TUESDAY'S DIAMONDS

After the drenching we got yesterday, its amazing that the baseball and softball teams were able to play.  The girls traveled to Clements for a varsity and middle school combo.  The boys hosted East Lawrence in a varsity/JV matchup.  

Softball
*Varsity lost in a close one, 4-3.
*JV won decisively, 9-0.  Emeril Hand was the winning pitcher with a no-hitter.

Baseball 
*Varsity
Taking an extra inning, Red Devils edged out the East Lawrence Eagles in a pitchers, duel, March 28.  The Red Devils were out early in the morning trying to get the field dried out after the storms Monday night. 

After a lot of hard work, they were able to host the East Lawrence. In a pitchers' duel, the rally caps came out at the end of the game.




Elkmont was down 2-0 going into bottom of the seventh, bases loaded and 2 outs.  East Lawrence pulled D. Hill of the mound who had had a fantastic  game. Hunter Pitman hit the ball scoring 2 RBIs to tie the score.  The Red Devils had a player on first  who got caught in pickle and called out. However, Elkmont had already taken advantage and scored the second run before that third out, tying the score, 2-2. 

 
In the bottom of eighth,  Bryce Tyler was hit by a pitch, Brady hit to right field and moved Bryce over to third.  The Eagles walked Jackson Cook intentionally to load bases with no outs.. Patrick Jobman came up to the plate and the pitcher balked.. walking the winning run in. 

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H
EAST  LAWRENCE	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	8
ELKMONT	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	4

Elkmont's Brett Parker and East Lawrence's Hill went back and forth for five innings.  Hill had nine strikeouts and fifteen first pitch strikes.  Parker had 3 strikes and 11 first pitch strikes. 

He pitched five innings before Jackson Cook came in to relief him.  Cook finished up the game for the win (pitching 3 innings) with two strikeouts and eight first pitch strikes for the win.

Hunter Pitman had the hottest Elkmont bat with two out of the four team hits and two RBIs. Patrick Jobman collected one walk.

*JV lost 9-7 

LIL' DEVILS OPENING CEREMONIES

From an old Spirit who is now an empty nester, youth baseball and softball is one of most enjoyable times in your child's sports career.  

Yes, they get stronger, faster and more accomplished but nothing is sweeter than a t-baller.   

Our Elkmont Little Devils started the 2016 spring youth ball season.  It goes too fast; enjoy this time before it slips away.

THIS WEEK IN ELKMONT SOFTBALL

Spring Break is over and the Lady Devils are back in school.  They had a full slate of games to welcome them back to the second half of the season.

MONDAY
JV @ EAST LIMESTONE
*East Limestone 1, Elkmont 0
*Ardmore 10, Elkmont 1

TUESDAY
WEST LIMESTONE @ ELKMONT
*Varsity 5, West Limestone 0
*Middle School - rescheduled for March 27 

THURSDAY

*West Morgan 7, Elkmont 6: The Rebels scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to top Elkmont.Haven Kirby led Elkmont with three hits and an RBI. Malena Butler added two hits and an RBI.

*Middle School 11, West Morgan 3  

FRIDAY/SATURDAY
*Varsity plays in New Hope Tournament

  

LADY DEVILS ZERO OUT WILDCATS

After two weather delays, the Lady Devils made some lightening of their own beating West Limestone, 5-0.

Autumn Davis pitched the entire game holding the Lady Wildcats scoreless. She also collected an RBI when Haven Kirby crossed the plate. Malena Butler and Gracen Clinard contributed a double that scoring two RBIs each rounding out the scoring.  

Elkmont will be on the field again March 23 in an area matchup with West Morgan.  This important game will be on the Hill and weather looks promising.  First pitch is at 4:30 pm.

RED DEVILS BLISTER LINDSEY LANE

Elkmont played Lindsey Lane last night.  The JV game was cancelled but the varsity had a great night.

 

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
ELKMONT	0	6	6	3	11	X	X	26	13	3
LINDSEY LANE	0	3	4	1	0	X	X	8	7	4

Braden Miller was the winning pitcher with 3.2 innings. He had 3 strikeouts and 13 first pitch strikes. Brady Garris came in to close the game, pitching 1.2 innings. He contributed 1 strikeout and 6 first pitch strikes.

Clay Hunt led the Red Devils with 3 hits.  Brady Garris and Patrick Jobman had 2 hits each. Hunter Jobman had 3 walks, Clay Hunt and Jackson Cook had 2 walks.  Elkmont players that led in RBIs were Brady Garris, Hunter Pitman and Bryce Tyler with 4 each.

If the predicted storms don't flood the games out, Elkmont will be hosting Ardmore for a varsity/JV combo starting at 4:30 today.

