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Yohannon Sandles awaits the pitch. (Ember Light photo)

The numbers are frozen in time now.

With the season finished, we’re taking a final look at stats for the Coupeville High School varsity baseball squad.

Overall, the Wolves went 11-9, claimed a co-league title, won a bi-district crown, and advanced to state for the second straight year under coach Steve Hilborn.

Some players got on the field late due to injuries, while others moved away mid-season, but if you made your mark at some point, you’re on the list.

And this list was compiled by CHS coaches and stored on GameChanger.

So, if you have a disagreement with any numbers, talk to them.

I’m just the messenger here – provided I typed everything in correctly…

 

HITTING:

 

At-Bats:

Peyton Caveness – 63
Landon Roberts – 55
Cole White 
– 53
Jack Porter
– 50
Camden Glover 
– 46
Coop Cooper
– 41
Johnny Porter
– 33
Aiden O’Neill
– 30
Seth Woollet
– 27
Chase Anderson
– 25
Yohannon Sandles – 25
Steven Gonzalez 
– 16
Aidyn McDermott – 12
Carson Grove – 11
Matthew Gilbert 
– 5
Nathan Niewald – 2
Jack Farrell – 1
Jayden Little – 1

 

Hits:

Caveness – 26
White – 13
Glover – 12
Ja. Porter – 12
Jo. Porter – 12
Roberts – 12
Anderson – 11
Cooper – 11
Sandles – 10
Woollet – 9
Grove – 5
Gonzalez – 4
O’Neill – 4
McDermott – 2
Gilbert – 1

 

Runs:

White – 19
Caveness – 18
Roberts – 16
Ja. Porter – 14
Anderson – 10
Cooper – 10
Glover – 9
O’Neill – 9
Jo. Porter – 9
Woollet – 6
Sandles – 4
Easton Green – 3
Gonzalez – 3
McDermott – 3
Gilbert – 2
Grove – 1

 

2B’s:

Caveness – 8
Glover – 5
Ja. Porter – 4
Jo. Porter – 3
Cooper – 2
Anderson – 1
Sandles – 1
White – 1

 

3B’s:

Caveness – 4
Ja. Porter – 4
Jo. Porter – 2
Anderson – 1
O’Neill – 1

 

RBI:

Caveness – 16
Ja. Porter – 13
Glover – 9
Jo. Porter – 9
White – 8
Anderson – 7
Cooper – 7
Gonzalez – 7
Sandles – 7
Woollet – 7
Roberts – 6
Grove – 3
O’Neill – 3
McDermott – 1

 

Walks:

White – 15
Cooper – 13
Roberts – 12
Caveness – 11
Glover – 11
Ja. Porter – 11
O’Neill – 9
Gonzalez – 6
Anderson – 5
Woollet – 5
McDermott – 4
Jo. Porter – 4
Green – 2
Little – 2
Sandles – 2
Farrell – 1
Gilbert – 1
Grove – 1

 

Stolen Bases:

Caveness – 18
Roberts – 18
White – 15
Anderson – 10
O’Neill – 7
Jo. Porter – 6
Cooper – 4
Glover – 4
Ja. Porter – 4
Woollet – 3
Green – 2
Gonzalez – 1
McDermott – 1

 

Batting Average:

Grove – .455
Anderson – .440
Caveness – .413
Sandles – .400
Jo. Porter – .364
Woollet – .333
Cooper – .268
Glover – .261
Gonzalez – .250
White – .245
Ja. Porter – .240
Roberts – .218
Gilbert – .200
McDermott – .167
O’Neill – .133

 

Landon Roberts snaps off a strike. (Parker Hammons photo)

 

PITCHING:

 

Games:

Woollet – 12
Glover – 9
Roberts – 9
Caveness – 7
Cooper – 5
Grove – 3
O’Neill
 – 3
Ja. Porter 
– 3
Gilbert 
– 2
White – 2

 

Starts:

Woollet – 9
Roberts – 5
Caveness – 3
Glover – 1
O’Neill – 1
Ja. Porter – 1

 

Hits:

Woollet – 65
Roberts – 25
Caveness – 12
Glover – 11
Grove – 3
O’Neill – 3
White – 3
Cooper – 2
Gilbert – 1

 

Runs:

Woollet – 43
Roberts – 32
Caveness – 16
Glover – 15
O’Neill – 9
Grove – 6
Gilbert – 5
Cooper – 3
Ja. Porter – 3
White – 3

