Play ball: Club's softball team seeks players

Dig out your softball mitt. The National Press Club’s softball team, is looking for players.

The team, which competes in the Montgomery County Media Softball League, is coed. If interested, contact the coach, Jim Young, at [email protected] or 202-744-0288.

The season begins April 22 and concludes with playoffs in July. All regular season games — doubleheaders against two different teams —  are played on Saturday mornings at various local fields in Montgomery County. 

The playoffs are double elimination and are played at a regional field in the county on the weekend after the July 4 holiday is observed. The National Press Club team holds the record for making the playoffs— 12 years in a row. 

Unfortunately, rain delayed last year’s playoffs and the Club’s team was missing a many of its players, which cost it a run at the championship.