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.
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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
The Elkmont Lady Devils softball program have had a great season. As the regular season leader in Area 15, they are hosting the Area tournament.
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Yesterday, the Lady Devils played Brooks in the opening game. After a bout of jitters, they pulled ahead for the win, 3-2. Gracen Clinard had 3 RBI, Brandi Bentley 2 hits, Calla Norman 1 hit, and Dakota McCurley got on base with a walk. Ruth Ann Bates was the winning pitcher with a complete game. She had 19 first pitch strikes with 4 strike outs. Brooks' K. Sherrill took the loss with 18 first pitch strikes and 1 strike out.
The second game paired West Limestone vs East Lawrence.
The Lady Eagles shut out West, 8-0.
The last game of the night was the semi-finals. Elkmont was able slide by East Lawrence, 7-6 to advance to the finals today @ 5 pm. Winning pitcher was Autumn Davis with 17 first pitch strikes and 7 strikes outs. Lady Eagle, Autumn Cook took the loss with 15 first pitch strikes and 1 strike out.
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Brooks vs West Limestone @ 2 pm
Brooks/West Winner vs East Lawrence @ 3:30 pm
Finals @ 5 pm
Elkmont vs Winner of 3:30 game
* if Elkmont loses, a second game will be played to determine Area 15 champion.
Tournament photos provided by Down Home Portraits
The Elkmont Red Devils completed its Area 15 series with the East Lawrence Eagles, March 24. On Monday, the Red Devils lost the first game, 6-1 in extra innings. They traveled to East Lawrence to finish the best of three game series to determine area rankings.
First Game:
Elkmont 5, East Lawrence 4:
Jared Bailey struck out five as Elkmont topped East Lawrence for a Class 4A, Area 15 win.
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Hunter Brazeal led Elkmont with
three hits and an RBI, while Jordan Nelson and Bailey each had two hits
and an RBI. Aron Moss added a hit and an RBI for the Red Devils. Bailey got the pitching win, holding East Lawrence to five hits in the complete game. He had 19 first pitch strikes and 5 strikeouts.
Second Game: East Lawrence 14, Elkmont 4
It was great afternoon for baseball at the Hilltop yesterday. In a pitching duel, each inning saw the score stay the same, 1-1. After the normal seven innings, the score was still knotted at 1-1. However, East Lawrence High rallied past Elkmont 6-1 in the ninth inning Monday for a Class 4A, Area 15 baseball win.
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Brett Rittenberry struck out 17 for the win, holding Elkmont to two hits in the complete game. Taylor Thomas struck out five while holding East Lawrence to four hits in eight innings. Hunter Pitman led Elkmont with a hit and an RBI, and Aron Moss added a hit.
Elkmont Pitching
Taylor Thomas: 8 innings; 5 strikeouts; 18 first pitch strikes
Hunter Brazeal: 1 inning, 1 strikeout; 2 first pitch strikes
The Red Devils will be traveling to East Lawrence today for a possible double header to determine who takes the Area 15 series. First pitch is at 4:30 pm.
