Article: Twenty dominant innings, one white-knuckle finish; After rolling to title game, Eden Prairie hangs on for championship.(WEST)

Byline: Brian Stensaas; Staff Writer

Heading into the bottom of the seventh inning of Friday night's Class 3A state championship baseball game, a man in the Eden Prairie cheering section crossed his arms, leaned back on the aluminum bench and uttered what seemed to be obvious.

"Three outs left in the baseball season," he sighed.

But Eden Prairie's opponent, Woodbury, made those three outs anything but routine.

Leading 4-0 going into the bottom of the seventh at Midway Stadium in St. Paul, the Eagles allowed the Royals to score three runs before finally recording the third out and sealing the school's first state championship in ...

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