Matt Hilborn and Co. have scooped up their first ranking in a state baseball poll. (John Fisken photos)
Senior CJ Smith has been a huge factor in Coupeville’s rise, on the mound, in the field and at the plate.
Pardon me while I have the vapors.
The big boys have rediscovered Cow Town.
For the first time in recent memory, the Coupeville High School baseball squad has cracked the state’s Top 10 polls.
And it happened BEFORE they knocked off defending Olympic League champ Klahowya for the second time Wednesday.
When legendary former Anacortes coach Lem Elway kicked out his latest rankings at washingtonbaseballpoll.com Sunday, there was lil’ ol’ Coupeville sitting at #9 in 1A.
Yep, just three slots behind their league rivals, who dropped from #3 to #6 after their first loss to the Wolves.
Since the poll was released, CHS upended Chimacum Monday, then walloped Klahowya 10-2 yesterday to move within one win of its first baseball league title since 1991.
While Coupeville continues to get short thrift from the computers (ScoreCzar has them ranked at #29, behind teams with 4-11 and 5-12 records), Elway’s poll carries far more weight, as he shapes it after talking with coaches across the state.
The top 10 for 1A (through Sunday, Apr. 24):
1 — Naches Valley
2 — Eatonville
3 — Zillah
4 — Kiona-Benton
5 — Hoquiam
6 — Klahowya
7 — Freeman
8 — Kings Way Christian
9 — Coupeville
10 — Meridian
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