5A baseball: Bingham rallies from huge deficit to top Lone Peak

5A baseball • Miners win 14-13 after trailing 11-2.

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The Bingham miners celebrate their 14-13 comeback win over Lone Peak, in the 5A baseball quarterfinal between Lone Peak and Bingham, in Kearns, Tuesday, May 23, 2017.

Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune

The Bingham miners celebrate their 14-13 comeback win over Lone Peak, in the 5A baseball quarterfinal between Lone Peak and Bingham, in Kearns, Tuesday, May 23, 2017.

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Bingham celebrates after Copper Hansen knocked in 3 runs in the 7th, giving the Miners a 14-13 lead, in the 5A baseball quarterfinal between Lone Peak and Bingham, in Kearns, Tuesday, May 23, 2017.

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Griffin Cropper (17) pitches for Bingham, in the 5A baseball quarterfinal between Lone Peak and Bingham, in Kearns, Tuesday, May 23, 2017.

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Bingham celebrates after Copper Hansen knocked in 3 runs in the 7th, giving the Miners a 14-13 lead, in the 5A baseball quarterfinal between Lone Peak and Bingham, in Kearns, Tuesday, May 23, 2017.

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Seth Corry (6), pitches for Lone Peak, in the 5A baseball quarterfinal between Lone Peak and Bingham, in Kearns, Tuesday, May 23, 2017.

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Seth Corry (6), pitches for Lone Peak, in the 5A baseball quarterfinal between Lone Peak and Bingham, in Kearns, Tuesday, May 23, 2017.

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Tate Holmes (13) celebrates after crossing the plate on Eli Norman's 3-run homer in the 4th inning, giving Lone Peak an 11-2 lead over Bingham, in the 5A baseball quarterfinal between Lone Peak and Bingham, in Kearns, Tuesday, May 23, 2017.

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Lone Peak celebrates as Eli Norman crosses the plate, in their 4-run first inning, in the 5A baseball quarterfinal between Lone Peak and Bingham, in Kearns, Tuesday, May 23, 2017.

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Copper Hansen crosses home plate after hitting a grand slam in the 5th inning, keeping the game alive for the Miners, in the 5A baseball quarterfinal between Lone Peak and Bingham, in Kearns, Tuesday, May 23, 2017.

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Copper Hansen crosses home plate after hitting a grand slam in the 5th inning, keeping the game alive for the Miners, in the 5A baseball quarterfinal between Lone Peak and Bingham, in Kearns, Tuesday, May 23, 2017.

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Copper Hansen heads home after hitting a grand slam in the 5th inning, keeping the game alive for the Miners, in the 5A baseball quarterfinal between Lone Peak and Bingham, in Kearns, Tuesday, May 23, 2017.

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Lone Peak congratulates Eli Norman, after his 3-run homer in the 4th inning, giving Lone Peak an 11-2 lead over Bingham, in the 5A baseball quarterfinal between Lone Peak and Bingham, in Kearns, Tuesday, May 23, 2017.

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Bingham celebrates after Copper Hansen knocked in 3 runs in the 7th, giving the Miners a 14-13 lead, in the 5A baseball quarterfinal between Lone Peak and Bingham, in Kearns, Tuesday, May 23, 2017.

