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| Coach Pat Moriarty with his family last season. Photo by Dave Bloniarz. |
SPRINGFIELD - When the opportunity presented itself, Pat Moriarty simply could not let it pass by.
Having spent nearly half of his life at one place, Moriarty, and his family, began to generate some discussion regarding life down the road and what lied beyond the hedges.
As if it were fate, a lifestyle altering opportunity did arise. Albeit much quicker than expected.
Last month, Moriarty, the longtime head baseball coach at former Cathedral High School, now Pope Francis High School in Springfield, was offered and accepted the same position at prestigious Deerfield Academy. A chance to coach at such a highly-reputable academic institution like Deerfield does not come about too often. So, once Moriarty discovered the head coaching position had become vacant, he immediately spun into action.
