Batter Up

Once a year the congressional members take time out of their busy schedules to try out for their party’s baseball team.  After making the cut, the players will then schedule practices months in advance for the big game.  This year the game fell on Thursday, June 28^th and my mentor, Lindsey Shaw, thought it would be a great first activity for us! We met up after work and waited in the long line to get into the stadium. After entering the stadium, people were handing out programs, foam fingers, hats and all sorts of fun little souvenirs. They even had the food stands inside open to the public. So after we got our souvenirs and food, we made our way to the seating behind the Republican’s dugout.

We made it just in time to see the first pitch being thrown by Congressman Ron Paul. From the start of the game till the ending innings, the game was eventful and entertaining as we watched the members run around and get upset when they made errors. It was definitely a sight I will probably never be able to witness again.    

The night ended with a Democratic win 18-5 but before the last inning Lindsey and I got the chance to take a picture with Ron Paul. Throughout the game, he was sitting a couple rows in front of us and was kind enough to take pictures with so many fans in the stands. It was such a great night and I appreciated that Lindsey thought of the idea to go to it!

Brooke Koester