The Desert Dynasty capped a sixth-inning comeback to beat the Monterey Park Angels 4-3 in walk-off fashion Sunday in an all-California 10u AAA final of the USSSA Spring Championships Super NIT baseball tournament at Rio Vista Park in Peoria.

Down 3-2 heading into the bottom of the sixth, the Dynasty loaded the bases with no outs on an error and two bunt singles. Johnny Cuevas of the Dynasty stepped to the plate and delivered a sharp line drive that hit the bag at second and bounced into right-center. Justin Valdivia scored the tying run, followed closely by Kyle Moe. The ball ricocheted so far from the Angels’ fielders that there was not even a throw home.

Until the excitement in the bottom of the sixth, the game was a pitchers’ duel.

Angels starter Valdivia was roughed up in the first inning when the Dynasty scored two runs to stake an early lead. Leadoff hitter Jerry Amaro was hit by a pitch and stole second base where he was picked up on an RBI double by Jacob Aguirre to deep center. Aguirre moved to third when Andrew Alvarez reached on an error. Aguirre scored on a wild pitch, putting the Angels up 2-0.

Valdivia settled down and did not allow another run in his four innings of work, recording three strike outs and no walks.

The Dynasty battled back in the bottom of the third to tie the game. Kyle Moe scored Dylan Silver on a RBI groundout. With two outs, Colin Crowe hit a shot to left to pick up an RBI and tie the game at 2-2, where it stayed until the sixth.

In top half of the inning, Alvarez led off with a double that bounced over the fence in right-center, the deepest hit ball of the game. Alvarez moved to third on an errant pickoff throw and scored on a wild pitch.

Dynasty Coach Joe Valdivia was ecstatic at the way his team came back in the bottom half of the inning and won the game.

“This is as good as it gets, battling back the way we did,” Valdivia said. “It really feels like destiny right now.”

Valdivia said that his team had to use the same strategy that the Angels used in the top half of the sixth inning when they took a 3-2 lead.

“We had to button down and play small ball,” Valdivia said. “We wanted to protect the plate and keep the Angels defense guessing. Those bunt hits were something they were not prepared for, and they turned into two hits, which set up (Cuevas’ game winning) hit."