By John RittenhouseA team that struggled early in the season finished the campaign with a bang during the Luverne Community Education Minor League Baseball Tournament this week.Minnwest Bank, which sported a 1-5 record at one stage of the season, completed what ended as a six-game winning streak by posting three straight wins to take top honors in the league’s annual postseason tournament.Entering the tournament as the No. 4 seed in a six-team field, Minnwest opened the tournament by defeating Jubilee Foods last Thursday before posting a pair of big upset wins Tuesday night.Minnwest faced Tri-State Insurance, the tournament’s No. 1 seed and the regular season champion of the Minor League, in the semifinals.Minnwest controlled the game early, but Tri-State rallied to tie the game in the bottom of the fourth inning and forced an extra fifth inning.Minnwest completed its upset during the extra frame by pulling out a 27-25 win.Waiting for Minnwest in Tuesday’s championship game was second-seeded Dairy Queen.Dairy Queen faced No. 3 McDonald Optometric Clinic, which beat Hanson Silo by one run in Thursday’s opening round, in the semifinals.Trailing 13-10 heading into the bottom of the fourth inning, Dairy Queen rallied to score four runs and pull out a 14-13 victory over McDonald Optometric Clinic.The championship game seemed to belong to Minnwest, the league’s team of destiny.Minnwest outscored Dairy Queen in all four of the game’s innings on the way to title-clinching 28-21 win.