Cottrell to pitch for Waterloo Bucks tonight

Ramblers star pitcher Ben Cottrell has been added to the roster of the Waterloo Bucks of the Northwoods League. Cottrell will take the mound tonight for the Bucks in the second game of a doubleheader against the Battle Creek Bombers at Riverfront Stadium in Waterloo.

According to the Northwoods League website: "The Northwoods League is a summer baseball league comprised of teams of the top college players from across the nation and North America. All players in the league must have NCAA eligibility remaining in order to participate. Players are not paid (this preserves their NCAA eligibility)."

The Waterloo Bucks' roster includes college players from the University of Iowa, the University of Illinois, LSU, Butler and Wartburg.

Cottrell, a semi-pro all-star this season, leads Key West with a 9-2 record and a 2.54 ERA in 67.1 innings. For Loras College this past season, Cottrell threw 24.1 innings and posted a 4.81 ERA with 23 strike outs.

The Northwoods League gives players such as Cottrell the opportunity to showcase their skills to a wider audience and gain exposure. Current major leaguers Andre Ethier, Curtis Granderson, Juan Pierre and Josh Willingham at one time played in the league.

Dyersville Tournament bracket

The Dyersville Tournament got underway tonight with host Dyersville taking on Luxemburg at 7 p.m. The Ramblers will play Sunday night at 8:30 against Farley. The bracket is at left.

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Ramblers in college baseball

(Name: Year in school, College)

Cole Boge: Senior, Loras -- Player Profile.

Chris Brewer: Junior, Clarke -- Player Profile.

Chris Briggs: Junior, Clarke -- Player Profile.

Tim Carty: Graduate of Loras College where he pitched.

Ben Cottrell: Sophomore, Loras -- Player Profile.

Cory Davidson: Junior, Clarke -- Player Profile.

Greg Farrey: Senior, Loras -- Player Profile.

Matt Knabel: Played freshman season at Wartburg.

Jared Munson: Senior, Clarke -- Player Profile.

Andrew Redman: Freshman, Iowa Central Community College.

Dan Spain: Currently an assistant coach at Clarke; also played two seasons at Clarke.

*Photo from clarkecrusaders.com.

New Ramblers season records set in 2010

New Individual Records:

-Home Runs: Chris Briggs - 6 (previous record: Spain/Redman - 3)

-RBI: Chris Briggs - 29 (tied with Spain's 29 in 2008)

Individual Records in jeopardy:

-Batting Average: Spain - .411 in 2009 (Munson currently hitting .402, Spain - .396)

-Hits: Spain - 53 in 2009 (Briggs and Spain currently have 40, Munson has 39)

-Total Bases: Spain - 68 in 2009 (Briggs currently has 67, Spain has 57)

-Stolen Bases: Spain - 17 in 2009 (Spain currently has 15, Munson has 14)

-Runs: Sincock - 37 in 2007 (Munson currently has 29, Spain has 28)

-OBP: Jared Munson - .517 (previous record: Carty .467 in 2008)

-Wins: Schauff - 10 in 2008 (Cottrell currently has nine)

-ERA: Schauff - 2.29 in 2007 (Cottrell currently has a 2.54 ERA)

New Team Records:

-Home Runs: 15 (previous record: 11 in 2009)

-Triples: 6 (ties previous highs of 2007 and 2008)

Team Records in Jeopardy:

-Batting Average: .276 in 2007 (currently .290)

-OBP: .384 in 2007 (currently .387)

-SLG: .352 in 2007 (currently .388)

-Runs: 225 in 2007 (currently have 217)

-Doubles: 65 in 2008 (currently have 50)

-Total Bases: 446 in 2008 (currently have 423)

-Stolen Bases: 73 in 2009 (currently have 64)

-ERA: 3.71 in 2008 (currently 3.85)

Boge tosses complete game gem

Cole Boge gave up only one run and six hits in a complete game effort to give the Ramblers an important 6-1 victory over Dyersville at Jenk Field Monday night. Boge's 122-pitch masterpiece places Key West at 10-4 in EIHL games, putting them in position to possibly secure a fourth straight playoff bid.

At the plate, Justin Kuhle made his two singles count. His two out RBI single in the third drove home the first run of the ballgame. Kuhle then gave the Ramblers (23-14) a comfortable cushion with a two-run single in the top of the ninth to make the score 6-1.

