Rebels to participate in All Stars

Two Rebels have been selected to represent Jerseyville in the upcoming U14 District 17 Double Elimination Tournament in Mount Sterling. Catcher/Shortstop Kyle Obertino and Pitcher/Shortstop Kelyn Cope are part of the team coached by Kevin Hamilton, Scott Summers and Dave Sobol. Play begins Sunday, July 5th in Mt. Sterling.

Rebels vs Godfrey

The Rebels closed out their season on the road in Godfrey looking to sweep the season series after taking the earlier game 10-0 in Jerseyville. Long story short....the Rebels end up splitting their two games with Godfrey. No need for further details.

The Rebels complete their first season at the U14 level with a 6-6 record.

Rebels vs Bad News Bears

Deja Vu all over again. The second meeting between these two teams was a virtual carbon coby of the first. The Rebels were able to score early runs against the Bears starter, Austen Goheen comes through with a bases-clearing hit, the Rebels surrender the lead on a two-run error and come up empty against the hard-throwing Luke Jun. In fact, the final score was also the same---6-4.


Next up; Season Finale Rebels vs Godfrey, Tuesday, June 30th, 6 pm Godfrey Field #5

Rebels vs Cougars

The Cougars starting pitcher did not allow a hit in 6 2/3Rd's innings. With two outs in the seventh, trailing 2-1, the Rebels rallied to take a 4-2 lead. Kelyn Cope, Brendan Goldacker and Tate Bonhannon all crossing the plate, with Kyle Obertino driving in what proved to be the winning run. In the bottom half of the seventh, the Cougars put their lead off man, only to have him picked off at first by catcher Obertino. With one out, runners on first and second and one run scored, a Cougars batter popped up just behind the pitchers mound. The home plate umpire declared the batter out with the "infield fly rule" in effect, the runner on second attempted to advance to third where he was doubled off, ending the game. Rebels 4 - Cougars 3.

Next up; Rebels vs Bad News Bears, Friday June 26th @ 8 pm Legion A

Rebels vs Bad Boyz

The Rebels scored in double-digits for the third straight game in a 13-4 win over the Bad Boyz. The Rebels took advantage of a multitude of base on balls and errors to post their third straight win. Brendan Goldacker started and Trevor Carpenter came on to close out the game shortened due to a two-hour time limit.

Next up; Rebels vs Bombers Monday, June 22nd at 8pm Legion A.

Rebels vs Cougars rescheduled

The Rebels will play the Cougars(Hamilton) Thursday, June 25th @ 6pm at City Park A.

Rebels vs Titus

Whew!!!The Rebels scored 11 runs in the final two innings to defeat Calhoun(Titus) 13-12. Blake Witt drew a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the seventh to score Aaron Harding with the winning run. The Rebels fell behind early. Battled back to take the lead after six. Only to see Calhoun rally for 6 runs with two outs in the seventh to take a 12-8 lead. Tate Bohannon and Kyle Obertino both reached base in all four at-bats. Luke Baalman, who followed Kelyn Cope and Brady Talkington to hill, went 2 and 1/3rd innings to pick up the win.

Next up: Rebels vs Bad Boyz, Friday June 19th at 6 pm at Legion A.

Rebels vs Titus

The bats came alive as the Rebels went to the Kingdom of Calhoun to play the team from Brussels. Brendan Goldacker and Kyle Obertino both reached base four times and Tate Bohannon had three hits as the Rebels get back to .500 with a 16-6 win. On the hill, Brady Talkington started and Kelyn Cope finished for the 3-3 Rebels.

Next up; Rebels vs Cougars, June 16th at 6 pm at City Park A

Rebels vs Bad News Bears

Once again a two-hour time limit was instituted and cost the Rebels a chance to come back against an opponent. The Rebels took the early lead on Bad News Bears starter Sid Sargenson, but were unable to add to it when Luke Jun followed him on the hill. The Bears clawed back to tie the game at four and eventually took the lead on a two-run error in the bottom of the sixth. Umpires ruled the game over at the two hour mark. After the game Park and Rec personnel admitted their error in instituting a time limit.

Next Up; Rebels vs Calhoun, June 12th @ 6pm in Brussels.

Rebels vs Stahlschmidt

The team from Brighton won in walk-off fashion after an emotion-filled game. Starter Brady Talkington gave a solid effort before being lifted after reaching his pitch limit. Talkington also scored the tying run in the top of the sixth on a fielders choice. Missed chances and a couple bad breaks kept the Rebels from taking control of the game. Stahlschmidt won the game after loading the bases in the bottom of the sixth, with the winning run scoring on a wild pitch. The game ended due to a two-hour time limit.

Next up: Rebels vs Bad News Bears, June 9th @ 8:00pm City Park A

Rebels vs Godfrey

Good pitching, good hitting and good fielding combined for an 11-0 win over Godfrey. Kelyn Cope started and went the distance. Cope and Kyle Obertino were among the hitting stars and once again, the Rebels infield executed an inning-ending double play.

Next up; Rebels vs Stahlschmidt, Sat. June 6th, 12 noon at Schneider Park in Brighton.

