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Redbirds split amateur contests

By John RittenhouseThe Luverne Redbirds fell from the unbeaten ranks in amateur baseball play when they dropped a 10-run decision in Wilmont Saturday.Luverne posted a 14-0 run win in Worthington Wednesday, May 28, prior to the loss.The 3-1 Redbirds hosted Butterfield Wednesday night.Wilmont 15,Luverne 5The Redbirds received their first defeat of the season when they traveled to Wilmont Saturday.Luverne took a 1-0 lead when Brian Weber slapped an RBI single in the top of the first, but Wilmont scored eight runs in the first and second innings and coasted to a 10-run win.Weber, who had a four-hit, three-RBI game, delivered a two-run single in the top of the fifth to trim Wilmont’s lead to 8-3.The hosts scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth to make it an 11-3 game before Terry Eernisse doubled home a pair of runs for the Redbirds in the top of the seventh to make the difference 11-5.Wilmont scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh to win by the 10-run rule.Jeff Sehr yielded seven runs in one and one-third innings as Luverne’s starting pitcher. He took the loss. Travis Eernisse was touched for four runs in three innings, Kyle Kruen pitched one and two-thirds innings of scoreless ball, and Isaac Schmidt allowed four runs without recording an out.Box score AB R H BIOhme 4 0 1 0Iveland 2 0 1 0Jarchow 2 1 0 0J.Sehr 2 1 1 0M.Sehr 2 1 1 0Winkels 2 0 1 0Weber 4 1 4 3Sandbulte 2 1 0 0Kreun 0 0 0 0Reisch 2 0 0 0Te.Eernisse 1 0 1 2Edstrom 2 0 1 0Wenninger 2 0 0 0Fisher 2 0 0 0Tr.Eernisse 2 0 1 1Luverne 14,Worthington 0Derek Ohme tossed a seven-inning no-hitter to lead the Redbirds to a 14-run win in Worthington May 28.Ohme fanned 11 batters and walked three during a game that ended after seven innings of play due to the 10-run rule.The game was scoreless through three innings, but the Redbirds scored two runs in the top of the fourth, eight in the fifth and four in the seventh to win handily.Weber slapped an RBI single to open the scoring in the fourth inning before scoring the second run of the game later in the inning.Terry Eernisse homered, Eric Edstrom singled home two runs, James Fisher singled home a counter and Ohme added a sacrifice fly to highlight an eight-run fifth inning.Micky and Jeff Sehr singled home runs when Luverne capped scoring in the seventh inning.Box score AB R H BIOhme 3 1 1 1M.Sehr 1 1 1 1Iveland 5 1 2 0Winkels 5 1 1 0J.Sehr 4 2 1 1Weber 4 2 1 1Edstrom 4 1 2 2Sandbulte 3 1 0 1Fisher 3 2 1 1Eernisse 2 1 1 1Kreun 0 1 0 0

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