First wheelchair softball field in park

Adaptive athletes in Kansas City, Missouri, now have a local place to play wheelchair softball.

TODAY, K-C PARKSOPENED THE AREA'S FIRSTWHEELCHAIR SOFTBALLFIELD IN PLEASANT VALLEYPARK.THE CLOSEST OTHERFIELDS ARE IN TOPEKA,OMAHA AND ST.

LOUIS.WHEELCHAIR SOFTBALLPLAYERS AND TEAMSFROM ACROSS THEMIDWEST WERE INVITEDTO ATTEND TODAY'SOFFICIAL FIRST PITCH ANDGAMES.Ricardo Lucien"It wasn't any structure at all.We had to mark our lines andkind of calculate where wewant to put the bases andstuff.

So having a real parkmakes everything mucheasier."A PUBLIC/PRIVATEPARTNERSHIP PAID FORTHE 150-THOUSANDDOLLAR FIELD