 

Earned Runs:

Woollet – 22
Roberts – 16
Glover – 9
O’Neill – 8
Caveness – 7
Grove – 6
Gilbert – 2
White – 2

 

Walks:

Glover – 30
Roberts – 28
Caveness – 22
Woollet – 17
O’Neill – 14
Cooper – 5
Grove – 5
Gilbert – 4
White – 4
Ja. Porter – 3

 

Strikeouts:

Woollet – 29
Roberts – 25
Glover – 23
Caveness – 21
Ja. Porter – 7
Grove – 6
Cooper – 4
Gilbert – 3
O’Neill – 1
White – 1

 

Innings Pitched:

Woollet – 54.2
Roberts – 20.2
Caveness – 17.0
Glover – 14.0
Grove – 3.1
Cooper – 3.0
O’Neill – 3.0
Ja. Porter – 3.0
Gilbert – 1.0
White – 0.1

 

Batters Faced:

Woollet – 261
Roberts – 123
Glover – 86
Caveness – 85
O’Neill – 26
Cooper – 18
Grove – 18
Ja. Porter – 13
Gilbert – 10
White – 9

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Peyton Caveness earned First-Team All-League status as a senior. (Jackie Saia photos)

They got some respect from league coaches.

After using a second-half surge to rally to tie for the league crown, the Coupeville High School baseball squad went on to win the district tourney and earn a trip to the state playoffs for a second-straight season.

Now, five of those Wolves have been tabbed to the All-League team by Northwest 2B/1B League diamond skippers.

Seniors Peyton Caveness and Seth Woollet landed on the First Team along with junior Landon Roberts, while sophomore Chase Anderson and senior Cole White were tabbed as Second Team picks.

Cole White snags a grounder, catching the eye of league coaches.

Caveness anchored the Wolves as their catcher, while Woollet became the team’s pitching ace as the season unfolded.

Roberts was a jack of all trades, pitching while also playing first base and in the outfield, with White playing shortstop.

Anderson missed more than half the season with an injury but tore things up as a designated hitter and second baseman after getting back on the field.

Mount Vernon Christian senior infielder Joel Votipka was tagged as league MVP, with Eli Sanders of Orcas Island and Jeremiah LeSourd of La Conner sharing Coach of the Year honors.

La Conner took home the Best Sportsmanship award.

 

First-Team All-League:

Logan Burks — Senior — La Conner
Peyton Caveness — Senior — Coupeville
Mason Chittick — Junior — Darrington
Eddie Cunningham — Senior — Orcas Island
Jackson Feliz — Freshman — Friday Harbor
Calder Jones — Sophomore — Orcas Island
Landon Roberts — Junior — Coupeville
Hayden Shaefer — Senior — Orcas Island
Nathan Symmank — Senior — Mount Vernon Christian
Seth Woollet — Senior — Coupeville

 

Second-Team All-League:

Chase Anderson — Sophomore — Coupeville
Cody Anderson — Senior — Friday Harbor
Trevor Blom — Junior — Mount Vernon Christian
Adam Culver — Senior — Concrete
Bennett Davis — Freshman — Mount Vernon Christian
CJ Edwards — Junior — La Conner
Cooper Green — Junior — Darrington
Floyd Holman — Freshman — Friday Harbor
Moose Kinsey — Senior — Orcas Island
Joe Stephens — Sophomore — Orcas Island
Cole White — Senior — Coupeville

 

Honorable Mention:

Jake Feddema — Sophomore — Mount Vernon Christian
Jefferson Freeman — Senior — Orcas Island
Charles Hill — Senior — Orcas Island
Channing Kleine — Freshman — Friday Harbor
Chase Woodmansee — Freshman — Mount Vernon Christian

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Landon Roberts is one of several key Coupeville High School baseball players who can return next season. (Sherry Bonacci photo)

One run ends, another continues.

Coupeville’s seven-game winning streak on the baseball diamond came to an end Tuesday in Napavine, as the Wolves fell 11-0 in the first round of the state playoffs.

With the victory, which was mercy-ruled after five innings, the Tigers get to 21-4, and have won 16 of their last 17 games. Next up is a quarterfinal matchup Saturday with River View.

For Coupeville, a team which overcame numerous obstacles and put together a sensational second-half run, the season ends at 11-9.

