The FW Rebels opened the 2019 13U Fall season with a tournament championship.  Although they went 1-1 in pool play this tournament, the FW Rebels won another championship title with a thrilling 10-9 victory to win their 2nd title in 2 weeks.

Here are each games recaps:

DALLAS TIGERS EAST TAYLOR  9                              FW REBELS 2

The final score was not indicative of the game but the Rebels experienced a poor 8-run 4th inning and never got to hot again to lose to the Tigers 9-2.  Evan Smith had an RBI double in the first inning and Jon Doko added an RBI double in the 2nd inning to give the Rebels a 2-0 lead.  Brady Franz tossed two shutout innings to open the game but 15 Tigers came to bat in the 4th inning to score 8 runs on two hits, four Rebel errors and seven walks.

FW REBELS 9      TEXAS STIX SCHWARTZ 5

The Rebels dug themselves into a 4-2 hole but busted out for six runs in the third inning to down Texas Stix 9-5.  In the 3rd, Jackson Jordan led off with a walk and stole second.  Jordan scored on an RBI double by Evan Smith.  After one were down and a Jack Dalton walk, Karson Symonds singled in Smith.  Drew Horstman laced a double to left center field to score Dalton & Symonds to make it 7-4.  Brady Franz reached on an error to score Horstman an then Jon Doko capped the scoring with an RBI double to make it 9-4.  Quentin Enos was the winning pitcher going 2 innings, allowing 1 unearned run and walking 1 while striking out 3.  The 1-1 pool play earned the Rebels the #8 seed out of 14 teams getting them the top seed in the Silver Bracket.

Jack Dalton's RBI single scored Evan Swindell for a walk off victory for the Rebels.

FW REBELS  7        KYA CHARGERS  6

The bats were slow to get going vs the KYA Chargers and the Rebels found themselves down 4-1 heading to the bottom of the 5th inning with time running out.  Evan Swindell got everything started with a single to open the 5th.  After one were down, Coleman Peck singled to move Swindell to 3rd.  Jack Dalton singled in Swindell to make it 4-2.  Evan Smith singled to center to fill the bases.  Then, Quentin Enos was hit by a pitch and Jackson Jordan walked to tie the game at 4. 

Neither team scored in the 6th setting up extra innings as time ran out.  In extra innings, the "California Rule" was in effect.  The bases were automatically loaded with 1 out.  A very tough situation for Rebels pitcher Jack Dalton to be placed in but he completed the inning admirably allowing just 2 runs. 

In the bottom half, the inning opened with Brady Franz at 3rd, Jon Doko at 2nd, and Evan Swindell at 1st.  Christoper Calabrese worked a walk after falling behind 0-2 in the count to make it 6-5.  Coleman Peck singled in Doko to tie the game at 6.  Then on the first pitch, Jack Dalton crushed a liner to center that flew over the center fielder's head to score Swindell and the Rebels were victorious with a 7-6 win.  Dalton was the winning pitcher allowing just 1 earned run in 4 innings of relief of Brady Franz who was solid for 3 innings.  The win sent the Rebels to their 2nd championship game in 2 weeks.

FW REBELS 10        TYLER GRAYS 9

Coleman Peck started on the hill for the Rebels and didn't allow a run in the first.  The Rebels were unable to score in the bottom of the first setting up a wild second inning.  Tyler Grays score seven runs on three hits, two walks, and one hit batter.  They also benefited from shaky Rebels defense as two errors were committed to start the inning.  Still, down 7-0 the Rebels stormed right back.  Jackson Jordan walked to lead off the inning but was retired at 2nd on a bullet to center by Karson Symonds.  Drew Horstman singled and Brady Franz followed with a booming RBI double to left.  Jon Doko smashed a hanging curveball to left to score Horstman & Franz to make it 7-3.  Evan Swindell & Christopher Calabrese walked to fill the bases.  Jack Dalton singled in Swindell & Evan Smith doubled to deep right center to score Calabrese & Dalton to make it 7-7.  The Rebels scored one more on an RBU single by Quentin Enos.

Enos then came in to pitch and calmed things down, in all Enos tossed 3 innings,struck out 4 and allowed 1 unearned run.  The Rebels found themselves down 9-8 heading to the bottom of the 5th.  Coleman Peck singled to get things started.  Jack Dalton singled sending Peck to 3rd.  With one out, Quentin Enos singled to right to score Peck but Dalton was thrown out at the plate to tie the score at 9.  Then Jackson Jordan hit a laser beam double to right center field to make the score Rebels 10 Grays 9.

The score stayed that way and Drew Horstman was brought in to close the game.  After retiring the leadoff hitter in the 6th, Horstman walked back to back hitters.  No fear!  Horstman got the next hitter to ground out to second baseman Coleman Peck and then got the final out on a ground out to third baseman Jackson Jordan to win the game and snag the championship.