By John RittenhouseThe Luverne American Legion baseball team ran its record to 4-0 by reeling off three wins since Wednesday, June 16.The Cardinals posted a nine-run win in Worthington June 16 before besting Okabena by 10 runs in their home opener Thursday. Luverne remained unbeaten with a five-run victory in Pipestone Tuesday.Luverne hosts Slayton tonight before playing at the Jackson Tournament Saturday and Sunday.Luverne 6, Pipestone 1The Cardinals nailed down their fourth straight victory when they prevailed by five runs in Pipestone Tuesday.Jared Pick and J.T. Bruynes combined efforts on the mound to limit the hosts to one run. Adam Reisch had a solid night at the plate for the winners, slapping three hits and driving in two runs.Both teams scored one run in the first inning before Luverne moved in front to stay (2-1) when Reisch singled and scored on Seth Goembel’s RBI double in the top of the second.Pick and Zach Wysong scored runs on errors to make it a 4-1 game in the third inning.Reisch capped the scoring with RBI singles in the fifth and seventh innings. Adam Kurtz reached base on an error in the fifth and Wysong reached on an error in the seventh before scoring on Reisch’s singles.Pick tossed the first four innings and picked up the win. Bruynes blanked Pipestone over the final three frames to earn a save.Box score AB R H BIGraphenteen 4 0 0 0Johnson 0 0 0 0Pick 4 1 1 0Wysong 4 3 1 0Kurtz 4 1 1 1Remme 4 0 0 0Reisch 4 1 3 2Boen 4 0 1 0Fodness 3 0 1 0Goembel 2 0 1 1Bruynes 1 0 0 0Luverne 13, Okabena 3The Cardinals turned their home debut into a successful outing by beating Okabena by the 10-run rule in five innings.Zach Wysong pitched a complete game on the hill to get the win.Wysong’s teammates scored 10 runs in the first two innings to overcome a pair of two-run deficits early in the game.Okabena plated a pair of runs in the top of the first inning before Luverne got one run back in the bottom of the frame on a RBI ground out by Adam Kurtz.The visitors added another run in the top of the second to sport a 3-1 lead before Luverne scored nine runs in the bottom of the second to take control of the game.Rob Fodness slapped a pair of RBI singles in the second, while Adam Reisch, Kurtz and Seth Goembel added one RBI single each. Tim Boen chipped in a sacrifice fly to the rally, which ended with the Cards sporting a 10-3 advantage.Luverne iced the win by scoring one run in the fourth inning and two in the fifth.Boen walked and scored in the fourth on J.T. Bruynes’ sacrifice fly. Reisch delivered a RBI single before scoring the final run of the game on a passed ball in the fifth.Wysong fanned seven batters in five innings. He walked three players and surrendered three hits.Box score AB R H BIGraphenteen 3 1 1 0Johnson 0 1 0 0Reisch 4 3 3 2Wysong 3 1 3 0Kurtz 3 1 1 2Remme 3 1 1 0Boen 1 2 1 0Fodness 3 2 2 2Bruynes 1 0 0 1Goembel 3 1 1 1Luverne 14,Worthington 5The Cardinals notched their second win of the campaign by besting the Trojans in a nine-run game played in Worthington Wednesday, June 16.Goembel and Mark Remme drove in three runs each at the plate and Jared Pick tossed a complete game to lead the Cardinals to victory.Luverne assumed control of the game early by scoring three runs in the first inning and four in the third to open a 7-0 cushion.Remme and Boen slapped RBI singles during the three-run first inning. Gombel belted a three-run home run to highlight the four-run third.Worthington plated its first run in the bottom of the third, but the Cards answered with three runs in the top of the fourth to open a 10-1 lead.Remme and Reisch doubled home one run each in the fourth. Derek Johnson added a RBI with a fielder’s choice.Worthington went on to score three runs in the bottom of the fourth before adding one run in the sixth.Luverne padded its scoring total by plating one run in the fifth and three in the seventh.Taylor Graphenteen walked and scored the fifth-inning run when Wysong singled. Wysong singled home a run, Remme received a RBI for a ground out and Kurtz doubled before scoring on a passed ball in the seventh.Pick overcame eight walks and six hits during his seven-inning pitching stint with the help of five strikeouts. He allowed five earned runs.Box score AB R H BIGraphenteen 3 1 0 0Pick 4 2 1 0Wysong 4 1 2 2Kurtz 4 3 1 0Remme 5 2 2 3Reisch 5 2 2 1Boen 3 1 1 1Fodness 1 1 1 0Goembel 3 1 1 3
