CANTON (WLIO) — Leipsic is headed to the Division 7 state championship game after an incredible late comeback and 11-10 walk-off victory over South Webster on Friday.

Trailing 8-4 in the sixth inning, the Vikings erupted for six runs. Colin Niese delivered a two-run single before John Dewar added an RBI hit to pull Leipsic within one. Mill Paniagua later drew a bases-loaded walk to tie the game, and Julian Zuniga reached on an error that allowed two more runs to score as the Vikings grabbed a 10-8 lead.

South Webster answered with two runs in the top of the seventh to even the score at 10-10.

But for the second straight game, Leipsic delivered a walk-off winner. With two runners on in the bottom of the seventh, Dewar lined a game-winning single up the middle to score Aaron Hazelton and send the Vikings to the state championship game.

Leipsic's 11-10 victory marks the program's first trip to a state title game since 1976.

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