Landon Roberts, covering first base in a varsity game, got the win on the mound in Thursday’s JV game. (Morgan White photo)
Lights on, bats rarin’ to go.
The first time Coupeville and Darrington clashed in a JV baseball game this season, sunset on the prairie forced a tie after six hard-fought innings.
Thursday was different, as the squads took advantage of the Loggers being able to click on field lights, allowing the Wolves time to hammer out a 16-5 win.
The victory lifts the CHS young guns to 1-4-1 on the season, with two games remaining on the schedule.
Coupeville’s JV is slated to play Monday, May 1 at home against non-conference foe Sultan, then travel to Sedro-Woolley the next day for their finale.
Thursday’s rumble under the lights was all Coupeville, all the way, though Darrington did manage to narrowly avoid being ten-runned after five innings, pushing the game to six frames before the Wolves closed things out.
Coupeville jumped on the Loggers for seven runs in the top of the first to set the mood, added a single tally in the second, then pushed three more across in the third to build an 11-2 lead.
The Wolves failed to score only once, in the fourth, tagging Logger hurlers for three more runs in the fifth and a final two in the sixth.
Coupeville’s biggest blow came from Jack Porter, who launched a legit inside-the-park home run which missed hitting the football stands beyond center field by just a few feet.
The Wolves sent three pitchers to the mound, with starter Landon Roberts whiffing six of the 18 hitters he faced.
Jack Porter came on in relief in the fourth, while Peyton Caveness was lights out in the sixth, setting three straight Loggers down on strikes.
“Peyton had a wicked off-speed pitch that froze guys,” CHS coach Jon Roberts said. “Good game under the lights! Cool experience for all.”
Thursday stats:
Piotr Bieda — Two walks
Myca Clarkson — One single
Jaje Drake — Three walks
Jack Farrell — One single, one walk
Marcelo Gebhard — One walk
Matthew Gilbert — One single, two walks
Aidyn McDermott — One walk
Jack Porter — One home run, one walk
Johnny Porter — Two singles, one double, one walk
Landon Roberts — One single
Yohannon Sandles — One walk
Seth Woollet — One single, two walks
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