ERRORS SINK RED DEVILS

Decatur Heritage rallied to score four unanswered runs over the final two innings to pick up the win.

Travis Riggs put Elkmont up 1-0 with a fourth-inning RBI before Decatur Heritage tied the game with a single run in the top of the sixth.

INNINGS	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
DECATUR HERITAGE	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	4	1
ELKMONT	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	7	6

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THIS WEEK'S RAIN CHANGES

The Elkmont Softball and Baseball programs have already cancelled games this week.  

Here is the updated info:

Decatur Heritage games have been rescheduled for February 26:
*Games at Home
*Varsity vs Decatur Heritage @ 4:30 pm
*JV vs Decatur Heritage @ 6:30 pm

*JV @ Ardmore games scheduled for the 26th are cancelled

Softball - Cancelled 

*Middle School vs Lindsay Lane  

* Rescheduled for March 7

Feb 25
Game cancelled; rescheduled to March 1@ 5 pm
 
Feb 29 
Middle School/JV games scheduled for March 1 have been moved to February 29
*same times; same place

FIRST WEEK OF VARSITY BASEBALL

The Elkmont Varsity Red Devils baseball team started its season this week. The first games were rained out and moved to later in the schedule. 

Elkmont 17, Lindsay Lane 2 

INNINGS	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
LINDSAY LANE	0	0	0	1	0			2	5	7
ELKMONT	11	2	3	1				17	9	2

Elkmont 15, Falkville 5 
The host Red Devils scored nine runs in the bottom of the fourth and needed just six innings for the victory. Jordan Nelson and Jackson Cook each had two hits. Eli Hobbs had four RBIs. 
 

INNINGS	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
FALKVILLE	0	1	3	0	1	0		5	3	2
ELKMONT	2	0	0	9	2	2		15	7	3

Danville 14, Elkmont 6
Danville scored four runs in the top of the first inning and never looked back. Hunter Pittman led Elkmont with two hits.

LADY DEVILS AT THE FREEZE OUT

Softball season for the Elkmont Lady Devils opened this season with games at the Freeze Out Tournament in Florence this weekend.  

First Day:
Breaking fast out of the gate, Elkmont burned through Lexington 5-1 and Waterloo, 6-0.

This one is extra sweet! First tournament of my senior season and I hit one over left center!! Can't wait to see what the rest of this season has in store! Blessed to be able to play this sport!!

Dakota 

Second Day:

The Danville Lady Hawks had their wings clipped by Elkmont, 6-1. 

Another "out of the ball park" home run

The Lady Devils finished the tournament undefeated by rolling Sheffield, 9-1.  A great start and hopefully it means our ladies will have a fantastic season.

 

MEET THE NEW VARSITY BASEBALL COACH

Baseball season at Elkmont is opening this week.  The field has been raked and freshly mowed.  Sunny weather in the upper 50s is forecast for the first pitch.  The season opener for the Red Devils includes a new head varsity coach, Zachary Standridge. Hill Spirit had an opportunity to visit with our new coach for his thoughts on his first season at the helm.

Background:

Coach Standridge cut his teeth on baseball, playing at East Lawrence.  He later attended Calhoun and then Martin Methodist to achieve his education degree while representing each school on the diamond. While often found in the infield, he was known as an utility player.  He earned his Masters at Western Kentucky University.  Zach and his lovely wife, Erica, have four children. Justice is seven, the twins (Canaan and Haniyah) are six with the youngest, Eli, rounding out the Standridge clan at 18 months.

Life at Elkmont:
Zach was brought on board by former principal Garth Garris last summer.  He became part of our zany sixth grade staff as the math teacher.  He also became part of the football and baseball programs as an assistant.  When Coach Nave resigned from coaching earlier this year, Standridge quickly moved to the head varsity coach position.  His coaching staff is Dennis Black, Josh Andrews, Caleb Adams. 

Coach Standridge has two goals for his Red Devils program this year:  
The first is creating a better baseball facility for it to flourish.  During the off season they have worked to improve the field, sodding part of the infield, overseeding the outfield and bringing in three trucks of dirt to help improve drainage.  

The second is player development.  He wants each player to learn, eat and breath the concepts of working hard, to prepare and to take pride in what they do.  Being a part of the team isn't enough, learning what it takes to succeed is what they strive for.  Zach wants to emphasize player fundamentals, pitcher development and an instinctual knowledge of the game.  The Red Devils look to be in good hands to build the future.

LITTLE DEVILS EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE

The signups are over and practice will soon start.  However, first comes the annual organizational meeting for parents.    The meeting starts at 2 pm.  Anyone interested in youth Elkmont baseball/softball is encouraged to attend.  This is a great time to clean out those closets and donate or exchange equipment.