2012 ALL AREA BASEBALL TEAM

DECATUR DAILY CLASS 1A-3A ALL AREA BASEBALL TEAM

The Elkmont High School Baseball team had three honorable
 mentions on this year's team. Complete article can be found 
in the June 16 edition of the Decatur Daily.

Skyler Gant - Senior

Daniel Logan - Senior

Ben Furgerson - Junior

Player of year:  Trey Mathis, West Morgan

Coach of year:  Brent Gillespie, Hatton

Rest of Team

Athens Bible School:  Blake Cundiff, Sam Bobo, Jacob Hagewood

Decatur Heritage:       Brad Ellis,  Lee Godwin 

Hatton:                      Austin Long, Dusty Carpenter, Ty Terry, Jesse Naylor

Tanner:                     Josh McCaig, Ryan Ledford, Landon Stephens

West Morgan:            Brett Rittenberry

Honorable Mention

Clements:              Lamac Hicks, Cole White, Caleb Sherrill, Seth Hamilton

Danville:               Ghaith Vest, Trey Jones, Tyler Fields, Justin Morgan

Decatur Heritage:   Colin Fuller, Sawyer Holland, Pierce Thompson

Elkmont:               Skyler Gant, Daniel Logan, Ben Furgerson

Tanner:                 Javin Thatch, Dylan Harkins

West Morgan:       Dalton Goss, Blake New

2012 ALL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM

The Athens News Courier released the Limestone County Coaches' All-County Baseball Team last weekend.  This team is selected by the Limestone County high school coaches.  Elkmont has three players on the first team and three on the second team.

First Team:

Skyler Gant - Senior

Daniel Logan - Senior

Ben Furgerson - Junior

Second Team:

Cole Glass - Senior

Jared Bailey - Freshman

Justin Kesler - Freshman

All County Baseball 2012 First Team
Caleb Lindsey- Ardmore
Cody Reed- Ardmore
Marshall Durrett-Ardmore
Lamac Hicks-Clements
Cason Marks-Clements
Cole White-Clements
Caleb Roberts-East Limestone
Hunter Reece- East Limestone
Tanner Russell-East Limestone

Ben Ferguson-Elkmont

Skyler Gant-Elkmont

Daniel Logan-Elkmont

Josh McCaig-Tanner
Ryan Ledford-Tanner
Dylan Harkins-Tanner
Logan Laxson-West Limestone
Kyle Casteel-West Limestone
Grant Baugher-West Limestone

Most Valuable Player

Landon Stephens, Tanner

Coach of the Year

Austin Marsh, Tanner

2012 All County Baseball Second Team
Steven Shaw- Ardmore
Ben Hargrove-Ardmore
Austin Turner-Ardmore
Seth Hamilton-Clements
Joel Evans-Clements
Caleb Sherrill-Clements
Ben Rhodes-East Limestone
Matt Franks-East Limestone
Cameron Ashmore-East Limestone

Cole Glass-Elkmont

Jared Bailey-Elkmont

Justin Kesler-Elkmont

Tyler Dempsey-Tanner
Austin Harris-Tanner
Brady Phillips-West Limestone
Hunter Jones-West Limestone
Drake Lopez-West Limestone

STATE PLAYOFFS TODAY

ELKMONT BASEBALL RED DEVILS IN STATE PLAYOFFS

The Red Devils will be playing in the first round of the 

3A State Playoffs today @ Lauderdale County High 

School.    Games start at 4:30 and 7 pm.  

If the series splits tonight, the final game will be 

tomorrow. Good Luck Elkmont!!!

JV WRAPS UP SEASON WITH WIN - DIAMOND DEVIL SPEAKS

The Elkmont JV team traveled to Westminister this past Saturday to face the Wildcats for seven innings. 

Top of one:  Elkmont failed to score with three quick outs.

Bottom of one:  The Wildcats loaded the bases on two hits and a hit player, but the defense for the Red Devils did its job and held the Wildcats to zero runs.

Top of two:  With two outs, Jordan Brooks hit a home run over center field giving the Elkmont a 1-0 lead over Westminister.

Bottom of two:  Westminister scored two to take the lead, 2-1.

Top of three:  Joshua Carter hit a single, stole second and would eventually score on errors by Westminister making the score, 2-2.

Bottom of three:  Westminister failed to score.

