Sage Hopke's blast over the rightfield fence Tuesday night completed a five-run rally and gave Hibbing a dramatic 6-4 win over Ely.
Hopke's two-strike, two-out shot capped a big comeback for Hibbing, which trailed 4-1 heading into the seventh inning.
Ely (17-9) and starting pitcher Will Gustafson cruised through six-and-a-half frames, but ran into trouble in the seventh.
The leadoff man reached on an error and a one-out double closed the gap to 4-2. After a single and another groundout, Nick Milani's two-out hit fell in to tie the game and Hopke's homer followed.
Gustafson gave up seven hits and was tagged with the tough-luck loss, while Ely mustered only three hits off winning pitcher Ricky Brant. All three came in the third inning, when Post 248 jumped out to a 3-0 lead thanks to an error and run-scoring singles by Trevor Bernsdorf and Nick Mathews.
Sean Fisher walked and scored a run in the fifth to make it 4-1, and that's how it stayed until the seventh.
Ely can secure the number-one seed for the upcoming district playoffs if it beats Deer River Wednesday. That contest is set for 7:30 p.m. at Cohasset.
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