Squirrels return home

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

By Chris Pobst - Standard Democrat

Parents and fans greeted the Charleston Fighting Squirrels Senior Babe Ruth baseball team following their near 20-hour trip from Dickinson, North Dakota Tuesday at Hillhouse Park in Charleston. The Squirrels won their third Midwest Plains Regional championship in 10 seasons.

Parents and fans greeted the Charleston Fighting Squirrels Senior Babe Ruth baseball team following their near 20-hour trip from Dickinson, North Dakota Tuesday at Hillhouse Park in Charleston. The Squirrels won their third Midwest Plains Regional championship in 10 seasons. (Chris Pobst photo)
The Charleston Fighting Squirrels Senior Babe Ruth baseball team caravan was escorted to Hillhouse Park by the Charleston Police Department Tuesday upon returning from the Midwest Plains Regional tournament in Dickinson, North Dakota. (Chris Pobst photo)
Charleston Squirrels head coach Michael Minner greets his wife, Lisa, Tuesday after returning to Hillhouse Park in Charleston following the Squirrels' Midwest Plains Regional championship in Dickinson, North Dakota. (Chris Pobst photo)
Colton Hampton heads towards his family after arriving at Hillhouse Park in Charleston Tuesday. Parents and fans greeted the Charleston Fighting Squirrels Senior Babe Ruth baseball team following their near 20-hour trip from Dickinson, North Dakota Tuesday where the Squirrels won their third Midwest Plains Regional championship in 10 seasons. (Chris Pobst photo)

Parents and fans greeted the Charleston Fighting Squirrels Senior Babe Ruth baseball team following their near 20-hour trip from Dickinson, North Dakota Tuesday at Hillhouse Park in Charleston. The Squirrels won their third Midwest Plains Regional championship in 10 seasons. (Chris Pobst photo)
Parents and fans greeted the Charleston Fighting Squirrels Senior Babe Ruth baseball team following their near 20-hour trip from Dickinson, North Dakota Tuesday at Hillhouse Park in Charleston. The Squirrels won their third Midwest Plains Regional championship in 10 seasons. (Chris Pobst photo)
Parents and fans greeted the Charleston Fighting Squirrels Senior Babe Ruth baseball team following their near 20-hour trip from Dickinson, North Dakota Tuesday at Hillhouse Park in Charleston. The Squirrels won their third Midwest Plains Regional championship in 10 seasons. (Chris Pobst photo)
Parents and fans greeted the Charleston Fighting Squirrels Senior Babe Ruth baseball team following their near 20-hour trip from Dickinson, North Dakota Tuesday at Hillhouse Park in Charleston. The Squirrels won their third Midwest Plains Regional championship in 10 seasons. (Chris Pobst photo)
Ty Householder receives a hug from his mother after returning from Dickinson, North Dakota Tuesday at Hillhouse Park in Charleston. (Chris Pobst photo)