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Drop a beatin’ before eatin’!!

Posted in Baseball, tagged 1A Olympic League, baseball, Chimacum, CHS Wolves, Hunter Smith, Julian Welling on April 28, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Clay Reilly whacked two hits and knocked in two runs in a 6-1 win Friday, then made sure to beat his teammates to Subway. (John Fisken photos)

Hunter Smith was back on center stage, and Chimacum never had a chance.

Bouncing back from struggles with an injured back, the Coupeville High School hurler made his first start in some time Friday and was lights out.

Retiring 15 straight Cowboys at one point, the Wolf junior tossed a three-hitter as the Wolves rolled to a 6-1 road win.

The third straight victory for CHS, it lifts them to 5-2 in Olympic League play, 10-7 overall.

With the win, the Wolves clinch second place in their four-team league and earn a home playoff game.

Klahowya beat Port Townsend 10-0 Friday to reclaim the league title they won in 2015.

The Eagles are 7-0 and sit two games up on Coupeville with two to play.

Even if the teams finish with identical records, KSS holds the tiebreaker, having beaten the Wolves twice this season.

CHS closes the regular season with three games next week (Klahowya, Port Townsend and non-conference foe South Whidbey), then opens the playoffs May 9.

Coupeville will host the Nisqually League’s #3 seed in a loser-out game.

Win and the Wolves advance to the double elimination portion of districts May 11-13, where three of four teams advance to state.

To see the bracket, pop over to: http://www.olympicleague.com/tournament.php?tournament_id=2268&sport=6

Needing a win Friday, CHS came out aggressively, scoring in each of the first four innings.

Getting a single run in the first, second and third, the Wolves tacked on two in the fourth, then capped things with another run in the sixth, running their lead to 6-0.

After giving up back-to-back one-out singles in the first, Smith mowed down the Cowboys in order from that point until there was one out in the sixth.

A single and two errors allowed Chimacum to plate their only run, but then the Wolves re-locked back down, with Smith retiring the final four batters in order.

Coupeville spread out its offensive attack, getting 10 hits, with seven different hitters recording at least one base-knock.

Julian Welling, swinging a mighty bat from the cleanup spot, blasted a pair of RBI doubles, while Clay Reilly (a single and double) and Dane Lucero (two singles) were a steady back-up combo.

Taylor Consford, Joey Lippo, Jake Hoagland and Matt Hilborn added singles.

Reilly joined Welling in driving home a pair of runs, while also proving to be the swiftest Wolf, at least in terms of sprinting from the team’s bus at the ferry to a nearby Subway.

As the two workers on Friday night sandwich duty silently cried as they watched the combined forces of Coupeville’s baseball and softball teams surge their way, Reilly nipped Jonathan Thurston through the front door, having dodged traffic like a (hungry) ballet dancer.

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Wolf alumni soar on college diamonds!!

Posted in Baseball, Softball, Wolves in college, tagged Aaron Trumbull, baseball, Ben Etzell, CHS Wolves, Hailey Hammer, Monica Vidoni, Softball 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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Don’t hurt them … too late!!

Posted in Baseball, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, Kory Score, offensive explosion, Port Townsend on April 26, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Aiden Crimmins comes up firing while playing the outfield Wednesday afternoon. (John Fisken photo)

Josh Welshans got a workout.

The Coupeville High School assistant baseball coach is the team’s scorebook guru, and by the time he was done recording things Wednesday, his fingers might have been just about ready to fall off.

Bashing the ball with glee, the Wolves sent 15 batters to the plate and scored 11 runs against visiting Port Townsend … in just the first inning.

By the time it was done, CHS had polished off the RedHawks 22-0, keeping alive its slim hopes of retaining its Olympic League crown.

Now 4-2 in conference action, 9-7 overall, the Wolves still have an uphill battle, trailing Klahowya (6-0, 8-3) by two with three league games left on the schedule.

The first of those arrives Friday, when Coupeville travels to Chimacum (2-4, 4-6).

Beat the Cowboys for a third time this season and the Wolves clinch at least second-place in the four-team league.

They’ve already nailed down a playoff spot after Wednesday’s win, sitting four games up on Port Townsend (0-6, 0-10).

