Luverne is heading to the Division II American Legion State Baseball Tournament Aug. 4, 5 and 6.
Their first game will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 4, in Granite Falls against a team yet to be determined.
“Any time you make it to a state tournament, the competition is always tough, but we are going to go into every game expecting to win no matter who we are playing,” said head coach Jake Haugen.
Luverne 4, Sleepy Eye 3
The Luverne Jr. Legion Post 123 baseball team won the Sub-State Championship Sunday, July 23, beating Sleepy Eye on the road 6-5. Sleepy Eye took an early 3-0 lead until the sixth inning when Luverne scored four runs to win the championship. Alex Schlosser ended the game with a double, scoring Domagala from third base.
BOX Score
Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 FINAL
LUVR 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
SLEY 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
BATTING
Luverne AB R H RBI
Sauer 4 0 1 0
Schlosser 3 1 2 0
Sehr 3 1 1 1
Miller 3 1 1 1
J. Lais 3 1 1 1
L. Lais 3 0 1 0
Hansen 3 0 0 0
Vortherms 3 0 1 0
Domagala 3 0 1 0
Luverne 4, Slayton 3
To get to the playoffs, the Luverne Post 123 Jr. Legion baseball team won the Southwest Sub-State bracket beating Slayton 4-3 Tuesday, July 18, in Sleepy Eye.
BOX Score
Inning 1 2 3 4 5 FINAL
LUVR 0 0 0 1 3 4
SLTN 0 1 0 2 0 3
BATTING
Luverne AB R H RBI
Sauer 4 0 2 0
Schlosser 4 0 2 1
Sehr 3 0 1 0
Ahrendt 3 0 0 0
Miller 3 0 0 0
J. Lais 3 0 0 0
L. Lais 3 1 1 0
Vortherms 3 1 1 1
Domagala 3 2 2 1
“This team definitely set the bar high for Ben Serie and my first year by making the state tournament,” Haugen said.
“I think that this group’s attitude and willingness to learn led to success this year.”
He said it was a good season for the team that showed consistent improvements.
“We definitely had our moments this summer when we looked like a team that had no business going to the state tournament,” Haugen said.
“But they learned from those games, and it really turned around in the playoffs. We have 13 players, which isn’t a ton, but those 13 guys are all in, and all of them contributed to us making state.”
