The Redbirds scooped up three wins on the road in the past week to improve their record to 8-0 for the season, outscoring their opponents 103-9 in the first eight games.
The Redbirds beat Worthington 11-2 on June 7 and won two games on June 11, beating Hadley 4-2 and Heron Lake 17-0.
The Redbirds will take on Windom at home Wednesday, June 14, and they’ll travel to Jackson Sunday, June 18.
Redbirds 11, Worthington 2
The Redbirds took down the Cubs 11-2 in Worthington Wednesday, June 7.
Worthington managed to get two runs in the game but could not stop the Redbirds’ bats.
Luverne had 15 hits in the game led by Skyler Wenninger with four, Nick Smith added three, and Casey Sehr, Jake Haugen and Ethan Beyer all had two hits each.
Smith and Ben Serie both had three RBIs and Newt Johnson and Haugen added one RBI each.
Smith belted a line drive over the center field fence in the fourth inning, scoring Derek Lundgren and Skyler Wenninger.
Haugen started on the mound for the Redbirds, going six innings, allowing one run on five hits with five strikeouts.
Cade Wenninger came from the bullpen to throw three innings, allowing one run and striking out eight batters.
BOX Score
RBirds 1 1 2 3 0 0 1 3 0 11
WRTH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
BATTING
Luverne AB R H RBI
Lundgren 3 1 0 0
Sterrett 1 0 0 0
S. Wenninger 5 3 4 0
Ahrens 1 0 0 0
Smith 3 3 3 3
Overgaard 1 0 0 0
Serie 5 0 1 3
Johnson 5 1 1 1
C. Wenninger 5 0 1 0
Sehr 5 2 2 0
Haugen 4 1 2 1
Beyer 5 0 2 0
2B: C. Wenninger, Johnson, S. Wenninger, Haugen, Serie
HR: Smith
Total Bases: Smith 3, S. Wenninger 5, Haugen 3, C. Wenninger 2, Johnson 2, Serie 2, Sehr 2, Beyer 2
PITCHING
Luverne IP H R ER SO
Haugen 6 5 1 0 5
C. Wenninger 3 0 1 0 8
Pitches-Strikes: Haugen 85-71, C. Wenninger 52-30
Batters Faced: Haugen 26, C. Wenninger 11
Redbirds 4, Hadley 2
Luverne traveled to Hadley Sunday, June 11, to play the first of two games for the day.
The Redbirds beat the Hadley Buttermakers 4-2 for the win.
In a back-and-forth, low-scoring game, Luverne pulled out a two-run seventh inning win.
In the top of the second, Johnson singled a line drive to score Cade Wenninger and Haugen.
In the bottom of the sixth, Hadley tied the game, scoring two of their own.
In the top of the seventh inning the Redbirds shut the door on the game, scoring Sehr and Phil Paquette and holding Hadley to no runs in the bottom of the inning.
Sehr pitched a complete game, going seven innings, allowing two runs on six hits, and striking out 12 batters.
BOX Score
RBirds 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4
HDLY 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
BATTING
Luverne AB R H RBI
Johnson 3 0 1 2
Paquette 4 1 1 0
S. Wenninger 3 0 2 0
Serie 4 0 0 1
Beers 4 0 0 1
C. Wenninger 4 1 2 0
Haugen 1 1 1 0
Smith 2 0 0 0
Lundgren 2 0 0 0
Sehr 3 1 0 0
Total Bases: C. Wenninger 2, S.Wenninger 2, Paquette, Haugen, Johnson
PITCHING
Luverne IP H R ER SO
Serie 7 6 2 2 12
Pitches-Strikes: Serie 128-85
Batters Faced: Serie 30
Redbirds 17, Heron Lake 0
In the Redbirds’ second game Sunday, June 11, Luverne traveled to take on the Heron Lake Lakers.
Luverne sank the Lakers 17-0 in five innings as two pitchers, Beyer and Paquette, combined to throw a shutout.
Beyer took the mound for four innings, allowing two hits while striking out eight batters.
Paquette came in to relieve Beyer in the fifth inning, not allowing a hit and striking out one batter.
Luverne allowed the Lakers only two total hits and three covered bases in the game.
Smith had a good game with four RBIs, three runs, and covered five bases in the game.
Serie compiled three hits, three runs and two RBIs and four bases.
BOX Score
RBirds 5 3 4 3 2 x x 17
HRNL 0 0 0 0 0 x x 0
BATTING
Luverne AB R H RBI
S. Wenninger 2 1 1 0
Maurer 2 1 1 1
Paquette 3 2 2 2
Smith 4 3 2 4
Serie 4 3 3 2
Johnson 2 0 0 0
Ahrens 2 1 1 0
C. Wenninger 3 2 3 1
Haugen 3 2 1 1
Lundgren 1 1 1 2
Beers 2 0 1 1
Sehr 4 1 1 0
2B: Smith, S. Wenninger, Serie
3B: Smith, C. Wenninger
Total Bases: Smith 5, C. Wenninger 5, Serie 4, S. Wenninger 2, Paquette 2, Ahrens, Haugen, Serie, Beers, Maurer, Lundgren
PITCHING
Luverne IP H R ER SO
Beyer 4 2 0 0 8
Paquette 1 0 0 0 1
Pitches-Strikes: Beyer 56-36, Paquette 19-13
Batters Faced: Beyer 16, Paquette 3