CHS put the game on ice before all of the fans had settled into their seats, using five hits, four walks and a smattering of RedHawk errors to mount their epic first inning.

The big blows came courtesy Clay Reilly, who thumped a triple, and Jake Hoagland, who smoked a double.

Hunter Smith, Dane Lucero and Matt Hilborn added base-knocks in the first and the rout was on.

The second inning was no better for the beleaguered RedHawk pitching staff, as Coupeville sent another 13 hitters to the plate, with eight of them eventually coming around to stamp yet another run on the (non-working) scoreboard.

Coupeville coach Chris Smith did everything humanly possible to keep the score from ballooning into the stratosphere, using everyone on his bench and going station-to-station for much of the game.

But with everything clicking — offense, defense and pitching — it was hard not to finish with a lopsided final score.

A particular bright spot for Coupeville was seeing Hunter Smith return to the mound.

The junior has been hampered by back problems which curtailed his ability to pitch, but Wednesday he was feeling strong and tossed two strong innings before handing the ball to his bullpen.

Smith had two base-runners but picked one of them off of first, while whiffing three RedHawks.

Lucero retired all six hitters he faced across the third and fourth inning, picking up four more strikeouts, before Jonathan Thurston closed the game.

The slender senior walked the first hitter he faced in the fifth, before closing on an impressive note with three straight K’s.

Coupeville finished with 11 hits, led by Reilly, Hilborn and Smith, who had two apiece. Hoagland added a double, while Lucero, Score, Julian Welling and Nick Etzell collected singles.

Score paced the Wolves with four RBIs on the afternoon.

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

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

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Let’s not dwell on it…

Posted in Baseball, tagged baseball, CHS Wolves, Jake Pease, John Fisken photos, SWHS Falcons on April 24, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Jake Pease fires in a pitch. (John Fisken photo)

We’re gonna keep this short and sweet.

Sort of the opposite of the game itself.

Unable to muster a hit against a more experienced South Whidbey squad, the Coupeville High School JV baseball team fell hard Monday afternoon.

The 13-0 loss, which drops the Wolves to 2-6 on the season, went on for quite awhile without much good happening for the guys in red and black.

“One of those games where it’s about learning … cause you hope they learn,” said CHS coach Mike Etzell.

With the Wolf varsity off-Island playing a league game, Coupeville had a straight-up JV squad on the field, while the Falcons, whose varsity was idle, were able to use some swing players.

It showed at times as South Whidbey wielded heavy bats and, other than a few walks here and there, thoroughly dominated.

Coupeville did get seven runners on, mustering six walks and a fly ball from Shane Losey which was dropped for an error.

Jacob Zettle and Kyle Rockwell led the way, with two walks apiece, while Ulrik Wells and James Vidoni also eked out free passes.

Coupeville used three pitchers, with Elliott Johnson, Jake Pease and Gavin Knoblich all seeing mound time.

If nothing else, it was live game action, always preferable to practice, and the sun was out the entire afternoon.

And that’s about all I have to say about that.

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It’s a battle!!

Posted in 1A Olympic League, tagged 1A Olympic League, baseball, CHS Wolves, Soccer, Softball, tennis on April 23, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Someone is listening, as CHS softball has rolled to an 11-1 record. (John Fisken photo)

The race tightens.

When you add up baseball, soccer, tennis and softball, Klahowya has picked-up 14 varsity league wins this spring, while Coupeville (which has played two less games) has nine.

That five-win bulge has allowed the Eagles to narrow the school year race from 32-24 to 41-38.

Port Townsend has 26 wins across the core 10 sports during the 2016-2017 school year, while Chimacum has 19.

With 17 league games left (if rain allows everything to be played), Coupeville is attempting to interrupt Klahowya’s two-year reign atop the 1A Olympic League.

The Eagles ruled the 2014-2015 school year 52-40, then narrowly held off the Wolves 45-42 in 2015-2016.

Can Coupeville ride hot streaks in softball and tennis to hang on, or will Klahowya’s strength in baseball and soccer be enough to fuel a come-back win?

Stay tuned…

Standings through games played Saturday:

Olympic League softball: