AREA SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT STARTS TOMORROW

The Elkmont Lady Devils have finished their regular season and are ready to begin the Area 15 Softball Tournament.  Games start tomorrow - best of luck to our softball team.

Area 15, at West Morgan

Thursday

West Morgan vs. Madison Academy, 2:30 p.m.

Elkmont vs. Westminster Christian, 4:30 p.m.

LADY DEVILS SOFTBALL RESULTS - APRIL 14 - 19

West Morgan 7, Elkmont 0 
West Morgan softball captured the Class 3A, Area 15 championship Friday afternoon by blanking Elkmont 7-0.
 

Lexington 4, Elkmont 2: Brandi Bentley and Rebekah Inman each singled and scored a run for Elkmont.

Elkmont 12, Giles County (TN) 0: 
 Brandi Bentley finished with two hits and three RBIs for Elkmont. Autumn Davis picked up the win as she struck out four batters in four innings. Davis also singled at the plate.

YOUTH SOFTBALL CAMP - JUNE 2-6

June 2-6, 2014, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Youth Softball Camp will be held at the Athens Sportsplex on Hwy 31 for girls age 7-12.
The 2014 Triple Play Softball Camp will help each participant grow in their skills and understanding of the game of fastpitch softball. Some of the areas of fundamentals to be covered during the camp include:

• Throwing
• Hitting
• Fielding
• Base Running
• Team Offense
• Team Defense

**All detailed information will be available in the 2014 Triple Play Camp brochures that will be available in May, 2014.**

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MIDDLE SCHOOL SPLITS WITH TANNER

April 13:
The Elkmont Middle School Red Devils jumped out to an early lead and captured a 13-6 victory over the Tanner Rattlers, at the Hilltop.  The game was decided quickly as the Red Devils exerted its will early with 11 runs in the first three innings.
 
An RBI single by Phillip Norman, a two-run single by Matt Sims, a walk by Jordan Fielding, a two-run single by Jim Dawson, and a two-run double by Phillip during the first inning fueled the Elkmont offense, scoring nine runs. 

The rest of the game saw each attempted Tanner rally matched by an answering Elkmont team.

The Red Devils survived a Tanner surge and put up two runs of its own in the fourth inning, scoring on an RBI triple by Login Griffin and an RBI single by Hunter Pitman.  

	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
TANNER	1	2	1	2	0	6	5	6
ELKMONT	9	0	2	2	0	13	7	2

Game Stats:
*Phillip Norman allowed six runs over five innings, and was credited with the victory. He struck out 10 batters, walked five and gave up five hits.  
*Jim Dawson, Phillip Norman and Login Griffin combined for five hits and six RBIs.

O Green couldn't get it done on the mound for Tanner, taking the loss. He allowed 13 runs in four innings, walked 11 and struck out seven.

TANNER WINS 5 - 3 IN LAST GAME 
Hunter Pitman did all he could to give Elkmont Middle School a boost, but it wasn't enough to get past Tanner, as Elkmont Middle School lost 5-3 in five innings at home on Saturday.

The Tanner Rattlers jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the top of the third.  Green got things going  with a single. A stolen base then moved from first to second. J. Revaz singled, plating Green.

After a quick strike from the Rattlers, Elkmont responded with one run in the third; scored on an RBI single by Hunter.

The lead stayed with Tanner after the fourth, when it scored two runs on an error and an RBI single by G. Mann.
 
In the fourth, Elkmont Middle School scored on an RBI single by Hunter, scoring Jordan Fielding.
After posting one run in the fourth, the Red Devils scored another in the fifth.


Tanner jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the top of the third. O. Green got things going for Tanner with a single. A stolen base then moved Green from first to second. J Revaz singled, scoring the RBI.

After a quick strike from Tanner, Elkmont Middle School responded with one run in the third. Elkmont Middle School scored on an RBI single by Hunter.

The lead stayed with Tanner after the fourth, when it scored two runs on an error and an RBI single by G Mann.
 
In the fourth, Elkmont scored on an RBI single by Pitman, scoring Jordan Fielding. The Red Devils  added another run in the fifth; making the final score 5-3 Tanner.  This wrapped up our season.We finished with a 9-11 record.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
TANNER	0	0	1	2	2	0	5	5	1
ELKMONT	0	0	1	1	1		3	3	5

Game Stats:

Hunter Pitman was solid at the plate for the Red Devils. He went 2-3 and drove in one. He singled in the third and fourth innings.

B. Rios recorded the win for Tanner. He allowed three runs over four innings. He struck out seven, walked seven and surrendered three hits.

Hunter took the loss for Elkmont. He pitched five innings, walked four, struck out seven, and allowed five runs.

ELKMONT VARSITY BASEBALL SENIOR DAY ON TUESDAY

Due to the rain, the Senior Day Game vs Ardmore at Elkmont has been rescheduled for tomorrow.  First pitch is at 4:30 pm so be there early for the Senior Recognition Day.

RED DEVILS BEAT ATHENS BIBLE SCHOOL

The Varsity Red Devils are almost done with their season.  They added another win to their season on Saturday, April 12.

Elkmont 14, Athens Bible 5:  
Jordan Nelson was 3-for-5 with three runs scored and two RBIs for Elkmont. Jared Bailey was 2-for-5 with three RBIs. Josh Carter was 2-for-4 with three runs scored.

Winning pitcher Tyler Thomas went seven innings, allowed just four earned runs while striking out four.

FIRST WEEK OF APRIL RESULTS

March 31
EHS Baseball
Varsity vs Madison Academy (Area series) Madison Academy 15, Elkmont 1

April 1
EHS Baseball
Varsity @ Madison Academy (Area series)
Madison Academy 9,   Elkmont 3
Madison Academy 11, Elkmont 7

April 4
EHS Baseball
Varsity @ Ardmore in a double header

1st Game:  Ardmore 6, Elkmont  5

2nd Game: Ardmore 8, Elkmont  2

April 5
EHS Baseball
JV @ Tanner in a double header
1st Game:  Tanner 6, Elkmont 4
2nd Game: Elkmont 5, Tanner 4

Middle School vs Westminister @ home; double header
1st Game:  Elkmont 4, Westminister 3
2nd Game: Elkmont 5, Westminister 4

April 6
EHS Baseball
Varsity @ Johnson High School - cancelled

OPENING DAY FOR ELKMONT YOUTH BALL

Baseball:
5 & 6 Teams:
Lil Devils - win in extra innings, 9 -8
Elkmont 1 beat Ardmore 3, 15 - 14. 

7 & 8  Team
Elkmont  #1 started off with a win today against Ardmore 2. Elkmont put up 19 hits to be beat Ardmore 13-9. Elkmont's next game is April 12th at 11:00.

Softball:
8 and Under Teams:
Great win for the Diamond Daisies 19-4

Picture:Tracy Hyatt Legacy

10 and Under Team:

The Elkmont Lady Devils beat West 3, 10 - 9, in the season opener.  Kayla Smith hit a 3 run homer and Macee Bentley hit a home run as well.  Kansas McMahan pitched most of the game with Kayla Smith closing out the last inning.

12 and Under Team

Lunachix: 10 - 9 win