For the fourth time in team history, the Key West Ramblers are champions of the Farley Tournament. In Sunday's championship game, Key West (13-5) defeated Epworth, 5-4. The Ramblers also captured Farley titles in 2011, 2014 and 2016. They are 13-1 over the past four years at the Farley Tournament.
Andrew Redman garnered the Farley Tournament MVP award after an impressive performance with both his arm and bat. Redman fired shutouts in the first round (Cascade) and in the semifinals (Dubuque) to spur Key West into Sunday's title contest. Over his 12 innings of work in Farley, Redman allowed just four hits without surrendering a free pass. He struck out 22 batters, including 13 against Dubuque. Offensively, Redman went 5-for-12 with a home run, a double, three runs, five RBIs, two walks and two stolen bases out of the No. 3 spot in the lineup.
With Redman having pitched on Friday, the Ramblers turned to Nick Woltkamp. He responded by working all nine innings without giving up a single earned run. He scattered nine hits and a walk and then buckled down in the ninth when Epworth put the potential tying run on base.
At the plate, Key West got two hits apiece from Chad Crabill (2-for-5), Ben Oglesby (2-for-3) and Redman (2-for-4). The Ramblers struck early when Redman doubled in a run and Briggs singled in another as part of a two-run first. Redman drove in another run in the second, Key West took advantage of errors for one tally apiece in the fourth and sixth frames.
After drubbing Cascade, 8-0, by the run rule in the first round, Key West managed to triumph in three one-run games on its way to winning a championship. The Ramblers' path included a 4-3 quarterfinal win over Rickardsville and a 1-0 semifinal victory over Dubuque. Key West now has its first tournament title of 2017 after winning five in 2016.
The Ramblers are scheduled to return to action on Tuesday (June 20) when they host Dubuque at 7 p.m. in Peosta. It will be an Eastern Iowa Hawkeye League matchup.
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