Redbirds suffer first loss of season in clash with Milroy Irish

The Luverne Redbirds amateur baseball team fell to the Milroy Irish on Sunday, May 9, in Luverne. The Irish bested the Redbirds 10-4.
The Redbirds struck first when Gaige Nath hit a solo home run to lead off the game.
The Irish scored three runs in the fourth to take a 3-1 lead.
Kendall Meyer hit an RBI double in the bottom of the fourth to trim Milroy’s lead to 3-2.
The Irish got that run back in the top of the fifth inning to push their lead back to two at 4-2.
A Skyler Wenninger sac-fly trimmed Milroy’s lead to 4-3.
The Irish once again answered by scoring three runs in the top of the seventh inning to take a 7-3 lead.
Ben Serie hit an RBI single in the bottom of the eight for the Redbirds to trim Milroy’s lead to 7-4.
The Irish scored three more runs in the top of the ninth to take a 10-4 lead.
The Redbirds unfortunately were unable to mount a rally in the bottom of the ninth and lost 10-4.
Nath led the Redbirds by going 2-4 at the plate with a solo home run.
With the loss, the Cardinals now own a 1-1 overall record.
The Redbirds will be back in action on Sunday, May 16, when they head to Hadley to take on the Hadley Buttermakers.
 
Milroy 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 0 3 10
Luverne 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4
 
Batting: Nath 2-4, Serie 1-4, Zeutenhorst 1-4, Meyer 1-4
Doubles: Serie, Zeutenhorst, Meyer
Home Run: Nath
RBI: Nath, Serie, S. Wenninger, Meyer