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Boom goes the Briscoe!!

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , , , on April 27, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Wolf slugger Kyla Briscoe had three hits and six RBI Thursday in a 20-1 win. (Amy Briscoe photo)

Bigger is not always better.

Burlington-Edison is a large 2A school, and, according to the most-recent WIAA classification counts, has 840 students to Coupeville’s 227.

Well, CHS apparently got the talented kids…

With everyone in the lineup ripping the cover off the ball, the Wolf JV softball squad demolished their big school rivals 20-1 Thursday in a game which could have easily been far more of a rout.

The only thing containing Coupeville’s offense was a rule that limits JV teams to five runs in an inning.

The Wolves, now 3-1 on the season, reached their run limit in all four innings they hit, recording just three outs along the way.

Yes, that’s correct — Coupeville sent 32 hitters to the plate and 29 of them reached base safely.

Burlington’s pitching staff didn’t walk many batters, but that was largely because the Wolves were too busy smashing the ball to wait around to see four balls.

Kyla Briscoe led the way, collecting a single, double and triple, while collecting a team-high six RBIs.

Hot on her heels was catcher Mackenzie Davis, who ripped three well-hit singles, driving home three even as Coupeville coach Stephanie Henning did her best to keep her players moving just station to station.

Tamika Nastali, Emma Mathusek, Melia Welling, Jae LeVine and Nicole Lester had two hits apiece, while Scout Smith and Hope Lodell settled for one, as Coupeville rolled up 18 base-knocks.

Three different Wolves legged out triples, with Lester and Welling joining Briscoe in the three-bagger club.

Mathusek also had a double, while seven of nine players picked up at least one RBI.

While the offensive explosion was more than enough to carry the day, Wolf pitcher Scout Smith was effective as well, whiffing six.

She also made Burlington a little gun-shy, roughing up back-to-back Tigers.

After drilling a jittery batter in the back of the thigh with a pitch, Smith kept the next hitter from dropping a bunt by zinging the ball (inadvertently) off of the Tiger’s exposed fingers.

From that point on, almost every single Burlington player stayed well away from the plate while hitting.

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Queens of the stat sheet!!

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , , on April 27, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   The secret to Coupeville’s softball success this spring? Manager Kayla Rose, the best in the biz. (John Fisken photo)

Stats don’t lie.

The Coupeville High School softball squad is 13-1 headed into a major showdown at Chimacum Friday, so it’s no surprise the Wolves have been piling up big numbers.

When you look at all 1A teams which have reported stats to MaxPreps this season, CHS can stand with any of them.

Junior gunslinger Katrina McGranahan is ranked #1 in 1A in five different categories (RBI, runs, stolen bases, wins and strikeouts), while breaking the Top 10 in another five stats.

She’s #3 in home runs, #4 in ERA, #6 in batting average and slugging percentage and #8 in on-base percentage.

Three other Wolves — Sarah Wright, Mikayla Elfrank and Lauren Rose — are also in the Top 10 in at least one category.

Rose is #2 in runs and #3 in steals, while Elfrank is #2 in steals and #10 in runs.

Wright is #3 in RBI.

They always say, defense wins championships but offense sells tickets, so here’s a look at the hitting stats for the rampaging CHS squad.

Player AB Runs Hits 2B 3B HR SB BB RBI Avg. OBP
Cedillo 19 5 4 1 5 2 .211 .423
Lodell 38 11 13 1 3 5 9 .342 .432
LeVine 49 14 16 2 5 5 10 .327 .389
K. Briscoe 3 4 2 1 1 3 4 4 .667 .857
Mathusek 3 2 1 3 1 .333 .667
Nastali 20 4 5 1 4 2 .250 .423
Smith 5 6 1 1 5 1 .200 .429
Rose 43 24 14 2 1 8 14 6 .326 .491
T. Briscoe 31 7 7 2 1 2 6 7 .226 .400
Davis 2 1 1 4 .667
McGranahan 43 27 24 3 3 4 13 8 27 .558 .627
Welling 4 1 1 2 2 .250 .500
Elfrank 42 17 16 3 3 1 11 10 8 .381 .509
Crownover 40 11 18 5 1 2 5 12 .450 .522
Wright 50 14 23 6 2 1 2 5 24 .460 .509
Lester 4 1 1 1 2 1 .250 .571

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Wolf alumni soar on college diamonds!!

Posted in Baseball, Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , , on April 27, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Slick-fielding college first-baseman Aaron Trumbull. (Hannah Gluth photo)

They’ve all found their niche.

Four former Coupeville High School stars are playing ball on college teams this spring, and all four of them have found a way to contribute to their teams.

Up-to-the-moment updates, in alphabetic order:

Ben Etzell — A junior at Saint John’s University in Minnesota, where the Johnnies are 22-8 overall, 11-3 in league.

He’s the team’s closer, pitching in a squad-best 13 games, going 2-0 with five saves and a 2.38 ERA.

His 22 strikeouts are second-best for SJU, while he’s holding opposing teams to a .203 batting average.

Hailey Hammer — A sophomore at Everett Community College.

She’s hitting .329 with two home runs and 15 RBI for a squad which is 11-17 overall, 9-10 in conference.

