A League of Their Own

Julie Bauer pitches the ball on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, at Mid-Missouri Kickball Field 2 in Columbia. For the fourth week of the fall season, the...

Julie Bauer pitches the ball on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, at Mid-Missouri... READ ON

On Oct. 10, 2021, members of the Mid-Missouri Kickball League gathered in costumes to play in their fourth week of the fall season while celebrating Halloween at the mid-Missouri kickball fields in Columbia, Mo. It wasn’t just an afternoon of competition though; members cheered together, drank together and celebrated a proposal together.

Of course the six weeks and three seasons of getting out of the house and hanging out with other adults every Sunday was a perk to the league, according to many members. But another was simply one word: “Family.”

Brett Kenney throws the ball to the pitcher on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021 at Mid-Missouri Kickball Field 2 in Columbia. Kenny and two others on the One...

Brett Kenney throws the ball to the pitcher on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021 at... READ ON

Lynsey Foster, attempts to kick the ball on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021 at Mid-Missouri Kickball Field 2 in Columbia. Foster joined the League when it...

Lynsey Foster, attempts to kick the ball on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021 at... READ ON

Frank Owens lifts his new fiancée Julie Bauer in a kiss on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021 at Mid-Missouri Kickball Field 2 in Columbia. Owens...

Frank Owens lifts his new fiancée Julie Bauer in a kiss on Sunday,... READ ON

Trophies for best team costume and best individual costume are placed between two bowls of Halloween Candy on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021 at Mid-Missouri...

Trophies for best team costume and best individual costume are placed between... READ ON

Frank Owens beams as fellow leaguers surround him with congratulations after his now-fiancée accepted his proposal on Sunday, Oct. 10,...

Frank Owens beams as fellow leaguers surround him with congratulations after... READ ON

Elizabeth Underwood
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