Redbirds series preview: Luverne to face Adrian A's

For the third year in a row, the Luverne Redbirds will face the neighboring Adrian A’s in the first series of the Region 13C playoffs.
The Redbirds qualified for the region tournament by sweeping the Heron Lake Lakers 13-1 and 5-0 last week.
Luverne, 19-2 in league play and 23-2 overall, is seeded second in the Region 13C tournament behind the Milroy Irish (18-1 in league play, 24-3 overall).
Adrian (9-12 in league play, 14-13 overall) advanced to the 13C tournament by sweeping the Lakefield Horned Frogs 2-0 and 8-7 last week. The A’s are seeded seventh in the region.
The teams have played twice this season with Luverne winning both contests.
The Birds defeated the A’s 8-6 on June 17 and 11-1 on July 9.
“We’ve had some good games with Adrian in this round of the playoffs the last two years,” said Luverne player-manager Brooks Maurer.
The best-of-three series opened Wednesday (July 27) at Redbird Field. Game two will be in Adrian Friday night. If necessary, Game 3 will be played at Redbird Field Sunday afternoon.
That game is scheduled for 4 p.m., following the state Legion baseball championship game which is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. at Redbird Field.
 
                             
League Playoff Results
 
Luverne vs Heron Lake
July 20: Luverne 13, HL 1     
July 23: Luverne 5, HL 0
 
Hadley vs Mountain Lake
July 20: Hadley 8, Mt Lake 2
July 23: Hadley 26, Mt Lake 1
 
Adrian vs. Lakefield
July 20: Adrian 2, Lakefield 0
July 22: Adrian 8, Lakefield 7
 
Jackson vs Worthington
July 20: Worthington forfeited
July 22: Jackson 10, Wgtn 3
 
Fairmont vs Pipestone
July 20: Fairmont 12, Pipestone 1
July 22: Fairmont 17, Pipestone 2
 
Fox Lake vs Ruthton
July 20: Fox Lake 6, Ruthton 0
July 22: Ruthton 9, Fox Lake 8
July 24: Ruthton 15, Fox Lake 14
 
 
Region 13C Tournament Seeds
1. Milroy Irish                       18-1
2. Luverne Redbirds              19-2
3. Windom Pirates               16-3
4. Hadley Buttermakers      16-5
5. Jackson Bulls                  15-6
6. Fairmont Martins             14-7
7. Adrian A’s                        9-12
8. Ruthton Royals               7-15
 
 
Region 13C Round One
 
Milroy Irish vs. Ruthton
Wed, July 27 at Irish Yard 7:30pm
Fri, July 29 at Ruthton 7:30pm
*Sun, July 31 at Irish Yard 2:00pm
 
Luverne vs. Adrian
Wed, July 27 at Luverne 7:30pm
Fri, July 29 at Adrian 7:30pm
*Sun, July 31 at Luverne 4:00pm
 
Windom vs. Fairmont
Wed, July 27 at Windom 7:30pm
Fri, July 29 at Fairmont 7:30pm
*Sun, July 31 at Windom 2:00pm
 
Hadley vs. Jackson
Wed, July 27 at Jackson 7:30pm
Fri, July 29 at Hadley 2:00pm
*Sun, July 31 at Hadley 2:00pm
*Game 3 if necessary