ELKMONT JUST MISSES CATCHING THE GOLD

The Elkmont Lady Devils played in the 2016 Limestone County Tournament in Ardmore over the weekend.  Games started on Friday. Elkmont won the first game in a late night stand.  The Lady Devils seized victory thanks to late home run, drop Clements, 7-4. 

Elkmont was back in Ardmore on Saturday for a lunch game against the first seeded East Limestone.  Rebekah Inman's big day wasn't enough as Elkmont Red Devils Varsity fell to East Limestone, 6-5 in the semi-finals.  

 

INNINGS	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
ELKMONT	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	5	7	3
EAST LIMESTONE	0	0	0	3	2	0	1	6	10	1

Elkmont dropped to the loser's bracket to play for another opportunity to be in the finals.  They matched up with Ardmore. The Lady Devils raced to an early lead, winning 13-3.  

photo by Dean Baucom

INNINGS	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
ARDMORE	0	0	0	3	0	3	8	3
ELKMONT	2	2	1	4	4	13	14	2

Beating the Lady Tigers put Elkmont back in the county finals.  Standing in their way was the East Limestone Lady Indians.  Elkmont burned through this game beating East easily. INNINGS 1 2 3 4 R H E ELKMONT 6 3 5 3 5 7 3 EAST LIMESTONE 3 0 2 0 6 10 1

With the Lady Devils win, it all came down this one final game between last year's champion and our Elkmont team.  

Riding on the momentum of the earlier game, the Lady Devils jumped out to a 6-0 run before East started to put runs on the board in the third.  The Lady Indians were able to get that final run in the bottom of the seventh that put them over the top for the 2016 Limestone County Championship.

INNINGS	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
ELKMONT	3	3	0	0	0	0	2	8	9	2
EAST LIMESTONE	0	0	3	0	2	2	2	9	18	4

Wow, what a weekend!! Bekah hit 4 home runs, a grand slam, 3 run homer, 2 run homer and a solo shot in 3 games. Needless to say, she was intentionally walked six times in the two championship games. The one time they didn't send her to first, she hit a double. That's twelve home runs this season. Lady Red Devils played their hearts out wining runner-up in the county tournament.

INNINGS

1

2

3

4

5

R

H

E

ARDMORE

0

0

0

3

0

3

8

3

ELKMONT

2

2

1

4

4

13

14

2

Beating the Lady Tigers put Elkmont back in the county finals.  Standing in their way was the East Limestone Lady Indians.  Elkmont burned through this game beating East easily.

INNINGS	1	2	3	4	R	H	E
ELKMONT	6	3	5	3	5	7	3
EAST LIMESTONE	3	0	2	0	6	10	1

INNINGS

1

2

3

4

R

H

E

ELKMONT

6

3

5

3

5

7

3

EAST LIMESTONE

3

0

2

0

6

10

1

INNINGS

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

R

H

E

ELKMONT

3

3

0

0

0

0

2

8

9

2

EAST LIMESTONE

0

0

3

0

2

2

2

9

18

4

LADY DEVILS IN GULF SHORES

The Elkmont Lady Devils are spending spring break in Gulf Shores. 

In preliminary games, March 21, they lost to Tennessee based Friendship Christian, 6-2 and Huntsville High School, 8-5.  

More preliminary games are March 22 @ 9:30 am vs Sumiton Christian.  The second game of the day is 11 am vs Crestview, Florida.  They start play in the Gulf Coast Classic II Tournament March 23. Wish our ladies the best of luck during this tournament.  Hoping they bring back a shiny trophy as a souvenir.

LADY DEVILS' NORTH REGIONAL RUN

The North Regional was held May 7-8 at the Huntsville Sportsplex.  The top two qualifers moved to the state tournament championship in Montgomery next week. 

Our Elkmont Lady Devils competed for one of those spots by winning the 4A Area 15 championship last week.

Elkmont Tournament Results:
Priceville falls to Elkmont, 9 - 1

INNINGS	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Priceville	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	3
Elkmont	4	1	0	1	1	2		9	10	1

 





Elkmont Highlights
Pitching:
Autumn Davis pitched a complete game with 15 first pitch strikes and 3 strikeouts for the win

Hitting:
Rebecca Inman - 2 hits, 2 RBI
Dakota McCurley - 2 hits, 3 QAB
Callie Norman - 2 hits, 2 RBI
Bailee Gooch - 1 walk
StephaniePeek - 2 RBI 
Brandi Bentley - 4 QAB
Leigha Smith - 3 QAB

Elkmont loses to Central Florence, 3-1

INNINGS	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
CENTRAL	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	8	2
ELKMONT	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	5

Elkmont Highlights
Pitching:
Autumn Davis pitched a complete game with 19 first pitch strikes and seven strikeouts.

Hitting:
Dakota McCurley - 2 hits
Callie Norman - 1 walk
Bailee Gooch - 1 walk, 3 QABs
Stephanie Peek - 1 walk
Gracen Clinard - 1 RBI

Elkmont beats Danville in eleven innings, 3-2

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
DANVILLE	0	O	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	2
ELKMONT	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	2

ELKMONT HIGHLIGHTS - game changer
Pitching
Ruth Ann Bates went the first 7 innings with 22 first pitch strikes. Autumn Davis finished the last 4 innings for the win. She had 9 first pitch strikes and 1 strikeout.

Batting
Rebecca Inman - 2 hits, 3 QAB
Brandi Bentley - 2 walks, 3 QAB
Gracen Clinard - 1 RBI
Stephanie Peek  - 1 RBI

Rogers too much for Elkmont, our exhausted girls lose 13-0. The Lady Devils finish their season with a 25-12 record.

INNINGS	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
ROGERS	0	2	4	4	3	13	11	1
ELKMONT	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	6

ELKMONT HIGHLIGHTS by Gamechanger
Pitching
Autumn Davis: 2.2 innings, 13 first pitch strikes, 2 strikeouts
Ruth Ann Bates: 1.2 innings
Stephanie Peek: .2 inning, 5 first pitch strikes

All seasons has their ups and downs but our softball team turned a lot of rain outs into a successful season.  With only two seniors graduating, Bailee Gooch and Caila Norman, the 2016 Lady Devils will be strong contenders for next year's state tournament.  Best of luck to our seniors as they turn the page to the next chapter in their lives.