MARCH 5 - 10 GAME SCHEDULE

TUESDAY:     VARSITY ABS                      @ ELKMONT  -  4 PM
                         JUNIOR VARSITY               @ ELKMONT - following varsity game

THURSDAY:  VARSITY WESTMINSTER @ ELKMONT - 4:15 PM
                          JUNIOR VARSITY              @ ELKMONT - following varsity game

FRIDAY:         VARSITY W. MORGAN      @ ELKMONT - 4:30 PM
                          JUNIOR VARSITY              @ ELKMONT - following varsity game

SATURDAY:  VARSITY vs TANNER        @ TANNER     - 11 AM  
                          JV vs. CATHOLIC               @ WEST           -   1 PM
                          JV vs. WEST                        @ WEST           -   3 PM
                          MIDDLE SCHOOL vs ?       @ NEW HOPE  -   TBA

VARSITY RED DEVILS BEAT ADDISON

Elkmont beat the Addison Bulldogs, 12- 5 this Saturday at Blake Jones field.  Ben Ferguson was the starting pitcher and finished three innings with a  2 -1 lead.  Jacob Blenkinsopp came in and got some valuable  varsity experience during the 4th inning.  Taylor Thomas took over in the fifth inning behind 5-2 and shut the Addison batters down.  The Red Devils racked up 7 runs in the sixth inning and combined with Thomas' pitching won 12 -5.  Tyler picked up the win.  No stats were submitted.


The Red Devils are now 2 -2.  Elkmont is able to string hits together this year to drive in runs but are striking out too much; a feast or famine situation.  The infield is playing good defense for the most part but every position isn't nailed down yet.  The outfield played well but again the complete outfield isn't set.  Errors in the the outfield will kill an otherwise solid team.   


Look for the Dust Devil's take on the week's games later tonight.

Reporter:  Hill Spirit

MIDDLE SCHOOL OFF TO GREAT START

The Elkmont Middle Devils traveled back to New Hope on Saturday for two more games and came away with a win and a loss. Their record is now 3 - 1.

We started the day off nicely with a win against the young men from DAR by a
13 to 2 margin after 5 innings. The bats seemed to be a little hotter during this game and our runners also seemed more focused as I don't remember a
single error running the bases. The pitching was handled by two lefties with Aron Moss going the first two innings giving up two runs with two Ks (strike outs) and Ethan Wilson going the final three innings while giving up no runs with 8 Ks. Bryce Tyler and Brady Garris again did a fine job behind the plate. 

After a couple hours wait, we faced the guys from the home team, New Hope, and suffered our first setback of the season. We never seemed to figure out the
New Hope pitching and the scoreboard reflected that with only one run in the nightcap which Elkmont lost 5 to 1 after 5 innings. Taylor Thomas went 2/3rds before being relieved by Eli Hobbs who went 2 and 1/3rds before giving way to Jordan Nelson who went the final inning and struck out a batter (K). 

Season looks bright for our young Devils and hope to see them back in action
next week. ...Taz out!

	1	2	3	4	5	RUNS
Elkmont	7	2	0	1	4	14
DAR	0	2	0	0	0	2
Pitchers
A. Moss, 2 Innings, 3 Strike Outs, 1  walk
Ethan Wilson,  3 Innings, 8 Strike Outs, 3 Walks
Bats
E. Hobbs, Hit  Pitch,  1 Double,  2 Singles
J. Nelson, 2 Walks, 1 Single, Out to 1B
Aron Moss, 1 Walk, Out to Pitcher
Bryce Tyler, 2 Singles, Walk
T. Walts, 1 Walk, 1 Single, 2 strike outs
Connor Norman, 1 Strike Out, 1 Walk, Out to SS,  1 Single
Peyton McCown, 1 Walk, Out by SS to 1B, 1 Single, Out by 3B to 1B
J. Craig, 3 walks, 1 Single
Jackson Cook, 2 Walks, Out to 1B,
B. Garris, Out to SS
Ethan Wilson, Out by 2B to 1B, Walk
	1	2	3	4	5	RUNS
Elkmont	0	1	0	0	0	1
New Hope	3	2	0	0	0	5
Pitchers
Taylor Thomas, 2/3 Innings, 3 walks,
Eli Hobbs,  2 1/3 Innings
Jordan Nelson, 1 Inning, 1 Strike Out

 

VARSITY/JV GAMES ARE BEING PLAYED MARCH 3

Coach Holt and his trusty sump pump have managed to get the field dry enough to play.   Games vs Addison start at 11 am.  If you are out and about this morning and want to drop by to help rake the field, Hillspirit is sure Coach would greatly appreciate it.

MIDDLE SCHOOL TAKES TWO

Middle school Devils traveled to New Hope on 01 March and came away with 2 in the win column. Elkmont defeated the Vikings from Skyline 11 to 4 in 5 innings with nice pitching from Nelson, Riggs, Watts, and Hobbs and a fine job behind the plate from Tyler.


We came away with a hard fought win against the Cats from Guntersville with a 3-1 margin after 5 innings. Strong pitching from Hobbs and Thomas with Garris behind the plate and a good defensive effort proved to be the difference. Hitting seemed a little rusty as did some decisions but all in all a fine outing for the Middle Devils......Taz out.


STATS:
First Game  Elkmont 11, Skyline 4

Pitchers:
Jordan Nelson           3 innings, 7 strike outs,   4 walks
Travis Riggs              1 inning,   1 Strike out
Tyler Watts             1/3 inning,   3 Walks
Eli Hobbs                2/3 inning,  1 strike out

Batting
Eli Hobbs                  Single to CF, 2 walks, Out by hit to pitcher to 1st base.
Jordan Nelson          3 Doubles to FF, Single to RF, 3 RBI's
Aron Moss                 Single to RF, 1 Strike Out, Double to LF, Strike out/but catcher missed
                                    ball and advanced to 1st, 3 RBI's
Travis Riggs             Strike OUT, Single to RF, 2 walks
Taylor Thomas         Single to CF, 1 Walk, Pop fly out to SS1 1 RBI
Tyler Watts                Strike Out
Ethan Wilson            Out by hit to 2nd to 1st, Hit by pitch, I RBI
Jonathan Craig        Walk
Austin Berry              Fly Out to 2B, Walk, 1RBI
Peyton McCown       Strike Out
Bryce Tyler                Single to RF, 1 Strike Out, Single to CF, 1 RBI
Brady Garris              Fly out to SS, Strike Out
Connor Norman       Single to 2B


Second Game  Elkmont 3, Guntersville 1

Pitchers:
Eli Hobbs                    2 innings, 2 strike outs, 2 walks,
Taylor Thomas           3 innings, 5 Strike Outs, 2 walks

Batting
Eli Hobbs                 Single to CF, 1 walk, Out by hit to 3B to 1B.
Jordan Nelson        Fly out to RF, Single to LF, Strike Out, 1RBI
Aron Moss               Single to LF, Out by hit to 3B to 1B, 1 RBI
Travis Riggs            Single to CF, Walk
Taylor Thomas       Out by hit to LF to 2B, 1RBI
Ethan Wilson           2 Strike Outs
Jonathan Craig      Walk
Peyton McCown    Pop Out to 3B
Bryce Tyler             Double to SS
Brady Garris           Strike Out, Out by hit to 2B to 1B
Connor Norman     2 Strike Outs