Gathering the PAC: Fourth and fifth generation members of YAC PAC faced off in heated second annual alumni softball match

by Sam Huffman on July 7, 2026 45 views

Photos by SAM HUFFMAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

After an intense game fifth and fourth generation YAC PAC members hug it out and congratulate each other after the final inning, concluding the second annual YAC PAC Alumni Game July 3 at Sharpe Field. SAM HUFFMAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
After an intense game fifth and fourth generation YAC PAC members hug it out and congratulate each other after the final inning, concluding the second annual YAC PAC Alumni Game July 3 at Sharpe Field. SAM HUFFMAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
From left, fourth generation YAC PAC members Finn Munroe, Leo Anderson and Calvin Benson and fifth generation members Peter and JC Evans review a play that was recorded to determine if fifth generation member Elliot Alexander made it to second base successfully during the second annual YAC Pac Alumni Game July 3 at Sharpe Field. SAM HUFFMAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Fourth generation YAC PAC members prepare for another intense inning during after shotgunning some cold beers during the second annual YAC PAC Alumni Game July 3 at Sharpe Field. SAM HUFFMAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Fourth generation YAC PAC member Peter Evans updates the scoreboard after the fourth inning during the second annual YAC PAC Alumni Game July 3 at Sharpe Field. SAM HUFFMAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Fourth generation YAC PAC member Peter Evans high-fives fellow fourth generation member and teammate Nick Rowe during the second annual YAC PAC Alumni Game July, 3 2026 at Sharpe Field. SAM HUFFMAN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Fourth generation YAC PAC member Skylar Zarou and fifth generation member Marshall Howe fist bump before the second annual YAC PAC Alumni Game July 3 at Sharpe Field. SAM HUFFMAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Fifth generation YAC PAC members Calvin Benson and Finn Munroe celebrate winning the game concluding the second annual YAC PAC Alumni Game July 3 at Sharpe Field. SAM HUFFMAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Fourth generation YAC PAC member JC Evans swings the bat before running to first base during the second annual YAC PAC Alumni Game. SAM HUFFMAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Fifth generation YAC PAC member Mac Lind watches the game from the outfield during the second annual YAC PAC Alumni Game. SAM HUFFMAN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Fifth generation YAC PAC member Eliot Alexander prepares to swing the bat during the YAC PAC Alumni Game. Alexander faced off against the 5th generation team in which his brother Adam is a member. SAM HUFFMAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Fifth generation YAC PAC member Billy Benson swings the bat before running to first base during the game. Benson played on a team with his two brothers Gus and Calvin. SAM HUFFMAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Fifth generation YAC PAC member Elliot Alexander drops his beer while celebrating his teammate Gus Benson successfully making it to fourth base. SAM HUFFMAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Fourth generation YAC PAC member Skyler Zarou high-fives fifth generation member Finn Munroe while he jogs back to the dugout. SAM HUFFMAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Fourth generation YAC PAC member Skyler Zarou prepares to pitch the ball while practicing before Alumni Game. SAM HUFFMAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Fifth generation YAC PAC member Mac Lind swings the bat before running to first base. SAM HUFFMAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Fourth generation YAC PAC member Nick Rowe juggles softballs. Fourth and fifth generation YAC PAC members faced off in a heated softball game. “We have been bothering our parents to push back their dinner plans to come watch,” Rowe said. SAM HUFFMAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

The author Sam Huffman

Sam Huffman is a visual journalist born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. He is a photography intern for The Chautauquan Daily’s 2026 summer season and is a current senior visual journalism and photography major at Western Kentucky University. He is interested in a variety of topics, including community stories, art and culture, politics and human rights. He is always seeking new experiences and opportunities to document everyday people and to share their stories with the wider public. As a current staff photographer for WKU’s College Heights Herald, he has been lead to political protests, demolition derbies, Kentucky Supreme Court hearings and even the second inauguration of President Donald J. Trump. When he is not on the streets taking photos, you can find him out reading in the park, taking long evening walks, listening to CDs in his car or sorting through his never-ending watchlist of Hong Kong action movies. If you manage to track him down, feel free to give him some movie recommendations and talk his ear off on any topics you are passionate about, for he is always eager to learn new things.

Gathering the PAC: Fourth and fifth generation members of YAC PAC faced off in heated second annual alumni softball match

The author Sam Huffman

you might also like