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Region 13C baseball playoff recap

By
Greg Hoogeveen

The Redbirds swooped in and knocked Heron Lake out of the Region 13C playoffs, beating the Lakers 15-0 Wednesday, July 26, and 3-0 Saturday, July 29 in a best-of-three series.
Here is a recap of other Region 13C baseball playoff action.
 
Game 1 Wednesday July 26
Windom 6,  Hadley 3
Fairmont 10, Lakefield 0  
Jackson 17, Milroy 0 
 
Game 2 Friday July 28
Fairmont 10, Lakefield 0 - Martins win Series 2-0 and clinch a state berth
Jackson 2, Milroy 1 - Bulls win series 2-0 and clinch a state berth
 
Game 2 Saturday July 29 
Hadley 5, Windom 0 - Buttermakers tie Series 1-1
 
Game 3 Sunday July 30
Hadley 10, Windom 6 - Buttermakers win Series 2-1 and clinch final state berth 
 
The final four winning teams are Luverne, Hadley, Fairmont and Jackson, and per league rules, they were able to draft one pitcher from the eight teams eliminated to join their team to help with pitching in the remainder of the tournament.
The Luverne Redbirds drafted Collin Lovell from the Windom Pirates, Fairmont drafted Ross Ackerman from the Windom Pirates, Hadley drafted Luke Gilbertson from the Windom Pirates, and Jackson drafted Brandan Alfson from the Pipestone A’s.
After the final four series, the two teams remaining will get to draft two more pitchers from the eliminated teams.

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