Redbirds to face Milroy Irish in championship

The Region 13C Championship Series will be the matchup most baseball fans in Southwest Minnesota have expected all summer.
The No. 1-seeded Milroy Irish will face the No. 2-seeded Luverne Redbirds in a best-of-three series to determine the league championship and the first-round bye at the state tournament that comes with it.
Both teams have already qualified for the state tournament by winning their Final Four series last week.
The Irish (28-4) defeated the Hadley Buttermakers 2-1 and the Redbirds (27-3) bested the Fairmont Martins 2-1.
The Irish defeated the Redbirds 11-2 in Luverne on May 15. Luverne returned the favor by defeating the Irish 14-2 at Irish Yard on June 26.
Game 1 is scheduled for Wednesday (Aug. 10) at Irish Yard at 7:30 p.m. Game 2 will be at Redbird Field Friday night at 7:30 p.m.
If necessary, the third and decisive game will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Irish Yard.
“Milroy always plays hard baseball. They have a very solid draft pick from Windom (Collin Lovell),” said veteran Redbirds player Phil Paquette.
“It will be a fun series to watch – Friday night’s game in Luverne will be the last home game of the season!”
 
Region 13C Final Four Results
(1) Milroy Irish vs. (4) Hadley
Game 1 – Milroy 1, Hadley 0
Game 2 – Hadley 5, Milroy 4 (10 in)
Game 3 – Milroy 10, Hadley 1
 
(2) Luverne vs. (6) Fairmont
Game 1 – Luverne 12, Fairmont 2
Game 2 – Fairmont 6, Luverne 5
Game 3 – Luverne 12, Fairmont 0
 
 
Region 13C Tournament
Championship Series
(1) Milroy Irish vs. (2) Luverne
Wed, Aug. 10 at Irish Yard 7:30 pm
Fri, Aug. 12 at Luverne 7:30 pm
*Sun, Aug. 14 at Irish Yard 2 pm
 
Third Place Series
(4) Hadley vs. (6) Fairmont
Wed, Aug. 10 at Fairmont 7:30 pm
Sat, Aug. 13 at Hadley 2 pm
*Sun, Aug. 14 at Hadley 2 pm
*If necessary