Key West spent much of the night flailing away in the face of a dominant pitching performance by Farley left-hander Andy Seabrooke. But a clutch two-run homer by Rambler first baseman Chris Briggs and a late unearned run allowed the Ramblers (22-5-1) to steal a win in the second round of the Rickardsville Tournament on Tuesday night.
With Seabrook's strikeout total up to 15 and two outs in the top of the seventh, Farley led 4-2. Briggs then blasted a dramatic two-run shot (30th career homer) off Seabrooke to knot the score. Three innings later, Andrew Redman raced home from third when Luis Ravelo's grounder to second with two outs was misplayed.
There would be no further drama in the bottom of the 10th. Nick Woltkamp finished off a 10-inning complete game by retiring the heart of the Farley lineup in order. Woltkamp (7-1) allowed just two earned runs on six hits and four walks. He struck out seven on the way to his sixth complete game.
The Ramblers jumped on top of Seabrooke early with Redman's two-run homer in the top of the first. Redman was the only Rambler (2-for-5) to collect multiple hits. Briggs finished 1-for-2 with three walks.
Seabrooke racked up an impressive 23 strikeouts over his 10 innings of work. Three of the five hits he allowed went for extra base hits, including the two long balls.
Key West returns to action on Thursday (July 9) when it plays an EIHL contest at Worthington. First pitch is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. The Ramblers pick up action on Friday in the semifinals of the Rickardsville Tournament. They will take on Epworth at 7 p.m.
NOTE: Key West needs four more wins to reach 300 victories since returning to the semi-pro scene in 2004. Since then, the Ramblers own an overall record of 296-194-1.
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