By John RittenhouseThe 2003 baseball season came to an end for Zach Wysong and the Luverne American Legion baseball team last weekend.Competing at the Second District Tournament in Truman, Luverne went 1-2 to bow out of the double-elimination event.Luverne ends the season with an 8-11 record.Wysong, a Hills-Beaver Creek High School student, is a member of the Luverne squad.The weekend will not be a memorable one for Wysong and the Cardinals, but the H-BC junior did have a good summer season.Wysong had a rough tournament at the plate, slapping one hit in 11 official at bats.He also was the losing pitcher in what turned into the season finale Sunday.Luverne opened the tournament by losing a 9-0 decision to Wabasso Friday night.Wysong was zero-for-three at the plate in the game for a Luverne team that was limited to three hits in the contest.Luverne avoided elimination Saturday by defeating Minnesota Lake 7-5 in a loser’s bracket tilt.The Cardinals rallied from a 5-3 deficit to knot the score in the sixth inning before winning the game with two runs in the eighth inning.Wysong registered his lone hit of the tournament during the win when he singled in the third inning. He was one-for-five at the dish for the game.Luverne was ousted from the tournament with a 7-0 loss to Pipestone Sunday.The Cardinals were limited to four hits in the game, and Wysong went zero-for-three at the plate.Wysong pitched all seven innings and took the loss. He allowed four earned runs and nine hits while recording five strikeouts.
