TODAY'S DIAMOND NEWS

Monday:
BASEBALL
VARSITY - Athens Bible 9, Elkmont 7  

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
ABS	3	0	1	0	2	4	1	9	9	2
ELKMONT	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	7	4	6

 
The visiting Trojans scored four in the sixth and added one in the seventh to take the victory. Brady Garris doubled and singled to lead Elkmont. Hunter Pitman drove in two runs and scored two runs.

JV: Elkmont lost to the Trojans, 12-4.

SOFTBALL
The middle school Lady Devils started their season with a bang.  Picked up two wins against Hatton in their doubleheader yesterday!! 
Elkmont 7, Hatton 3 
Elkmont 14, Hatton 13

MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS SPLIT WITH DANVILLE

The younger Red Devils opened up their season with a trip to Danville on Friday.  Our middle school team split with the Hawks in the double header

First game: Danville 6, Elkmont 4
Second game: Elkmont 6, Danville 4

BASEBALL SEASON IS HERE

The first week of Red Devils varsity baseball is in the books and has a 2-1 record. The JV is off to a great start as well with a 2-0 record.

MONDAY:
The varsity opened its season with Wilson High School, losing 20-3.

INNINGS

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
ELKMONT	0	0	0	2	1			3	4	1
WILSON	1	3	7	9				20	15	2

JV
Elkmont 3, Wilson 0   


THURSDAY:
VARSITY
Tanner came to town, Elkmont 13, Tanner 8.

INNINGS

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
TANNER	2	0	3	0	2	1	0	8	9	5
ELKMONT	2	0	2	0	5	4	x	13	9	5

 
Brady Garris' two-run single in the fifth inning provided Elkmont with an 8-7 lead and gave the Red Devils the lead for good. Bryce Tyler finished with a double, two singles, an RBI and four runs scored. Jackson cook, who got the win in relief, had two singles, an RBI and a run scored. Jake Powers had a home run, a double, three RBIs and two runs scored for Tanner.

JV  
Elkmont 4, Tanner 2

FRIDAY:
VARSITY

Hosting Lindsey Lane on  Elkmont added to its record, Elkmont 11, Lindsay Lane 4.


INNINGS

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
LINDSEY       LANE	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	5	1
ELKMONT	2	1	0	5	0	3	x	11	10	2

Brady Garris homered, doubled and singled, and drove in three runs for Elkmont. Jackson Cook had two singles, three RBIs and two runs. Taylor Thomas added two singles and two RBIs. Winning pitcher Braden Miller singled and drew a walk.
 
JV  
Called for lightening in the bottom of the second inning.

HELP NEEDED FOR SOME SMOKIN' PORK

***ATTENTION***
Baseball Parents-- Varsity, JV and Middle School

If you would like to help prepare the Boston Butts for our fundraiser, we could use a few extra hands this Thursday. You can come anytime after noon. We have 200 butts that we need to get rubbed and wrapped to get on the smokers (gloves, rub and foil will be provided). We will be at the home of MichaelandKristal Tyler on Sandlin Rd. If you need directions, private message me or the Tylers. 

I'm tagging as many as I can but I don't know everyone, especially on the Middle School team and some of the JV.  Please help tag and/or share this with as many players and parents as you know.


There is a lot of work that goes into raising the needed funds for our players and the Elkmont baseball program.  Any help or time you can give to make this fundraiser a success is appreciated!!

A huge THANK YOU to Derek Sheats and Erika Franklin Sheats (and the friends that they have 
helping them) for doing this for us!!!

 Marnie Pitman

VARSITY RED DEVILS DROP SEASON OPENER

Elkmont got off to a rough start yesterday in its season opener in area baseball action..  The Red Devils couldn't get the bats started as Wilson won 20-3 in five innings. Brady Garris had two hits for Elkmont. Jackson Cook and Patrick Jobman each had RBI hits. Taylor Thomas was charged with the loss.

INNINGS

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
ELKMONT	0	0	0	2	1			3	4	1
WILSON	1	3	7	9				20	15	2

WELCOME TO THE ELKMONT BASEBALL BLOG

Baseball/softball season starts this week in the state of Alabama.  To help you keep up with the fast changing world of Elkmont gloves and bats (very unpredictable due to weather), the Elkmont Baseball Blog is part of  the family of blogs dedicated to all things Elkmont.   Of course, the high school and middle school teams are the heart of the blog but it has a special place to highlight our youth leagues as well.  
If you are a parent or coach of a youth league team, please send in pictures, articles, announcements or schedules dealing with your team.  We love our young Red Devils or Lady Red Devils too.  Please submit information to the blog at elkmont1@charter.net or facebook message Hill Spirit.

HELP WANTED: PITCH COUNTER

The Red Devils need some help.  The "powers that be" now require an official pitch counter.  Elkmont doesn't have extra coaches for this so a volunteer is needed.  Hill Spirit knows there is a "number crunching" volunteer out there that can't wait to share his/her gift by taking on this needed service opportunity. 

Coach Standridge is waiting for that special person to step up.  Perhaps this Saturday during the cleanup day, you could let him know so he won't stress and will be able to mark that off his "to do" list.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL CLEANUP DAY

The Elkmont Red Devils baseball will be throwing the first pitch, February 20.  

The weather for outdoor work is always iffy this time of year.  The work day was moved to January 28 due to rain last Saturday.The teams are trying get the field and locker room ready.

You are invited to help out with this preseason project.  They will be meeting at 10:30 AM at the high school baseball field. We need everyone to come out and help. There aren't any magic baseball fairies who get the field ready, only us Elkmont folk make that happen.  Bring rakes, shovels, pitchforks, and blowers if you have them and join the teams as they get ready for the 2017 season.  

ELKMONT HAS A STATE CHAMPION

Elkmont's Brilee Miller plays for the Sparks Elite, a travel softball team.  Last weekend they won the Alabama "A" Class State Tournament. 

Sparks Elite '03 played in the 14U "A" Class State Tournament Saturday in Fultondale. Starting the day off in pool play, they beat White Lightening '03 11-3 and Comets '03 5-0. 

Bracket play started against Twisters '03 and Sparks Elite came out on top 5-0. Next up was the Xtreme '03. Sparks Elite won 9-0, advancing them to the championship game against the Comets '03. 

 
Sparks Elite would finish off the Comets '03 with a 11-2 win. Brilee Miller went 3-7 with 6 walks and 2 hit by pitch. A Hilltop shout out to Brilee for bringing home a state championship.