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Wilmont ousts Redbirds from league play-offs

The 2006 amateur baseball season came to an end for Zach Wysong and the Luverne Redbirds last week.The Redbirds needed to win two elimination games to remain alive in the Gopher League playoffs.Luverne did best Hadley by a 4-2 tally in Luverne Wednesday, July 26.The Redbirds’ 13-13 season ended on Friday with a 4-2 loss in Wilmont.Wysong, a Hills-Beaver Creek High School graduate who plays shortstop and pitches for the Redbirds, appeared in both games.Wysong went 3-for-7 at the plate and drove in one run during the contests.Wysong slapped two hits in four plate appearances during the two-run win over Hadley.One of his hits, a second-inning single, plated Luverne’s fourth run of the contest.Wysong went 1-for-3 during the season-ending loss in Wilmont.

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