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Central Whidbey nabs thriller!!

Posted in Baseball, Little League, tagged , , on June 30, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Elliott Johnson and teammates were all smiles after the win. (Karen Carlson photos)

Elliott Johnson and teammates were all smiles after the win. (Karen Carlson photos)

Kings of the diamond.

Kings of the diamond.

Noah Meffert was too quick for Sedro Woolley.

The speedster beat a throw home to score the winning run Sunday, lifting the Central Whidbey 11/12 Little League team to a thrilling come-from-behind 2-1 victory over their visitors from the mainland.

Mefferts dash to glory, coming on the heels of a successful steal of home by teammate Ulrik Wells as Gavin Knoblich drew the defense away as they tried to run him down in a pickle, capped a day of highlights for Central Whidbey.

David Prescott made a spectacular sliding catch in the outfield to save several runs, while Meffert gunned down a runner at the plate with a dead-eye throw from second that allowed his catcher, Elliott Johnson, to slap the tag down.

Backed by his stellar defenders, Matt Hilborn channeled his best Mariano Rivera, setting down the final four Sedro batters on 18 pitches to seal the win.

The squad, coached by Scott Johnson, Tim Grove and Mitch Meffert, returns to action Tuesday.

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Summer success for diamond men!!

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on June 29, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Ben Etzell throws heat while backed up by Aaron Curtin during their time together as Wolves. (Shelli Trumbull photos)

  Ben Etzell throws heat while backed up by Aaron Curtin during their time together as Wolves. (Shelli Trumbull photos)

Curtin and Etzell flip positions.

Curtin and Etzell flip positions.

Ben Etzell is locked in.

The recent Coupeville High School graduate is mixing it up and bringing home big numbers two ways this summer, both as a pitcher and a hitter, for his summer baseball squad, the Skagit Sox.

Etzell tossed a complete game four-hitter, striking out nine, to lead the Sox to a 3-1 win at a tournament this weekend, while also homering in another game.

For the weekend, he collected six hits, scored six times, knocked in three and was plunked twice by pitches.

Etzell is joined on the Sox by Wolf senior-to-be Aaron Curtin, who rapped out several hits while alternating between left field and DH during weekend play.

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One win shy…

Posted in Baseball, Little League, tagged , , , on June 28, 2014| Leave a Comment »

CMS players (l t r) (Teresa Besaw photo)

 CMS players (l t r) Joey Lippo, Hunter Smith, Gabe Eck, Jake Pease and Ty Eck. (Teresa Besaw photo)

A roller-coaster of a season ended the wrong way.

After a rough start to the season, the Oak Harbor Babe Ruth baseball squad had jelled and gone on a nine-game winning streak that carried into the district playoffs. Unfortunately, things fell apart a bit again at the end.

Back-to-back losses (to Ferndale Thursday and Burlington Friday) ended the ‘Cats season one win shy of advancing to the state tourney.

Still, while it won’t be making a trip to Spokane in July, Oak Harbor — which featured five Coupeville Middle School students on its roster in Jake Pease, Ty Eck, Hunter Smith, Gabe Eck and Joey Lippo — finished third at districts, its best showing in a decade.

Along the way, they bumped off Friday Harbor, the #1 seed, beginning that team’s slide to elimination. The ‘Cats also showed great growth.

“This is the best team that Oak Harbor has seen in awhile,” Wildcat coach Shawn Trisler said. “I hope the ones that are able to return next year do just that. I am very happy with how we played and how we acted on the field.”

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Wait! We got another award for you!!

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , on June 24, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Ben Etzell gets congrats from coach Willie Smith and catcher Jake Tumblin. (Shelli Trumbull photos)

Ben Etzell gets congrats from coach Willie Smith and catcher Jake Tumblin after another mound gem. (Shelli Trumbull photos)

Etzell also swung a big bat for the Wolves.

Etzell also swung a big bat for the Wolves.

Just when you thought it was done, it wasn’t.

Officially putting the very final stamp on the high school baseball season, the Washington State Baseball Coaches Association has named its All-State teams.

And lo and behold, there’s a Wolf at the highest level.

Pitcher Ben Etzell, who became the first Coupeville High School athlete to win a league MVP award in the 1A/2A Cascade Conference in any sport, was named as a First-Team selection for the A/B squad.

The recent CHS grad was the second Wolf honored for the 2013-2014 school year.

Senior lineman Nick Streubel was named a Second-Team All-State player during the football season.

Cam Walker of Naches Valley was picked as the A/B player of the year and South Whidbey’s Colton Sterba was named as a Second-Team pick.

Three other Cascade Conference players — Colton Sandhofer of Cedarcrest, Riley Larsen of Granite Falls and Ryan Dorney of ATM — were named First-Team picks on the 2A squad.

For the complete lists of All-State selections from 4A down to A/B, skip over to the Everett Herald’s story:

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140624/BLOG18/140629573/1007/Local-baseball-players-honored

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Wolf duo shine for Skagit Sox!!

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on June 23, 2014| Leave a Comment »

Ben Etzell throws heat during his senior season. (Shelli Trumbull photo)

Ben Etzell throws heat during his senior season. (Shelli Trumbull photo)

Ben Etzell knows the way to Eastern Washington.

After making recent trips in that direction for the 1A state boys’ tennis tournament and then to play in the All-State baseball series, he was back there this weekend.

The recent Coupeville High School grad was in Yakima along with former Wolf teammate Aaron Curtin as the duo’s summer baseball team, the Skagit Sox, played in the Bob Garretson Sr. Memorial Tournament.

Facing off with top-level squads, the Sox went 2-3 for the weekend, capping their run with an 8-2 victory over Nampa in their finale.

Chaffey won the championship game of the tourney, bouncing Hanford, 11-4.

While the Sox didn’t win as many as they would have liked, the CHS pair had a strong weekend.

“Aaron had some really good at-bats, drawing numerous walks and driving in a couple of runs,” Etzell said.

Etzell tossed a two-hit complete game shutout Saturday, whiffing nine batters along the way.

At the plate, he rapped out five hits, knocked in six and walked four times — twice after being plunked — over the five games.

Playing for the Sox is a return trip for Etzell, while Curtin is a first-timer, having played for South Whidbey last summer.

“Both Aaron and I are having pretty good summers so far,” Etzell said. “He has been clutch for us at the plate and I’ve been hitting either lead-off or third and playing just about every position.”

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