Madeline Roberts is in a hurry to get places. (Linda Hammer photos)
Hailey Hammer hits the dirt and beats the throw…
And keeps a pound of dust as a memento.
Roberts: “I will slap the ball past you and beat the throw with my blazing speed!”
Hammer: “I’m just gonna crush the ball so far you’re still gonna be lookin’ for it when it gets dark, fool…”
They hit the road and never stopped hitting.
Three Coupeville High School softball stars — senior Madeline Roberts and juniors Hailey Hammer and Madeline Strasburg — played for a select squad based out of Lake Stevens this summer.
The Phantom drew players from numerous schools, including Mt. Si, Granite Falls and Stanwood, and tournament play took them across the state and up into Canada.
Along the way, Roberts and Strasburg showed off speed to burn on the base paths and Hammer wielded a mighty bat, bashing a grand slam during the state tourney.
With fellow Wolf junior sensation McKayla Bailey playing for another select squad, the continued improvement and fine-tuning of skills should show up next year when the quartet return to anchor the CHS squad for coaches David and Amy King.
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