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Luverne Post 123 Sr. Legion blew out Tracy 13-2 at home Thursday, July 6, in playoff action.
Thanks to a big 11-run fourth inning, the Cardinals were assured a sub state appearance in the 2023 American Legion baseball tournament.
Jacob Stroh and Elliot Domagala both had three RBIs in the game.
Conner Connell drove in two runners and Riley Sneller, Will Serie and Brayden Ripka each had one RBI in the game.
The Cardinals played an error-free game and held Tracy to only six hits in the game.
Zach DeBoer took the mound for Luverne, pitching five innings, allowing two runs on six hits and striking out seven batters.
On Friday, July 7, Luverne was to play Russell-Tyler-Ruthton for the No. 1 seed.
RTR ended up conceding the game, giving Luverne the No. 1 seed and RTR got the No. 2 seed in the Senior Legion Southwest Sub-State Tournament starting July 13 in St. James.
The Cardinals’ first game will be against Wells Thursday, July 13, in St. James at 11 a.m.
If the Cardinals win, they will play Friday, July 14, at 5 p.m. If they lose, they will play July 14 at 11 a.m.
BOX Score
TRCY 0 0 0 0 2 x x
LUV 0 2 0 1 1 0 x
BATTING
Luverne AB R H RBI
Sneller 1 2 0 1
Connell 3 1 3 2
Stroh 2 1 1 3
Serie 3 0 0 1
Sehr 3 2 1 0
Ripka 2 1 1 1
Anderson 1 2 0 0
Domagala 2 1 2 3
Buss 1 1 0 0
2B: Stroh, Domagala
Total Bases: Connell 3, Domagala 3, Stroh 2, Ripka, Sehr
PITCHING
Luverne IP H R ER SO
DeBoer 5 6 2 2 7
Pitches-Strikes: DeBoer 67-44
Batters Faced: DeBoer 22