Boy's Division I State Championship game, Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at Camelback Ranch in Glendale. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Brophy pitcher Jake Steffens delivers a pitch while taking on Chaparral in the Boy's Division I State Championship game, Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at Camelback Ranch in Glendale. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Chaparral players gather around the State Championship trophy after defeating Brophy with a score of 5 to 3 with a walk-off home run by Dylan Cozens in the 7th inning, Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at Camelback Ranch in Glendale. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Chaparral players gather around the State Championship trophy after defeating Brophy with a score of 5 to 3 with a walk-off home run by Dylan Cozens in the 7th inning, Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at Camelback Ranch in Glendale. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Chaparral players celebrate State Championship after defeating Brophy with a score of 5 to 3 with a walk-off home run by Dylan Cozens in the 7th inning, Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at Camelback Ranch in Glendale. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Chaparral's Jeremy Wolf runs back to the dugout after scoring in the first inning by being walked in, during the Boy's Division I State Championship, Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at Camelback Ranch in Glendale. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Chaparral pitcher Greg Wirth delivers a pitch while taking on Brophy in the Boy's Division I State Championship game, Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at Camelback Ranch in Glendale. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Chaparral's Dylan Cozens, right, runs back to the dugout after scoring in the first inning during the Division I baseball state championship on May 15. Cozens is expected to sign with Philadelphia after being the Phillies' second-round draft choice in this week's MLB draft.
Chaparral pitcher Tyger Talley delivers a pitch while taking on Brophy in the Boy's Division I State Championship game, Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at Camelback Ranch in Glendale. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Chaparral's Dylan Cozens crosses the plate after hitting a walk-off home run to beat Brophy with a score of 5 to 3 and win the Boy's Division I State Championship, Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at Camelback Ranch in Glendale. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Brophy pitcher David Graybill looks on as the catcher tries to get the ball after a wild pitch while Chaparral's Jeremy Wolf slides across home plate to score during the Boy's Division I State Championship game, Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at Camelback Ranch in Glendale. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
Brophy's Connor Moore catches a pop fly for an out in the first inning while taking on Chaparral in the Boy's Division I State Championship game, Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at Camelback Ranch in Glendale. [Tim Hacker/ Tribune]
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