Coupeville sweeps; Oak Harbor swept / Babe Ruth baseball

By Jim Waller • June 19, 2017 1:30 am

It was a winning weekend for the Coupeville Babe Ruth baseball team. For Oak Harbor, not so much.

The Wolves defeated visiting Sedro-Woolley twice, 9-1 and 8-6, Saturday, June 17.

Oak Harbor fell at home to Friday Harbor 6-2 and 11-0.

Coupeville 9, Sedro-Woolley 1

The Wolves’ George Dailey struck out 11 to keep Sedro-Woolley from mounting any offensive threats while the Coupeville batters rolled up nine runs — six in the second inning.

Chelsea Prescott sparked the offense with two hits, including a double, and three RBI.

Ulrik Wells chipped in with two hits, Jonny Carlson doubled and Xavier Murdy and Daniel Olson added RBI.

Coupeville 8, Sedro-Woolley 6

After Sedro-Woolley scored three runs in the top of the first inning, Coupeville evened the score in its half and then tacked on five more runs over the next two innings to go up 7-3 in the five-inning game.

Sedro-Woolley rallied for three runs in the fifth, but the comeback came up short as Olson came in with one out and the bases loaded to stop the uprising.

Hawthorne Wolfe paced Coupeville with two hits and two RBI.

Friday Harbor visits Coupeville for an 11 a.m. doubleheader Saturday, June 24.

Friday Harbor 6, Oak Harbor 2

Friday Harbor broke a 2-2 tie with a pair of runs in the fifth inning and added two more in the seventh to secure the win.

Ethan Abbott recorded two hits, an RBI and a stolen base for Oak Harbor; Will Rankin added two hits, a run and two stolen bases.

Cody Duchnowski, Gage McLeod, Brock Boyer and Benjamin Lockwood also singled for the Wildcats.

McLeod pitched the first six innings, surrendering only two earned runs while striking out four.

Friday Harbor 11, Oak Harbor 0

An eight-run third inning was more than enough to carry Friday Harbor to the big win in the five-inning second game.

Oak Harbor collected only one hit, a single by John Blankman, off Friday Harbor’s Bridger Holmes. Holmes also rapped three hits and drove in three runs.

Oak Harbor (6-10-1) plays at Mount Vernon at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, and then hosts Mount Vernon at 6 p.m. Thursday at Clover Valley Park.