LUVERNE - Both teams let one inning get away from them, but Luverne was able to do a little more with the other eight.
Worthington dropped its final game of the regular season in a 10-9 barnburner against the Redbirds.
The Cubs trailed 9-0 going into the top of the sixth inning when things started to click. Luverne’s pitchers started having trouble in locating the plate. That breathed life into the Worthington offense and got it on the scoreboard before Ryan Swanson provided the big blow.
He highlighted the eight-run inning with a grand slam, giving him a 2-for-5 effort. The Cubbies tied it with a single run in the seventh, but one in the bottom of the inning proved to be enough for the ‘Birds.
Codie Zeutenhorst pitched 2 2/3 in relief to get the win for Luverne. Tristan Sorenson took the loss, allowing three earned runs in 4 1/3 of relief work.
Skyler Wenninger finished with three hits for the home team, two of them doubles. Logan Norman was 2-for-3 with Tanner Skattum going 2-for-4.
Along with Swanson, Tommy Hayenga was also 2-for-5 for the Cubs. AJ Hayenga had an RBI triple from the leadoffs spot.
Worthington opens the First Nite and Gopher League playoffs at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday against Wilmont at Lismore. Game 2 will be in Worthington Friday.
R H E
Worth 000 008 100 - 9 9 2
Luv 000 720 10x - 10 10 2
Hadley 8, Windom 3
HADLEY - Three home runs propelled Hadley to an 8-3 win over Windom Sunday in the regular-season finale for both clubs.
The Buttermakers got solo jacks from Nick Bruning and Mitch Magnus with Clarke Hein adding a two-run homer. Tyler Knutson countered for the Pirates with a two-run clout in the fifth, but they didn’t do much else offensively.
Max Zwart went all seven innings to get the win for Hadley. He allowed two earned runs on four hits and struck out three. Nick Kulseth also went the distance for Windom.
Trent Carlson had a big game at the plate for the home team. He finished 3-for-3 with two doubles and two RBIs. Joe Larson added a 3-for-4 performance.
Drake Borsgard went 2-for-4 to help the Pirates.
The two squads will meet again in the first round of the First Nite and Gopher League Playoffs. Game 1 will be at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Windom with games two and three (if necessary) being at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Hadley.
R H E
Windom 100 020 0 - 3 4 0
Hadley 011 231 x - 8 13 2
Jackson 24, Martin County 0
JACKSON - Jackson scored in every inning and ended its season with an exclamation point Sunday with a 24-0 win over Martin County.
Mitch Peschon had quite a game for the Bulls. He cracked a three-run homer in the fifth, a two-run, ground-rule double in the sixth and pitched the final inning. Zach Copley got the win for Jackson.
The Bulls open at home Wednesday.
