Elkmont earned a playoff spot in the Alabama State Playoffs by taking the series against Clements, April 13. They will be playing at Oakman High School in Walker County on Friday. This is the Red Devils' first appearance in the playoffs since 2012.
Earlier in the week, the first game of the series was played at Clements. The Red Devils were able to put together an error free game to beat the Colts, 5-0.
On Thursday, the deciding games were played at Elkmont and were part of the Senior Night festivities.
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Hunter Pittman led the Red Devils with a single, a walk and three RBIs. Patrick Jobman had a hit, two walks and two runs scored. Brett Parker pitched four complete innings with eleven first pitch strikes and five strike outs.
Jackson Cook (two strike outs) and Clay Hunt also had mound appearances. The Red Devils led 8-6 going into the last inning but couldn't hold the lead. Clements scored five runs to take the game, 11-9.
SECOND GAME:
Clements and Elkmont were now tied 1-1 in the series, the state playoffs were on the line. Post season play of either team depended on this all important deciding game.
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After a depressing first game, the Red Devils recouped and ran out on the field, ready for a rematch. Jackson Cook put together a complete game to help Elkmont clinch the final game of the series. He had 22 first pitch strikes, and 2 strike outs.
The Red Devils led going into the sixth inning and held the Colts scoreless. The flood gates opened at the bottom of the seventh as Elkmont scored seven runs and won the game, 14-4.
Elkmont has been chasing a spot in the baseball playoffs. In their area, they beat East Lawrence earlier last month. West Morgan took the area series with the Red Devils. This left us 1-1 in area play. They need to win the series with the one team that stand in the way, Clements, to get that post season playoff spot.
April 10
Varsity
Elkmont 5, Clements 0
Brett
Parker and Jackson cook allowed two hits and no walks for Elkmont.
Brady Garris had three singles, two RBIs and a run scored.
April 13
***EHS BASEBALL SENIOR NIGHT***
Everyone come out to Blake Jones Field on
Thursday 4/13 @ 4:30 for Senior Night to honor all of our seniors for
2017! Stay for some great baseball against Clements @ 5 pm.
MONDAY:
No games
TUESDAY:
Varsity defeated Clements 3-2!
JV smoked the Lady Colts, 19-2.
MONDAY
*All that needs to be said is "oh my, Elkmont won in spades" in both games of their double header against Minor Hill.
TUESDAY
* Middle School played Ardmore in a double header. The first game was the Red Devils 9, Tigers 7. Elkmont was just getting warmed up for the second game. They slammed Ardmore, 14-8.
*Varsity split the series with Clements with a 5-0 win.
*JV picked up another win by beating Clements.
THURSDAY
*Varsity - Senior Day
FRIDAY
*Varsity @ ABS (DH)
Our youth teams were out on the field this evening. The reported scores are:
BASEBALL
7&8
*Elkmont 1 won against East 2; 16-7
* I can't begin to tell you how freaking proud of our team tonight. Got
our first win 16-8. Minus a few mistakes our boys looked like a ball
team tonight. They did a heck of a job. That was our first of many wins
guys....love this team. We are only going to get better, so let's kick
some butt!! We're gonna be unstoppable. Proud coach....
Coach Thorton
*Elkmont 2 lost to Ardmore 1, 22-17.
Y'all played a heck of a game. It
was 14-2 in the 3rd inning and to come back to 22-17 is great. Good
improvement and toughness for a young team. Keep driving and minimize mistakes. 
💯 commitment boys!
Coach Travis
SOFTBALL
12U
Elkmont
12u girls beat Ardmore 14-4! Macie had a one run home run, Natalie had a
grand slam, and Cassey had a home run! Our girls came out to play today!!
Lots of rain made it challenging to get our softball games in. However, some of them did manage to get played.
MONDAY: Cancelled
TUESDAY:
*East Lawrence beat our Varsity Lady Devils, 7-0
*JV won, 19-2
THURSDAY
*Varsity lost to West Morgan, 1-7.
*Middle School pulled off a big win over West Morgan, 6-0. They are having a terrific season this year. Their only losses were a doubleheader against a Tennessee team (Bridgeforth). Hoping for a tournament championship next weekend in the County Tournament @ Tanner.
Elkmont hosted a round robin JV tournament Friday and Saturday. The Lady Devils ran the table and grabbed the tourney championship on Saturday.
*Elkmont beat New Hope, 15-1
*Down went Clements 11-5!
*Shut the door on East Lawrence, 15-1.
*Beat East Limestone in the bottom of the fifth inning, 4-2.
Developmental League
*Elkmont 4 year olds won 8-3 against Johnson
SOFTBALL
6U
Elkmont 1
The Elkmont Diamond Divas won their season opener over
Lindsay Lane, 13-0. They all played well and it looks like they may have a fantastic season.
Elkmont 2 came up short by 1 run against East 2, 10-9.
12U
Elkmont won 14-1 against East! Our girls came out to play!!!!
BASEBALL
7&8
*Elkmont 1 didn't have enough wood in the fire to beat Owens, 18-13
*Elkmont 2 lost to East 2, 15-1
11&12
Elkmont doubled up Lindsey Lane for the win, 8-4!
The Elkmont Diamonds Blog is looking for reporters for the "best of times" (you don't realize this until they grow up) teams. 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 by messaging the Hill Spirit or email elkmont1@charter.net
The Elkmont boys middle school team played Westminster in a double header, April 1. Under beautiful blue skies, they won the first game , 7-2.
The second game on their slate was Ardmore. The Red Devils put together a great effort as they held scoreless, winning 8-0. 
The opening ceremonies are over and preseason tournaments have begun. Here are the games reported March 31 and April 1.
SOFTBALL
Saturday
6U
Elkmont 1 ?
*Elkmont 2 won their two games; beating Lindsey Lane ,6-8 and West Limestone, 11-6 !
8U
*The Diamond Divas (Elkmont 1) walked away with the win over West Limestone, 15-14.
They played a great game and made some great stops. We had a few home
runs and one grand slam.
*In their second game, Elkmont 1 lost to Johnson, 20-9.
10U
*2nd place in pre-season tournament
12U
*Elkmont 12u beat East Limestone in the first game of tournament, 9-1.
*Girls lost against Athens Bible School, 4-0.
* Elkmont beat Clements, 12-3.
*Finished in 2nd place in the preseason tournament.
BASEBALL
5&6
Elkmont 2 beat Owens, 3-0. Kayden Watkins hit his 1st home run and scored 2 RBIs.
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