Hardball guru Jon Roberts is in the teaching business. (Photos by JohnsPhotos.net)
“It was a learning day, and that’s OK.”
That was the reaction from Coupeville High School JV baseball coach Jon Roberts Tuesday after his squad rumbled with its big-school rivals to the North.
While the 2B Wolves fell 15-1 to the 3A Wildcats, the field time is invaluable for a group of young guns looking to make some noise in the coming years.
“We continue to work on gaining baseball IQ,” Roberts said.
“With one exception, (8th grader) Jack Farrell, and the varsity guys playing down, we have very raw players who are just now joining the game,” he added.
“We continue to make strides toward making future diamond stars out of all of them!”
The future of Wolf baseball.
Coupeville picked up three hits in the game, with Johnny Porter collecting two base knocks, while Yohannon Sandles ripped a single.
On the mound, Roberts used a mix of players, getting some experience for five different hurlers, including two who hadn’t fired a pitch since last season.
Freshman Camden Glover, who has been making solid inroads on the varsity team, ripped off three strikeouts in two innings of work, then turned the ball over to the bullpen.
Sophomores Landon Roberts and Jack Porter, who play first base and left field for the Wolf varsity, respectively, returned to the mound after a long layoff and put in some solid work.
The duo, who will likely be called on to join the varsity pitching staff next season, after seniors Scott Hilborn and Jonathan Valenzuela graduate, combined to whiff three batters.
Sophomore Marcelo Gebhard and freshman Coop Cooper finished off the day, with Cooper slamming the door shut on the final Wildcat hitter.
Getting the most out of the day, even during spring break, the young Wolves bussed back to Cow Town after the 1:00 PM game and immediately went to join the day’s practice.
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