The FW Rebels finished their 2019 13U AAA Fall Ball season with a very respectable 10-4 tournament record while also placing first in two of the four tournaments they played in.

This past weekend was their final tournament of the Fall season.  As always there were some thrills as the Rebels went 2-0 in pool play, but lost their Sunday bracket game to end the season.  Here are the game recaps:

Karson Symonds had a big day at the plate going 3-4 with a double, two triples and 3 RBI.  He also scored 2 runs including the game winner vs HVA Storm Wood.

FW REBELS 13       HVA STORM WOOD 12

The Rebels wasted little time getting on the scoreboard in the top half of the first inning as Coleman Peck walked to open the game, and Jack Dalton crushed a triple to deep left field.  Dalton came around to score to make it 2-0 on an RBI ground out by Evan Smith. 

After HVA Storm Wood tied it at 2, the Rebels exploded for seven runs in the 2nd inning.  Drew Horstman opened the inning with a double to left.  Karson Symonds followed with a booming triple to deep right.  With Evan Swindell at the plate, Symonds scored on a wild pitch to make it 4-2.  With two outs, Coleman Peck & Jack Dalton hit back to back singles followed by a walk by Evan Smith to fill the bases.  Quentin Enos hit a long fly ball to right that the right fielder couldn't handle clearing the bases to make it 7-2.  Jackson Jordan singled in Enos and Jon Doko followed with an RBI single of his own to make it 9-2.

The score stayed 9-2 until the bottom of the 3rd when HVA Storm staged a furious rally to score 10 runs and take a 12-9 lead.  Still, the Rebels fought back.

With time winding down, Evan Smith led off the top half of the 4th with an inside-the-park Home Run to dead center to make it 12-10.  Quentin Enos singled and went all the way to 3rd on an error by the left fielder.  Jackson Jordan was then hit by a pitch and stole second with Jon Doko at the plate.  Doko then flew out to left field but it scored Enos to make it 12-11.  This set the stage for Karson Symonds' heroics.  Symonds blistered a triple deep over the left fielders' head to score Jordan and tie the game at 12.  On the relay throw to 3rd, the ball got away and Symonds hustled home for the go-ahead run.

Still, the Rebels had to hold the home-team Storm and Drew Horstman was on the hill.  Horstman  walked the leadoff hitter who then stole second and later went to third on a passed ball.  With the tying run at 3rd and the go ahead run at the plate, Horstman mowed down the next three hitters striking them all out and the Rebels won the game 13-12.

FW REBELS 8      TCR BOBCATS HENNIG 4

What an evening for Drew Horstman in Pool Play.  Horstman went 4-5 at the plate with a double, 2 runs scored and an RBI.  He also was the winning pitcher in game 1 vs HVA Wood striking out three straight hitters with the tying run at 3rd.  In the nightcap, Horstman made a highlight reel play at second base.

Coleman Peck started on the hill for the Rebels and allowed 1 run in 2 innings of work while striking out 5.  The Rebels down 1-0 in the bottom of the 2nd inning tied it up as Karson Symonds doubled home Drew Horstman who had singled to make it 1-1.

Quentin Enos then came into pitch and didn't allow a run in 2 innings of work.  This enabled the Rebels to put this game away with 5 runs in the 3rd and 2 more in the 4th.

Coleman Peck walked and stole 2nd to open the 3rd.  Jack Dalton followed with a deep line drive and hustled for a triple to make it 2-1.  With 1 out, Jon Doko singled in Dalton to make it 3-1.  Jackson Jordan & Quentin Enos were both hit by pitchers.  Courtesy runner Evan Smith scored on a wild pitch to make it 4-1.  Drew Horstman added an RBI single to make it 5-1 and another run scored on yet another wild pitch to make it 6-1.

The Rebels tacked on two more runs in the 4th without recording a hit.  Jack Dalton walked and stole 2nd.  Later Dalton went to 3rd on a wild pitch and scored when Evan Smith reached on an error by the second baseman.  Smith eventually scored on a wild pitch as well finishing the Rebels scoring at 8.

Coleman Peck, Quentin Enos, and Evan Smith combined for 8 strikeouts in 5 innings of work and only 1 earned run.

TRITON RAYS 6    FW REBELS 3

The Rebels had 9 hits in their 6-3 loss to the Triton Rays in bracket play including 3 from Evan Smith.  Smith had 3 singles and 3 stolen bases but the Rebels could only score in 1 of the 6 innings.

The Rebels earned the #6 seed after their 2-0 finish in pool play.  They took on the #11 Triton Rays.  For one of the only times this Fall season, the Rebels were challenged by a left handed pitcher.  The Rays lefty commanded the strike zone well with a fastball-curveball combination that limited the Rebels to only 3 runs in 6 innings.  The Rebels had their scoring chances as Evan Smith singled, stole second, and went to third on a wild pitch but was stranded in the 1st.  Jon Doko laced a single to center and Karson Symonds who was on 2nd base was thrown out at the plate on a perfect relay throw to end the 2nd.  Evan Swindell hit a leadoff single in the 3rd but was stranded.

Finally, in the 4th inning, down 4-0, the Rebels rallied.  Evan Smith singled to left and went to 3rd on a two-base error by the left fielder.  Quentin Enos crushed a drive to deep left for an RBI triple to make it 4-1.  Jackson Jordan singled in Enos to make it 4-2.  With two outs, Jon Doko blasted a bomb to deep left field for an RBI triple to make it 4-3.  Evan Swindell hit a grounder to 2nd to end the threat on a close play at first.

In the 5th, down 4-3, the Rebels went 1-2-3 and the 6th inning would be the final inning. A single, two walks and an error allowed the Rays to add to their lead and it was 6-3 heading to the bottom of the 6th.

Evan Smith led off with his 3rd single of the game and stole second and then third, but keeping up with the days theme, was stranded and the Rebels lost 6-3.

Another great season of Rebels baseball.  Bring on the Spring!