Squirrels drop heartbreaker

A dejected Blake Gaddis of the Charleston Fighting Squirrels walks off the field after losing to Minnesota in 11 innings Tuesday afternoon in Charleston. The loss eliminated the Squirrels from the Midwest Plains Regional. David Jenkins, staff

CHARLESTON -- A game that ended in eleven innings didn't end the way they wanted it to.

With once scorching bats carrying them throughout post-season play, the Charleston Squirrels lost their poise at the plate as they fell to the Minnetonka Mudhens of Minnesota for the second time during the Midwest Plains Regional which sent the Squirrels home for the winter with a 2-1 loss.

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