By John RittenhouseZach Wysong and the Luverne American Legion baseball team played five games in a four-day span.The Cardinals went 3-1 and placed second at the Jackson Tournament Saturday and Sunday.Luverne posted a 6-2 home win over Heron Lake Tuesday.Wysong, a Hills-Beaver Creek High School graduate, had a good outing against Heron Lake.After slapping home one run with a single in the first inning and doubling home another counter in the second, Wysong capped a three-hit, three-RBI effort with a three-run homer in the sixth frame.Wysong went 3-11 at the plate during the Jackson Tournament over the weekend, driving in four runs and scoring twice.During a 3-0 win over Welcome in Saturday’s opener, Wysong went 1-2. His hit was an RBI double in the fifth inning.Luverne nipped Minnesota Lake 4-3 in the second game. Wysong went 1-3 at the plate, scoring one run and driving in another. He doubled home a run and scored in the third inning.Wysong went 1-3 during a 12-2 victory over Fairmont in Sunday’s first game. He doubled and scored in the first inning.Luverne lost a 6-5 battle with Sacred Heart in the championship game.Wysong was 0-3 at the dish and was tagged with the pitching loss after yielding three runs in a three-inning stint as a relief pitcher. He yielded one walk and two hits and fanned two batters.The 8-2 Cards play five games in the Brookings (S.D.) Tournament Friday through Sunday. Luverne plays in Pipestone Tuesday.
