Key West wins third straight, advances in Bellevue Tournament

Jordan Hohensee and Andrew Redman continued their impressive early-season performances to lead Key West to a 4-2 win over East Dubuque in the first round of the Bellevue Tournament on Sunday. It marked the Ramblers' third-straight win and pushes them to the quarterfinals at Bellevue, where Key West (6-3) will take on Dubuque at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

Hohensee moved to 3-0 with his third complete game of the young season. The native of Brooklyn, Iowa, finally had his string of 22 innings without allowing an earned run snapped when he gave up a two-run homer to Sam Real in the sixth. He eventually settled back in and retired the final five hitters of the game to extend the Rambler win streak.

Redman, second baseman and No. 2 hitter on Sunday, went a perfect 3-for-3 with three singles, two runs, an RBI and a walk. He singled and scored the first run of the game on left fielder Brett LaMere's RBI double in the third. After nine games, Redman is 19-for-32 (.594) with three homers and 12 RBIs.

LaMere added a second run-scoring double in the seventh to give Hohensee an extra run to work with. Redman and LaMere combined for five of the team's six hits against East Dubuque hurler Jack Hoffman.

Hohensee finished with seven strikeouts. He scattered six hits and two walks. His season ERA bumped up to 0.75 in 24 innings over four appearances.

Tuesday's clash with Dubuque will be the first this season. The Blues have won the last six meetings. They advanced in Bellevue by drubbing Peosta, 11-1, on Sunday.