Top seed Winona State prevailed in the Northern Sun Conference softball championship with some late inning heroics.

Trailing No. 2 seed Augustana 5-3 in the bottom of the seventh in the NSIC Championship game, Winona State got an unearned run to cut the lead to 5-4, and then got a walk-off grand slam from McKenna Larsen to secure the 8-5 win, and the league’s automatic bid the NCAA Central Regional Tournament.

The Vikings, who should also get a bid in the regional tournament next week, fall to 41-13 with the loss, while the Warriors improve to 45-5.