In this photo, you ignore the big picture and focus on what’s right in front of you. Coupeville baseball has the same mission. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Friday’s epic baseball showdown just got a little more … epic.
With both of their prior meetings coming down to a single run, very little separates Coupeville and Chimacum as they prep for a 4 PM game tomorrow, Apr. 27.
And now, thanks to an unexpected plot twist, the teams really are dead even.
Chimacum Athletic Director Tony Haddenham cleared up a nagging mystery Thursday, confirming Port Townsend forfeited a Mar. 21 game to the Cowboys.
While no reason has been given for the forfeit, that changes Chimacum’s record from 4-1 in 1A Olympic League play to 5-1, pushing them back into a tie with Coupeville.
The Wolves (11-4 overall) and Cowboys (7-7) essentially control their own destinies, at least until Friday’s game goes final.
Win out across your final three games and you can’t be denied.
Lose Friday, though, and you fall a game back with two to play, and then you’ll need some help, no matter who you are.
Coupeville, which is expected to send ace Hunter Smith to the mound Friday, is seeking a second league crown in the last three seasons.
That would be a fitting farewell present for the baseball program before CHS exits to the new North Sound Conference in the fall.
Chimacum has never finished higher than third in the previous three years of the four-team league.
UPDATE (6:30 PM Thursday):
A Port Townsend starter said the game was forfeited because the RedHawks couldn’t field a full lineup that day.
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