Ramblers capture elusive road win at Cascade

For the first time in eight years, the Ramblers pulled out a victory over the Cascade Reds on the road. A sloppy, wet field made playing conditions rough, but that failed to stop the Ramblers from notching a 6-3 win on Friday night.

Cory Davidson continued his hot hitting, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two waks, two runs and one RBI to back winning pitcher Dan Spain. Spain went six strong innings, limiting Cascade to three runs (two earned) and six hits. Andrew Redman picked up his first save by throwing three nearly perfect innings. His only mistake was a ninth-inning plunking of Tom Andrews, who was quickly erased after getting caught off first on a line out to short.

Davidson's RBI single in the second scored Redman for the first tally of the game. Cascade got a run of its own in the second with Josh McQuillen's sacrifice fly to right field. Cascade then took the lead in the third when Marty Sutherland scored on an error on the second baseman.

The Ramblers (10-1) took the lead for good in the fifth inning when Jared Munson corked a two-run single to right field to make the score 3-2. Cam Stewart added a RBI single in the sixth for a 4-2 lead. Cascade put up its final run in the sixth to draw within one again, but Key West responded with two runs in the eighth on a Spain RBI single and a Munson bases-loaded walk.

Tim Carty led all players with three hits. Lead off man Tyler Sincock reached base twice on a hit-by-pitch and a walk.

The Ramblers return to action on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. versus Dubuque in the first round of the Farley Tournament. Saturday's scheduled noon game at Balltown has been postponed.