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Third-seeded Hanson Silo claims Minor League tourney title

By John RittenhouseA lower seed posted three consecutive victories to win the Luverne Community Education Minor League Baseball Tournament title Tuesday night.Hanson Silo, the third-seeded team entering the tournament, disposed of Tri-State Insurance, Dairy Queen and Jubilee Foods during its run to the championship.Actually, Hanson Silo could easily have been the second-seeded team. Both Dairy Queen and Hanson Silo had identical regular season records, with each team winning one game in head-to-head competition.A flip of a coin was used to settle the seeding, with Hanson Silo coming up on the losing end of the situation.Hanson Silo proved it was one of the league’s elite teams with its play during the tournament.The eventual champions disposed of sixth-seeded Tri-State Insurance during Thursday’s opening round and advanced to the title tilt with a 28-15 victory over Dairy Queen at Joe Roberts Fields on Tuesday.Waiting for Hanson Silo in the championship game, which was played at the Riverside Diamonds, was Jubilee Foods.Jubilee Foods, the regular season champion and the tournament’s No. 1 seed, drew a bye for the opening round.Jubilee Foods nipped Minnwest Bank 19-18 in the semifinals, giving it a shot at winning both the regular season and tournament titles.Hanson Silo, however, was not to be denied.The champions outscored Jubilee Foods 5-3 in each of the first two innings of the title game to gain a 10-6 lead.The difference remained at four runs (17-13) when both teams plated seven counters in the third inning.When Hanson Silo scored five times in the top of the fourth inning before blanking Jubilee Foods in the bottom of the fourth, the team celebrated a 22-13 victory.

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