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Call ’em butter! They’re on a roll!!

Posted in Little League, Softball, tagged , , , , on May 18, 2015| Leave a Comment »

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Sarah Wright eyes the pitcher like a Wolf on the hunt. (Kelly Crownover photos)

Ron Wright

Ron Wright (in sunglasses) imparts some wisdom to the Sox.

The Coupeville connection was strong in this one.

Getting big games from their Wolf players (and a key assist from their Cow Town scorekeeper), the South Central Sox little league softball squad pulled out a huge win Monday afternoon.

Rallying in extra innings, the Sox, whose roster brings together South and Central Whidbey players, nipped host South Skagit 7-6.

That they even got to extra innings can partially be attributed to the team’s scorekeeper, Kelly Crownover.

With the game knotted in the third, Skagit picked up a tie-breaking, two-out line drive.

Enter Crownover, who alertly caught the Lightning batting out of order.

Tipped off by her expert eye, the ump overturned the play and called the batter out, ending the rally.

“One for the scorekeeper! HAHA!!,” said an exuberant Crownover.

On the field, her daughter Veronica and fellow CMS stars Sarah Wright and Tamika Nastali all chipped in with solid games to key the win.

Wright pounded out two base knocks, pilfered three bags and gunned down a would-be base stealer from her spot behind the plate.

Nastali (a double and two stolen bases) and Veronica Crownover (single, stolen base) both swung hot bats, then backed it up with strong play in the field.

The Sox will carry their winning streak back into action Wednesday when they host Oak Harbor.

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Wolf sluggers KO Oak Town!!

Posted in Little League, Softball, tagged , , , , , , on May 14, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Veronica Crownover guards first base. (Kelly Crownover photos)

Veronica Crownover guards first base. (Kelly Crownover photos)

An Oak Harbor runner tries to creep away from first.

An Oak Harbor runner tries to creep away from first.

It was cold, damp and sort of miserable … perfect Wolf hunting weather.

Sparked by their mercenaries from Cow Town, the South Central Sox little league softball squad knocked off dastardly Oak Harbor 8-7 Wednesday.

It was the first win in three tries against the North enders for the South Whidbey/Coupeville sluggers.

With all four of its CMS players on the field — Ema Smith was back manning third base after spending time on injured reserve — the Sox finally put it all together.

“Sometimes being a winner doesn’t always mean scoring the victory, but last night it did!,” said proud softball mom Kelly Crownover. “The team was excited.”

Wolf supernova Sarah Wright earned the win in the pitcher’s circle, throwing a complete game, while also whacking three singles.

Veronica Crownover added a base knock and a series of nice digs, saving errant throws at first base for the Sox, while center fielder Tamika Nastali chipped in with a stolen base.

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Big runs, big guns!!

Posted in Little League, Softball, tagged , , , , on May 12, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Veronica Crownover cracked a two-run triple Monday. (Kelly Crownover photo)

Veronica Crownover cracked a two-run triple Monday. And yes, the giraffe was impressed. (Kelly Crownover photo)

Shake it up and see what happens.

Experimenting a bit with its lineup Monday, the South Central Sox little league softball team moved Coupeville’s Sarah Wright from catcher to pitcher for a couple of innings.

Regardless of where you plug her in, Wright sparkled as usual, but not even her hurling or Veronica Crownover’s red-hot bat could save the Sox, who fell 9-5 to visiting South Skagit.

The Sox are primarily a South end-based squad, but feature four Coupeville players (Wright, Crownover, Tamika Nastali and Ema Smith), and the Wolves had a solid impact on the game.

Crownover thumped a two-run triple into deep left and made a series of nice grabs at first to put the final stamp on outs.

Nastali laced a single while Wright, once she had finished her time in the pitcher’s circle, went back to gunnin’ down fools from behind the plate.

The CMS 8th grader yanked out the bazooka late in the game and cracked off a throw to third that nailed a potential stealer.

The would-be thief left the field dazed, confused and possibly scarred emotionally for life while Wright calmly re-holstered like a Western gunfighter, slight smile on her face.

The Sox get right back at it with a game in Oak Harbor Wednesday.

