Coop Cooper laced one of Coupeville’s six hits Saturday. (Photo by JohnsPhotos.net)
Live by the walk-off, die by the walk-off.
A game after rallying to pull off a stunner against La Conner, the Coupeville High School varsity baseball squad had the tables turned Saturday in Forks.
Unable to hold on to a two-run lead in the bottom of the seventh, the Wolves absorbed a 5-4 loss to the Spartans, with the game ending on a two-run single from Landin Davis.
The non-conference loss drops CHS to 4-8 on the season, with back-to-back huge rumbles next week against Northwest 2B/1B League rivals.
The Wolves travel to Friday Harbor Tuesday, then visit league leader Mount Vernon Christian Friday.
Coupeville was in control for much of Saturday’s showdown in Forks, jumping out to an early lead, then holding on to it until the game’s final moments.
CHS plated a run in the top of the first, thanks to singles from Peyton Caveness and Steven Gonzalez, before adding three more tallies in the third to push the lead out to 4-0.
The surge was set up by Caveness and Cole White being plunked by wayward pitches.
After that, Jack Porter bashed a two-out RBI double, and Landon Roberts laced a two-run single to center to keep things hopping.
Unfortunately for the Wolves, that was last runs they would score, as they failed to convert after having the bases loaded in the fourth.
Forks got a run in the third but did most of its damage late.
An RBI single in the sixth sliced the margin to 4-2, but it was bottom of the seventh when the Spartans truly came to life.
After notching five hits all day, the hosts drilled five consecutive singles in the final inning, pulling out the come-from-behind win and sending their fans home happy.
Coupeville picked up six hits on the day, with Porter’s double leading the way.
Caveness — who was also hit by pitches three times(!) — Roberts, Coop Cooper, Gonzalez, and Camden Glover also had base knocks.
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