By John RittenhouseThe Luverne Redbirds went 1-2 while playing three games since Wednesday, July 7.Luverne dropped a two-run decision in Pipestone July 7. The Redbirds fell by two runs at home to Wilmont Saturday before posting a two-run victory in Worthington Sunday.The 9-6 Redbirds, who played a game in Wilmont last night (Wednesday, July 14), will cap the regular season by playing a doubleheader in Hadley Sunday.Luverne 5,Worthington 3Single runs in the fourth and fifth innings lifted the Redbirds to a two-run victory in Worthington Sunday.The game was tied at three when the Cubs plated a run in the bottom of the third, but Luverne countered the challenge by scoring runs in the middle innings of a seven-inning game.Brian Weber put the Redbirds in front 4-3 when he led the fourth inning off with a solo home run.The Redbirds picked up an insurance run in the fifth, when Jared Pick singled and scored on Mike Boen’s RBI double.Boen, who drove in three runs at the plate, helped the Redbirds score three runs in the top of the second after the Cubs scored twice in the bottom of the first.Joey Pick doubled and Jesse Kuhlman singled before Jared Pick chased home the first run of the second with an RBI single. Boen plated Kuhlman and Jared Pick with a two-run triple.Joel Nath worked the first six innings on the mound to earn a victory. Kuhlman tossed the seventh inning to gain a save.Box score AB R H BIBoen 3 1 2 3Studer 1 0 0 0Fisher 3 0 0 0Weber 4 1 2 1Shelton 3 0 0 0Jo.Pick 2 1 1 0Nath 3 0 0 0Kuhlman 3 1 1 0Jr.Pick 3 2 2 1Wilmont 2, Luverne 0The Redbirds squandered a solid pitching performance by Jeff Sehr when they lost a two-run home decision to Wilmont Saturday.Sehr limited Wilmont to two hits and a pair of unearned runs during the game, but his effort wasn’t enough to earn a win.Wilmont’s two unearned runs in the top of the first proved to be the only runs scored on the game.Luverne was limited to four hits in the seven-inning game.Boen slapped singles in the first and third innings. Mike Wenninger singled in the fourth, and Barry Shelton singled in the fifth.Sehr walked one batter without recording a strikeout during his seven-inning stint on the hill.Box score AB R H BIBoen 3 0 2 0Studer 3 0 0 0J.Sehr 3 0 0 0Wenninger 3 0 1 0M.Sehr 2 0 0 0Fisher 1 0 0 0Kuhlman 2 0 0 0Jo.Pick 2 0 0 0Shelton 2 0 1 0Pipestone 5, Luverne 3The A’s scored a pair of late-inning runs to nip the Redbirds by two runs during a game played in Pipestone Wednesday, July 7.Luverne erased an early 3-0 deficit by scoring three times in the middle innings, but Pipestone plated single runs in the seventh and eighth frames to seal the victory.The A’s opened the scoring with a three-run first inning. Luverne battled back to knot the score at three by scoring one run in the third inning and two in the fourth.Joey Pick singled, stole second and scored Luverne’s first run when Jake Studer singled.Brian Weber led the fourth inning off with a solo homer. Jon Jarchow singled, advanced to third on an error and scored the second run in the fourth when James Fisher bounced out.Jesse Kuhlman tossed the first seven and one-third innings for Luverne. He took the loss after allowing five runs (two were earned) and four walks (two were intentional) during a six-strikeout effort. Joel Nath recorded the final two outs in relief of Kuhlman.Box score AB R H BIStuder 5 0 1 1Sandbulte 5 0 1 0Sehr 5 0 3 0Weber 1 1 1 1Jarchow 5 1 1 0Winkels 2 0 0 0Fisher 4 0 0 1Iveland 4 0 1 0Jo.Pick 3 1 1 0
