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Wolf duo shine for Skagit Sox!!

Posted in Baseball, tagged Aaron Curtin, baseball, Ben Etzell, CHS Wolves, Skagit Sox on June 23, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Ben Etzell throws heat during his senior season. (Shelli Trumbull photo)

Ben Etzell knows the way to Eastern Washington.

After making recent trips in that direction for the 1A state boys’ tennis tournament and then to play in the All-State baseball series, he was back there this weekend.

The recent Coupeville High School grad was in Yakima along with former Wolf teammate Aaron Curtin as the duo’s summer baseball team, the Skagit Sox, played in the Bob Garretson Sr. Memorial Tournament.

Facing off with top-level squads, the Sox went 2-3 for the weekend, capping their run with an 8-2 victory over Nampa in their finale.

Chaffey won the championship game of the tourney, bouncing Hanford, 11-4.

While the Sox didn’t win as many as they would have liked, the CHS pair had a strong weekend.

“Aaron had some really good at-bats, drawing numerous walks and driving in a couple of runs,” Etzell said.

Etzell tossed a two-hit complete game shutout Saturday, whiffing nine batters along the way.

At the plate, he rapped out five hits, knocked in six and walked four times — twice after being plunked — over the five games.

Playing for the Sox is a return trip for Etzell, while Curtin is a first-timer, having played for South Whidbey last summer.

“Both Aaron and I are having pretty good summers so far,” Etzell said. “He has been clutch for us at the plate and I’ve been hitting either lead-off or third and playing just about every position.”

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Keep crankin’ the hits!!

Posted in Baseball, tagged Aaron Trumbull, American Legion, baseball, CHS Wolves, Cole Payne, South Whidbey on June 21, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Cole Payne (Shelli Trumbull photos)

Aaron Trumbull

The uniforms have changed, but the results are the same.

Coupeville High School sluggers Aaron Trumbull and Cole Payne are wearing South Whidbey uniforms this summer, as they moonlight with the Falcons for American Legion baseball, and they’ve already made an impact.

The duo are back with SWHS coach Tom Fallon and his players for the second season.

Last year Morgan Payne, Kurtis Smith and Aaron Curtin joined them, but this year’s legion squad is a younger version than last year.

“We had a senior-laden team last year,” Fallon said. “We’re a little younger, but as long as we’re in there, competing with the bigger squads, I’m happy.”

Many of the programs South Whidbey is facing have varsity vets at every position.

The Falcons are a mix of varsity and JV players, and numbers have fluctuated during a 3-5 start.

South Whidbey has 18 players on the roster, but many of the players, including Payne, are doing double duty with spring football practice.

In a loss to a powerful Mount Vernon squad, the Falcons only suited the minimum nine players.

Trumbull, who will be a senior at CHS in the fall, has played in seven of his team’s games, working both at first and on the mound.

He’s collected three hits, including a triple, and knocked in three runs.

Payne has been limited to just four games by football, but has ably bounced around wherever he’s needed.

Most of his playing time has come behind the plate, but the junior has also worked his mitt at second, short and third.

Two of Payne’s three hits have been doubles, and he’s tied with Trumbull with three RBI.

South Whidbey, which took a pair from Arlington to kick off the season and also nipped Bellingham in a one-run thriller, will get a work-out heading into this coming week, when the season picks up in intensity.

The Falcons are scheduled to play six games during the week.

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Wins keep on rollin’ in!!

Posted in Baseball, Little League, tagged baseball, CMS Wolves, Joey Lippo, Oak Harbor Babe Ruth on June 20, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Joey Lippo (left) and James Besaw. (Teresa Besaw photos)

Andrew Eaton (left) and Kamren Mebane.

Sparked by strong defensive play from its Coupeville contingent, the Oak Harbor Babe Ruth baseball squad rolled to its sixth straight win Thursday.

The Wildcats earned a sweep in their two-game series against Anacortes, bouncing their foes 7-3.

James Besaw and Andre Eaton combined on the mound for the win and greatly benefited from the slick glove work shown behind them.

Oak Harbor turned two double plays — the first going from Thomas Anderson to Wolf Joey Lippo to Kamren Mebane, while the second was kicked off by Wolf shortstop Hunter Smith snagging a line drive.

Josh Margraff capped the web gems by pulling off a spectacular sliding catch in right field to close the fifth.

Besaw, who was making his first start, went the first two innings, then turned the ball over to Eaton. Coupeville’s Jake Pease caught both of them, anchoring the team from behind the plate.

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Wolves give ‘Cats an extra growl!!

Posted in Baseball, tagged Coupeville Middle School, Eck brothers, Joey Lippo, Oak Harbor Babe Ruth on June 18, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Joey Lippo

The hired guns are having a noticable impact.

Powered by five Coupeville Middle School players who travel up to the big city for games, the Oak Harbor Babe Ruth baseball squad continues to scorch opponents this spring.

The latest foe to face the fury of the Wolf-assisted Wildcats was Anacortes, which got itself blitzed 18-1.

Coupeville hurlers Joey Lippo and Jake Pease combined with Oak Harbor’s Thomas Anderson to scatter just three hits, while the ‘Cat offense went bonkers, hitting around in three of the five innings played.

Oak Harbor has three games left to play before opening the district playoffs against Burlington.

They beat that squad 7-6 in their only meeting of the season, though coaches on both sides played it fairly close to the vest, since they already knew about the looming postseason match-up.

Lippo and Pease are joined on the ‘Cat team by fellow CMS athletes Gabe Eck, Hunter Smith and Ty Eck.

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Etzell exits with style!!

Posted in Baseball, tagged All-State, baseball, Ben Etzell, CHS Wolves, Saint John's University on June 17, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Ben Etzell, throwin’ heat during his time as a Wolf. (John Fisken photo)

Etzell and dad Mike, an assistant coach for CHS, have made the baseball journey together.

Ben Etzell went out on top.

The recent CHS graduate capped his high school baseball career Sunday by playing in the All-State Baseball Series in Yakima.

One of 72 seniors invited to the two-day event, he played for Team Adams, which finished as the runner-up in the four-team series.

Adams fell 10-5 to Team St. Helens in the championship game, while Team Rainier drilled Team Baker 11-2 in the consolation final.

Etzell was one of four pitchers used by Team Adams in the championship game.

“It went well,” he said. “It was an amazing experience and it was fun to be teammates with kids I have played against.

“The talent level was ridiculous,” Etzell added. “I would say about 90% of the kids had already signed to play baseball in college next year, so that gives you an idea of the type of players who were there.

Mount Si’s Evan Johnson was tabbed as the offensive MVP while Jordan LaFave of Lake Washington was named defensive MVP.

Etzell now moves on the next stop in his diamond career.

He will be attending Saint John’s University in Minnesota in the fall and hopes to play ball for the school, which is a top NCAA Division III program.

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