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by Alexa Rogals May 12, 2021May 12, 2021

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Matt Huffman (left) of Brookfield, serves as catcher for his 11-year-old daughter and budding softball pitcher, Lily Huffman, on May 8 in Kiwanis Park in Brookfield. (Alex Rogals/Staff Photographer)
  • Lily Huffman, 11, of Brookfield, practices practices catching fly balls with her father, Matt Huffman, on Saturday, May 8, 2021, at Kiwanis Park in Brookfield, Ill. | ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer
  • Matt Huffman, left, of Brookfield, practices softball throws and pitches with his 11-year-old daughter, Lily Huffman on Saturday, May 8, 2021, at Kiwanis Park in Brookfield, Ill. | ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer
  • Lily Huffman, 11, of Brookfield, practices her 12-inch softball pitching with her father, Matt Huffman, on Saturday, May 8, 2021, at Kiwanis Park in Brookfield, Ill. | ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer
  • Lily Huffman, 11, of Brookfield, practices scoooping up ground balls on Saturday, May 8, 2021, at Kiwanis Park in Brookfield, Ill. | ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer

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