Members of both the Democratic and Republican congressional baseball teams will wear Louisiana State University gear at Thursday's annual Congressional Baseball Game in honor of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R., La.), who was shot and injured in an attack on Wednesday.
Rep. Roger Marshall's (R., Kan.) staff is organizing the gesture, the Hill reported.
An ABC reporter initially tweeted the story on Wednesday afternoon.
Im told members of congress from both teams/parties playing in Congressional bball game tomorrow will wear LSU gear to honor Whip Scalise
— MaryAlice Parks (@maryaliceparks) June 14, 2017
.@RogerMarshallMD's staff is organizing https://t.co/pwbiAsrk49
— MaryAlice Parks (@maryaliceparks) June 14, 2017
Scalise was shot in the hip on Wednesday morning during an attack on a Republican baseball team practice in which he and four others were injured. The congressman was moved to a hospital where he underwent surgery.
Scalise went to LSU, graduating in 1989 with a bachelor of science degree in computer science and a minor in political science. He considers his time in college to have sparked his interest in politics; the lawmaker was twice elected speaker of the school's Student Government Association.
