It had been more than two decades since the Ripley Vikings last appeared in a baseball state tournament championship game.

The Vikings earned a spot in Saturday's Class AAA final by shutting out the Winfield Generals 10-0 in five innings Friday at GoMart Ballpark in Charleston.

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Ripley scored seven of its 10 runs in the first two innings, including four in the first.

Ripley is scheduled to face the Frankfort Falcons in the Class AAA title game on Saturday.

"We wanted to come out the gate and swing the bat," Ripley coach Shane Casto said. "We wanted to get a quick inning out of [Vikings starting pitcher] Bryson [Casto], which we did. Top to bottom, w

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