Scott Hilborn (left) and Sage Sharp both had two hits Tuesday in a 19-2 win. (Morgan White photos)
They closed with a vengeance, so now they sit back and wait.
Drilling 16 hits Tuesday, the Coupeville High School varsity baseball squad savaged host Darrington 19-2 to clinch at least a share of a league title.
With the win, the Wolves finish 11-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 13-6 overall.
Meanwhile, defending league champ Friday Harbor (10-1) travels to Orcas Island (6-4) Thursday in a must-win season finale.
Coupeville split their season series with the Wolverines, winning 11-8 at home after falling 3-2 on the road.
A Friday Harbor win Thursday sets up a third meeting between the schools May 12 on a neutral field in La Conner.
The winner of that game is the lone NWL team to advance to the 2B state tourney, while the loser is done.
However, if Friday Harbor loses at Orcas, Coupeville stands alone atop the NWL and punches its ticket to state without having to participate in a play-in game.
The Wolves made sure they would be in a prime position, jumping on Darrington from the first pitch.
Leadoff hitter Hawthorne Wolfe reached base on a Logger error, then his teammates cranked out four hits during a four-run top of the first inning.
Scott Hilborn, Cody Roberts, and Sage Sharp delivered the big blows, each rapping a double during the opening assault.
It was blowout city from there, as Coupeville slapped seven more runs on the scoreboard in the second and eight in the third, stretching the lead out to 19-0.
Eight different Wolves collected a base-knock in the game, with nine reaching base, as Darrington’s pitchers had nowhere to hide.
Jonathan Valenzuela reached base four times at Darrington.
CHS hurlers Hilborn, Sharp, and Wolfe were much-more effective, limiting the Loggers to just three hits on the afternoon.
Sharp’s stint on the mound was one of three positions he played in the game, as he also did duty at second base and shortstop.
That allowed the Wolf senior to finish his prep hardball career having played at least once at all nine positions on the field.
Tuesday stats:
Chase Anderson — 1 single
Peyton Caveness — 1 walk
Scott Hilborn — 2 doubles
Xavier Murdy — 1 single, 1 walk
Cody Roberts — 1 double, 1 walk
Sage Sharp — 1 single, 1 double, 1 walk
Jonathan Valenzuela — 1 single, 1 double, 1 triple, 1 walk
Cole White — 2 singles
Hawthorne Wolfe — 4 singles
Hawthorne Wolfe, ready to cause havoc.
Coupeville Sports 
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