Men's Fastpitch Softball: Elkville wins tourney opener
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Elkville Fastpitch opened the 2010 Teutopolis Invitational with a win Tuesday night, blanking Villa Grove Hurricanes 3-0.
Thursday at 8 o'clock in round two, Elkville faces Tropical Sno of Teutopolis.
Justin Jackson's three-run home run accounted for all the Elkville tallies with Chad Reams adding a pair of base-knocks.
Shawn Hunter, Aaron Hunter, Drew Porter and Lance Bedar also hit safely.
Les Wood was the winning pitcher.
Another local team, Pinckneyville KC/Lee's Sports starts play at the T'town event Wednesday. They'll face Villa Grove Log Cabin Inn at 8:30.
12 teams are entered in the tourney.
At the Nokomis Homecoming tournament last weekend, KC/Lee's Sports won two of four games. They defeated Villa Grove Hurricane 9-1 and Nokomis Bud Light 5-4 before 4-0 to Kelso, Mo. Fastpitch and 9-4 to the Memphis, Tnn. Posse.