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Have bat, will bash!!

Posted in Little League, Softball, tagged , , , , , on May 7, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Bella Northup (left) (Kelly Crownover photos)

A chunk of last year’s league champ Central Whidbey Little League team reunite, as Bella Northup (left) stops by to see (l to r) Sarah Wright, Veronica Crownover and Tamika Nastali. (Kelly Crownover photos)

Tools of the trade, they come in many, many colors.

Tools of the trade, they come in many, many colors.

Every helmet has its own story to tell.

Every helmet has its own story to tell.

Triple triples.

Sarah Wright enjoys the three-bagger so much, she went out and nabbed three of them Monday.

The Coupeville Middle School eighth grader went wild with the bat, as she and her fellow Wolves paced the South Central Sox little league softball squad to a 16-4 win over host South Skagit Lightning.

While an 8-5 loss at Oak Harbor Wednesday gave the Sox — which draws players from Coupeville and South Whidbey — a split on the week, the offensive power show was all the talk.

Wright, who had played five games in two days over the weekend while at a select team tourney in Selah, was en fuego at the plate.

Playing under constant threat of cold rain, she bashed triples in the first, fourth and fifth innings.

Keeping pace, fellow Wolves Ema Smith (two singles, a stolen base), Tamika Nastali (single, stolen base) and Veronica Crownover (three singles, two stolen bases) all chipped in to the hitting clinic.

The victory and the hot hitting made up for the weather conditions.

“It was cold and it was wet … but fun was had by all; these two teams really enjoy competing against each other,” said softball mom Kelly Crownover.

The Wolf contingent was still on point against Oak Harbor, even though their team wasn’t able to pull out the win.

Wright slammed a double, then picked up two more singles and a stolen base, while Nastali had a stolen base and Crownover rapped out a single.

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“They are a fun group to coach!!”

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , , , , on May 4, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Hope Lodell clinched a title for her team with a running, over the shoulder catch in deepest center Sunday. (John Fisken photo)

Hope Lodell clinched a title for her team with a running, over the shoulder catch in deepest center Sunday. (John Fisken photo)

Wolves Hope Lodell, Lauren Rose, Katrina McGranahan and Sarah Wright celebrate with their Storm teammates.

   Lodell, Lauren Rose, Katrina McGranahan and Sarah Wright celebrate with their Storm teammates. (Photo courtesy Kolby Doerge)

You can’t take the Wolves anywhere without them bringing home a trophy or two.

Four of Coupeville’s best young athletes — CHS freshmen Katrina McGranahan, Lauren Rose and Hope Lodell and CMS eighth grader Sarah Wright — went to Selah over the weekend with their select softball squad.

While there, they and their teammates on the Northwest Storm captured first place at a Strikeout Breast Cancer tournament.

And they did it in memorable fashion, with Lodell clinching the championship with a running, over the shoulder catch at the fence in center with the bases loaded.

The quartet’s coach on the Storm, Kolby Doerge, broke down the weekend’s performance of each player exclusively for Coupeville Sports.

McGranahan (P):

Katrina is our main pitcher and had a great championship game. Struck out six Selah Vortex batters.

Her veteran knowledge as a base runner out thinks the opponent. She came up with big steals all weekend, including a rally starter in game one this morning.

Rose (3B):

Played great defense today. 

Third base is very difficult vs. this caliber of play. Bunting is a weapon if they sense a weak infielder.

Bunting her direction is a sure out.

Her speed on the base path is difficult to defend. In a key moment she stole home while the catcher was returning the pitch back to the pitcher.

Wright (C):

Another key anchor on defense.

The level of play that one would find at an ASA tournament is second to none in the state. Having a back stop who can control would-be base stealers gives us a huge advantage.

She is our #4 batter, hitting doubles and triples all weekend. One of our RBI leaders.

Lodell (CF):

Hope provides another layer of defense that helps the team.

Her speed and break on the ball allows her to run down potential hits. That speed is tough on opposing catchers and defenders.

Hope had one of the finest catches in the championship game where only the proper break put her in position to make the game ending over the shoulder catch — bringing the entire team running out to celebrate with her!

They are a fun group to coach!

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