MIDDLE SCHOOL GAME AT ELKMONT TODAY

Mistake on schedule - the middle school game is at Elkmont, not Ardmore today

SPRING BREAK BASEBALL **** MARCH 26 -31

MARCH 26

• VARSITY AT DANVILLE @ 4:30 PM (first game of area series)
• JV AT DANVILLE @ FOLLOWING VARSITY GAME
• MIDDLE SCHOOL DOUBLEHEADER AT ELKMONT @ 4:30 PM

MARCH 27

• VARSITY DANVILLE AT ELKMONT @ 4:30 PM                                         (second game of area series plus tie breaker game) 
• MIDDLE SCHOOL AT DECATUR HERITAGE @ 4 PM

MARCH 29

• VARSITY ARDMORE AT ELKMONT @ 4:30 PM
• JV ARDMORE AT ELKMONT @ FOLLOWING VARSITY GAME

MARCH 30

• VARSITY DOUBLEHEADER AT MARS HILL @ 4:30 PM

MARCH 31

•  MIDDLE SCHOOL GAMES AT ELKMONT @ 10 AM  

JV TEAM ON A ROLL - DIAMOND DEVIL SPEAKS

The morning was cold and damp, but the weather did nothing to deter the JV Red Devils this morning in a double header against the East Lawrence Eagles.  Starting the first game, Adam McMahan took the mound for the Devils. Although he only gave up two hits, East Lawrence would score four runs on an error-filled inning.  After getting three outs, the Devils came to bat but failed to score.

Top of the second inning, the Eagles scored three runs on no hits and three walks. Bottom of two, Elkmont scored only one run on an RBI (run batted in) by Jordan Brooks.

With the score, 7-1 in the Eagles’ favor and going to top of three, things began to change for Elkmont.  McMahan seemed to settle in, regained his focus and shut the Eagles down with no runs, hits, or walks.  Bottom of third inning, the Devils got the bats going.  Camron Taylor led off and got to first base.  Cody Haggermaker and Jarod Smallwood followed with a single each.  Bases loaded, Joshua Carter hit a 2 RBI double, closing the score to 7-3, Eagles. Next, Nolan Ryan hit a RBI single; score 7-4, Eagles.  Carter stole home on a wild pitch; score 7-5, Eagles.  McMahan would get on base and Hunter Brazeal would hit a 2 RBI single; score 7-7, tied.

Fourth inning, McMahan once again shut down the Eagles, and the Devils continued to hit and scored three more runs.

Top of fifth inning, the Eagles scored one final run, but McMahan did his job as the Devils would get the win with a final score Elkmont 10, East Lawrence 8.  Adam McMahan captured the win, pitching a complete game.

PITCHING STATS

MCMAHAN: 

5 Innings:  2 Hits, 4 Walks, 1 Strike Out, 2 Hit Batters, 8 Runs

BATTING STATS:

N. RYAN:  Single, RBI

A. MCMAHAN: Single

M. JOHNSON:  2 Doubles, 2 RBI

H. BRAZEAL:  Single, 2 RBI

J. BROOKS:  RBI

C. HAGGERMAKER:  Single, Walk

J. SMALLWOOD:  2 Singles

J. CARTER:  Double, Walk, 2 RBI, 1 Steal Home

 

After a short break, the two teams would face off again.  This time, Camron Taylor would take the mound for the Red Devils.

Top of the first inning, no runs allowed for the Eagles.

Bottom of one, Elkmont scored on a RBI by Jake Marshall.

Top of two, no runs allowed for the Eagles.

Bottom of second inning, Elkmont scored plenty.  Taylor walked followed with singles from Haggermaker, Smallwood, and a RBI single from Carter.  Next, Ryan had a 2 RBI single followed by a 2 RBI double from McMahan and a RBI triple from Johnson.  Marshal would round out the inning with a RBI, making the score 8-0, Elkmont.

The third inning proved unsuccessful for both teams, neither scored.

Top of four,  Jake Marshall would take the mound.  He allowed 2 hits, 1 walk and 3 runs bringing the score to 8-3, Elkmont.

