ABOVE: Fairmont’s Tyler Kurt slides into home in a section tournament baseball game against Windom at Herb Wolf Field on Thursday evening. Windom defeated Fairmont 3-1.

FAIRMONT – The Windom Eagles defeated the Fairmont Cardinals baseball team 3-1 on Thursday at Herb Wolf Field.

The Eagles got a strong pitching performance from Jackson Joyce, who threw a complete game and finished with four strikeouts.

Fairmont scored its lone run in the sixth inning, when Joseph Hackett drove in courtesy runner Vincent Schultz

The Cardinals sprayed six hits total in the game. Jesen Livesay led the Fairmont offense, going 2 for 3 with a double.

Windom moves on to Marshall on Saturday where they are scheduled to play the winner of today’s game between Minnewaska Area and New Spicer.

*This story has been edited from the print version, which incorrectly stated that the Cardinal’s season had ended. As it’s double elimination, the team will play again.