She has 24 hits in 24 games, with 13 runs, 10 walks and a double.

Aaron Trumbull — A freshman at Olympic College, which is 6-22 overall, 3-13 in league action.

He has one hit and two walks, but is truly excelling in the field, where he’s played error-free ball.

He has 34 put-outs, three assists and the best fielding percentage on the team.

Monica Vidoni — A sophomore at Rainy River Community College in Minnesota, where the Voyageurs are 15-11 overall, 3-1 in conference play.

She’s hitting .372 in 25 games, with 16 hits (including three doubles), 13 RBI, 10 runs, five walks and four stolen bases.

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Young guns take center stage!!

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , , on April 26, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   Melia Welling whacked a two-run single Wednesday, collecting her first varsity RBIs in an 11-0 win. (John Fisken photos)

Scout Smith guns down another hitter.

Emma Mathusek (left) and Sarah Wright have a mid-game chat.

It’s a tricky dance.

The Coupeville High School softball squad is rolling like it hasn’t since the glory days of 2002, and Port Townsend hasn’t won a game in three seasons.

Showing compassion, while also making sure to get the win, Wolf coach Kevin McGranahan leaned heavily on his JV players Wednesday, and they responded, drilling the RedHawks 11-0 in a game called after five innings.

The win lifts Coupeville to 4-1 in Olympic League play, 13-1 overall headed into a Friday showdown at Chimacum.

The Cowboys (4-1, 6-3), the only team to beat the Wolves this season, were upset 8-4 by Klahowya Wednesday, dropping them into a first-place tie with CHS.

The last time Port Townsend won a varsity softball game was April 28, 2014, with Wednesday’s defeat the 47th straight the program has endured.

Coupeville opened with just three regular varsity starters on the field, to give its younger players a guiding hand, and pulled the trio by the third inning.

While starting pitcher Katrina McGranahan set Port Townsend down quickly in the first two innings, whiffing four, freshman Scout Smith soon took over and was just as dominating.

She struck out five, while getting strong backup from first-baseman Kyla Briscoe.

Working smoothly in the field, Briscoe twice pulled off unassisted force outs at first off of tricky ground balls, while also alertly ignoring her coach on another play and spinning to nail the lead runner going into second.

As the ball smacked into Mikayla Elfrank’s glove, Kevin McGranahan, who was calling for Briscoe to take the sure out at first, sat back down, grin on his face and nodded.

“OK, works for me.”

When she wasn’t making use of her glove, Briscoe swung a big bat, closing the game with a two-run double.

The Wolves chipped away at the RedHawks, scoring in every inning while not running up the score.

CHS plated one in the first, then added two runs each in the second, third and fourth before finishing the afternoon with four runs in the fifth.

Along with Briscoe’s blast, the other big hit came off of the bat of freshman Melia Welling, who golfed a two-run single into straight away center to stake Coupeville to a 3-0 lead.

Many of the Wolf runs came off of wild pitches and passed balls, but CHS picked up three of its four hits in the final inning.

After Tamika Nastali was plunked on the ankle, Emma Mathusek and Smith delivered crisp singles to set up Briscoe’s final blow.

Nicole Lester and Mackenzie Davis also started, with Davis bouncing from the outfield to catcher after Sarah Wright departed early.

 

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

http://www.johnsphotos.net/Sports/2017-Coupeville-Softball/20170426-vs-Pt-Townsend/

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“Our bats came alive!!”

Posted in Little League, Softball, tagged , , , , , on April 25, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   The Central Whidbey Little League juniors softball squad is off to a 3-0 start. (Mimi Johnson photo)

Roll on, mighty Adrenaline, roll on.

Cruising to its third straight win to open the season, the Central Whidbey Little League juniors softball squad destroyed host Anacortes 15-0 Monday night.

South end transplant Melody Wilkie stalked the pitcher’s circle, whiffing seven hitters and surrendering just three hits.

The only time she was in the slightest bit of trouble came in the bottom of the second, but she quickly got away scot-free.

Having given up a lead-off triple, Wilkie teamed up with catcher Mollie Bailey to nail the Anacortes runner at home on the very next play.

From there, it was smoothing sailing for Central Whidbey, which had its bats swinging hot all game.

The Adrenaline put the game away early, throwing down nine runs in the top of the first, then added two in the second, three in the third and a final run in the fourth.

Central Whidbey piled up 14 hits, led by Bailey, who was en fuego with three singles and a thunderous triple.

“Our bats came alive,” said Adrenaline coach Mimi Johnson. “I challenged Mollie to hit the Ace Hardware sign … and she came close!”

Wilkie, Stella Johnson and Jill Prince chipped in with doubles, with cousins Thora Iverson and Stella Johnson both finishing the game with two hits apiece.

As soon as they got on base, the Adrenaline forced the situation, causing Anacortes to fall apart a bit on defense.

“We capitalized on their errors early with aggressive base running,” Mimi Johnson said. “I have to give props to their catcher Adayla, though – she missed nothing!! She never gave us opportunity to steal home.”

With everything clicking for her team, the sage of the softball diamond sees a successful season playing out.

“We are very excited to see what this season brings with this group of girls.”

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