The official list of players in this year’s Congressional Women’s Softball Game is OUT! (to be read in an umpire’s voice) and we have just over a month before members of Congress and the D.C. press corps face each other on the field again.The members team, which is historically composed of a bipartisan bunch of female lawmakers, has seen a decreasing number of Republican players over the years, one of them being last year’s MVP, former Rep. Mia Love. This year Sens. Joni Ernst and Shelley Moore Capito, Res. Cmmsr. Jenniffer González-Colón and Rep. Martha Roby make up less than a third of the team.Democratic Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (one of the game’s OG organizers), Norma J. Torres, Kathy Castor, Cheri Bustos and Nanette Barragán, plus Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Kirsten Gillibrand (who’s eyeing a spot in the White House), return to the field alongside their Republican teammates and rookie Reps. Sharice Davids, Deb Haaland, Katie Hill, Chrissy Houlahan, Kim Schrier and Donna E. Shalala.The women might come from different sides of the aisle, but their goal is the same: defeat the “Bad News Babes” and end their three years of total domination.“We congressional women are in a league of our own, and I’m proud to continue keeping this tradition of bipartisanship, camaraderie, and friendly competition alive for a great cause,” said Capito, who’s also a team captain.The game, in its 11th year, will take place at Watkins Recreation Center on June 19, and benefits the Young Survival Coalition, which supports young women with breast cancer. RostersMembers Rep. Nanette Barragán, D-Calif.Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill.*Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla.Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan.Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa*Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y.Res. Cmmsr. Jenniffer González-Colón, R-P.R.Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M.Rep. Katie Hill, D-Calif.Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa.*Rep. Martha Roby, R-Ala.Rep. Kim Schrier, D-Wash.Rep. Donna E. Shalala, D-Fla.Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz.Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-Calif.*Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla.*CaptainsCoachesRep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo.Tori BarnesNatalie Buchanan JoyceJim Kiley Media Jennifer Bendery, HuffPost*Mikayla Bouchard, The New York TimesBridget Bowman, CQ Roll CallLeigh Ann Caldwell, NBC NewsLisa Desjardins, PBS NewsHourGretchen Frazee, PBS NewsHourEmily Goodin, DailyMail.com*Emmarie Huetteman, Kaiser Health NewsTamara Keith, NPRAbby Livingston, The Texas TribuneLeigh Munsil, CNNAmna Nawaz, PBS NewsHourLynn Sweet, The Chicago Sun-TimesShawna Thomas, VICE NewsAmy Walter, The Cook Political ReportCaptains emeritusDana Bash, CNNCarrie Budoff Brown, PoliticoBrianna Keilar, CNNCoachesDavid Espo, The Associated Press, retiredCarl Hulse, The New York TimesFrank Thorp, NBC News