MIDDLE SCHOOL BEATS WILSON

The Middle School Red Devils traveled to Wilson yesterday for a double header.  It was a great day to watch baseball, a warm evening and Elkmont collected two wins

*Elkmont 10, Wilson 3

*Elkmont 5, Wilson 1
 

 

SPRING BREAK BASEBALL

It's Spring Break and the Red Devils were out in the field catching flies. First part of the week saw games cancelled due to weather.  However, the second part of week has been busy.

FRIDAY
Elkmont 17, Falkville 6 
Brady Garris went 3-for-5 for Elkmont with a triple, five RBIs and four runs scored. 

Elkmont 19, Falkville 7 
Jackson Cook drove in four runs. Hunter Pitman, Bryce Taylor and Jonathan Craig each drove in two runs.

SATURDAY
Athens Bible 11, Elkmont 1  
Hunter Pitman had two hits for Elkmont.

Athens 15, Elkmont 0
 

SPRING BREAK SOFTBALL

Elkmont School has been off for Spring Break.  Some went to the beach, some to the mountains but others were on the diamond this week.  Our Lady Devils have been busy playing the game they love during their time off.

Thursday
Middle School 
*The Lady Devils beat East Limestone, 11-3
*Russellville chilled Elkmont with a 21-6 loss. 

Friday
Varsity
*Lady Devils lost to Giles County, 3-6.
*Priceville 7, Elkmont 3 
Elizabeth Williams went 2-for-2 with a RBI. Haven Kirby drove in two runs.

Middle School
*Elkmont roped Clements, 6-0. 

Saturday 
Varsity - Rained Out

Middle School - Rained Out
*

LAST WEEK'S SOFTBALL RESULTS

MONDAY:
Elkmont Middle School lost two to Bridgeforth (Giles County), 10-0 and 9-2.

TUESDAY:
Lots of rain equals no game with Tanner

THURSDAY:
Varsity Lady Devils win 5-2 over Decatur Heritage.

Link to great photos by Down Home Portraits. 

Calhoun Tournament
FRIDAY:
Pool Play
*Lady Devils beat Danville, 3-2
*Northside beat Elkmont, 15-1

SATURDAY: 
Tourney Play
*Lady Devils beat Cherokee, 11-5
*Lawrence County upended Elkmont, 8-5 

RED DEVILS ADD ONE MORE TO THEIR RECORD

The varsity and middle school baseball teams were playing on a very cold and damp Saturday.The middle school Red Devils traveled to Lauderdale County for a double header.  They lost the first game, 5-3; regrouped for the second to win, 5-1.

The older Red Devils were in Leeds and it was just as cold as it was in Lauderdale County. Elkmont were on their way to adding two wins to their season but were upended by Leeds in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Elkmont 5, Ragland 3:

Brady Garris tripled and drove in a run to lead the Red Devils. Jackson Cook, Jim Dawson and winning pitcher Braden Miller also drove in runs. 

Leeds 11, Elkmont 10: In the bottom of the seventh, Leeds tied the game and scored the game winner. 

 

RED DEVILS TREE GOLDEN BEARS

The Elkmont Red Devils traveled to Lexington for a varsity game.  The JV game was cancelled.  They were able to dodge the storms and come home with a 5-1 win last night.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
ELKMONT	2	0	0	2	2	0	1	5	3	3
LEXINGTON	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3

Brett Parker, Elkmont's starting pitcher, was charged with the win.  He threw five innings with two strikeouts and eight first pitch strikes.  Jackson Cook closed out the game.

Hunter Pitman had two hits to lead the Red Devils.  Jackson Cook had one hit and two walks.  Brayden Miller and Patrick Jobman also picked up two walks a piece.

 

Elkmont will take a 4-5 record to Leeds on Saturday.  They will play Ragland at 11:15 am and  Leeds at 1 pm.

 

RED DEVILS WALK THE PLANK

Elkmont traveled to Rogers to take on the Pirates yesterday. The Red Devils got off to a quick start, scoring two runs in the first.  However,  a four run surge in the fourth inning sealed a win for the Pirates, 7-4.  Errors were again a problem for Elkmont as they committed five to Rogers' two.

Brady Garris and Jackson Cook had two hits each.  Braxton Hand contributed one hit to the Elkmont effort.  Patrick Jobman collected two walks. Braden Miller picking up one walk and two RBIs (runs batted in). Clay Hunt was Elkmont's starting pitcher and threw 3.2 innings before being relieved by Braden Miller.  Miller pitched 2.1 innings with three strikeouts and 8 first pitch strikes.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
ELKMONT	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	7	5
ROGERS	0	1	0	4	0	2	X	7	7	2

JV: Rogers 5, Elkmont 2