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Big runs, big guns!!

Posted in Little League, Softball, tagged , , , , on May 12, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Veronica Crownover cracked a two-run triple Monday. (Kelly Crownover photo)

Veronica Crownover cracked a two-run triple Monday. And yes, the giraffe was impressed. (Kelly Crownover photo)

Shake it up and see what happens.

Experimenting a bit with its lineup Monday, the South Central Sox little league softball team moved Coupeville’s Sarah Wright from catcher to pitcher for a couple of innings.

Regardless of where you plug her in, Wright sparkled as usual, but not even her hurling or Veronica Crownover’s red-hot bat could save the Sox, who fell 9-5 to visiting South Skagit.

The Sox are primarily a South end-based squad, but feature four Coupeville players (Wright, Crownover, Tamika Nastali and Ema Smith), and the Wolves had a solid impact on the game.

Crownover thumped a two-run triple into deep left and made a series of nice grabs at first to put the final stamp on outs.

Nastali laced a single while Wright, once she had finished her time in the pitcher’s circle, went back to gunnin’ down fools from behind the plate.

The CMS 8th grader yanked out the bazooka late in the game and cracked off a throw to third that nailed a potential stealer.

The would-be thief left the field dazed, confused and possibly scarred emotionally for life while Wright calmly re-holstered like a Western gunfighter, slight smile on her face.

The Sox get right back at it with a game in Oak Harbor Wednesday.

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Have bat, will bash!!

Posted in Little League, Softball, tagged , , , , , on May 7, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Bella Northup (left) (Kelly Crownover photos)

A chunk of last year’s league champ Central Whidbey Little League team reunite, as Bella Northup (left) stops by to see (l to r) Sarah Wright, Veronica Crownover and Tamika Nastali. (Kelly Crownover photos)

Tools of the trade, they come in many, many colors.

Tools of the trade, they come in many, many colors.

Every helmet has its own story to tell.

Every helmet has its own story to tell.

Triple triples.

Sarah Wright enjoys the three-bagger so much, she went out and nabbed three of them Monday.

The Coupeville Middle School eighth grader went wild with the bat, as she and her fellow Wolves paced the South Central Sox little league softball squad to a 16-4 win over host South Skagit Lightning.

While an 8-5 loss at Oak Harbor Wednesday gave the Sox — which draws players from Coupeville and South Whidbey — a split on the week, the offensive power show was all the talk.

Wright, who had played five games in two days over the weekend while at a select team tourney in Selah, was en fuego at the plate.

Playing under constant threat of cold rain, she bashed triples in the first, fourth and fifth innings.

Keeping pace, fellow Wolves Ema Smith (two singles, a stolen base), Tamika Nastali (single, stolen base) and Veronica Crownover (three singles, two stolen bases) all chipped in to the hitting clinic.

The victory and the hot hitting made up for the weather conditions.

“It was cold and it was wet … but fun was had by all; these two teams really enjoy competing against each other,” said softball mom Kelly Crownover.

The Wolf contingent was still on point against Oak Harbor, even though their team wasn’t able to pull out the win.

Wright slammed a double, then picked up two more singles and a stolen base, while Nastali had a stolen base and Crownover rapped out a single.

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Sox it to me!!

Posted in Little League, Softball, tagged , , , , , on May 3, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Sox (Kelly Crownover photo)

The moment before you go ten-run another foe. (Kelly Crownover photo)

The hits came, before and after the game.

Playing a South Skagit Lightning squad in need of experience, the South Central Sox romped to a 15-5 win Saturday, then stayed around and put in some after-game play to give a new pitcher a chance to face live hitters.

In the regular game, Coupeville’s contingent on the South/Central Whidbey little league team made an impact, with Ema Smith blasting a triple.

Smith and Veronica Crownover added singles, with Crownover and Tamaki Nastali walking multiple times.

Nastali (2), Crownover (2) and Smith (1) combined for five steals, as the Sox took advantage of the Lightning, who were missing their normal starting pitcher.

In the extra play, Crownover continued to swing a hot bat, bashing a double.

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Tomorrow’s sluggers sparkle today!!

Posted in Little League, Softball, tagged , , , , on April 28, 2015| Leave a Comment »

(John Fisken photos)

   Coral Caveness must have glue in her glove, cause nothing gets by her. (John Fisken photos)

Tongue out, ? comes flying in with a run.

   Tongue out, Audrianna Shaw comes flying in with the game’s first run. After walking, Shaw stole second, third and home.

Ian Somes

Coach Ian Somes watches the action unfold.

Scout Smith prepares to go yard.

Scout Smith prepares to go yard.

pitcher

   Smith was a two-way terror, combining with reliever Mollie Bailey to whiff nine batters.

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   Marenna Rebischke-Smith blasts her team’s longest hit of the season, a thunderous RBI double to right.

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   Mckenna Somes, the youngest player on the team, runs down a ball. She also had a pair of RBI at the plate.

The future of Wolf softball played like champs.

As travelin’ photo man John Fisken clicked away, the Diamond Dusters, a Central Whidbey Little League majors softball squad sponsored by Bailey Dirt Works, pounded the North Whidbey Gold 12-9.

The squad, coached by Ian Somes (with help from Rusty Bailey, Adam Caveness and Ken Martin), has a varied roster.

Some players are in their first year, while a chunk played for last year’s 9-10 District All-Star champs, who were coached by Mimi Johnson.

Headlining the team are four veterans who will move up to the next level after this season — Scout Smith, Marenna Rebischke-Smith, Emma Mathusek and Emma Somes.

To see more photos from this game, pop over to:

http://www.shutterfly.com/progal/album.jsp?aid=768a5498cf35cdae30a6

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Get your bats warmed up!!

Posted in Little League, tagged , , , , , on February 8, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Pertinent info.

Pertinent info.

Spring beckons.

Central Whidbey baseball and softball players between the ages of 5-14 can register in-person for a new season the next two Saturdays or on-line right now.

The league has produced a team that won a state junior baseball title and numerous players who went on to star at Coupeville High School.

If you want your youngster to follow in the footsteps of CWLL legends like Jake Tumblin and Ben Etzell, get crackin’.

All the info you need to know is in the photo above, so scroll back up there.

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