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CHS diamond men bash Loggers

Posted in Baseball, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, Darrington, Northwest League, Scott Hilborn on April 12, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Wolf freshman Camden Glover dominated on the mound Tuesday afternoon. (Photo courtesy Stevie Glover)

Two innings of destruction was all it required.

Using a mix of big hits, precise base-running, and botched plays by their foes, the Coupeville High School varsity baseball team broke open a scoreless tie in the third inning Tuesday, then romped to a 10-0 win over visiting Darrington.

The conference victory lifts the Wolves to 4-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 6-3 overall, with a road trip to La Conner looming Thursday afternoon.

CHS controlled every aspect of the game against Darrington, outhitting the Loggers 9-1, stealing nine bases, and forcing the visitors to commit six errors.

Freshman hurlers Camden Glover and Coop Cooper prowled the mound for the Wolves, giving their senior counterparts a rest day while piling up nine strikeouts in five innings of work.

Both pitchers allowed just two Darrington hitters to reach base, with Glover recording six K’s to three from Cooper.

Even with the young duo poppin’, the game was scoreless heading into the bottom of the third.

Coupeville only had two baserunners of its own through its first two series of at-bats, and those came courtesy a Darrington error and a dropped third strike.

That changed in the third, however, with Scott Hilborn and Chase Anderson whacking back-to-back one-out singles to get things going.

Anderson came flying home on an error to make it 2-0, before a sac fly from Glover and yet another Logger miscue helped the Wolves stretch the advantage to 4-0.

The CHS bats really came alive during a six-run rally in the fourth, with Jonathan Valenzuela clobbering a two-run triple and Hilborn mashing a two-bagger.

Anderson and Glover also picked up singles, while a wild pitch and two more Darrington errors allowed Coupeville to make it a 10-run game.

The visitors had one chance to keep the mercy rule from being used, but meekly went down 1-2-3 in the fifth, as Cooper closed things with an exclamation point.

Tuesday stats:

Chase Anderson — Two singles
Peyton Caveness — One single
Camden Glover — One single
Scott Hilborn — One single, one double
Jack Porter — Two singles
Jonathan Valenzuela — One triple, one walk
Cole White — One walk

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Play until the last cow comes home

Posted in Baseball, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, darkness, Darrington, JV, tie games on April 12, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Coupeville sophomore hurler Landon Roberts, seen with dad/coach Jon and big sis Lindsey, piled up six strikeouts on the mound Tuesday. (Photo courtesy Jon Roberts)

Darkness makes soccer players of us all.

The Coupeville High School JV baseball team rallied late to force a tie with visiting Darrington Tuesday, but then the light fled from the prairie.

Deciding not to play by candlelight, the Wolves and Loggers made peace with a 7-7 stalemate and went their separate ways, knowing they’re scheduled to meet again later this season.

After a pair of rough losses to 3A Oak Harbor, getting the chance to go toe-to-toe, and pitch for pitch, with a school whose student body is much closer to its own, was a bonus for Coupeville.

“A good outing, even if it was a tie!” said Wolf JV coach Jon Roberts. “I was impressed by the young Wolves to play through the adversity of facing five pitchers by Darrington.

“We are learning the game play by play in preparation of fielding new players at the varsity level next year.”

Coupeville countered Darrington’s parade of pitchers with a four-pack of their own hurlers.

Landon Roberts whiffed six of the eight hitters he faced, while Aiden O’Neill, Myca Clarkson (first appearance on the bump), and Johnny Porter combined to pile up another eight strikeouts.

The Wolves built a 2-0 lead, pushed it out to 4-1 through three innings of work, then faced a bit of a Logger comeback.

Darrington pushed three runs across in both the fourth and fifth innings to snatch the advantage at 7-5, before the CHS young guns countered.

Coupeville plated a runner in the bottom of the fifth to slice the deficit back to one, then (barely) beat the darkness to push across the tying run in the sixth.

Slamming the door on the Loggers, Porter retired the final five Darrington hitters in the game, four on strikeouts.

Coupeville’s offense was a mix of patience — 13 walks — and big hits, with Porter, Roberts, Marcelo Gebhard, Aidyn McDermott, and 8th grader Jack Farrell delivering base knocks for the Wolves.

