Despite a furious rally, the Key West Ramblers were eliminated from the Peosta Tournament after a 9-7 quarterfinal loss to Cascade on Tuesday. Two days earlier, Andrew Redman homered and threw another complete game in a 3-1 victory over Farley in the first round of the Peosta Tournament. Now all that remains on the 2017 schedule for Key West (38-15) are the Prairie League and EIHL Playoffs (Aug. 19-20).
In Sunday's win in Peosta, Redman set down nine hitters on strikes over a seven-inning complete game. He allowed only four hits and a walk to Farley hitters while out-dueling Andy Seabrooke. Redman pummeled his 13th homer of the year in the first inning. Anthony Ruden delivered the deciding runs with a two-run double in the fourth.
In the loss to Cascade, Key West tried to dig out of a 9-0 hole. Trailing 9-7 in the bottom of the seventh, the Ramblers put the tying run on base after a Ruden RBI single. Nick Woltkamp then struck out and Chad Crabill flew out to end the threat. It was a big offensive day for Crabill, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. Unfortunately, Cascade tagged Woltkamp for nine runs (six earned) in his four innings on the mound.
Back on Aug. 10, Key West wrapped up regular-season play for 2017 with a 3-0 victory over New Vienna. Brett LaMere homered and tossed a three-hit shutout. He struck out eight hitters. Out of the No. 9 spot in the lineup, John Knabel went 2-for-3 and drove in a run.
The season will conclude this weekend with two four-team playoffs. The Ramblers will take on Bernard at 12 p.m. on Saturday (Aug. 19) in the Prairie League semifinals at Bernard. They will play again on Saturday in the Prairie League championship should they defeat Bernard. Then on Sunday, the entire EIHL playoffs will unfold in Cascade. Key West draws Dyersville in a 1 p.m. semifinal matchup.
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