Wilmont eliminates Luverne Redbirds Friday

The Luverne Redbirds wrapped up a 12-16 amateur baseball season Wednesday, July 23, in Wilmont.
Taking on the Wilmont Cardinals for an elimination game in the Gopher League Playoffs, the Redbirds got off to a good start by opening a 5-1 advantage four and one-half innings into the contest.
The rest of the contest belonged to Wilmont as the Cardinals scored 14 runs in the fifth through seventh innings to secure a 15-7 victory.
Luverne plated single runs in each of the first five innings to gain a four-run advantage.
J.T. Bruynes walked and scored on a ground out by Andrew DeBoer to open the scoring in the top of the first, but Wilmont knotted the score at one in the bottom half of the frame.
Luverne proceeded to build a 5-1 cushion by scoring one run in the second, third, and fifth frames.
Micah Boomgaarden doubled and scored in the second when Jared Pick singled, and Zach Olson singled and scored on two throwing errors in the third to make it a 3-1 game.
Boomgaarden singled and scored his second run of the game in the fourth after Bruynes singled. Reed Van Hulzen belted a solo homer in the fifth to give Luverne a 5-1 advantage.
Wilmont moved in front of the Redbirds by scoring six runs in the bottom of the fifth and four in the sixth to gain an 11-5 lead.
Olson reached base on an error before scoring on a double off the bat of Van Hulzen to make the difference 11-6 in the top of the seventh, but Wilmont scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh to open a 15-6 cushion.
Luverne scored its final run in the top of the ninth, when Fisher singled and scored on a ground out by DeBoer.
Pick tossed the first five innings for Luverne and took the loss after surrendering seven runs.
Box score AB R H BI
Pick 5 0 1 1
Bruynes 4 1 1 1
Olson 4 2 1 1
Fisher 5 1 3 0
DeBoer 5 0 1 2
Van Hulzen 5 1 2 2
Domagala 3 0 0 0
Skattum 4 0 0 0
Boomgaarden 3 2 2 0
Cote 0 0 0 0