Former Wolf ace Ben Etzell is back for a third season of college baseball. (Photo property of Saint John’s University)
The spring is alive with the sounds of former Wolves returning to the diamond.
At least four Coupeville High School grads are on college baseball and softball squads this season, with three of them having already seen action.
An early-season update (in alphabetic order):
Ben Etzell — The former Cascade Conference MVP is back on the mound for Saint John’s (Minnesota) after recovering from surgery.
Now a junior, he’s appeared in four games for the Johnnies (5-2), throwing 6.2 innings and collecting a save against Pitt-Bradford.
Etzell has an ERA of 1.35, has whiffed eight batters and is limiting opposing hitters to a .071 batting average.
Through two-plus seasons at Saint John’s, he’s 5-1 with three saves.
Hailey Hammer — After thumping a preseason home run, the Everett Community College sophomore is hitting .385 through five regular season games.
She has six runs, five hits, three walks, a stolen base and an RBI for a team sitting at 3-4.
Aaron Trumbull — The former Wolf first baseman has appeared in one game for Olympic Community College (1-2), eking out a walk and scoring a run in a 7-0 win over Gray’s Harbor.
Monica Vidoni — Wrapping up a two-year run in which she’s played softball, basketball and softball at Rainy River Community College in Minnesota, she’s off to Florida to kick-off her final season.
RRCC takes the field Tuesday in Titusville and will play six games in three days in the Sunshine State.
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