By John RittenhouseThe Luverne baseball team recorded one win and was charged with four losses during a rough, six-day span on area diamonds.Luverne lost a one-run game to open a doubleheader in Marshall Thursday and was forced to take a second loss under Southwest Conference rules when Game 2 was rained out. The Cardinals experienced the same situation against Redwood Valley in Luverne Tuesday, when they lost a one-run in Game 1 before getting the second tilt rained out.The Cardinals went 1-1 at the Lac qui Parle Valley Tournament in Madison Saturday.Luverne, 9-8 overall, hosts Fairmont Friday before ending the regular season with a doubleheader in Windom Monday.RWV 1, Luverne 0The Cardinals struggled offensively in Game 1 and it led to a pair of losses when the second game of Tuesday’s twin bill against RWV was rained out.RWV limited LHS to five hits while blanking the Cardinals through seven innings during Game 1 in Luverne.When RWV plated an unearned run in the top of the fourth inning, it proved to be the game-winning tally.Jesse Kuhlman pitched seven strong innings in a losing effort. Kuhlman limited RWV to four hits and two walks while fanning six batters.The teams played one scoreless inning before the second game was cancelled.Box score AB R H BIJo.Pick 3 0 1 0Schmidt 3 0 0 0Studer 2 0 1 0Kurtz 3 0 0 0Remme 2 0 1 0Jr.Pick 2 0 0 0Reisch 1 0 0 0Boen 1 0 0 0Deutsch 2 0 1 0Uilk 2 0 1 0Wysong 2 0 0 0Luverne 15, WC 2The Cardinals coasted to a 13-run win during the first game of Saturday’s tournament in Madison.Adam Kurtz and Zach Wysong drove in a combined seven runs and Jared Pick pitched four solid innings to lead the Cardinals in the rout.Pick worked the first four innings of the five-inning tilt. He allowed four hits and one run while recording three strikeouts. Rob Fodness relieved Pick and surrendered one run in the fifth.Luverne took control of the game by scoring 12 runs in the first three innings.Kurtz slapped a two-run single to highlight a five-run rally in the top of the first. Wysong added a sacrifice fly to the first-inning surge. Nick Uilk and Brant Deutsch received RBIs for getting hit by pitches with the bases loaded.Kurtz capped a four-RBI effort and Wysong a three-RBI game by producing two-run singles to give the Cards a 9-0 lead in the second inning.The score was 12-0 after Pick recorded a sacrifice fly, Uilk singled home a run and Deutsch got hit by a pitch with the bases full in the third, but WC broke though with single runs in the fourth and fifth innings to avoid being shut out.Three errors by WC allowed the Cards to score three runs in the top of the fifth.Box score AB R H BIJo.Pick 3 1 1 0Johnson 1 1 0 0Schmidt 2 2 0 0Studer 3 2 2 0Boen 1 0 0 0Kurtz 2 3 2 4Remme 2 3 1 0Jr.Pick 1 1 0 1Boelman 0 1 0 0Uilk 1 0 1 2S.Pick 1 1 0 0Deutsch 2 0 0 2Petersen 1 0 0 0Wysong 3 0 1 3LQPV 8, Luverne 5A late rally by host Lac qui Parle Valley kept the Cardinals from winning Saturday’s tournament in Madison.Luverne took a 5-4 edge by scoring five runs in the top of the fifth, but LQPV countered with two-run rallies in the fifth and sixth innings to post a three-run win.LQPV led 4-0 after scoring one run in the bottom of the second and three in the fourth, but the Cards erased the deficit with their five-run surge in the top of the fifth.Kurtz, who had six RBIs in the tournament, singled home a pair of runs to ignite the rally. Jared Pick received an RBI for a ground out, and Wysong and Joey Pick were hit by pitches with the sacks full to add RBIs.Kurtz worked the first four and one-third innings on the mound and took the loss. He fanned seven batters while allowing six runs (two were earned) and eight hits. Jesse Kuhlman relieved Kurtz in the fifth and recorded two outs. Wysong surrendered one hit one walk and two unearned runs in the sixth.Box score AB R H BIJo.Pick 3 0 0 1Schmidt 3 1 0 0Studer 2 1 1 0Kurtz 4 1 1 2Remme 3 1 2 0Jr.Pick 4 0 0 1Uilk 2 1 0 0Johnson 2 0 1 0Fodness 0 0 0 0Wysong 2 0 0 1Marshall 5, Luverne 4The Cardinals were saddled with two losses even though they played one game in Marshall Thursday.The home-standing Tigers rallied from a 4-0 deficit to nip the Cardinals 5-4 in Game 1 of a scheduled double-header. When Game 2 was washed out, Marshall received credit for a 1-0 victory under Southwest Conference rules.If the Cardinals could have held on to the 4-0 lead they gained in the top of the first inning, they would have earned two wins.Joey Pick led the game off with a homer, Kurtz doubled in a run, Jared Pick slapped an RBI single and Adam Reisch walked and scored on the passed ball to give the Cards a 4-0 cushion.Marshall, however, tied the game in the bottom of the second and produced the game-winning run in the fourth.Jake Studer tossed the first four innings and took the loss. He yielded nine hits, five runs (three were earned) and two walks during a three-strikeout effort.Kurtz pitched two scoreless innings of relief, fanning two batters and allowing one hit.Box score AB R H BIJo.Pick 3 1 1 1Schmidt 3 1 2 0Studer 3 0 0 0Kurtz 4 1 1 1Remme 4 0 1 0Reisch 1 1 0 0Jr.Pick 2 0 1 0Johnson 1 0 1 0Uilk 3 0 1 0Wysong 2 0 0 0
