Friday Harbor baseball team leads league

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Wolverine baseball team survives Wolves

posted 04/27/05
Northwest A/B League-leading Friday Harbor iimproved to 5-0 by scoring the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning of a 5-4 victory over Coupeville Tuesday, April 26.

"We squeaked another one out," said Friday Harbor coach Rich Warin of the home victory.

"The boys played pretty well again. Coupeville is much improved," Warin said of the Wolves.

Once again solid defense helped Peter Shanks notch the win for the Wolverines. Friday Harbor’s outfielders held a couple of deep-hitting Wolves to singles. "The outfield is doing really well," Warin said of leftfielder Tim Cumming, centerfielder Jesse Woodruff and rightfielder Trefor Bacon.

Jesse Woodruff hit a single and double for the Wolverines. Tim Cumming singled and drove 2 runs. Eric Rothlisberger rapped a pair of base hits. Shanks doubled in a run and Chazs Lawson had an RBI.

The Wolverines up their overall record to 7-2.

Friday Harbor clobbers Bellevue Christian

Friday Harbor shut out Bellevue Christian 9-0 in non-league baseball action Saturday, April 23.

"That team was better than Darrington and we dismantled them," said Eric Rothlisberger, who singled, doubled and had 3 RBI.

Matt Rothlisberger cracked 3 base hits, stole a base and had 1 RBI. Dwight Ware rapped 2 singles and drove in 2 runs. Jesse Woodruff and Pemberton each doubled and had 1 RBI.

Bellevue Christian won a junior varsity contest 6-2.

Wolverine baseball team leads league

Photos by Matt Pranger

posted 04/25/05
Friday Harbor’s baseball team took sole possession of the top of the Northwest A/B League with a 5-1 victory over Darrington Friday, April 22. The Wolverines are 4-0 in league and 6-2 overall.

"It was good to hand them their first (league) loss," said Eric Rothlisberger.

"We executed better," Peter Shanks said. "We did the little things right, which ended up getting us the win."

"We played pretty well defensively but we can hit better," Rothlisberger said. "Peter pitched well."

Some dramatic defense helped senior pitcher Peter Shanks notch the win. With two outs and the bases loaded with Loggers in the top of the second inning, senior right fielder Trefor Bacon raced in, dove, snared the ball and rolled. In the sixth inning, first baseman Matt Rothlisberger stretched over the fence beyond the visitors dugout and gloved foul ball.

The Wolverines closed the game with a couple of defensive gems. Third baseman Forrest Crawford dug out a sharp grounder and rifled it to first and shortstop Eric “Routine E.” Rothlisberger ranged deep on a ground ball, popped up and drilled it to first for the second out. Shanks stuck out the final batter.

"That was awesome," Shanks said. "It’s never a bad time to win."

"They’ve definitely been the best team we played," he added.

Jesse Woodruff wrapped two singles, drove in two runs and stole two bases. Matt Rothlisberger and Crawford smacked two base hits apiece. Chas Lawson singled in a run.

Shanks struck out 7 batters, allowed 7 hits and walked 4.