Island Park, NY – The Rebels relied mostly on dominant pitching and pretty good defense — including a host of well-executed thrown-out-stealing plays — to get by Oceanside American, 3-1, and start the Oceanside Tournament with a record of 1 – 0.

Coach Sam was heard in post-game comments asking for a more aggressive approach to Rebels’ at-bats. "I saw too many of you taking first-pitch strikes right down the middle of the plate", Coach said, "I want ‘one through twelve’ being aggressive, swinging down, and hitting line drives."

Perhaps the Rebels’ bats will awaken when they return to Shell Creek Park Wednesday at 6:00 pm, as the Oceanside Tournament continues.