Carson Grove delivered a strong all-around performance Saturday in a prairie doubleheader. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
It was a Jekyll and Hyde kind of day.
Playing a Saturday afternoon doubleheader under sunny prairie skies, the Coupeville High School baseball team emerged with a split against visiting Forks, with the Wolves saving all their offense for the nightcap.
From being no-hit in an 8-0 loss to the Spartans, CHS bounced back to rip eight base knocks in the finale en route to a more-satisfying 12-4 win.
With the split against a non-conference rival, the Wolves get to 6-8 on the season and have won six of their last eight after opening the season on a six-game losing skid.
How the day played out:
Game #1:
Wolf pitchers Coop Cooper (9) and Carson Grove (5) combined to tally 14 strikeouts in the opener, but Coupeville only got three runners on base, making life difficult.
Jayden Little walked, while Camden Glover and Trent Thule each reached on an error, but all three happened in different innings, and the mini rallies went nowhere.
Meanwhile, Forks took advantage of four CHS errors, plating three runners in the first, two more in the fifth, and a final three-run burst in the seventh.
Jesus Madrigal (left) and associates ramped up their offense in game #2.
Game #2:
A completely different experience, as Coupeville, playing as the road team in this one, jumped on the Spartans from the first pitch.
Landon Roberts eked out a leadoff walk, then came around to score on an RBI double off the bat of Grove, and suddenly the offense was clicking in a completely different manner.
The Wolves poured it on in the top of the first, sending six runners across the plate, with Glover, Thule, and Leo Rodriguez picking up RBIs before Roberts closed things with a sharply hit two-run single.
With Glover bringing the heat on the mound, racking up 10 K’s across four innings of work, Coupeville never gave the lead back and continued to add to its advantage.
Two runs in the third, then three more in the fourth — with Roberts stroking his second two-run hit of the game — and a final run on a Glover RBI double in the seventh padded the lead and brought a smile to Wolf coach Steve Hilborn’s face.
Grove and Roberts also did time on the hill, with the former whiffing a batter in a short appearance, while the latter struck out seven across 2.2 innings of relief work.
Up next:
Coupeville has three games on the schedule next week, starting with a two-game series with Northwest 2B/1B League rival Orcas Island.
The Wolves host the Vikings Tuesday, before island-hopping Thursday.
CHS wraps up the week with a non-conference rumble Saturday at South Whidbey.
Saturday stats:
Camden Glover — One single, one double
Carson Grove — One double
Riley Lawless — Three walks
Jayden Little — One walk
Jesus Madrigal — One single
Landon Roberts — Three singles, one walk
Leo Rodriguez — Two walks
Trent Thule — One single, one walk
Chris Zenz — Four walks
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