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Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune The Bingham miners celebrate their 14-13 comeback win over Lone Peak, in the 5A baseball quarterfinal between Lone Peak and Bingham, in Kearns, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune The Bingham miners celebrate their 14-13 comeback win over Lone Peak, in the 5A baseball quarterfinal between Lone Peak and Bingham, in Kearns, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Bingham celebrates after Copper Hansen knocked in 3 runs in the 7th, giving the Miners a 14-13 lead, in the 5A baseball quarterfinal between Lone Peak and Bingham, in Kearns, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Griffin Cropper (17) pitches for Bingham, in the 5A baseball quarterfinal between Lone Peak and Bingham, in Kearns, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Bingham celebrates after Copper Hansen knocked in 3 runs in the 7th, giving the Miners a 14-13 lead, in the 5A baseball quarterfinal between Lone Peak and Bingham, in Kearns, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Seth Corry (6), pitches for Lone Peak, in the 5A baseball quarterfinal between Lone Peak and Bingham, in Kearns, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Seth Corry (6), pitches for Lone Peak, in the 5A baseball quarterfinal between Lone Peak and Bingham, in Kearns, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Tate Holmes (13) celebrates after crossing the plate on Eli Norman's 3-run homer in the 4th inning, giving Lone Peak an 11-2 lead over Bingham, in the 5A baseball quarterfinal between Lone Peak and Bingham, in Kearns, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Lone Peak celebrates as Eli Norman crosses the plate, in their 4-run first inning, in the 5A baseball quarterfinal between Lone Peak and Bingham, in Kearns, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Copper Hansen crosses home plate after hitting a grand slam in the 5th inning, keeping the game alive for the Miners, in the 5A baseball quarterfinal between Lone Peak and Bingham, in Kearns, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Copper Hansen crosses home plate after hitting a grand slam in the 5th inning, keeping the game alive for the Miners, in the 5A baseball quarterfinal between Lone Peak and Bingham, in Kearns, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Copper Hansen heads home after hitting a grand slam in the 5th inning, keeping the game alive for the Miners, in the 5A baseball quarterfinal between Lone Peak and Bingham, in Kearns, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Lone Peak congratulates Eli Norman, after his 3-run homer in the 4th inning, giving Lone Peak an 11-2 lead over Bingham, in the 5A baseball quarterfinal between Lone Peak and Bingham, in Kearns, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Bingham celebrates after Copper Hansen knocked in 3 runs in the 7th, giving the Miners a 14-13 lead, in the 5A baseball quarterfinal between Lone Peak and Bingham, in Kearns, Tuesday, May 23, 2017.

By Tom Wharton Special To The Tribune

· May 22, 2017 11:30 pm

This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2017, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.

Kearns • It is somehow appropriate that the hero of Bingham's improbable 14-13 come-from-behind victory over Lone Peak on Monday night in the Class 5A baseball state tournament is named Copper Hansen.

After all, the school gets its name from a mine that produces copper in Bingham Canyon.

Hansen's grand slam in the top of the fifth gave the Miners hope, and his bases-clearing three-run double in the top of the seventh gave Bingham its only lead.

This battle between the Region 3 and 4 champions did not get off to a promising start for the Miners.

Facing perhaps the state's top pitching prospect in Lone Peak's Seth Corry, the Miners struggled in the field, allowing the Knights to score seven runs on just three hits.

When Eli Norman's three-run homer over the right-center field wall gave Lone Peak an 11-2 lead in the bottom of the fourth, this one appeared to be over.

But nobody told Bingham, which used some Miner magic for the surprising win.

As a result, the Miners will play Cottonwood in the winner's bracket at 11 a.m. Wednesday at UVU. Lone Peak will face West Jordan at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Kearns in an elimination game.

The two teams ended up using a combined 12 pitchers.

After Bingham tied it with five runs in the top of the sixth, Lone Peak rallied for a 13-11 lead with two runs the bottom of the inning. Norman delivered the big hit, a double, then scored.

But the Miners refused to die.

They loaded the bases again for Hansen, a switch hitter, who responded with a bases-clearing double that provided the winning margin.

Bingham finally captured the win when reliever Peyton Jones put down the Knights in order, giving veteran coach Joe Sato what had to be one of his most memorable victories in a distinguished career.

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Storylines

R Copper Hansen hits a grand slam to give Bingham hope and a three-run double in the top of the seventh to provide the one-run victory margin.

• Lone Peak's Eli Norman hits a three-run homer and doubles in another run in the top of the seventh.

• Bingham rallies from an 11-2 deficit for an improbable win.