The Ramblers' run at Worthington appeared in jeopardy as Rickardsville led 2-0 heading into the fifth inning behind starting pitcher Adam Shwabel. Key West's fortunes turned around in this pivotal frame as Cory Davidson walked, Dan Spain singled and Tim Carty was hit by a pitch to load the bases with no outs. Chris Briggs promptly delivered RBIs Nos. 23 and 24 on the year to knot the score at 2-2.
Baldocchi's homer in the proceeding inning put Key West up for good. The Ramblers then added another run in the sixth when Davidson scored as Spain intentionally got hung up in a run down between first and second.
Key West right hander Ben Cottrell made the four runs stand up in another exceptional outing. Cottrell fired all seven innings, allowing one earned run, six hits and two walks to go with his five strikeouts. The Loras College product improved to 5-2 on the season and lowered his ERA to 1.64.
Spain (2-for-3) was the only Rambler to collect multiple hits as part of a six-hit team performance.
Jeff Lehman and Niko Andriotis each notched RBI doubles to account for Rickardsville's offensive effort. Rickardsville's top two hitters in the order - Nathan Hall and A.J. Reuter - both went 2-for-4.
Friday's clash featuring Key West and Dubuque will mark the fifth meeting this season between the two squads. The Blues have come out on top in three of the first four and have won both tournament match ups.
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