The Elkmont Red Devils completed its Area 15 series with the East Lawrence Eagles, March 24. On Monday, the Red Devils lost the first game, 6-1 in extra innings. They traveled to East Lawrence to finish the best of three game series to determine area rankings.
First Game:
Elkmont 5, East Lawrence 4:
Jared Bailey struck out five as Elkmont topped East Lawrence for a Class 4A, Area 15 win.
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Hunter Brazeal led Elkmont with
three hits and an RBI, while Jordan Nelson and Bailey each had two hits
and an RBI. Aron Moss added a hit and an RBI for the Red Devils. Bailey got the pitching win, holding East Lawrence to five hits in the complete game. He had 19 first pitch strikes and 5 strikeouts.
Second Game: East Lawrence 14, Elkmont 4
Our
middle school Lady Devils recently played in the Ardmore Middle School
Tiger Classic. Thirteen teams from Tennessee, north Alabama and Kentucky
participated. The local teams were
Elkmont, Ardmore and East Limestone. The tournament consisted of pool
play and then the teams were seeded into two brackets, Gold and Silver.
TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS:
In
pool play Elkmont MS tied 5-5 with Moore County from Tennessee and lost
5-0 against the gold bracket champion, Meridianville.
In
tournament play, the Lady Devils won against Moore Co. 5-2 and moved to
the championship game of the Silver Bracket Championship to play East
Limestone.
In the Championship
game. Elkmont jumped out with a 2-0 lead against East and then fell
behind 7-2. With good strong hitting and solid defense, they edged past
the Lady Indians, 11-10.
The Elkmont Middle School Red Devils split with East Limestone. The Indians won the first game, 11-3. The Red Devils regrouped and rolled over East in the second game.Andrew Martin threw a no hitter in the second game for the win, 9-2.
Game Photos:
It was great afternoon for baseball at the Hilltop yesterday. In a pitching duel, each inning saw the score stay the same, 1-1. After the normal seven innings, the score was still knotted at 1-1. However, East Lawrence High rallied past Elkmont 6-1 in the ninth inning Monday for a Class 4A, Area 15 baseball win.
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Brett Rittenberry struck out 17 for the win, holding Elkmont to two hits in the complete game. Taylor Thomas struck out five while holding East Lawrence to four hits in eight innings. Hunter Pitman led Elkmont with a hit and an RBI, and Aron Moss added a hit.
Elkmont Pitching
Taylor Thomas: 8 innings; 5 strikeouts; 18 first pitch strikes
Hunter Brazeal: 1 inning, 1 strikeout; 2 first pitch strikes
The Red Devils will be traveling to East Lawrence today for a possible double header to determine who takes the Area 15 series. First pitch is at 4:30 pm.
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The Red Devils were finally able to play this week as the weather cooperated.
March 20 results from Westminister:
Game 1:
Westminister 11, Elkmont 1
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Elkmont Pitching:
Eli Hobbs - 3 innings
Braden Miller - 2 innings
Game 2:
Westminister 12, Elkmont 4
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Elkmont Pitching:
Jared Bailey - 3 innings
Phillip Norman
Hunter Pitman
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| ELKMONT FANS |
It was a long night for the Elkmont baseball fans, but well worth it. It was all Elkmont as the Red Devils swept the hill top doubleheader vs Tanner, March 19.
Game 1:
Elkmont 15, Tanner 5
Tanner falls 16-5 at the hands of Red Devils. Eli Hobbs had a home run, 3 RBIs. Joshua Carter had 3 RBIs; Hunter Brazeal had 4 hits and 4 RBIs. Bryce Tyler 3 hits and Hunter Pitman, 2 hits and a walk.
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Elkmont Pitching:
Taylor Thomas - 3 innings
Hunter Pitman - 3 innings
Game 2:
Elkmont 17, Tanner 0
Elkmont Varsity Baseball jumps on Tanner early and coasts to 17-0 win.
Eli Hobbs had a grand slam to spark the Red Devils. Hobbs also singled in a fifth RBI. Bryce Tyler had three hits. Travis Riggs, Braden Miller, Taylor Thomas and Jackson Cook each had two hits.
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Elkmont Pitching
Hunter Brazeal - 2 innings
Jackson Cook - 3 innings
March 16 results from Giles County:
Game 1:
Elkmont 6, Giles County 2
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Elkmont Pitching:
Taylor Thomas - 4 innings; 3 strikeouts
Hunter Brazeal - 3 innings; 1 strikeout
Game 2:
Giles County 13, Elkmont 3
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Elkmont Pitching:
Travis Riggs - 2 innings
Phillip Norman - 1.2 innings; 1 strike out
Jared Bailey