Top of four:  Elkmont got the bats going with a leadoff double by Jake Marshall who would score on a SAC by Hunter Taylor.  Brooks hit a triple and Cody Haggermaker would follow with a single RBI.  Camron Taylor hit a single, stole second, advanced to third on a SAC fly by Carter and would score on a single RBI by Nolan Ryan.  Elkmont had the lead, 5-2.

Bottom of four:  Westminister scored two making the score, 5-4.

Top of five:  Elkmont would again fail to score.

Bottom of five: Westminister, no score.

Top of six:  Haggermaker hit a double and would score on a single RBI by Jarod Smallwood. Elkmont 6, Westminister, 4.

Bottom of six:  Westminister, no score.

Top of seven:  Elkmont scored another run bringing the final score to 7-4, Elkmont as Westminister would once again fail to score.

The JV team ends their season with an 11-9 record overall.  With the returning players from this year and those moving up from the middle school team, Red Devil JV baseball looks to have a bright future which also means the entire baseball program at Elkmont has many more promising years ahead.  Many of these players will be playing Legion Summer ball.  Hope to catch you all at the diamond again.  Signing off for Elkmont JV Baseball, this is The Diamond Devil.

STATS:

PITCHING:

            C. TAYLOR:  4 hits, 5 walks, 1 stike out, 1 hit player, 2 errors, 4 runs

            A. MCMAHAN:  4 hits, 2 walks, 4 strike outs, 1 hit player, 2 errors

BATTING:

            N. RYAN:  RBI

            M. JOHNSON: SINGLE

            J. MARSHALL:  DOUBLE, SINGLE

            H. TAYLOR: SAC, 2 SINGLES

            J. BROOKS:  HR, TRIPLE,

            C. HAGGERMAKER:  RBI, DOUBLE

            C. TAYLOR:  SINGLE

            J. CARTER: SINGLE, STEAL HOME

            J. SMALLWOOD:  RBI

MIDDLE DEVILS END SEASON WITH WIN - BASEBALL TAZ

Well, the Elkmont Middle Devils ended their season on a high note with a win over Westminster Christian Academy. The defense played its best game of the season and Eli Hobbs pitched 7 strong innings while picking up 4 Ks to bring home the 8-0 win.

The Devil offense got going in the top of the 1st with Hobbs getting a
Triple, while Jordan Nelson made it on base by being hit by a pitch and both
Hobbs and Nelson were driven home by Ethan Wilson to put us up 2-0. Hobbs scored again in the 2nd on a hit by Nelson and we were up 3-0.

In the 3rd, Bryce Tyler scored on a walk by Connor Norman, Travis Riggs scored as Hobbs was hit by a pitch and Josh Johnson scored on a passed ball while courtesy running for Brady Garris. Norman and Hobbs were driven in by Wilson to make it 8 - 0 at the end of the inning.

The defense played solid the entire game today and came up with the needed outs most of the time.  The catcher, Garris made a couple of fine plays behind the plate in this seven  inning game. I think that makes the Devils' season record 15 - 9 for a very decent middle school season. Big thanks to Coach Garth Garris for all his effort and time with our boys. Look forward to watching the guys again next year!!!!!! 


Taz Out!!!

ELI HOBBS PITCHING A NO HITTER - GREAT JOB

WESTMINISTER VARSITY TIMES

Varsity is to be at Westminister at noon.  Hill Spirit assumes that means the double header starts at 1 pm.  Haven't heard about the JV or Middle School times but  guessing it will be 9 am for Middle School and JV will start at 11 am.  Let Hill Spirit know if you have times for those games.  Just post in the comment section below.

JV LOSES ON THE ROAD - DIAMOND DEVIL SPEAKS

The JV Red Devils traveled to West Limestone Tuesday to face the Cats once again.

Top of one, Adam McMahan got on base with a walk followed by a RBI single from Michael Lee Johnson.

Hunter Brazeal had a single but Elkmont failed to score him.

Bottom of one, West scored two on a hit and a walk allowed by Elkmont pitcher, Johnson.

Top of two, Hunter Taylor started off with a double.  Eli Vining walked.  Jarod Smallwood had a RBI single followed by a RBI single from Joshua Carter.  With two outs and two on, Elkmont again failed to score the runners.

Bottom of two, West scored five.  Johnson still pitching.

