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The kid can’t lose!!

Posted in Baseball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on April 23, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Ben Etzell meets with up with some of his relatives while playing college ball. (Photo courtesy Kristi Etzell)

   Ben Etzell meets with up with some of his relatives while playing college ball. (Photo courtesy Kristi Etzell)

A loss? What’s that?

Coupeville High School grad Ben Etzell won for the third time as a college baseball pitcher Saturday, and has yet to taste the sting of defeat.

The former Cascade Conference MVP started and tossed five innings in Minneapolis as his Saint John’s University squad rolled Augsburg College 8-4 in the first game of a doubleheader.

Toss in a 9-8 win in the second game, and the Johnnies sit at 22-9 overall, 10-4 in league play.

Etzell improved to 2-0 on the mound as a sophomore, following strongly on the heels of a freshman season in which he went 1-0 with two saves.

Saturday, he scattered four hits, plunked a batter (just to keep them guessing) and struck out three.

That gives Etzell 31 K’s in 31.2 innings of work this season.

While he didn’t hit against Augsburg, Etzell has piled up some stats at the plate, as well, with six hits, seven runs, four RBI and a pair of doubles.

Saint John’s has three more doubleheaders scheduled this season, then opens the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference post-season tourney May 12.

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Monica mashes!!

Posted in Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , on April 13, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Wolf grad Monica Vidoni (center) smacked her second college home run Wednesday in Minnesota.

   Wolf grad Monica Vidoni (center) smacked her second college home run Wednesday in Minnesota. (Photo courtesy Vidoni)

Monica Vidoni has left the yard. Again.

The Coupeville High School grad cranked her second college home run Wednesday, part of Rainy River Community College’s epic doubleheader dismantling of Hibbing.

The Voyageurs improved to 16-7 on the season with 31-1 and 16-0 wins.

Vidoni’s home run came in the second game and gave her 13 hits and eight RBI in 21 games during her freshman season in Minnesota.

Rainy River has 22 home runs this year, with six different players having cleared the fence.

Softball season is capping a full year for Vidoni, who also played volleyball and basketball for RRCC.

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Boom! You’ve been Hammered!!

Posted in Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , , on April 10, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Hailey Hammer (John Fisken photos)

   Hailey Hammer: “I believe I shall be awesome today. Yep, that’s the plan.” (John Fisken photos)

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You dare to run on Madeline Roberts, you pay the price, fool.

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   Hammer Time prepares to unleash her fury under the gaze of mom Linda (brown blanket) and Robert’s mom, Lisa Edlin (far right).

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“We have liftoff!”

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Hammer gets mobbed at home after breaking a scoreless tie with a tater.

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Roberts (bottom, far left) and her camera-ready squad.

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Everett has photo game, as well.

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Former teammates, always friends.

Don’t hurt ’em, Hammer!

Too late.

In a college softball game Sunday that featured a match-up between former Coupeville High School teammates, Hailey Hammer had the last laugh.

Now a freshman at Everett Community College, Hammer went yard in the top of the seventh, blasting a fences-clearing solo shot to lift her squad to a 1-0 win against host Shoreline CC.

On the other side of the field, her former Wolf running mate, Madeline Roberts, now a sophomore for the Dolphins.

Both teams are now 4-2 in Northwest Athletic Conference play, putting them in a second-place tie behind Bellevue (5-1).

Everett is 9-9 overall, while Shoreline is 8-6.

Hammer’s long ball, her first as a college player, caught her a bit by surprise.

“Right over center field, it barely felt like I hit it far!,” she said with a laugh.

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Wolf grads swing away!!

Posted in Baseball, Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on April 6, 2016| Leave a Comment »

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Madeline Roberts, looking spiffy in her college duds. (John Fisken photo)

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   Former Wolf slugger Hailey Hammer (right) has taken her game to Everett. (Photo courtesy Hammer)

Four players, four success stories.

As the college baseball and softball seasons play out across the country, several former Wolves are busy polishing their reps.

Softball sluggers Madeline Roberts (Shoreline Community College), Hailey Hammer (Everett CC) and Monica Vidoni (Rainy River CC) and diamond man Ben Etzell (Saint John’s University) are all sporting different uniforms these days.

But, while they may have departed Coupeville High School, their exploits are still avidly followed by local fans.

A mid-season report card:

Hammer, a freshman, is hitting .333 for a 7-7 Everett squad, with eight hits, four RBI and three runs in 10 games.

She’s cranked a double, drawn two walks and has a .966 fielding percentage for a team that’s 2-0 in conference play.

Roberts has piled up two hits (including a double), four runs, two walks and two stolen bases in seven games thus far in her sophomore campaign.

Shoreline sits at 5-5 overall, 1-1 in league play.

Vidoni’s team, based out of Minnesota, kicked off the season earlier than the Washington schools, and the freshman has seen action in 17 of her team’s 19 games.

The Voyageurs are 12-7 and Vidoni has 11 hits (including an over-the-fence home-run), seven runs, six RBI, two walks and a stolen base.

Etzell, a sophomore, is also in Minnesota, where the Johnnies are 13-7 on the season.

The former Wolf has seen mound time in four games, going 1-0 with a 6.88 ERA, striking out 16 over 17 innings of work.

At the plate, he has six hits (including two doubles), seven runs, four walks and four RBI in 12 games.

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Sluggers unleashed!!

Posted in Softball, Wolves in college, tagged , , , , , on March 26, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Monica Vidoni

Monica Vidoni

Monica Vidoni went yard.

The Coupeville High School grad, now a freshman outfielder for Rainy River Community College in Minnesota, socked a solo, over-the-fence, home run Saturday as her squad swept two games.

“I was so excited I didn’t realize I was sprinting around the bases,” Vidoni said.

The big blow gives her nine hits and five RBI for a 12-5 Voyageurs squad.

She’s one of three former Wolves currently playing college softball, with former CHS teammates Hailey Hammer (Everett Community College) and Madeline Roberts (Shoreline Community College) also suiting up.

Hammer, a freshman, has eight hits, four RBI and a .348 batting average for a 5-7 team, while Roberts, a sophomore, has scored four runs and pilfered two stolen bases for a 3-3 squad.

Ben Etzell, a sophomore playing baseball at St. John’s University in Minnesota, is 1-0 with 13 strikeouts in 14 innings as a pitcher this season.

He’s also racked up six hits, seven runs and two doubles at the plate for the 11-5 Johnnies.

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