Redman shuts out Balltown; Ramblers roll past New Vienna

A third inning sacrifice fly from Chris Briggs was all the Ramblers needed to get by Balltown in the first round of the Worthington Tournament on Saturday. Andrew Redman fired seven shut out innings to out-duel Balltown's Dave Schenk for a 1-0 triumph. The win puts Key West in the quarterfinals against Rickardsville at 7 p.m. on Wednesday.

Dan Spain, who scored the game's lone run, got the third inning started with a double. He advanced to third on Tim Carty's ground out and then scored on Briggs' sac fly to center field.

Redman finished with 10 strikeouts and improved his mark to 5-0. The right-hander surrendered only four hits without a walk in Saturday's masterpiece. Redman has allowed just five earned runs in 34 innings pitched  this season.

The Ramblers (20-4) followed that effort up with a laugher, beating New Vienna 12-1 at Table Mound Field on Sunday. Spencer Kuehn and Spain both hit monster home runs to left-center field to highlight a big offensive day. Kuehn (3-for-3), Spain (3-for-4), Briggs (2-for-4) and Matt Knabel (2-for-4) collected two or more hits for Key West.

Four different Ramblers saw action on the hill in the run-rule victory over New Vienna. Kuehn tossed the first two innings, giving up New Vienna's only run in the second due to a bout of wildness. Aaron Collins pitched innings 3 through 5 to get his second win of the year. Collins struck out eight batters and gave up only one hit.

Key West returns to the field Tuesday for a 7 p.m. EIHL contest with Monticello in Peosta.