By John RittenhouseZach Wysong and the Luverne Cardinal baseball team survived the first three rounds of the Section 3A Tournament this week.The Cardinals went 1-1 in Pipestone Tuesday, beating Murray County Central before falling to Pipestone.Luverne played an elimination game in Windom Tuesday, topping Renville County West by two runs.Wysong went 2-3 at the plate and scored a run for Luverne during a 4-2 win over RCW in Windom Tuesday.Wysong experienced some ups and downs during Saturday’s second game against Pipestone.He took the pitching loss during a 15-7 setback after yielding seven runs (four were earned) during a three and one-third inning stint on the mound as the starting pitcher.Wysong went 1-1 at the plate, scoring two runs and reaching base four times after being walked once and hit by pitches twice.The H-BC athlete went 2-4 at the plate during a 13-5 victory over MCC during the tournament opener Saturday in Pipestone.Wysong doubled and scored one of his two runs in the game during the seventh inning.Luverne played an elimination game against Tracy-Milroy-Balaton in Milroy Wednesday.