STATE CHAMPS

Doug Still (left) and Trey Tigart (right) congratulate Brad Potts after he delivered the game-winning hit in the fifth inning, giving the Charleston Squirrels a 14-4 run-rule victory over Boonville during the 2013 Senior Babe Ruth Missouri State Championship Tuesday at Hillhouse Park in Charleston. With the win, Charleston will advance to the Midwest Plains Regional on July 31 in Oskaloosa, Iowa. For more on the win by the Squirrels, see today's sports section. For more photos from the game, view our web gallery at www.standard-democrat.com.