Landon Roberts works behind the plate in an earlier game. (Jon Roberts photo)
The learning processd continues.
A rebuilding Coupeville High School baseball squad fell 10-0 Tuesday to visiting Friday Harbor, the third time in four games the Wolves have been blanked.
The loss, coming in the conference opener for both teams, drops CHS to 0-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 0-4 overall.
The Wolves will get an almost immediate chance for redemption, however, as they bounce between islands Thursday, landing on Friday Harbor for a rematch with the Wolverines.
Tuesday’s game was close until the top of the fourth inning.
The visitors scraped out two runs in the second inning to claim the lead, but Coupeville had chances to get something going offensively.
The Wolves loaded the bases in the bottom of the first thanks to walks to Landon Roberts, Trent Thule, and Camden Glover, but had two runners snuffed out coming home.
Jesus Madrigal smacked a leadoff single to left in the second for his first varsity base knock, while Leo Rodriguez walked. But again, Friday Harbor escaped relatively unscathed.
Things took a brutal turn for Coupeville in the top of the fourth, as the hometown hardball heroes committed three errors, helping fuel an eight-run explosion for their rivals.
That left CHS trailing 10-0, and with just a pair of walks to its credit after that, the game was mercy ruled after five innings.
Pitchers Landon Roberts and Camden Glover did combine for 12 strikeouts on the afternoon, with Roberts picking up eight of those K’s.
It was the third time this season the Wolf hurlers have notched double-digit whiff totals.
Glover, who started behind the plate for the Wolves before coming on to pitch in relief, also gunned down a would-be base stealer with a superb throw to Thule at second.
Tuesday stats:
Camden Glover — Two walks
Jesus Madrigal — One single
Landon Roberts — One single, one walk
Leo Rodriguez — Two walks
Trent Thule — One walk
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