Rebels Baseball Falls In The First Round

The Rebels baseball team took on the Rockville Rams in the first round of the state tournament. The game started at 3:30 on Tuesday. The Rebels sent P.J. Jamison to the mound to face the Rams and got on a roll. He went 5 strong innings and only allowed two runs (one earned) and 4 hits. But the Rams pitcher was even more brilliant.

Through 5 innings the Rams pitcher was throwing a perfect game before being broken up on a Frank Guardi single with two outs in that 5th inning. Then play was suspended due to heavy rain and intense thunderstorms. The game was to be continued the next day at the same time.

On Wednesday they continued play at the top of the 6th, the Rams still throwing the same pitcher they had the day before hoping to get the same results. The Rebels though brought the momentum their way when Jake Patton started off the inning with a single. Then a costly error by the first basemen put Jim Andreozzi on with one out. After a fielders choice that put runners on first and third with two outs Captain Anthony Muratore came to the plate. He singled and scord the first run for the Rebels now only trailing by one. Next, the four hitter Captain Frank Guardi stepped in the batters box and stroked a single to left to score Joey Silva from second tying the game at 2

In the bottom of the sixth Anthony Muratore took the mound for P.J. Jamison. Anthony struck out the side in impressive fashion as the Rebels came back up to the plate to try and take the lead. Unfortunately they went down 1-2-3 and took the field again.

The bottom of the seventh Muratore got the first out but the next batter singled. The next batter for the Rams tried to bunt over the runner on first but missed. As this occurred the runner took off for second where Joe Roberti threw a strike to the bag but none of the Rebels middle infielders where covering. The ball fell into center field and the runner tries to take third on the over throw. Center fielder Joey Silva took the ball and gunned it to third baseman Tyler Hooper who caught the ball, laid down the tag, and blocked the bag at the same time. The runner was called safe on a quite questionable call. With the infield in Muratore barred down and struck out the batter for the second out. Now needing one more out to force extra Muratore got ahead of the Rams batter. But on a 1-1 count, the batter stroked a single to center allowing the run to score ending the game 3-2 in favor of Rockville.

The Rebels ended their season in a heart breaking loss. Frank Guardi went 2-3 with and RBI and Jake Patton went 1-2 with a key run scored. P.J. Jamison pitched a solid 5.0 innings allowing 2R (1ER) and 4 hits. Anthony Muratore pitched a masterful 2 innings striking out 4 and only allowing one run while going 1-3 with a key RBI. The Rebels finished the season 9-12