Missouri Senior Babe Ruth state baseball tournament

SEMO Pirates catcher Logan Carter grabs a bunted ball by the Riverbend Ducks during the third inning of their first-round game of the Senior Babe Ruth state tournament Thursday, July 10, 2014 in Charleston, Mo. (Fred Lynch)

SEMO Pirates starter Joe Elfrink pitches to a Riverbend Ducks batter during the first inning of their first-round game of the Senior Babe Ruth state tournament Thursday, July 10, 2014 in Charleston, Mo. (Fred Lynch)

SEMO Pirates runner Austin Bucher returns to first base on a pickoff attempt ahead of the throw to Riverbend Ducks first baseman Palmer Campbell during the third inning of their first-round game of the Senior Babe Ruth state tournament Thursday, July 10, 2014 in Charleston, Mo. (Fred Lynch)

SEMO Pirates runner Austin Bucher scores his team's first run against Riverbend Ducks catcher Garrison Keene during the third inning of their first-round game of the Senior Babe Ruth state tournament Thursday, July 10, 2014 in Charleston, Mo. (Fred Lynch)

SEMO Pirates right fielder Brad Freed catches a Riverbend Ducks fly ball during the fifth inning of their first-round game of the Senior Babe Ruth state tournament Thursday, July 10, 2014 in Charleston, Mo. (Fred Lynch)

SEMO Pirates center fielder Austin Bucher catches a Riverbend Ducks fly ball during the fifth inning of their first-round game of the Senior Babe Ruth state tournament Thursday, July 10, 2014 in Charleston, Mo. (Fred Lynch)

SEMO Pirates' Casey Graham sac bunts against the Riverbend Ducks during the sixth inning of their first-round game of the Senior Babe Ruth state tournament Thursday, July 10, 2014 in Charleston, Mo. (Fred Lynch)

SEMO Pirates shortstop Kyle Moore forces out Riverbend Ducks runner Tyler Sprouse during the seventh inning of their first-round game of the Senior Babe Ruth state tournament Thursday, July 10, 2014 in Charleston, Mo. (Fred Lynch)

SEMO Pirates second baseman Casey Graham tags out Riverbend Ducks runner Kiel Causey in the seventh inning to end their first-round game of the Senior Babe Ruth state tournament Thursday, July 10, 2014 in Charleston, Mo. (Fred Lynch)

SEMO Pirates second baseman Casey Graham looks for the call after tagging out Riverbend Ducks runner Kiel Causey in the seventh inning to end their first-round game of the Senior Babe Ruth state tournament Thursday, July 10, 2014 in Charleston, Mo. (Fred Lynch)

SEMO Strokers starter Cole Dempsey pitches to a Poplar Bluff batter during the first inning of their first-round game of the Senior Babe Ruth state tournament Thursday, July 10, 2014 in Charleston, Mo. (Fred Lynch)

SEMO Strokers pitcher Cole Dempsey covers the plate and tags out Poplar Bluff runner Dalton Cooper on a squeeze attempt during the second inning of their first-round game of the Senior Babe Ruth state tournament Thursday, July 10, 2014 in Charleston, Mo. (Fred Lynch)

Zane Eggimann scores the lone run for the SEMO Strokers against Poplar Bluff during the third inning of their first-round game of the Senior Babe Ruth state tournament Thursday, July 10, 2014 in Charleston, Mo. (Fred Lynch)

SEMO Strokers second baseman Austin Hicks catches Poplar Bluff runner Lane Spencer trying to steal during the third inning of their first-round game of the Senior Babe Ruth state tournament Thursday, July 10, 2014 in Charleston, Mo. (Fred Lynch)

SEMO Strokers batter Peyton Maddox singles against Poplar Bluff during the fourth inning of their first-round game of the Senior Babe Ruth state tournament Thursday, July 10, 2014 in Charleston, Mo. (Fred Lynch)

SEMO Strokers relief pitcher Logan Frazier throws to a Poplar Bluff batter during the fifth inning of their first-round game of the Senior Babe Ruth state tournament Thursday, July 10, 2014 in Charleston, Mo. (Fred Lynch)