For the third time in team history, the Ramblers are champions of the Farley Tournament. On Sunday Key West (15-2) extended its team record win streak to 14 by edging host Farley, 3-2, in the title game. As part of the 16-team bracket, the Ramblers defeated Dubuque, Bellevue and Cascade in making their way to the Father's Day championship tilt. Key West also won Farley titles in 2011 and 2014.
Andrew Redman earned a tournament MVP award for the second time this season by going 8-for-11 over the four games at Farley. He was also the MVP of the Bellevue Tournament, which the Ramblers won on June 4.
Trey Ertmer played the role of hero on Sunday. He recorded the last 11 outs in relief of Nick Woltkamp and then delivered a walk-off RBI single that scored Redman in the bottom of the ninth. It was Ertmer's first-ever game as a Rambler. Redman cracked two more hits a day after reaching base in all four plate appearances in the semifinal win over Cascade.
Redman was far from a lone wolf in Farley. Chris Briggs set the tone in the 13-2 blowout of Bellevue with a first-inning grand slam. Ryan Siems then surfaced with the key hit in the semifinals when he crushed a three-run homer in the fourth inning versus Cascade. On the mount, Woltkamp was a horse, working all seven innings against Cascade on Saturday and then 5.1 frames in Sunday's championship.
Prior to this season, Key West's longest win streak was a 10-game unbeaten run in 2014. The team's 15-2 start equals the 2012 squad for best record after the first 17 games of a season. That Rambler edition finished the year at 40-12 overall.
2016 Farley Tournament results
First Round - W, 8-0 (5 inn.) vs. Dubuque
Quarterfinals - W, 13-2 (5 inn.) vs. Bellevue
Semifinals - W, 7-4 vs. Cascade
Championship - W, 3-2 vs. Farley
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