Saturday morning, 9 a.m., Press Club Big Blue softball team begins run through playoffs schedule

Anticipation continues to build for the National Press Club's Big Blue co-ed softball team's success on the field Saturday, July 16, as it makes its 13th consecutive playoffs appearance in league play. Much better weather is forecast for the coming weekend than for last weekend's championship play, which was totally rained out.

Big Blue, the #6 seed in the Metropolitan Media Softball League playoffs round, will see its first pitch at 9 a.m. Saturday. If the team wins enough games in the double-elimination tournament it will return on Sunday, July 17 to play for the opportunity to take the championship trophy home.

The championship series will be played at Wheaton Regional Park Athletic Complex off Arcola Avenue in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Watch the MMSL Facebook page for more coverage in the lead-up to the rescheduled round.

The games had been set for July 9-10 on the athletic fields at Cabin John Regional Park in Bethesda, Maryland, but field conditions after the wet weather prevented the games from proceeding on schedule.