For the second season in a row, the Elmore County baseball team is the Class 5A Area 6 champion. After sweeping the Beauregard Hornets, ECHS took on the Valley Rams in an area series. The Panthers swept Valley, winning the first two games of the series last week, 8-0 and 2-1. This is Elmore County coach Michael Dismukes’s second area title in just his second season with the Panthers.Â
On Tuesday’s showdown at Valley, Panther ace Shelton Darnell showcased precisely how he earned his title. Darnell pitched a complete seven innings and allowed zero runs in ECHS’ dominant, 8-0, win over the Rams. The senior southpaw struck out seven batters and walked two.Â
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