Scott Hilborn whacked four hits Thursday afternoon. (Morgan White photo)
They might want to build a storm shelter in Darrington.
Why?
To protect the locals from the kind of missiles being rained down Thursday afternoon.
The red-hot ‘n rollin’ Coupeville High School varsity baseball squad was in town and smashed 19 hits on its way to a 16-6 win before departing town in a blaze of glory.
Twelve different Wolves collected a base knock during the decimation, even with the game mercy-ruled after five innings, as CHS won for the ninth time in its last 10 tilts.
Now 11-1 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 13-4 overall, Coupeville heads home for Senior Night Saturday, when it hosts La Conner (3-9, 4-11).
First pitch is 1:00 PM.
With three regular season games left, and two of those conference clashes, the Wolves have clinched the #1 seed for the District 1/2 tournament, and are tied with Mount Vernon Christian (11-1, 12-3) atop the NWL.
Facing off with a decent Darrington squad — the Loggers are a solid .500 team — CHS abused its hosts all afternoon.
The Wolves pushed four runs across in the top of the first, added a single tally in the second, then broke the game wide-open by slapping eight runs on the board in the third.
Three more visitors tapped home plate in the top of the fourth, stretching the lead all the way out to 16-1.
While the Loggers chipped away at the lead late, it came only after Coupeville coach Steve Hilborn cleared his bench.
The Wolves used two of their three freshman hurlers, with starter Coop Cooper whiffing six in three innings of work, while Camden Glover followed with two punch-outs across two frames.
Fab frosh Coop Cooper slings strikes. (Morgan White photo)
Freshman catcher Chase Anderson threw out a pair of would-be base stealers, keeping Darrington honest, while the Wolves strung together hit after hit while at the plate.
Five of the knocks went for extra bases, with senior slugger Scott Hilborn leading the way with two doubles and a bombastic triple.
Young gun Glover and grizzled vet Jonathan Valenzuela each added a two-bagger, with every Wolf starter, and three back-ups, collecting hits.
Thursday stats:
Chase Anderson — Two singles
Peyton Caveness — One single, one walk
Coop Cooper — Two singles, one walk
Jaje Drake — One single, one walk
Camden Glover — One double, one walk
Scott Hilborn — One single, two doubles, one triple, one walk
Aiden O’Neill — One single
Jack Porter — Two singles
Johnny Porter — One single
Landon Roberts — One single
Jonathan Valenzuela — One single, one double
Cole White — One single
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