Luverne Legion team wraps up regular season

The Luverne Legion baseball team earned the top seed in the Sun State Legion Tournament that starts on Thursday, July 15, in Wabasso.
Luverne earned the top seed by going 2-0 this past week, defeating Minneota 10-0 in Minneota on Friday, July 9. The Legion team then wrapped up the week by defeating Pipestone 6-2 in Luverne on Sunday, July 11.
 
Luverne 10, Minneota 0
Luverne scored the game’s first run in the opening inning Friday.
Behind a strong pitching performance from Ethan Beyer, that lone run proved to be the only offense Luverne would need on Friday, July 9.
Luverne tacked on four more runs in the second inning to extend their lead to 5-0.
In the fourth inning, Luverne scored four more runs to make it a 9-0 ballgame.
Luverne added one more run in the fifth inning to make the final score 10-0.
Beyer pitched all five innings and recorded seven strikeouts.
 
Luverne 6, Pipestone 2
Luverne topped Pipestone at Redbird Field on Sunday, July 11, 6-2.
After neither team scored in the first inning, Luverne scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the second inning to claim a 2-0 lead.
Luverne added two more runs in the bottom of the third inning to push their lead to 4-0.
In the top of the fifth inning, Pipestone scored a pair of runs to cut Luverne’s lead to 4-2.
Luverne scored a pair of runs in the sixth inning to make the final score 6-2.
Cade Wenninger pitched five innings and recorded six strikeouts.
Luverne will play the opening game of the Sun State Legion Tournament on Thursday, July 15, in Wabasso against Wabasso at 8 p.m.
 
Pipestone 0 0 0 0 2 0
Luverne 0 2 2 0 0 2
 
Hitting: Crabtree 1-3; Sehr 2-2; Overgaard 1-3; Anderson 1-2
RBI: Cowell; Crabtree; Anderson
Doubles: Sehr