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Wysong's bat is silenced during Brookings event

By John RittenhouseZach Wysong and the Luverne American Legion baseball team experienced a tough weekend at the Brookings (S.D.) Wooden Bat Tournament.Luverne won the opening game of the event Friday before dropping four consecutive tilts as play continued through Sunday.The tournament was a rough one for Wysong, who had one hit in 12 official trips to the plate. He did drive in two runs and score twice. Wysong also was saddled with a pitching loss during the event.Wysong went hitless during a a pair games played Friday.The Luverne shortstop went 0-2 in a 3-0 win over Pipestone in the tournament opener Friday morning.Wysong was 0-3 during an 8-1 loss to Coon Rapids Friday afternoon.Wysong’s most productive game of the tournament came Saturday morning, when the Cardinals dropped a 16-9 decision to Mayville-Portland (N.D.).He was struck by pitches in the second and third innings, scoring runs both times.Wysong also picked up an RBI with a sacrifice fly when Luverne took a short-lived 9-7 lead in the third inning.The Luverne shortstop picked up one RBI without a hit during Sunday’s first game against Dassel-Cokato.Wysong chased home teammate Jared Pick with Luverne’s lone run in an 8-1 loss with a ground out in the fourth inning.Wysong picked up one of Luverne’s four hits during a 5-0 loss to Brookings Sunday night.Wysong slapped a single in the sixth inning to pick up his first hit of the tournament.He also pitched all six innings against Brookings, allowing five earned runs, six hits, six walks and registering seven strikeouts.Luverne, which had a game scheduled against Slayton on Tuesday cancelled, will take a 9-6 record into the regular season finale against Okabena at Redbird Field tonight.The Cards open the Sub-District Tournament in Slayton at 6:30 p.m. Friday.

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