The FW Rebels- Runners Up at the TSB Boys of Summer Tournament

The FW Rebels reached the championship game of the Silver Bracket of the TSB Boys of Summer tournament losing 11-8 to a 13U Majors team out of Midland called The Pack.  A successful tournament with plenty of highlights that saw the Rebels score 13 runs in one inning, they had a pitcher toss a complete game, and another Rebel had 5 RBI in the championship game.  Here are the game recaps:

Game 1

Academy Select Baseball McDaniel 8

FW Rebels 7

The tournament got off to a great start for the Rebels jumping out to a 7-0 lead, and then things went south in a hurry to only fall to Academy Select Baseball McDaniel on a walkoff double in the final inning.  Evan Smith started on the mound for the Rebels and cruised to a 7-0 lead by the time he exited.  Smith tossed 2 innings allowing 2 hits while walking none and striking out 3.  The Rebels got on the board in the 2nd inning with 3 runs.  Quentin Enos led off with a single.  Karson Symonds ran for Enos and the next hitter Devin Hood was hit by a pitch.  Cade Crow followed with a missile to centerfield but Hood was thrown out on a force play at second.  Symonds then scored on an error on a pickoff play to make it 1-0.  With two outs, Jack McDonald getting his first at bat in a Rebel in nearly two years, had an infield single to score Crow. Christopher Calabrese then hit a sharp ball to the shortstop who made an error sending McDonald to 3rd.  With Evan Swindell batting, Calabrese stole second which enabled McDonald to score from third to made it 3-0.

Rebels weren't finished as they added 4 in the 3rd inning.  Jack Dalton reached on a bunt single.  Charger Nguyen followed with a booming double to left center field to score Dalton.  After Nguyen was caught stealing 3rd, Evan Smith reached on a strike three wild pitch.  Karson Symonds singled to right sending Smith to second.  With two down, Devin Hood smacked a grounder down the third baseline to score Smith & Symonds.  Cade Crow then singled in Hood to make it 7-0.

Ultimately the Rebels were unable to hang on though and give ASB McDaniel credit for not giving up as they scored 1 in the 3rd, 4 in the 4th, and 3 in the 5th to walk it off and win it 8-7.

Charger Nguyen's bat came alive with 2 deep drives to left center for doubles. Charger hit .375 and scored 6 runs, an RBI, and 4 stolen bases in the tournament.

Game 2

FW Rebels 15

DBI Black Sox  3

After the heartbreaking way the Rebels lost Game 1, they very easily could have hung their heads and folded up shop for Game 2.  No way......instead the Rebels busted out of the gate with a 13-run first inning to put the game away early. 

Coleman Peck, Charger Nguyen, Evan Smith, and Karson Symonds all walked to open the game and make it 1-0. Quentin Enos hit a grounder to 3rd that Enos beat out for a single and this allowed courtesy runner Evan Swindell and Evan Smith to score.  The next two batters, Devin Hood and Cade Crow were hit by pitches to make it 4-0.  Jack McDonald then walked to make it 5-0. Christopher Calabrese lined a single to right field to make it 6-0.  Evan Swindell followed with a 9-pitch at bat and reached on an infield single to make it 7-0.  WIth two outs, Charger Nguyen reached again, this time on an error by the second baseman to score Calabrese.  Evan Smith followed with a bases loaded walk to score Swindell. Karson Symonds then reached on an error by the shortstop that scored  Jack Dalton & courtesy runner Christopher Calabrese.  Smith & Symonds would both score on wild pitches and the wild and ugly 1st inning concluded with 13 Rebel runs. 

Coleman Peck faced six hitter in 2 innings retiring them all.  Jack McDonald and Karson Symonds finished things out with the Rebels winning 15-3. Every Rebel player either scored a run or knocked one in.

Game 3

FW Rebels 8

USA Prime Cavemen 13U AAA 2

Quentin Enos helped himself at the plate with a 2-run double to give the Rebels a 5-2 lead.  Enos went on to pitch a complete game and earned the victory.

With the early big lead in Game 2, the Rebels were able to rest Quentin Enos from pitching and had him start the Silver Semi Final game vs USA Prime Cavemen who were already 1-0 on the day.  Enos dominated the Cavemen lineup pitching a complete game allowing just 3 hits and 3 walks while striking out 8 in 5 innings of work.  Still, the Rebels found themselves down 2-1 heading to the bottom of the 3rd.  With 1 out, Jack Dalton reached on a bunt single.  Cade Crow then followed with a line drive double to right center field to score Dalton to tie the game at 2. Charger Nguyen walked and Evan Smith followed with a single to center to score Crow giving the Rebels a 3-2 lead. With two outs, Enos helped himself with a deep drive over the left fielder's head for a two-out two-run double to make it 5-2.  The next batter, Devin Hood reached on an error by the second baseman to score courtesy runner Karson Symonds to make it 6-2.  Jack McDonald followed with a single to left to make it 1st and 3rd.  After Coleman Peck was hit by a pitch, Christopher Calabrese singled up the middle to score Hood & Crow to make it 8-2.  Then some chaos as Evan Swindell grounded one into the hole at short that caused a collision between Calabrese and the opposing shortstop.  The ball went into left field without being touched and Peck & Calabrese scored and Swindell was thrown out trying the stretch a single into a double.  However, after the play was over, the umpires ruled that Calabrese interfered with the shortstop which ended the inning.  Rebels management expressed disappointment in the judgement call but they play wasn't reversed.  Still, that was all Enos needed as he shut down the Cavemen the rest of the way.

SILVER BRACKET CHAMPIONSHIP

THE PACK 11

FW REBELS 8

Devin Hood hit 3 doubles on Sunday and racked up 6 RBI on the day and had 8 RBI total in the tournament

Evan Smith started on the mound for the Rebels and had some first inning jitters but then was assisted by a nifty double play from thirdbaseman Devin Hood so The Pack only scored two runs in the first.  The Rebels immediately answered on some serious head's up base running.  With one out Charger Nguyen singled to left.  With two outs Karson Symonds and Quentin Enos walked to load the bases.  The next hitter, Devin Hood grounded to the Pack shortstop who bobbled the ball and then froze.  Symonds alertly never stopped running and scored all the way from second with the shortstop holding the ball to make it 2-2.  Smith calmed down on the mound not allowing a hit in the 2nd or 3rd inning so it was 2-2 heading to the bottom of the third. 

Cade Crow lead off with a walk and stole second. Evan Smith & Karson Symonds walked to fill the bases.  Quentin Enos singled through the hole at short to give the Rebels a 3-2 lead.  The next hitter, Devin Hood roped a double down the left field line that cleared the bases giving the Rebels a 6-2 lead.  The rally ended there.

Smith took the mound in the top of the 4th and the Rebels defense completely let him down.  Four batters into the inning the Rebels made four errors which led to an ugly five-run inning that gave the Pack a 7-6 lead.  The Pack then scored four more in the 5th on 3 hits, 2 walks and 1 error to take an 11-6 lead. 

As always though, the Rebels didn't die.  Charger Nguyen opened the inning reaching on an error by the Pack second baseman.  Then there were quickly two outs but Quentin Enos worked out a walk.  Once again, it was Devin Hood who blasted a ground rule double to right center to score Nguyen and courtesy runner Karson Symonds.  That's how it ended with the Rebels falling 11-8.