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Sehr pitches Redbirds past Windom

By John RittenhouseThe Luverne Redbirds came from behind to nip Windom 3-2 at Redbird Field Wednesday, June 30.Jeff Sehr pitched a strong game on the mound and James Fisher had a productive offensive night to help the Luverne amateurs lift their season record to 8-4.Sehr fanned 12 batters during an eight and two-thirds inning stint on the hill.Sehr yielded two unearned runs in the top half of the first inning, but he blanked the Pirates the rest of the night before giving way to Jon Jarchow, who recorded the final out of the ninth inning to earn a save.Fisher helped Sehr get the win by slapping two hits and scoring two runs.Fisher hit what proved to be the game-winning homer when he cleared the left-field fence to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning to snap a 2-2 deadlock.Luverne plated single runs in the second and fourth innings to knot the score.Joel Nath walked and scored in the second when Joey Pick delivered an RBI single to left field.Fisher doubled, advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Nath and scored to tie the game when Luke Iveland singled to center field.Luverne plays a noon game in Worthington Sunday.Box score AB R H BIBoen 4 0 2 0Sandbulte 4 0 1 0Sehr 2 0 0 0Weber 4 0 1 0Jarchow 4 0 1 0Fisher 3 2 2 1Nath 2 1 0 0Iveland 3 0 1 1Pick 3 0 1 1

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