By John RittenhouseKerri Fransman and the Luverne High School softball team put together their best week of the 2004 season.Fransman, a Hills-Beaver Creek High School freshman who plays second base for the Cardinals, helped Luverne win three of seven games it played since last Thursday.The Cardinals lost both ends of a Southwest Conference doubleheader to Jackson County Central in Luverne Thursday. Luverne went 1-2 at the Fairmont Tournament Saturday before sweeping a league twin bill in Windom Tuesday.Fransman had a big day at the plate in Windom, slapping five hits in nine trips to the plate during the doubleheader. She also drove in five runs.Luverne beat the Eagles 11-9 in eight innings during Game 1.Fransman was 2-5 with two RBIs at the plate in the opener.Fransman drove in three runs and went 3-4 at the dish in Game 2, a 9-8 victory.Fransman came up with a key hit during bottom of the seventh inning, when Luverne scored the game-winning run.After Natalie Domagala drew a walk, Fransman laid down a bunt single. Taylor Nelson delivered a game-winning single moments later.Fransman went 2-6 at the plate and scored one run during Saturday’s tournament in Fairmont.Luverne lost 2-1 and 11-0 decisions to Le Sueur-Henderson and Blue Earth Area respectively in the first two games before rolling to an 18-7 victory over Worthington in the finale.Fransman was hitless in two official trips to the plate in Game 1 against L-H, but she did reach base with a catcher’s interference call on L-H when the Cards scored their only run in the third inning.She drew one walk and was 0-1 at the plate during the loss to BEA in the second game.Fransman slapped a pair of singles and scored one run during an 11-run victory over the Trojans in the finale. She was 2-3 at the plate in the game.Fransman was unable to record a hit during Thursday’s doubleheader against JCC in Luverne.The visiting Huskies spoiled what was Luverne’s first home appearance in one month by saddling the Cardinals with 9-1 and 12-4 setbacks.Fransman was hitless in two official plate appearances in the opener. She did draw one walk in the game. Fransman was 0-2 with one walk in the finale, too.Luverne, 5-10 overall, plays a doubleheader in Pipestone today.