Bottom of four, Elkmont scored three more runs on a McMahan RBI single and a Johnson 2 RBI double.

Top of five, the East Lawrence Eagles would only have 1 hit and 1 fun.  Elkmont would take another win with the final score of Devils 11, Eagles 4.  Camron Taylor collected the win.

PITCHING STATS:

TAYLOR:       3 Innings:  0 Hits, 0 Walks, 6 Strike Outs, 0 Runs

MARSHALL: 2 Innings:  3 Hits,  1 Walk,  4 Strike Outs, 4 Runs,

HITTING STATS:

RYAN:  3 Singles, 2 RBI

MCMAHAN:  Single, Double, 3 RBI

JOHNSON:  Walk, Double, Triple, 3 RBI

BRAZEAL:  Single

MARSHALL:  Single, 2 RBI

BROOKS:  Walk

H. TAYLOR:  Single

C. TAYLOR:  Walk

HAGGERMAKER:  Single

SMALLWOOD:  2 Singles

CARTER:  Single, RBI

Both wins today bring the JV record to 9-6 overall.

The JV team will travel to Danville Monday night to face the Hawks following the varsity game beginning @ 4:30.

MIDDLE SCHOOL WIN ONE BEFORE RAIN WASHES OUT DOUBLE HEADER - BASEBALL TAZ

The Middle Devils were back at home today with a scheduled double header against the Eagles from East Lawrence and we were able to add a win to our total in the first game but the second game was a washout.

Jordan Nelson was back on the mound for the home team Devils and pitched three good innings, racking up 4 Ks (strikeouts) leading to a 12-7 win. We had a lot of batters on base due to walks in the 1st inning and got the scoring started with Nelson advancing Josh Johnson and Eli Hobbs. Johnson subsequently scored on a passed ball. Aron Moss scored Hobbs; Travis Riggs walked to score Nelson; Brady Garris to score EthanWilson; Taylor Thomas scored Moss and Johnson scored Riggs to put us up 6 - 2 after the 1st inning.


The Red Devil defense held in the second while the Elkmont bats added two more runs with Moss scoring Nelson; Bryce Tyler scoring Wilson and Hobbs scoring Johnson to make it 8 - 2 before East Lawrence got the third out.  


The defense again held in the third inning and the offense added three more runs with Wilson driving in Hobbs; Moss driving in Nelson, and Riggs bringing home Wilson to make it 11-2 after the third inning. 


Taylor Thomas took the mound in the fourth and struck
out three but the Eagles did pick up a run to add three runs to the scoreboard. Austin Berry advanced Peyton McCown
and Hobbs and Connor Norman scored McCown in the bottom of the fourth to make it 12 - 3.


Tyler Watts was the closing pitcher and came on to finish out the game, striking out one and we came away with a
12 - 7 victory. Garris played another fine game behind the plate and came up with a couple of big outs back there as well.


Eli Hobbs opened on the mound in second game of the double header and allowed no runs in the top half of the first.  A hard rain moved in and the game was called in the bottom half.


official book stats:

Game 1	East Lawrence @ Elkmont
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	Final
East Lawrence	2	0	0	1	4	7
Elkmont	6	3	3	1	-	13
Pitching:
Jordan Nelson, 3 innings, 4 strikeouts, 4 walks, 1 hit
Taylor Thomas, 1 inning, 3 strikeouts, 0 walks, 0 hits
Tyler Watts, 1 inning, 1 strikeout, 3 walks, 1 hit
Defense had 2 errors in 4th Inning and 3 errors in 5th Inning
Starting LineUp		1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
Josh Johnson	LF	W/E7	K
Peyton McCown					W
Eli Hobbs	SS	W/F4		2B	E6
Jordan Nelson	P	1B	HP	HP
Austin Berry					1B
Ethan Wilson	RF	W	W	E5
Jonathan Craig					K
Aron Moss	CF	E5	E4	E8
Connor Norman					1B
Travis Riggs	1B	W	W	2-3
Tiyler Walts					F6
Bryce Tyler	2B	K	F4	F4
Jackson Cook					FC
Brady Garris	C	W	W	W
Taylor Thomas	3B	E5	K	F1