Four member companies of SGMA are supporting the Congressional Women’s (Slow-Pitch) Softball Game with in-kind softball product donations. Mizuno has provided the jerseys; Diamond Sports has donated equipment bags; the catching gear has been supplied by Reebok; and Wilson (DeMarini) is supplying fielding gloves, batting gloves, bats and helmets.
The games pits all female members of Congress (regardless of party
affiliation) vs. a media team comprised of women that cover news on
Capitol Hill.
On Thursday, June 23, the third annual Congressional Women’s Softball Game is scheduled to be played at the Watkins Recreation Center in Washington, DC – not far from Capitol Hill.
This is the third such game. The previous two have been won by the media. The media outlets represented in the game include the Associated Press, Washington Post, Roll Call, Politico, and The Hill.
The charity that benefits from this game is the Young Survivors Coalition, which supports young breast cancer survivors. Rep. Joanne Emerson (R-MO) and Rep. Stephanie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL) are the lead Members of Congress in the game.
“It’s important for SGMA and its member companies in the softball business to be a part of events like this,” said Bill Sells, SGMA’s vice president of government relations. “While members of Congress are incredibly busy with their jobs on a daily basis, they know it’s important to get outside of the office, exercise, and play ball.”
