The Luverne Redbirds amateur baseball team opened the season on Sunday, May 2, with a 13-1 victory over Lakefield in Lakefield.
The Redbirds got started by scoring three runs in the opening inning of the season.
Lakefield got one of the runs back in the bottom of the first to make it a 3-1 game.
Luverne added five more runs in the third inning to make it an 8-1 game.
After scoring one in the fourth inning, the Redbirds scored four more runs in the fifth inning to make it a 13-1 ballgame.
Ben Serie pitched six innings for the Redbirds. In his six innings of work, Serie recorded eight strikeouts and scattered three hits, while giving up just one run.
At the plate, Serie drove in a pair of runs.
Kendall Meyer recorded two hits and drove in two runs.
Connor Crabtree picked up two hits and drove in two runs.
Colby Crabtree collected two hits and drove in a pair of runs.
Newt Johnson picked up two hits and scored two runs for the Redbirds.
Gaige Nath scored two runs and drove in a run for the Redbirds.
The Redbirds will play their home opener on Sunday, May 9, when they welcome the Milroy Irish to Redbird Field.