While the loss stings, the simple fact the Wolves were one of just seven 2B schools from last year’s 12-team state tourney lineup to make it back to the big dance is worthy of high praise.

Two seasons, two trips to the big dance under coach Steve Hilborn. (Sherry Bonacci photo)

It’s the first time a CHS baseball squad made it to state in back-to-back seasons since 1990-1991.

And it was more than a little surprising after the Wolves started 4-8.

Missing injured ace Chase Anderson for much of the season, Steve Hilborn’s squad also lost cleanup hitter Yohannon Sandles to a mid-season family move.

But something clicked, and the Wolves closed like champs.

Steve and I are very proud of the progress the program made,” said CHS assistant coach Jon Roberts.

“We came out of what looked like an impossible hole to dig out of to take a co-league title, a district title and a berth at state.

“Serious progress was made by many players to get better at the craft.”

While the Wolves lose seniors Peyton Caveness, Seth Woollet, Aidyn McDermott, and Cole White, the core of the team is made up of sophomores and juniors, most of whom have played together since little league.

Getting back to state was huge. Now making the jump to be able to fully compete with teams like Napavine will be the next goal.

“It’s definitely going to take off-season work by many for the Wolves to make the next step up,” Roberts said. “And there are several who are on different travel/tourney ball teams.

“Some will start practice tomorrow.”

Sophomore slugger Camden Glover has two more seasons to play. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Facing off with Napavine, Coupeville’s hitters got a chance to test themselves against one of the state’s most accomplished 2B athletes in Ashton Demarest.

The Tiger pitcher is best known for his work on the gridiron, where he went 36-3 over three seasons as his school’s starting quarterback.

The Washington State Football Coaches Association Offensive Player of the Year during his senior season this past fall, he threw for 2,248 yards and 30 touchdowns, while picking up almost another 1,000 yards and 17 scores with his feet.

Demarest can also huck a baseball, as he showed while holding Coupeville to four singles and striking out eight.

The Wolves were unable to put together a rally, getting one runner aboard in four consecutive innings, but never more than that.

Coop Cooper lashed half of his team’s base knocks, delivering singles in the second and fifth inning, while Anderson reached base on a third-inning bunt single and Caveness laced a hit in the fourth.

Napavine went down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the first, but then found its groove, pounding out 12 hits across the next three frames.

The Tigers plated three in the second thanks to five of those hits, before blowing the game open with a seven-run third to push the lead out to 10-0.

One more run in the fourth set the final margin, with Demarest ending the game with three straight strikeouts to strand Cooper at first in the fifth.

In the aftermath of the loss, Wolf coaches praised those who are moving on, while looking to a bright future.

“We will definitely miss Peyton behind the dish. I’ve coached him for 10 years,” Roberts said. “We will miss Cole’s energy, smile, positive attitude and give at shortstop.

“I will also miss Aidyn and his can-do attitude and Seth’s crazy pitching.

“But with that we’re confident that we have young men ready to step up!”

Johnny Porter and crew will be back, and twice as strong. (Parker Hammons photo)

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They’ve played together from little league to being two-time state qualifiers in high school. (Photo courtesy Jeff Porter)

A 300-mile round trip in this economy?

That’s a lot of gas, man.

But bet your bottom dollar that a pack of Coupeville High School baseball fans will still make the trek to Napavine Tuesday as the Wolves open the state tourney.

CHS is the #12 seed (in a field of 12 teams), while Napavine is #5, which is why the Tigers get to host the game.

First pitch is set for 4:00 PM at Napavine High School (404 4th Ave NE).

The stakes are simple.

Win and you advance to the state quarterfinals May 18 to face #4 River View at Pasco High School. Which would be a 550-mile round trip for the Wolves, if you’re curious.

Lose Tuesday, however, and your season is done.

To see the bracket, pop over to:

https://www.wpanetwork.com/wiaa/brackets/tournament.php?act=view&tournament_id=4338&school_year=2023-24&district=-1&sport=6&class=2B

Both teams enter on a hot streak, with Napavine having won 15 of its last 16 to get to 20-4 on the season.

The Tigers only loss in that time period was a 10-9 thriller to Adna last week in the semifinals of the District 4 tourney.

They bounced back, beating Toledo 10-6 and Ilwaco 9-6 to earn their trip to state.

Coupeville is on a winning tear of its own, with seven straight victories lifting the Wolves from 4-8 to 11-8 heading into the big dance.

