The FW Rebels played in the TSB Strikes Against Cancer tournament over the 5/4-5/5 weekend in Highland Village & Melissa TX.  While the on-field results weren't what the Rebels would have liked, or they have grown accustomed to......the weekend will still be considered a success based upon the tribute these boys displayed for loved ones affected by cancer.

Here are brief recaps of each game:

C3 Futures Worley  10      FW Rebels 5

Quentin Enos started on the hill for the Rebels and very easily could have thrown 2 shutout innings.  Unfortunately a lead-off walk in the first, and 3 Rebel errors in the 2nd inning allowed C3 Futures to score 4 easy runs.   The Rebels scored 2 in the top of the 2nd.  Jackson Jordan led off with a single.  With one out, Enos was hit by a pitch to make.  Karson Symonds was the courtesy runner for Enos.  Evan Smith blasted a double over the right fielder's head to tie the score at 1.  Jon Doko added an RBI ground out to make it 2-1.  After C3 Futures went up 4-2, once again the Rebels stormed right back.  Evan Swindell led off the inning with a walk.  With two outs, Swindell advanced to 2nd, and 3rd on wild pitches.  Drew Horstman hit a routine grounder to short but the shortstop threw high allowing Swindell to score from 3rd to make it 4-3.  Jackson Jordan walked setting the table for Karson Symonds who crushed a hanging change up deep over the left fielder's head for a 2-run double to give the Rebels a 5-4 lead.  Jordan came in to pitch in relief taking over for Enos who had to leave the game with a left elbow injury.  Shortstop Jack Dalton made a sensational play with no outs and a runner on 3rd.  Dalton ranged deep down the left field line for an amazing running catch.  He then threw to C Jon Doko who tossed it back to Drew Horstman at 3rd for the double play.  The Rebels went quietly in the top of the 4th.  The wildness took over on the pitcher's mound as the Rebels walked 6 batters and allowed 2 hits in the bottom of the 4th enabling C3 Futures to score 6 runs, and win 10-5.

Aledo Baseball Club 5    FW Rebels 0

The Rebels were shutout on opening day this season when they squared up against NTX Bulls Wood, a Majors team.  They were shutout for the second time this season in their night game vs Aledo.  Evan Smith started on the mound for the Rebels and was solid for 3 innings allowing just 1 run.  It was 1-0 in the top of the 4th when the Rebels had their best scoring chance of the night.  Jackson Jordan lined a single to right to open the inning.  Drew Horstman ran for Jordan.  Karson Symonds followed with a double up the right center field ally to place runners on 2nd and 3rd with none out.  With 1 out, Jon Doko stepped to the plate and smacked a liner to deep center.  Unfortunately the Aledo centerfielder made a nice running grab, wheeled and threw to 2nd to double off Symonds.  Aledo put the game away in the bottom half of the inning by scoring 4 runs.  The Rebels snagged the #19 seed (out of 24) and they were placed into the Silver bracket.

American Freedom 12U AAA   11    FW Rebels 4

The Rebels were the home team in this silver bracket semifinal contest.  Freedom scored two first inning runs but the Rebels answered right away as well with Jack Dalton scoring on a wild pitch after he had walked, and Karson Symonds hit a deep sacrifice fly to score Jackson Jordan who had also walked.  Freedom tacked on an unearned run vs Rebels starter Jack Dalton in the 2nd inning to make it 3-2. A walk and an error led to three more Freedom runs in the 4th to make it 6-2.  The Rebels fought back.  Jordan walked with one away.  Symonds reached on an error by the shortstop.  Drew Horstman followed with a single to right to make it 6-3 and Evan Smith added an RBI ground out to make it 6-4.  Bad luck struck Dalton in the top of the 5th.  Dalton struck out the first hitter.  Than the next hitter hit a sky-high popup to 2nd that was lost in the sun.  The next hitter grounded out, and Dalton should have been out of the inning 1-2-3.  Instead, 5 runs came around to score and the Rebels tournament was over with an 11-4 defeat.

While the results on the field could have been better, the FW Rebels 11-man roster is filled with class, and fine young men.  It was not as much of a weekend for baseball as it was for recognizing those who have battled cancer, some victorious in their fight, and some who weren't as fortunate.  The FW Rebels tip their caps again for.....

QUENTIN ENOS -    DAD

CHRISTOPHER CALABRESE -  PAIGE

JACK DALTON -  BRAD

EVAN SWINDELL -  ELLIE EBY

DREW HORSTMAN -  AUNT JEN

JON DOKO -  NANA MIRA

EVAN SMITH - CHUCK

WILL ADAMS -   BARBARA

JACKSON JORDAN -  MARY

JACE FRANKE -  BILLY

KARSON SYMONDS -  RACHEL