Incoming Allen Community College freshman Theo Church, 18, will begin class following a whirlwind summer taking him from competing for a national championship to sharing the same field with the Kansas City Royals. Theo Church with the 18U National Wheelchair Softball Tournament championship trophy earlier this month. A definite highlight of Church’s summer was throwing out the first pitch at a Kansas City Royals game at the June 18 contest against the St. Louis Cardinals. On Aug. 5, Church and the Junior Kansas City Royals competed in the Chicago suburb of Romeoville, Ill., for the 18U National Wheelchair Softball Tournament. Church said avenging their previous loss against the Barons in the championship game made winning the national title much sweeter.