Coupeville Sports

It’s been that kind of season. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

Time to step back and take a deep breath.

Coming off a 14-1 loss to visiting South Whidbey Saturday, the Coupeville High School varsity baseball squad sits at 3-6 on the season.

But the defeat to their Island rivals, while it stings, came in a non-conference rumble.

The Wolves are 2-2 in Northwest 2B/1B League play and just a game out of first place with eight more conference clashes ahead on the schedule.

In other words, there are days when Coupeville’s diamond men play really solid ball. And a few when things don’t necessarily go in the direction they intend.

So, with spring break arriving, it’s a perfect time for the Wolves to get some rest, let things go for a bit, then get back at it on the other side.

CHS returns to action April 8 with a home non-conference game with Sultan, then plays eight of its final nine against NWL rivals.

When the Wolves return to play, they’ll likely be focused on cutting down defensive errors and increasing scoring opportunities.

Both of which stung Coupeville Saturday, as five errors and 16 walks allowed South Whidbey to pile up some runs.

While the Wolves were also outhit 5-3, the hometown heroes put runners on base in every inning.

Unfortunately, the guys in red and black didn’t bring anyone all the way around the basepaths until they scraped out a late run in the bottom of the fifth, and final, inning.

Before then, the Wolves put two runners on base in the first, second, and third, and a solo man aboard in the fourth.

But Coupeville kept on missing on getting that one key hit to really kick a rally off, and stranded runners each time until Peyton Caveness tapped home very late in the game.

Peyton Caveness has been a rock for the Wolves this season.

The visitors, by contrast, pushed four runs across in the top of the first, another three in the second, and one more in the third.

The Wolf defense stiffened in the fourth, holding South Whidbey scoreless for a frame, but then the Falcons threw six more runs on the board in the fifth to ice the game.

Coupeville, which was ending a very busy week, mixed and matched its pitchers, using Caveness, Cole White, Jack Porter, and Camden Glover on the hill.

The foursome combined to whiff six Falcons, two more than the number of K’s racked up by South Whidbey’s pitching staff.

The Wolf hits — all singles — came from Coop Cooper, White, and Caveness, while Aiden O’Neill walked twice and Landon Roberts and Yohannon Sandles both eked out a free pass.