Zeb Pankey and Taylor Thomas, two of Elkmont's up and coming 7th graders are spending their summer playing for the Limestone Bombers. Their team finished second in the state, falling to Cullman in the last of a best-of-3 match-up last Saturday. The Bombers began play today in Southhaven, MS, defeating a team from Louisiana 24-2 with the game being called before the Bombers batted in the bottom of the third inning. They play again tomorrow morning. Hope to have an update tomorrow evening.
Last week the Limestone Bombers finished runner-up in the Dizzy Dean state tournament in Albertville over the weekend.
Limestone, a team of 12-year-olds, defeated Cullman 12-11 in the finals of the winner’s bracket to advance to the championship game. The two teams met again in the championship game where the Bombers fell twice, 17-7 and 6-4.
In the win, AJ Harris had a two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth, to give Limestone their winning margin. Harris also had two singles. La’Chauz Langford contributed two hits, including a grand slam. Hunter Camp also had two hits, while Taylor Thomas, Kenny Stevenson, Jonathan Stanford, Zeb Pankey and Austin Hobson had one hit each.
Grayson Edgemon was credited with the win, while Harris got the save.
In the championship series, Harris and Thomas had four hits and a home run apiece. Pankey and Stanford had three hits each. Kenny Stevenson had two hits, including a home run. Camp also had a home run. Bryant Royals, Camp, Hobson, Edgemon and Harris all saw action on the mound. In addition to receiving runner-up honors, the Bombers also received the tournament sportsmanship trophy for their sportsmanship and representation during the 16-team tournament.
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