After a 3-1 weekend at the Rebel Classic, the Rebels are off to their best start since 1996, when
the team went 19-5 through the season’s first 24 games.
The tournament began with the Rebels taking on the DePaul Blue Demons, a team that
finished the weekend at a strong 16-7 record. As the two teams played, the game remained
scoreless through the first three innings.
Then, a two-run bomb hit by freshmen Samantha Diaz gave the Rebels a 2-0 lead, and
that was all red-hot senior Janine Petmecky needed to win her sixth straight start, in her sixth
straight complete-game performance.