2015 COACHES ALL-COUNTY BASEBALL TEAM

The 2015 Coaches All-County Baseball Team has been released. Several of our Elkmont Red Devils made this team. You can get a hard copy for your scrapbooks from the Athens News Courier office this week. 

Shortstop: Jordan Nelson — Nelson had eight RBIs with a .354 batting average and a .890 field percentage.

Outfield: Jared Bailey— The senior finished with a .375 batting average with 16 RBIs. On defense, he recorded a .910 fielding percentage.

Utility: Eli Hobbs — Hobbs had 14 RBIs to accompany a .330 batting average. He finished with a .850 fielding percentage.

Honorable Mention 
Outfield: Aron Moss

LIMESTONE STORM QUALIFIES FOR WORLD SERIES

The 7U Dizzy Dean Limestone Storm baseball team played in the Alabama State tournament last weekend. Several of the coaches and players are from Elkmont. Link to article where you meet the Elkmont players.

A rain soaked Friday afternoon had the Storm playing in the rain and wind to get the its first win, 6-3 over Millbrook.   On Saturday, there was a two hour rain delay with more mud and rain. The Limestone team lost 16-1 to last year's state runner-up, Northport. 

On Sunday, the Storm played P.A.T and won 15-6.  They turned around and played 4 hours later but weren't able to overcome the Walker County Stingers, losing 18-9.  The Limestone Storm finished 8th in the state out of 32 teams. This qualified to play in the World Series, July 17.

  
The team will be on the Jamie Cooper Show Friday morning on WTZT-TV, channel 11 at 6am. It's live. We are going to play a game with Jamie and talk about the road to the World Series.

You can watch Cooper and Company on Charter channel 6; MediaCom channel 7; ATT&T U-verse channel 11; Knology channel 17.104; or Digital antenna 11. Watch on your computer link
 
To help the Limestone Storm fund its trip to the World Series, Applebees will be hosting a fundraiser pancake breakfast this Saturday, July 11 from 8-10 am.  Tickets are $5 and if you don't get a ticket in advance you are welcome to just come on up there. You do not have to have a ticket!!!!