NPC softball team falls short in quest for Media League title

The National Press Club softball team's quest for its first Metropolitan Media Softball League championship failed over the weekend with losses to Bloomberg and Politico in the double-elimination tournament.

The Club's appearance in Saturday's playoffs was its 12th in a row, tops among the other teams in the league.

The players included Jim Rubin, Mike Desenne, Raph Mazzone, Del Wilber, Clay Kaufman, Laura Faul, Patti Giglio, Jo Mezoly, Molly Pezzulo, Andrew Collier, Ben Laskey, Chris Teale, Josue Lopez Calderon, Richard Strauss, Ryan Grizzle, Amy Fickling, Bill Holland and Ken Giglio.

NBC Sports Washington won the league championship, defeating a team of players who either were laid off or who work for news organizations whose teams disbanded because of layoffs.