We’re four games into the season and Aaron Curtin already has two no-hitters. (Shelli Trumbull photo)
The Coupeville High School baseball squad has played four games this season, twice ten-running their opponents and twice being shut out.
Friday it was the more popular of the two options, as the Wolves jumped all over host Port Townsend early, then rode nearly flawless pitching from Aaron Curtin (tossing his second no-hitter of the season) to a 10-0 victory in their Olympic League opener.
The victory left Coupeville sitting atop the league standings at 1-0, 2-2 overall.
And, while the disparity is sort of odd, CHS coach Willie Smith can appreciate it.
“Yeah, you have a problem with that???,” he asked with a huge laugh. “And yes, we either score or we don’t, but as an ever positive and cheery person, I like to think of it as our outscoring our opponents 20-9 in the first four games and not worry about the fact we are just .500 in those games.”
The Wolves didn’t need all those runs with Curtin dealing wicked high, hard cheese.
The senior hurler struck out nine Redhawks while walking just one. The only ball Port Townsend got good aluminum on was hit right at Wolf shortstop Josh Bayne, who snared it for the out.
Curtin has thrown 11 shutout innings over three appearances this season.
“They never really had a chance against him. Aaron was just dominant,” Smith said.
While they might not have needed the offense, the Wolves were still quite happy to capitalize on their chances, drilling Port Townsend for five runs in the first.
Cole Payne spanked an RBI double, Kyle Bodamer whacked a two-run double and senior Carson Risner, playing in his first game since his freshman year, crunched a two-run single.
Not content to sit on its lead, Coupeville tacked on two more in the second when Bodamer’s double squeeze was so successful that both Bayne and Payne were able to stroll home.
Bodamer was an RBI machine, knocking in four, while freshman Jake Hoagland, making his first-ever start, chipped in with three RBIs.
Payne, Bodamer, Risner and Hoagland each had two hits.
“Overall, we came out very focused and executed what we needed to do on offense,” Smith said.
Coupeville will try to keep its hot streak at the plate going when it travels to Everett today to face a familiar foe in former Cascade Conference rival Archbishop Thomas Murphy.
The Wolf JV travels even further, with a date in Blaine.
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