, while hurlers Scout Smith and Chelsea Prescott kept Anacortes largely in check.

Prescott thumped a two-run home run while Maya Toomey-Stout whacked a sweet double to lead the offensive attack.