Top of three, Elkmont failed to score and left one on base.

Bottom of three, West scored four more.  Camron Taylor would go to the mound to finish out the inning and game.

Top of four, Smallwood and Carter would each get a single followed by a RBI single from Nolan Ryan.  Elkmont would again fail to score the remaining two on base.

Bottom of four, West scored two runs on three hits.

Top of five, Elkmont failed to score giving West the win with a final of Elkmont 4, West 13.

The JV will travel to Westminister for their next game to be played immediately after the Middle School game.

STATS:

PITCHING:

            Johnson:  5 hits, 5 walks, 3 stike outs, 11 runs

            C. Taylor:  3 hits, 1 strike out, 2 runs

BATTING:

            N. Ryan:  walk, single, RBI

            A. McMahan:  walk

            M. Johnson:  RBI

            H. Brazeal:  single

            J. Brooks:  walk, 1B interference by catcher

            H. Taylor:  double, walk

            E. Vining:  walk

            J. Smallwood:  2 singles, RBI

            J. Carter:  2 singles, RBI

VARSITY RED DEVILS AT LAUDERDALE COUNTY

The Red Devils played two games at Lauderdale County on Saturday, April 7.  The first game was against the Lexington Golden Bears.  Lexington had just beat the second ranked Lauderdale County Tigers and continued to hit the ball when they played Elkmont.  They smacked seventeen hits, including a home run.  The Golden Bears won 14 - 7.

LEXINGTON	4	2	2	2	1	1	2
ELKMONT	0	2	0	1	1	3	0

Bryant Wales took the mound for the second game as Elkmont switched dugouts and opponents.  Lauderdale County bookended the game with five runs in the first two innings and another five in the last two innings.  The Red Devils started the seventh inning behind by five runs.  Going for a scoring blitz, Skyler Gant began with a walk; followed by a Daniel Logan home run, driving both runs in.  Ben Furgerson, Jared Bailey and Bryant Wales each added three singles scoring two more runs before the Tigers closed the game out.

ELKMONT	0	2	0	3	0	0	4
LAUDERDALE	2	3	0	0	3	2

Glass	6-3		F8	6-3		K
Gant	1B		6-3		E6		W*
Logan	1DP3		F8		1B		HR* 2RBI
Ferguson		1B		1B*	1B		1B*
J. Bailey		FC*		1B*	F9		1B*
Wales		W*		E*	6-4		1B
Kesler		F9 RBI		1B RBI		1 - 3	E5
Haney		1B RBI		F9		5 - 3	F9
Blenkinsopp		1 - 3		F9		1B

 *RUNS SCORED

Even though, the Red Devils lost 10 - 9, they showed they can play with Lauderdale County and have a  chance to upset the Area 16 champions in the first round of the 3A state playoffs, April 20 - 21.

WEST LIMESTONE BEAT VARSITY RED DEVILS

After a gritty win over the Ardmore Tigers on Monday, the Elkmont Red Devils traveled to West Limestone.  Daniel Logan took the mound for the starting pitch.  At the beginning of the bottom of the second inning, Elkmont was behind 4 - 0.  The Red Devils came out hot, gathering 6 singles and 4 RBIs to tie the score 4 - 4.


The Wildcats answered in the third with another three runs.  Jacob Blenkinsopp came in to finish the last two outs of the innings.  He finished the rest of the game.  Elkmont had a rally going in the fifth inning, putting 3 runners on with singles with no outs but weren't able to score more than one run.  Elkmont errors combined with cold bats added up to a Wildcat win, 10 - 5.

ELKMONT	0	4	0	0	1	0	0
WEST	2	2	3	1	0	2

West Limestone will be coming to the Elkmont Field on Thursday, April 12 for Senior Recognition Day.  The Red Devils will be looking for a win to close out their last home regular season game for 2012.

Glass	W	1B RBI		K		1B
Gant	FC	1B RBI			1B	6-3
Logan	4-6 DP-3	K			1B*		K
Ferguson		1B*	?		1B		6-3
J. Bailey		K	?		FC		1-3
Wales		1B* RBI	?		4-3 RBI
Kesler		4-3		K	K
Haney		IB* RBI		W		6-3
Blenkinsopp		IB*		FC		F4

*RUNS SCORED
THIRD INNING - MAKING CONCESSION RUN