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Once spring hits, the men at St. John Vianney Seminary start up a whiffle ball league.

The tournament is in its 5th year. Each game is played for 3 innings and is complete with an umpire, announcer and statistician.

The teams finished off the regular season Monday and will play a 12-team tournament throughout the next two weeks.

The tournament winner will host the class studying abroad in Rome for the whiffle ball World Series.

Michael Ewen can be reached at mtewen@stthomas.edu.