
Carson Grove ponders life. (David Somes photo)
A hit-fest it was not.
La Conner and Coupeville’s baseball teams only managed to scrape out two hits combined Thursday, but walks and errors gave the visiting Braves extra life and lifted them to a 7-0 win.
That was payback for a Wolf win Tuesday, with the season split dropping CHS to 3-3 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 3-7 overall.
Coupeville’s offense spent much of the afternoon stuck in neutral, with the hometown hardball heroes not getting a base knock until Jesus Madrigal ripped a 7th inning single.
Other than that, the Wolves amassed three walks, with Madrigal, Riley Lawless, and Landon Roberts eking out free passes, while Carson Grove got board on an error.
Overall, Coupeville accounted for 20 of its 21 outs via strikeouts, making it hard to keep rallies alive.
La Conner didn’t have much more going, with a third-inning single being its only base hit.
But, fueled by 12 walks and five Wolf errors, the Braves did scrape out two runs in the top of the second, another three in the third, and a final two in the sixth, to account for its runs.
CHS pitchers Landon Roberts (6) and Camden Glover (9) combined to whiff 15 batters to give the Wolves hope and keep more scoring at bay.
Steve Hilborn’s squad returns to action next week, with a home doubleheader Tuesday, April 22 against league rival Concrete.
Game times are 3:00 and 5:00 PM.
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