Jeff Bushman, Dan Spain and Tyler Sincock also tallied two hits apiece. Jared Munson tripled and scored three runs.

Chris Briggs' streak of 10 straight at bats with a hit ended when he grounded out to first in the first inning. He finished 1-for-5.

A Ramblers victory in one of their final two EIHL games (vs. Worthington and Cascade) gives Key West a shot at one of four playoff spots. A win in both games would likely clinch a berth.

Key West is scheduled to play two games Sunday Aug. 8. Its first contest will take place at Table Mound at 1 p.m. versus Epworth. The Ramblers will then travel to Dyersville for tournament action against Farley at 8:30 p.m. The Queen Pageant is also scheduled for that night.

Season Statistics

(Through 36 games):

Hitting:

Chris Briggs: .342 BA, .411 OBP, .579 SLG, 129 PA, 114 AB, 23 R, 6 HR, 29 RBI, 3 SB, 7 2B, 1 3B, 32 GP.

Justin Kuhle: .252 BA, .312 OBP, .279 SLG, 125 PA, 111 AB, 17 R, 0 HR, 20 RBI, 2 SB, 2 2B, 31 GP.

Jared Munson: .404 BA, .517 OBP, .479 SLG, 118 PA, 94 AB, 26 R, 0 HR, 17 RBI, 13 SB, 5 2B, 1 3B, 27 GP.

Dan Spain: .396 BA, .478 OBP, .573 SLG, 113 PA, 96 AB, 27 R, 2 HR, 24 RBI, 15 SB, 7 2B, 2 3B, 26 GP.

Tim Carty: .353 BA, .486 OBP, .600 SLG, 108 PA, 85 AB, 19 R, 5 HR, 14 RBI, 2 SB, 6 2B, 26 GP.

Matt Knabel: .272 BA, .315 OBP, .321 SLG, 89 PA, 81 AB, 11 R, 0 HR, 13 RBI, 1 SB, 4 2B, 24 GP.

Tyler Sincock: .230 BA, .364 OBP, .257 SLG, 88 PA, 74 AB, 17 R, 0 HR, 12 RBI, 2 SB, 2 2B, 20 GP.

Cole Boge: .254 BA, .353 OBP, .324 SLG, 85 PA, 71 AB, 9 R, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 1 SB, 2 2B, 28 GP.

Cam Stewart: .262 BA, .388 OBP, .292 SLG, 80 PA, 65 AB, 12 R, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 11 SB, 2 2B, 24 GP.

Jeff Bushman: .255 BA, .357 OBP, .298 SLG, 60 PA, 47 AB, 12 R, 0 HR, 5 RBI, 3 SB, 2 2B, 17 GP.

Brandon Bauer: .188 BA, .278 OBP, .208 SLG, 58 PA, 48 AB, 5 R, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 1 SB, 1 2B, 19 GP.

Cory Davidson: .289 BA, .426 OBP, .395 SLG, 47 PA, 38 AB, 8 R, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 3 SB, 1 2B, 14 GP.

Chris Brewer: .242 BA, .395 OBP, .273 SLG, 43 PA, 33 AB, 8 R, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 0 SB, 1 2B, 16 GP.

Pitching:

Ben Cottrell: 9-2 W-L, 2.54 ERA, 67.1 IP, 1.08 WHIP, 65 K, 50 H, 23 BB, 3 CG, .211 BAA.

Greg Farrey: 3-4 W-L, 4.56 ERA, 51.1 IP, 1.56 WHIP, 39 K, 57 H, 23 BB, 2 CG, 2 SV, .273 BAA.

Cole Boge: 3-3 W-L, 4.01 ERA, 49.1 IP, 1.52 WHIP, 43 K, 59 H, 16 BB, 2 CG, 2 SV, .277 BAA.

Dan Spain: 2-1 W-L, 2.39 ERA, 26.1 IP, 1.29 WHIP, 28 K, 12 H, 22 BB, 1 CG, 1 SV, .138 BAA.

Chris Brewer: 2-2 W-L, 5.24 ERA, 22.1 IP, 1.16 WHIP, 25 K, 13 H, 13 BB, 1 SV, .167 BAA.

Cory Davidson: 2-0 W-L, 0.69 ERA, 13 IP, 1.00 WHIP, 14 K, 10 H, 3 BB, 1 CG, .217 BAA.

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