Babe Ruth World Series Third-Place: Aycorp Fighting Squirrels vs. Southeast Tropics

Thursday, August 15, 2024

Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com

The Southeast Tropics used a breakout offensive effort to take home the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings.

Charleston and Southeast players line up for a dual-team photo following the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Southeast coach Dustin Schwartz (left) and Charleston coach Michael Minner (right) pose for a picture following the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Charleston's Peyton Hodges winds up during the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Southeast's Dylan Hayman (right) moves to fistbump his first-base coach during the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Charleston's Peyton Hodges prepares to pitch during the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Southeast's Waylon Hale makes contact during the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Southeast's Dylan Hayman slides under a tag during the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Southeast's Dalton Forck pitches during the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Southeast's Kolten Payne stands at first during the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Southeast's Dalton Forck looks toward first during the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Charleston's Levi McKinnie jogs around the bases on a homer during the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Southeast's Jayquan Bogan stands on deck during the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Charleston's Peyton Hodges pitches during the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Charleston's Peyton Hodges (center) is ushered off the mound during the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Charleston's Bryant Gunn pitches during the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Southeast's Jayquan Bogan prepares to bat during the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Charleston's Bryant Gunn stares back in during the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Southeast's Ross Peters slides into third safely during the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Charleston's Bryant Gunn wipes some sweat during the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Southeast's Ross Peters smiles at third during the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Southeast's Dalton Forck winds up during the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Charleston assistant pitching coach Izaac Pursley (right) stares out to the mound during the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Southeast coach Dustin Schwartz stares out to the plate during the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Southeast's Dalton Forck (left) and Charleston's Bryant Gunn (right) embrace following the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Charleston coach Michael Minner (left) and Southeast assistant Mac McDonnell (right) embrace following the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Charleston coach Michael Minner (left) and Southeast coach Dustin Schwartz (right) embrace following the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Charleston coach Michael Minner (left) and Southeast coach Dustin Schwartz (right) talk following the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Southeast coach Dustin Schwartz (center) and player Dylan Hayman (right) embrace following the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Southeast's Dustin Schwartz (center) and Dalton Forck (right) embrace following the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Southeast coaches Dustin Schwartz (center) and Mac McConnell (right) embrace following the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Southeast's Trey Benthal (right) receives his bronze medal following the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Southeast's Mason Adams (right) engages in a handshake following the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)
Southeast's Dustin Schwartz (center) gets the "Gatorade Shower" following the August 15, 2024 Babe Ruth World Series third-place game between the Charleston Fighting Squirrels and the Southeast Tropics at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Southeast defeated Charleston, 11-2 in five innings. (Cole Lee ~ clee@semoball.com)