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The boys of summer

Dream team: This group of priests from the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas competed in the annual Pitching for Priests softball game on July 8. LEAVEN PHOTO BY KATHRYN WHITE

The annual Pitching for Priests softball game was a regular slugfest this year.

Pep talk: Father Dan Morris, vocations director and coach of the archdiocesan team, brings his players in for a final pep talk and cheer before taking the field against their rivals from across the state line. LEAVEN PHOTO BY KATHRYN WHITE

The annual game between the priests of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas and the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph came right down to the wire.

Soft toss: Father Tim Skoch, associate pastor of St. Patrick Parish in Kansas City, Kansas, tosses the ball in nice and easy to Father Adam Wilczak, pastor of Divine Mercy Parish in Gardner. Each team pitched to their own hitters to help generate offense. LEAVEN PHOTO BY KATHRYN WHITE

Father Dan Morris, archdiocesan vocations director, scored the winning run to give Kansas a 31-30 victory on July 8 at Legends Field in Kansas City, Kansas.

Patience: Father George Rhodes, associate pastor of Most Pure Heart of Mary and chaplain of Washburn Catholic Campus Center, Topeka, keeps his eye on the ball as it floats toward the plate. LEAVEN PHOTO BY KATHRYN WHITE

To view more photos from the game, click here.

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The Leaven

The Leaven is the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas.

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