Rebels vs Bombers rescheduled...again

The Rebels will play the Bombers on June, 22nd at 8pm. The game will be played at Legion A.

Rebels practice game

POSTPONED DUE TO RAIN

We have a practice game scheduled for Tuesday June 2nd at 6pm in Brighton at Schneider Park versus a select team from Godfrey coached by Greg Snider. This is at Schneider Park, not Betsey Ann. We've never played at this park before. It's under the water tower across from Robings Manor Nursing Home. Be there by 5:15 pm.

Rebels vs Simpson

Production from the entire line-up, good defense and pitching to contact produced a 9-4 win over Brighton's Cardinals(Simpson). Several players had a good night at the plate, highlighted by by a pair of triples from Kelyn Cope and Matthew Johnson. Lucas Baalman reached base in every at-bat for the second straight game. In the field, Cope and Baalman both started inning-ending double plays and Johnson made a couple of good catches in right field. On the mound, Tate Bohannon got the start and gave up a couple of unearned, first inning runs. Trevor Carpenter came on in the second and went the rest of the way. Carpenter didn't fool too many Cardinal batters, but was very efficient by throwing strikes and letting the defense make plays behind him.

Next up; Make-up game vs Bombers 5/28 at 6pm Legion A

Rebels vs Steckel

Walks...walks...walks. Numerous base-on-balls doomed the Rebels Tuesday in their game with Steckel. Final score 16-4. Starting pitcher Kelyn Cope pitched well, allowing only one run in his three innings of work. But, had to leave, leading 2-1, due to a high pitch count. A parade of relievers had trouble finding the plate and Steckel batters kept the bats on their shoulders awaiting the free pass. Offensivly, Lucas Baalman, Harry Arter, and Aaron Harding each reached base twice.

Next up: Rebels vs Simpson 5/22 @ 6pm Legion A

Rebels vs Bombers rescheduled

The Rebels - Bombers game has been rescheduled for 5/28 6pm at Legion A. Players should be at the field by 5:15pm.

Rebels vs Bombers

Tornado sirens sounding in Jerseyville and the threat of severe weather postponed the game between the Rebels and Bombers. The game was halted in the bottom of the first with no score. The Rebels Kyle Obertino reached with a two-out walk. With Tate Bohannon at the plate, Kyle stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch. The game was called at that point. In the top half of the first, starting pitcher Brady Talkington induced a flyball to short right field where Aaron Harding made the catch and doubled off Schon Widman who had reached on a error.

Next up: Rebels vs Steckel, Tuesday, April 19th at 8 pm at Legion.

Practice Schedule

The Rebels outdoor practices have begun and, weather permitting, will be held through mid-May on the following schedule:

Mondays @ 5:30 pm at City Park Diamond A

Thursday @ 5:30 pm at City Park Diamond A

Right now Diamond A does not have a mound constructed and the bases are not yet out. If we feel the need for our pitchers to get used to working off a mound, we may shift practices to the Legion. For now, we'll stick with City Park.

When pratices are cancelled or moved we'll contact parents via e-mail or text message.

Baseball Mania

Rebels players are once again selling Baseball Mania tickets. Baseball Mania is the Jerseyville Little League fundraiser. Each ticket costs $20. Every ticket contains 17 different 3-team combinations. Prizes are awarded after each week and at the end of the season to the tickets whose teams score the most and fewest combined total runs. Ticket holders can check their ticket online each week at charitymania.com.

Jerseyville Little League receives $14 from every $20 ticket sold. The league has given each team that sells at least 25 tickets $2 for every ticket sold. The Rebels earned over $70 for tickets sold last year.

You can contact any Rebel player or parent to purchase tickets. Good luck.

New Rebels

Rebels Baseball welcomes two new team members...Kelyn Cope and Aaron Harding. After taking a year off Kelyn returns to the diamond. Aaron joins the Rebels after playing for a team coached by his father for several years. Please make them feel welcome.

Indoor batting practice begins Monday, March 16th @ 7pm. We hope to get several indoor batting practices in before heading outside when things warm up.

Getting ready for 2009

After a Coaches-Parents meeting on Sunday, February 8th at the Susnig Center, it's time to look ahead to another season of Rebels Baseball. In 2009 we will compete in the 14 and under division as a first year team. The pitching distance increase to 60'6", and the distance between bases will be 90', just like the major leagues.

The season will start a little later than in the past. Our first league games may not start till late May.

Our roster looks a little different. Garryt Jones and Justin Phillps have decided not to play baseball this season and Lucas Obertino will stay in the 12 and under division. We are still looking for a couple players to fill out our roster. If you know someone that wants to be a Rebel let us know.

We will be able to use bigger bats this season. We would like to purchase one or maybe two good bats. We also may need to get a couple new uniforms for those outgrowing last years model and we will be getting new caps. This takes money. We hope to attract a sponsor or two to help out and we may participate in a team fundraiser. We're going to look into maybe selling Krispy Kreme doughnuts.

In the weeks ahead we're going to start hitting the batting cage. Outdoor practices will likely start in March. This year we'll have the use of Randy and Sara Carpenter's pitching machine too.

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