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.

YOUTH BALL RESULTS - SEPTEMBER 22

Elkmont 1 played Elkmont Elkmont 2 yesterday.  Elkmont 2 held on for the win. We didn't play our best but Elkmont 2 held on for the win, 14-9.

 Photos by Karen Abernathy

FALL SOFTBALL SCHEDULES

6 U 
*games @ 5:30 pm

09/01 @  Ardmore 1
09/06 @  Ardmore 2
09/13 @  Ardmore 1
09/15 @  Ardmore 2   
09/22 @  Ardmore 1
09/27 @  Ardmore 2
10/11 @  Ardmore 1
10/13 @  Ardmore 2

8 U  - ELKMONT 1
*games @ 7 pm
08/30 @  Clements 1
09/01      West 1
09/08      Clements 1
09/13 @  West 1
09/20 @  Clements 1
09/22      West 1
09/29      Clements 1
10/11  @  West 1


10 U - ELKMONT 1
08/30      West 1, 5:30 pm
09/01 @  Clements 1, 7 pm
09/06 @  West 2, 7 pm
09/08 @  West 1, 5:30 pm
09/13 @  Clements 1, 5:30 pm
09/15      West 2, 5:30 pm
09/20      West 1, 5:30 pm
09/22 @  Clements 1, 7 pm
09/27 @  West 2, 5:30 pm
09/29 @  West 1, 7 pm

FALL BASEBALL IN ELKMONT - SEPTEMBER 6

The fall baseball and softball seasons are in full swing. 

Elkmont has two 9/10 baseball teams.  They played each other Tuesday. 

Elkmont 2 (Red) beat Elkmont 1 (Gray), 11-7.

ELKMONT PLAYERS HONORED

The 2016 Coaches All-County Baseball Team has been released. Several of our Elkmont Red Devils made this team. You can get a hard copy for your scrapbooks from the Athens News Courier office this week. 

FIRST TEAM:
JORDAN NELSON

Led the Red Devils with a .412 batting average while stealing 22 bases. 

Jordan Nelson is the son of Kim Robinson and Warren Nelson. Jordan has lettered in Football, Basketball, and Baseball since his freshman year. He received All-Area Honors for Football his senior season, All-Area, All-County, and All-County Tournament Honors for Basketball his senior season, All-County Honors for Baseball as a junior and was selected to the East and West All Star Game his junior and senior seasons.

ELI HOBBS 

Eli Hobbs is the son of Jay and Heather Hobbs. He has played Football, Baseball and Basketball for 6 years. He received All-County and All-Area 1^st Team Honors for Football his junior and senior seasons, All-County Baseball his junior season and was selected to play in the East and West All Star Game his senior season.

ELKMONT AND THE LEGENDS

The Legends is a 10u Allstar team made up of players from East Limestone and Elkmont. They have won the District and Area tournament and will play for a state title this weekend in Madison. 

Elkmont players on the team are

Bryson Miller

Corder Hobbs

Curtis Hobbs 

 Clay Looney 

 *picture not available*

East Limestone Players:
Chase Newby, Cole Carter, Gunnar Lambruschi, Brody Stinson, Caiden Dumas, Andrew Holman, Austin Reynolds, Andrew Boggs and Landon Storey from East Limestone.

ELKMONT AND THE 8U LIMESTONE ALL STARS

The 8 year old Limestone County All Stars came in 2nd place in their area tournament. They start state tournament play, Friday 7/8/16.

The Elkmont players on the roster are Hayden Hill, Tavien Cannon, Holt Kennedy, Skyler Adams and Turner Wray