By John RittenhouseZach Wysong and the Luverne Cardinals experienced a successful start to the Section 3AA Baseball Tournament Saturday in Luverne.The Cardinals posted a pair of wins to open the 14-team, double-elimination event. Luverne was one of the tournament’s four unbeaten teams heading into a winner’s bracket game against Lac qui Parle Valley in Granite Falls Wednesday night.Luverne disposed of Red Rock Central-Westbrook-Walnut Grove and Jackson County Central in a pair of one-run games in Luverne Saturday.The Cards received a scare when they fell behind winless RRC-W-WG 2-1 in the first game, but Luverne rallied to tie the game in the bottom of the sixth before winning 3-2 with a counter in the bottom of the ninth.Wysong was hitless in two official at bats in the opener, but he did make a difference in the outcome. Wysong drew a walk in the bottom of the sixth to load the bases for teammate Joey Pick, who walked to force home the tying run.The H-BC sophomore came up with a key hit during a 4-3 win over JCC in Game 2.Wysong was one-for-two in the game, chasing home Luverne’s second run of the second inning with a single that gave the Cards a 2-0 lead.Luverne, winner of four straight games, will play Saturday at a site that will be determined by the outcome of Wednesday’s game in Granite Falls.
