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THELEAVEN.ORG | VOL. 45, NO. 1 | JULY 14, 2023
he annual Pitching for Priests softball game was a regular slugfest this year. 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 when 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.
TEAM
Top photo: 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.
CONTACT
Middle photo: Father Anthony Ouellette, pastor of Holy Name of Jesus Parish in Kansas City, Kansas, and a veteran of many Pitching for Priests matchups, sends a line drive down the first base line.
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.
PHOTOS BY KATHRYN WHITE See more photos on page 16