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Support lil’ sluggers in need

Posted in Baseball, Fundraisers, tagged arson, baseball, GoFundMe, North Whidbey Little League, t-ball on April 8, 2023| Leave a Comment »

North Whidbey Little League is asking for help after a storage shed full of equipment was destroyed in an arson fire.

The shed, and a port-a-potty, both located at Koetje Park in Oak Harbor, burnt down April 6.

Inside the structure was equipment used to maintain playing fields, as well as equipment for the T-Ball program.

The shed was valued at $5,000-$8,000, with the t-ball supplies coming in at $3,500.

The fire, which is being investigated as an arson by the Oak Harbor Police Department, will delay the start of the t-ball season two weeks.

As North Whidbey Little League scrambles to replace the equipment and shed, a GoFundMe has been set up for those interested in helping.

For more info and to contribute, pop over to:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/nwll-koetje-park-tball-shed

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Baseball off, softball on (for now)

Posted in Baseball, tagged baseball, cancellations, CHS Wolves, Concrete, Spring Break on April 7, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Saturday just opened up for Wolf assistant baseball coach Morgan Payne. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)

The schedule, she keeps on changing.

Saturday’s Coupeville High School varsity baseball game against Concrete started as a road affair, then was bumped to being a home tilt due to poor weather forecasts.

Now, the hardball bout is just off the schedule, as the Lions say they don’t have enough eligible players to make the trip to Whidbey.

The Northwest 2B/1B League game will likely be rescheduled at some point, since it’s a conference rumble.

When that might be is up in the air with most of the guys who make the schedules out of the office for spring break at the moment.

Meanwhile, Coupeville’s softball game Saturday against Concrete, also bumped from a road trip to a home stand, is still on — as of 2:15 PM Friday.

Keep an eye on this space, though. Things still might change.

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Diamond men rack up stats

Posted in Baseball, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, Jonathan Valenzuela, Scott Hilborn, season stats on April 5, 2023| Leave a Comment »

CHS baseball coach Steve Hilborn has the Wolves at 3-1 in league play. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)

The games roll on, the numbers add up.

The Coupeville High School baseball squad is now eight bouts deep into a 20-game regular season schedule and sits at 5-3 on the campaign.

The Wolves are off until Saturday, when they travel to Concrete for a Northwest 2B/1B League rumble with the Lions, so let’s fill in the break with some season stats.

All numbers are plucked from GameChanger, which CHS coaches use to track everything.

Ready to rule the diamond.

HITTING:

At-Bats:

Scott Hilborn – 25
Jack Porter – 24
Chase Anderson – 22
Peyton Caveness – 22
Coop Cooper – 19
Aiden O’Neill – 19
Cole White – 18
Jonathan Valenzuela – 17
Camden Glover – 11
Johnny Porter – 10
Landon Roberts – 7
Seth Woollet – 3
Yohannon Sandles – 2
Jaje Drake – 1

Hits:

Hilborn — 12
Valenzuela — 10
Ja. Porter — 9
Anderson — 7
Cooper — 7
Glover — 5
White — 5
Caveness — 4
O’Neill — 3
Jo. Porter — 1

Runs:

Hilborn — 12
Valenzuela — 9
Anderson — 6
Caveness — 4
Cooper – 4
Glover – 4
O’Neill — 4
Ja. Porter — 4
Jo. Porter — 3
White — 3
Drake — 1

2B’s:

Hilborn — 3
Anderson — 2
Valenzuela — 2
Ja. Porter — 1
White — 1

RBI:

Valenzuela — 9
Cooper — 6
Ja. Porter — 6
Anderson — 5
Hilborn — 5
Caveness — 4
Glover — 4
White — 4

Walks:

Valenzuela — 8
Hilborn — 6
White – 6
Anderson – 4
Glover – 4
O’Neill – 4
Cooper – 3
Drake – 1
Jo. Porter – 1
Roberts – 1
Sandles – 1

Stolen Bases:

Hilborn — 17
Valenzuela — 17
Anderson — 13
White – 9
Cooper — 2
Jo. Porter — 2
Caveness — 1
Glover — 1
O’Neill — 1
Ja. Porter — 1

Batting Average:

Valenzuela — .588
Hilborn — .480
Glover — .455
Ja. Porter — .375
Cooper — .368
Anderson — .318
White — .278
Caveness — .182
O’Neill — .158
Jo. Porter — .100