Tournament magic continues

Despite consistently tough first round draws in this season's early tournaments, the Ramblers have thrived in tournament play. That success continued on Saturday night in the first round of the Worthington Tournament as Key West used a monster fifth inning in the process of shutting out Farley, 5-0.

Sean O'Connor threw a shutout, allowing just five hits and a walk in a seven-inning complete game. O'Connor is now 6-0 with a paltry 1.57 ERA in 46 innings of work, filling the role of Key West's workhorse in 2011.

Farley starting pitcher Ted Rowe matched zeroes with O'Connor until the fifth inning when the Ramblers (15-3) exploded for five runs. Toby Decker (lead-off walk) and Roberto Rivero (single) set the table for Dan Spain, who provided the first two runs of the game with a two-run single. Two batters later, Cory Davidson drove home two more runs with a single of his own. Matt Knabel later added a two-out RBI infield single to score Davidson and finalize the game's scoring.

Spain finished 2-for-4. Jared Munson added a single and a walk. The Ramblers notched only six hits as a team, four of which coming in the fifth.

The Ramblers now advance to play in the quarterfinals of the Worthington Tournament on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Key West returns to Prairie League action tomorrow with a 1 p.m. date at Bankston.