That moment when hardball guru Mike Etzell realizes he’s left the book in the hands of the freshmen. Be afraid. Be very afraid. (Sylvia Hurlburt photo)
The future of Wolf baseball. (Scott Losey photo)
Mike Etzell has seen a lot of things in his years on the diamond as a baseball coach.
When he looked at the book from Wednesday’s JV game in Klahowya, the Coupeville High School hardball guru discovered something new, however.
“As for the book – oh my,” Etzell said with a laugh. “The book was done by a committee of a few fellas who shall remain nameless to protect the not-so-innocent…”
It’s a work of “beauty” that starts in ink, ends in pencil, has batters listed for the ninth inning (in a seven inning game), and at one point just has a giant question mark scrawled in place of a play.
Still, look hard enough and you can decipher a 10-4 loss to the host Eagles, which brings the Wolf young guns to a final record of 5-3-1 on the season.
Coupeville jumped on Klahowya for two in the first, with Cameron Toomey-Stout (walk) and Ty Eck (single) both coming around to score.
The Eagles responded with four in the first and four more in the second, stringing together a “series of softly-hit ground balls,” while the Wolf offensive mojo faded a bit.
CHS rallied to plate two more in the fourth.
We know Nick Etzell and Eck scored, but I don’t care how long you look at the book, you ain’t figuring out how they scored.
Jonathan Thurston and Nick Etzell shared pitching duties for the Wolves in the JV season finale.
While the Wolves lost, Mike Etzell (who was worked with Chris Smith this season, who was back on Whidbey Wednesday for a varsity game) came away pleased with a lot of what he saw this season.
“Unfortunate ending to a good season of growth for all involved,” he said. “We wish we could suit ’em up for a few more…”
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