By John RittenhouseZach Wysong played in three playoff games for the Luverne Redbirds last week.Luverne’s amateur squad opened the Gopher League Playoffs by going 2-1 in the first three rounds, remaining alive in the double-elimination event.Wysong made two relief pitching appearances during the games, pitching a pair of scoreless innings.He went 3-13 at the plate, driving in two runs and scoring twice.Luverne opened the playoffs by posting a 12-2 win over Worthington at Redbird Field Wednesday, July 20.Wysong went hitless in four trips to the plate.An 11-6 loss to Hadley in Windom Friday sent the Redbirds into the loser’s bracket of the tournament.Wysong contributed an RBI single to the cause in five plate appearances. He also pitched one scoreless frame.Luverne posted a 12-2 victory over Heron Lake in an elimination game played Sunday in Luverne.Wysong singled and scored a run in the fifth inning, and he slapped a run-scoring single in the seventh.He also tossed a scoreless eighth inning for the team.The 12-12 Redbirds hosted Pipestone for an elimination game Wednesday, July 27.A win would set up another elimination game at a site to be determined on Friday night.