Key West got the big hit it needed in a battle of top-notch pitchers at the Worthington Tournament on Tuesday night. The Ramblers rallied for a 2-1 first-round win over Dubuque behind ace Jordan Hohensee. The victory was the 10th in a row for Key West (16-4), which has now won the last three meetings with the Blues.
Down 1-0 in the top of the seventh, shortstop Dan Spain delivered a two-out, two-run single off Dubuque starter Reed Stumpf. Hohensee made the one-run lead stand up by tossing up another zero in the bottom of the seventh to send Key West to the quarterfinals of Worthington.
Hohensee has now fired a complete game in all seven of his starts. He's 6-1 over eight appearances that have covered 57 innings. The Clarke University hurler will get the ball for the EIHL all-stars on Saturday, July 13. He limited Dubuque to just three hits.
Both Spain (2-for-4) and Justin Kuhle (2-for-3) recorded two hits for the Ramblers, who were held to five total hits by Stumpf.
Key West will return to action in Worthington for a quarterfinal clash with Cascade, which got past Bellevue, 7-4, on Tuesday night. The Ramblers topped Cascade 4-2 on May 10 in the season opener.
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