Coupeville sluggers (l to r) Mia Farris, Jada Heaton, Madison McMillan, and Taylor Brotemarkle are the leaders on a team which sits at 7-2. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
They started with a bang but couldn’t keep the explosions coming.
The Coupeville High School varsity softball squad jumped on host Forks early Saturday, but then got picked apart by last year’s state runner-up.
In the end, the Wolves, who start three 8th graders and two freshmen, fell 11-2 to the Spartans.
The rare loss drops Coupeville to a still superb 7-2 on the season heading into a busy week.
CHS travels to Friday Harbor Tuesday for a key Northwest 2B/1B League tilt, then gets back on the bus Friday and Saturday for non-conference treks to Blaine and Granite Falls.
This is a stretch of the schedule which will test the Wolves, something Coupeville coach Kevin McGranahan embraces.
“Young team against a state tourney #2 veteran team (today),” he said. “We learned a lot about ourselves and will make the adjustments.”
Coupeville came out swinging aggressively Saturday, in the 150th game McGranahan has coached at the school.
Taylor Brotemarkle reached base with two outs in the top of the first, followed by Madison McMillan belting a two-run home run to get her squad on the board.
Unfortunately for the Wolves, that was the end of their scoring.
With 8th grade whiz kid Adeline Maynes pitching well in the circle, CHS held on to its lead until the bottom of the third, when Forks pushed three runs across.
A six-run explosion in the fourth by the Spartans was the difference, but Coupeville hung tough and forced their hosts to play the full seven innings to get the win.
McMillan led the way at the plate, adding a double to her dinger, while Jada Heaton collected Coupeville’s other hit on the afternoon.
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