Madison McMillan is a terror on defense. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
Teagan Calkins carries a big bat, and she’s not afraid to use it.
Launching moonballs all day and all night, the Coupeville High School catcher smashed a pair of home runs and a bases-clearing triple Thursday, delivering the kind of performance which will likely scar the next three generations of East Jefferson softball players.
Yes, that includes the ones not even born yet, but who will grow up haunted by the legend of “The Red Dragon” burning Port Townsend down to ash.
And Calkins had plenty of help, as every eligible Wolf hit the field during an 18-0 romp that was mercy ruled after five innings.
The victory over a 1A mash-up of two of Coupeville’s former league rivals — Port Townsend and Chimacum — lifts the 2B Wolves to 2-1 on the season.
Up next? A trip to Meridian Saturday, as Aaron Lucero’s mad mashers play their fourth-straight game against a bigger school.
So far, the Wolves have beaten 1A and 2A foes, while losing by just a single run to a 3A rival.
Thursday’s butt-whuppin’ was administered on both sides of the field.
While the offense was huge, the defense was on point as well.
Freshman flame thrower Adeline Maynes whiffed 12 East Jefferson batters, while Calkins erased the only two rival runners to get aboard.
“Think you can hit this? You can’t.”
The Wolf backstop picked a runner off of first, laying the ball into Ava Lucero’s glove with a quick snap of her wrist, then initiated a rundown which erased a runner straying off second late in the game.
Calkins came charging from behind the plate, bluffed the would-be thief into going the wrong way, then let her teammates chase her down, with Wolf third-baseman Madison McMillan slapping on the tag.
That left Coupeville plenty of time to launch an offensive explosion, and the Wolves were more than up to the task.
Eight hits, with four being of the extra-base variety. Three from Calkins and an RBI double which left the bat of Mia Farris like a laser seeking a moon to destroy.
Fifteen walks.
Thirteen different players reaching base, with 15 playing, including the high school varsity debuts of 8th graders Emma Leavitt and Olivia Martin.
The kind of game which makes for a nice ferry ride back home for the head coach.
“A great team win!” Aaron Lucero said. “They executed all the little things we drill repeatedly.
“Good hitting, pressure on the bases, and just never let up until I dialed them all back.”
Thursday stats:
Capri Anter — One walk
Haylee Armstrong — Two walks
Taylor Brotemarkle — One single, two walks
Teagan Calkins — Two home runs, one triple
Mia Farris — One double, one walk
Jada Heaton — One walk
Ava Lucero — Two walks
Olivia Martin — One walk
Chloe Marzocca — One single
Madison McMillan — Three walks
Chelsi Stevens — One walk
Danica Strong — One single
Sydney Van Dyke — One single, one walk
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