Redbirds earn three big wins to bring record up to 3-1

The Luverne amateur baseball team upped its season record to 3-1 with three decisive wins this week, all of them on the road. 
The Redbirds defeated Ruthton 19-0 on May 18, Pipestone 11-1 on Friday and Mountain Lake 10-3 on Sunday. 
The team returned to Redbird Field for a game against the Hadley Buttermakers on Wednesday (May 25) and will host the Jackson Bulls Friday night at 7:30 p.m. The Birds are then scheduled to play in Worthington on Wednesday, June 1. 
 
Luverne 19, Ruthton 0
The Redbirds had both offensive and defensive success when they picked up their first win of the season in Ruthton May 18. 
Luverne defeated Ruthton 19-0 in a seven-inning game shortened by the 10-run rule. 
Ethan Beyer pitched a complete game for Luverne. Beyer struck out nine while giving up seven hits, no runs and no walks. 
The Redbirds opened the game early by scoring nine runs in the top of the first inning. 
Declan Beers had a two-run RBI and Cade Wenninger added an RBI double, both in the first inning. 
Beers, who totaled five RBIs in the game, had another two-RBI double in the third inning. 
Luverne scored six more runs in the third inning and added two more in the fourth and seventh innings each to total 19 runs. 
Phil Paquette belted a two-run homerun in the fourth inning while Beers had a solo homerun in the seventh stanza. 
“It felt good to get into the win column,” said Luverne manager Brooks Maurer. “Our bats really came alive, and Beyer looked really sharp in his first outing of the year.” 
The win was also Maurer's 100th victory as Redbirds manager. 
 
Luverne     9 0 6 2 0 0 2 X X   19
Ruthton     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X     0
 
                           AB    R     H     BI
D Lundgren        6       3     3     1
P Paquette         4       3     4     3
C Reisch            2       0     1     0
S Wenninger      4       2     2     1  
B Serie               5       2     1     2
D Beers              5       3     3     5
N Johnson         3       1     1     2
B Maurer            0       1     0     0
E Beyer              4       2     1     0
C Wenninger      4       1     3     2
G Nath                5       1     0     1
 
Luverne 11, Pipestone 1
The Luverne Redbirds traveled to Pipestone Friday night for a make-up game against the A’s. They came home with a decisive 11-1, seven-inning victory. 
Luverne led 9-0 before Pipestone scored its lone run in the bottom of the fourth inning. 
When the Redbirds plated two more runs in the top of the fifth and held the A’s scoreless through the seventh, the game ended because of the ten-run rule. 
Derek Lundgren had three hits and scored three runs in the game. 
Skyler Wenninger, Jake Haugen and Cade Wenninger had two hits each with Skyler Wenninger scoring two runs and tallying three RBIs. 
Beyer and Cade Wenninger had two RBIs. 
Isaiah Bartels pitched a complete seven-inning game. Bartels offered only three hits, one run and one walk. He struck out 13 Pipestone hitters. 
 
Luverne         5 2 2 0 2 0 0 X X   11
Pipestone      0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X X    1
 
                           AB    R     H     BI
D Lundgren       4        3     3     0
P Paquette         4       1     1     0
S Wenninger      3       2     2     3
B Serie               1       0     0     0
C Crabtree         1       1     0     0
J Haugen           5       1     2     1
E Beyer              5       1     1     2
C Wenninger      5       1     2     2
C Reisch            2       1     1     0
G Nath                5       0     1     0
 
Luverne 10, ML 3
It was the third road game in five days for the Redbirds and the third road victory when Luverne played in Mountain Lake Sunday. 
Beers led the Redbirds at the plate going three for five, including a triple, scoring three runs and adding three RBIs. 
Maurer tallied two hits and scored three runs. 
Luverne pitcher Cade Wenninger helped his cause on the mound by earning two hits, scoring one run and batting in two more runners. 
He gave up five hits, three runs and walked three while striking out 10 batters in eight innings on the mound. 
Maurer replaced Wenninger for the final inning. He gave up one hit and struck out two. 
 
Luverne          0 0 0 1 2 0 3 4 0    10
Mt Lake           0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0     3
 
                           AB  R    H     BI
E Beyer              5     2     1     0
D Beers              5     3     3     3
S Wenninger      4     0     1     1
C Wenninger      5     1     2     2
J Haugen           4     0     0     0
C Crabtree         4     0     1     1
C Reisch            4     0     0     0
M Sterrett           3     1     0     0
B Maurer            4     3     2     0