And unlike Napavine, which missed out on last year’s state tourney, CHS is one of seven teams from the 2023 lineup to be making a repeat visit.

Last year the Wolves were seeded #10 and opened by blanking #7 Toledo 3-0 behind a stellar pitching performance from then-senior Scott Hilborn.

Coupeville then fell to #2 Toutle Lake, and highly touted pitcher Zach Swanson, in the quarterfinals.

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Johnny Porter and friends are headed to the state tourney for the second-straight season. (Parker Hammons photo)

As a head coach, Steve Hilborn only knows how to do one thing — take his team to the state tourney.

The Coupeville High School diamond guru made it two-for-two Saturday, guiding the Wolf baseball squad to a Bi-District title and a return trip to the big dance.

Last year, in Hilborn’s first year as head coach, CHS played two games at state, including capturing the program’s first win at the tourney since 1987.

This time around, fresh off a 12-2 drubbing of Friday Harbor at Lakewood High School, the Wolves will carry a seven-game winning streak with them when they hit the road.

It’s the first time CHS baseball has gone to state in back-to-back years since 1990-1991.

Loser-out first round games in the 12-team 2B state tourney go down this coming Tuesday, May 14.

Coupeville, now 11-8 on the season, will find out its foe and the location and start time Sunday when the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association seeds the field.

Run the win streak to eight and the Wolves advance to the state quarterfinals May 18.

Coupeville High School baseball coach Steve Hilborn (grey hoodie, far right) has taken the Wolves to state in both of his first two seasons. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

For the moment, however, the Wolves can bask in the glow of adding another plaque to the Wall of Fame in the CHS gym.

Saturday’s District 1/2 tourney was a three-team affair, with Friday Harbor, the #3 seed, eliminating #2 seed Northwest Christian (Lacey) 9-2 in the opener.

That sent the Wolverines into a winner-take-all affair with their Northwest 2B/1B League rivals, and, for a hot second, Coupeville got set back on its heels.

Friday Harbor scratched out a run in the top of the first, and another in the second, staking itself to a 2-0 lead.

CHS put two runners aboard in the bottom of the first, thanks to a Peyton Caveness single and Coop Cooper getting plunked by a pitch, but neither runner could make it home.

That problem got fixed in the second frame, when the Wolves made their move.

Jack Porter belted a one-out triple to center — the first of a pair of three-baggers on the day — before Wolf pitcher Seth Woollet rapped an RBI single to cut the deficit to 2-1.

Easton Green pinch-ran for his pitcher and promptly stole second, keeping the defense jittery.

Add in a walk to Landon Roberts, and then Coupeville struck, tying the game on a Chase Anderson RBI double to left, before taking the lead for good thanks to a sac fly from Cole White.

Friday Harbor escaped the inning before serious damage could be done, but the game was essentially over at that point.

Seth Woollet, scoring in an earlier game, came up big with his bat and arm Saturday. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

Woollet had found his groove on the mound, retiring 11 of the last 12 hitters he faced, and once the Coupeville bats were awake, they got good and loud.

The Wolves busted the game open with an 11-batter, seven-run third inning, pushing the lead all the way out to 10-2 thanks to four hits, two walks, and a pair of Friday Harbor errors.

At one point six straight CHS batters reached base, with Camden Glover and Jack Porter connecting on back-to-back extra-base hits to fuel the fire.

Glover doubled, while Porter tripled, with balls erupting off of bats and sailing off into the wild blue yonder, coming back down to Earth way out in centerfield.

Another sac fly from the precision-minded White made life even sweeter, while two runs came flying in when Friday Harbor botched a ball hit by Cooper.

Coupeville took a brief hiatus from scoring in the fourth, before ending the game early with two more runs in the fifth, invoking the 10-run mercy rule.

Four batters, four hits, with Anderson, White, Caveness, and Cooper rapping base knocks, and the deed was done.

Now, it’s time to wait for the WIAA to decide Coupeville’s next foe, and then a team which has stormed back from a 4-8 start to the season will play on, chasing that state glory.

 

Saturday stats:

Chase Anderson — One double, one single, one walk
Peyton Caveness — Two singles
Coop Cooper — One single, one walk
Camden Glover — One double
Jack Porter — Two triples
Johnny Porter — One single
Landon Roberts — Two walks
Cole White — One single
Seth Woollet — Two singles, one walk

Your District 1/2 champs. (Photo courtesy Jeff Porter)

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