Riley Lawless rumbles down to first. (Julie Wheat photos)
The final score doesn’t tell all.
While Meridian tacked on some runs late to make its 16-7 win Saturday over visiting Coupeville seem more lopsided, the diamond clash was mostly a back-and-forth affair.
And while the non-conference loss drops the Wolf baseball squad to 1-1 on the season, delivering a strong effort against a traditional power, especially one repping a larger student body, is a true positive for Steve Hilborn’s team.
Coupeville, which kicks off Northwest 2B/1B League play next week with a home-and-away series against Friday Harbor, got on the board first Saturday.
The Wolves picked up four of their 10 walks in the top of the first, with Carson Grove gliding home to score on a passed ball.
While Meridian responded with five runs of its own in the bottom half of the frame, CHS picked up two tallies in the second to cut things back to 5-3.
Free passes were again key to Coupeville’s offensive efforts, with Chris Zenz, Chase Anderson, and Grove showing off eagle eyes at the plate.
Camden Glover capped things with an RBI single, one of three base-knocks the senior had on the day.
Off to a sizzlin’ start, he’s racked up seven hits across just the first two games.
From there, both teams picked up a run, before Meridian pushed five runs across in both the fourth and fifth innings to widen the gap.
Even as the game threatened to slip away, the Wolves continued to scrap for runs, however, scoring three in the top of the fifth.
Leo Rodriguez smacked two hits Saturday in Bellingham.
The big blow was a two-run double to left field off the bat of Leo Rodriguez, as he put together one of his best performances in a Wolf uniform.
On the mound, Coupeville split duties between hurlers Coop Cooper, Glover, Grove, and Anderson, with the latter making his first appearance on the baseball diamond since his sophomore season.
Now a senior, Anderson transitioned to track and field as a junior, earning two medals at the state meet, and he competed in this year’s opening track meet Wednesday in La Conner.
Saturday, he picked up two strikeouts in an inning of work, while Cooper (5), Glover (1), and Grove (2) made it 10 K’s for the team.
Saturday stats:
Chase Anderson — One walk
Camden Glover — Three singles, one walk
Carson Grove — Two walks
Riley Lawless — Two walks
Leo Rodriguez — One single, one double, one walk
Killian Shaw — One single
Trent Thule — Two walks
Chris Zenz — One walk
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