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Senate Bats Overpower House Rivals in Softball Championship

October 22, 4:24 pm by jpfinlay

J.P. Finlay/Roll Call

Senate Softbal League champions Well Swung edged by their House counterparts 20-19 in the King of the Hill Classic.

When playoff baseball arrives every fall, there is a saying that “you can’t script October.” The saying proved applicable last night in the King of the Hill Classic, the annual game between the champions of the House and Senate softball leagues.

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