Landon Roberts, seen here with Aunt Stephanie Blas, tossed two shutout innings Saturday. (Kevin Blas photo)
Can’t score? Can’t win.
It’s a reality in the baseball world, and one that a very inexperienced Coupeville High School team has come to appreciate.
Coming off back-to-back trips to the state tourney, the Wolves find themselves with a thin roster full of largely new-to-the-game players, which is a big part of why the squad has failed to push a run across in five of six games.
The latest loss came Saturday, with Coupeville falling 13-0 to visiting South Whidbey in a non-conference rumble shortened to five innings by the mercy rule.
Having been outscored 63-3 this season, the Wolves now have some time off, with Spring Break keeping them out of games until a trip to Darrington arrives April 8.
Saturday’s island rivalry clash was decided in the middle part of the game, with South Whidbey tossing five runs on the board in the top of the second, then another eight in the third.
Landon Roberts came on to toss two scoreless innings of relief, and he and starting pitcher Carson Grove combined for seven strikeouts on the afternoon.
The Wolves had runners aboard in every inning but couldn’t come up with a game-altering hit.
After two-out singles by Camden Glover and Jayden Little across the first two frames, CHS started the third strongly.
Phin Rhodes cracked a single, followed by Roberts lacing a base knock, but that was where the rally stopped as a strikeout and a double play denied the Wolves.
All total, Coupeville had seven baserunners (six hits, one walk), while the visitors racked up 14 hits and five walks while taking advantage of three Wolf errors.
Collier Honold paced the Falcons with three hits, while his teammates rapped out four doubles.
Grady Davis recorded a pair of two-baggers, with Levi Batchelor and Malachi Pierson also whacking extra base hits for Tom Fallon’s South Whidbey squad, which got to 2-3 with the victory.
Saturday stats:
Camden Glover — One single
Carson Grove — One single
Jayden Little — One single
Phin Rhodes — Two singles
Landon Roberts — One single
Trent Thule — One walk
Coupeville Sports 
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