Ben Etzell fires up the fastball machine. (Libby Auger photo)
And then there was one.
With several former Wolf athletes graduating from college last spring, it appears there will only be one Coupeville High School alum playing collegiate spring sports this year.
That man is former Cascade Conference baseball MVP Ben Etzell, now a senior at Saint John’s University in Minnesota.
Etzell, who started his collegiate career as a starting pitcher, then morphed into an ace reliever for the Johnnies, was named to two All-Midwest Region teams a year ago.
He carries an 8-2 career pitching mark, with seven saves and 76 strikeouts in 93 innings into the new season, which kicks off with a trip to Florida.
Saint John’s, which has posted a winning record in each of Etzell’s three seasons, debuts Mar. 5 with a doubleheader against Finlandia University in Fort Myers.
The Johnnies play nine games in Florida between Mar. 5-9, then return to the less-balmy environment of Minnesota.
All together, they have a 32-game regular season schedule, with 20 league games (all doubleheaders) against their 10 foes in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
For his senior season, Etzell is getting the featured treatment, as he is one of two Johnnies whose action photos grace the school’s baseball web site.
To see the former Wolf in all his goatee-sportin’ and fastball-chuckin’ glory, pop over to:
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