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Inches from a win!!

Posted in Baseball, tagged , , , , on July 14, 2015| 1 Comment »

Daniel Olson (John Fisken photos)

Daniel Olson drops some heat on a hapless batter. (John Fisken photos)

Chelsea

Chelsea Prescott puts her whole arm into it.

Time ran out.

Despite mounting an impressive late-game rally Monday, the Central Whidbey Little League 11/12 All-Star Majors baseball squad couldn’t quite get all the way back, falling 9-7 to host South Whidbey.

The loss was the second in three games for Central Whidbey and knocked them out of the District 11 playoffs.

South Whidbey will live on to play North Whidbey in a loser-out game Tuesday in Langley.

The winner of that one advances to play Sedro-Woolley in the championship series.

A run of errors doomed Central Whidbey, which got solid pitching from Daniel Olson and Chelsea Prescott.

Down 9-3 entering the fifth, the squad rallied for four runs, all coming on a grand slam off the bat of Noah Meffert.

Central looked like it might pull off a come-back win, sending the winning run to the plate in the sixth.

But, it wasn’t to be, as Ashton Leland cranked a shot to the deepest, darkest region of the outfield, only to have the ball fall just a hair shy of sailing over the fence for a walk-off home run.

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Swing for the fences!!

Posted in Baseball, Little League, tagged , , , , , on July 12, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Gavin Knoblich, giving pitchers nightmares every time he picks up a bat. (John Fisken photos)

   Gavin Knoblich, giving pitchers nightmares every time he picks up a bat. (John Fisken photos)

Luke Vrable drops a sweet bunt.

Luke Vrable drops a sweet bunt.

Chelsea Prescott breaks off a nasty fastball.

Chelsea Prescott breaks off a nasty fastball.

CHS soccer/tennis star Mckenzie Meyer is happy, cause her little bro' is in the next photo.

  CHS soccer/tennis star Mckenzie Meyer (right) is happy, cause her little bro’ is in the next photo.

See, told ya. Caleb Meyer drops down to snag an incoming ball.

See, told ya. Caleb Meyer drops down to snag an incoming ball.

Zach Ginnings is a man with a mission. A mission to crush the ball.

Zach Ginnings is a man with a mission. A mission to crush the ball.

Knoblich

Knoblich shows off his ballet-like defensive moves, stretching out to snag a throw.

"some day that could be you. Just gotta stretch those quads out..."

“Some day that could be you. Just gotta stretch those quads out…”

The photos were poppin’.

The runs, not so much, but tomorrow is another day.

Unable to scrape together much offense, the Central Whidbey Little League 11/12 All-Star Majors baseball squad fell 6-1 to arch-rival North Whidbey Sunday.

The loss evened Central’s record at 1-1 in the ongoing District 11 playoffs and drops them into a loser-out battle with South Whidbey Monday.

That game is set for 6 PM at the South Whidbey Parks and Recreation Fields.

North Whidbey will play Sedro-Woolley at the same time and place, with the winner advancing to the championship series.

The loser of Central vs. South will join Anacortes and turn in their gear, while the winner Monday advances to play the loser of the N. Whidbey/Sedro game.

While they have their backs to the wall now, Central Whidbey can look at the successful championship run of Coupeville’s 9/10 softball team for inspiration.

That squad also lost early, then ripped off a string of wins in loser-out games to win a district title and earn a berth at state.

As they prepare for their next hurdle Monday, now is a perfect chance to step back and enjoy some pics from Sunday’s game, courtesy John Fisken.

To see more (and possibly purchase a few), pop over to:

https://www.shutterfly.com/progal/album.jsp?aid=768a5498cf36117f1544

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“I wanted to be challenged!!”

Posted in Baseball, Little League, tagged , , , on July 11, 2015| 1 Comment »

Chelsea Prescott flings heat. (John Fisken photo)

Chelsea Prescott flings heat. (John Fisken photo)

Prescott models her All-Star uniform.

Prescott models her All-Star uniform. (Josie Prescott photo)

Chelsea Prescott is a diamond dandy.

Baseball or softball, doesn’t matter. Toss her a ball and a mitt and she’s at home.

Prescott, who will be a seventh grader at Coupeville Middle School in the fall, is currently part of Central Whidbey Little League’s 11/12 All-Star Majors baseball squad.

That team kicked off district tourney play with a win over Anacortes Saturday and advances to play North Whidbey next.

If things had gone as originally planned, though, Prescott wouldn’t have been on the squad.

After putting in two seasons of fall ball as a baseball player, she was planning to hop back to softball this summer.

But Central Whidbey was unable to field enough players — four girls ultimately traveled to South Whidbey to play — and Prescott’s options were limited.

“My goal was to play junior softball, but my mom, with her work schedule and my dad being deployed, going to South or North was not possible,” Prescott said. “It was a possibility to stick with baseball and I stayed with baseball because I wanted to be challenged.”

She had an immediate impact, toeing the rubber as a pitcher, while also pulling time at “short stop, third base, and, sometimes, outfield, when my coach needs an arm.”

Prescott enjoys pitching and hitting and is quick to assess the pros and cons of her game.

“My strengths are running,” she said. “I would like to work on pitching more and especially catching.”

An active athlete, Prescott also plays volleyball, basketball and soccer.

In the few moments in which she’s not competing as an athlete, she enjoys math, is in band and is a fan of romance, horror and comedy films.

Her support crew includes her family and local coaches, who have helped her shine since she was barely old enough to pick up a bat.

Prescott is quick to call them out for their support.

“My mom, dad, and coaches Kevin McGranahan and Ron Wright, for taking a chance on me being the only fourth grader on the team!”

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