The Coupeville fastpitch team found out that going 24-3 and taking third in state has its privileges, especially when selecting all-league teams.

The Lady Wolves racked up five all-league selections, and also earned co-MVP and Coach of the Year honors when the Northwest A League fastpitch and baseball squads were announced.

The Wolves baseball team added to the count by earning three all-league selections.

Led by co-Most Valuable Player Sarah Mouw, the Coupeville fastpitch squad had three first-teamers and two second teamers. According to head coach Randy Dickson, he would have liked to have seen more Lady Wolves make the squad.

“I would have loved to get a couple more girls on the team,” he said. “With us and Archbishop Murphy going 2-3 at state the whole squad could have been us and them.”

The Wolves took first place in league, second at the tri-district tournament and capped off the season with a third-place finish at the 1A state tournament in Pasco last month. Dickson was happy with how his team made the transition from slowpitch to fastpitch this year.

“I wouldn’t have traded anyone on this team,” he said. “I look at this squad and I couldn’t find any holes. We’re very well rounded, more well rounded than ATM.”

Mouw tied with Archbishop Murphy’s Kristen Linscott for MVP honors, a decision that made sense to the league’s coaches as both players dominated the rest of the league all season.

Mouw was not only the Wolves’ top pitcher, going 22-2, she also led the Wolves in batting, doubles, triples, home runs, and RBI.

“(Sarah) was the offensive leader as well as our top pitcher,” Dickson said. “With her experience having played fastpitch before this year she really helped the rest of the girls prepare for the game.”

Senior Ashley Ellsworth-Bagby was named first-team for the fourth consecutive year at shortstop.

“I’m just thrilled that she liked softball,” Dickson said. “She could have been all-state in track or all-league in tennis if that was what she wanted to do.”

Junior Erica Lamb also earned her second all-league selection as an outfielder, despite playing only half the season there. After spring break she moved to catcher and was a rock for the Wolves behind the plate.

“She loved the outfield and when I asked her to move she wasn’t to sure about it,” Dickson said. “But after half a year with Sarah pitching and not getting many balls in the outfield she was ready to move. She brought an attitude and a confidence to the position that we needed.”

As the leadoff hitter, Lamb set the table for the rest of the team and did so superbly. She led the squad in stolen bases and runs scored.

Second baseman Lindsay Tucker and outfielder Tracy Taylor were named to the second team.

“I really felt that both Lindsay and Tracy deserved to be on the first team,’ Dickson said.“With the way Sarah pitched, second base was an important defensive position for our team. (Lindsay) had more assists and putouts than anybody on our team. And Tracy hit over .400 and was the captain of the outfield.”

Dickson will miss Taylor and Ellsworth-Bagby, two seniors who came into the Coupeville softball program at the same time he did.

“It’s going to be tough to lose Tracy and Ashley,” he said. “They started and lettered each of their four years. I started coaching when they were freshmen and we went from 9 to 12 to 13 to 24 wins in their four years here. They have been the foundation to where this program is heading.”

Dickson was quick to deflect praise about his Coach of the Year award to his coaching staff, which consisted of Kim Meche, Jim Wheat, and volunteers Bruce Berg and Dale Folkstad.

“That award is reflected of the entire coaching staff,” he said. “More than any year I relied on the guys around me. I look at this as an award for the whole staff along with the girls on the team – they were the ones on the field.”

The Wolves’ baseball squad earned one first-team selection and two second-team nods.

Leading the way on the first team was senior infielder/pitcher Brett Barker. Barker hit over .350 on the season and was Coupeville’s most consistent pitcher.

“He’s a pretty incredible baseball player,” teammate Brad Sherman said about Barker. “He’s a solid hitter, really good infielder, and he was probably our best pitcher this season.”

Senior Landen Miller and junior Dale Horton were named to the second-team squad.