Two weeks after a heartbreaking one-run Championship loss, the Rebels came back swinging. A 2-1 weekend anchored by some of the best pitching the team has put together all fall — and a defense that refused to let anyone run wild on them.

Yes, the Cencal Snipers handed the Rebels a loss in their first game Sunday. That stings, and there’s no sugarcoating it. But the bigger story of this weekend is what the Rebels showed the rest of the time: a lockdown pitching staff, a pair of catchers playing at a high level, and an offense that kept finding ways to score. That’s a team trending upward.

2-1 Tournament Record

22 Runs Scored

12 Runs Allowed

+10 Run Differential

Offensive Standouts

The offense wasn’t explosive by Rebels standards, but the right players put together quality at-bats when it mattered most. Patience at the plate was a theme all weekend.

Jace

3-for-5 • 1 Double • 2 Walks — Five trips to the plate, five times on base. Jace was a nightmare for opposing pitchers to navigate, spraying line drives and working deep counts. The combination of extra-base pop and elite plate discipline makes him one of the toughest outs in the lineup.

Logan

3-for-5 • 1 Walk • 1 HBP — Much like Jace, Logan’s weekend OBP tells the real story. Reached base five times in five plate appearances and brought a steady, professional approach to each at-bat. Logan is quietly one of the most reliable bats in the order.

The Pitching Staff Shines

0 Earned Runs Allowed — Combined across 9 innings

Bradley, Izaiah, and Ricky each threw three innings and held their opponents completely scoreless. Nine innings. Five hits. Zero earned runs. That’s the kind of combined effort that wins baseball games.

Three arms, three innings each, one common result: effectiveness. This rotation-by-committee approach showed tremendous trust between coaches and players — and every pitcher answered the call. It’s a sign of a pitching staff that’s deepening and maturing, and opponents are going to have a tougher and tougher time finding barrels as this group grows into 12U ball.

Locking Down the Running Game

5 Base Runners Thrown Out • 33% Caught Stealing

Jackson and Bradley combined behind the plate to erase five would-be base stealers this weekend. A 33% caught-stealing rate at 11U is strong work — it sends a message to every opposing baserunner: think twice before you go. Having two catchers capable of making that throw consistently is a real competitive advantage.

The Bigger Picture

“You find out what a team is made of in the weekends after a tough loss. The Rebels showed up, competed, and let their pitching do the talking. That’s a mature response from a group of kids who clearly aren’t done yet.”

The Cencal Snipers got the best of the Rebels on Sunday, and this team will absolutely remember that. But the September 26–28 weekend belongs in the win column for this program — not just in the record books, but in terms of what it showed about where the Rebels are headed.

Zero earned runs across nine innings. Five baserunners thrown out. A pair of offensive contributors who couldn’t be gotten out. That’s a team building something real as the fall winds down and 12U season starts to loom on the horizon.

The Rebels are coming. ⚾

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