Lawmakers sport LSU gear at baseball game in honor of Scalise

Lawmakers at Thursday’s Congressional Baseball Game sported Louisiana State University gear in honor of Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise (R). 

Scalise, who attended LSU, was shot in the hip during the Republican team’s practice in Alexandria, Va., early Wednesday.

Many of the gold caps lawmakers wore were donated by LSU, which overnighted about 70 hats and two dozen t-shirts to Washington, D.C., according to a local ABC News affiliate. 

{mosads}“We are grateful to Congress for thinking of Rep. Steve Scalise during this difficult time and recognizing him by wearing LSU gear in support of his recovery,” LSU President F. King Alexander said in a statement posted to the university’s website. 

“Rep. Scalise is a proud LSU alumnus and great supporter of the university, and we are proud to help out even in this small way.”

Players from both parties were spotted sporting the LSU shirts and caps at the game Thursday, many posing for photos before the game started.

.@JeffFlake tells me he’s wearing @SteveScalise‘s LSU baseball cap to the game this evening pic.twitter.com/x7zgb5D0ro

— Justin Gray (@grayjustin) June 15, 2017

Democratic representative Tom Suozzi’s got his game face on. #godems pic.twitter.com/Q1O4AS5YK6

— Congressional Game (@thehillbaseball) June 15, 2017

During tonight’s @thehillbaseball game Joe is wearing a Delphi softball jersey in honor of Abby and Libby. #CBG17 pic.twitter.com/YsXQ6I2kqZ

— Senator Joe Donnelly (@SenDonnelly) June 15, 2017

Republicans are warming up! pic.twitter.com/XpHt7HKU7C

— Congressional Game (@thehillbaseball) June 15, 2017

.@RepJoeBarton and his son Jack — a day after dodging bullets — are here to play. #resilience pic.twitter.com/fNlnTSNdXZ

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) June 15, 2017

Got an new hat for tonight’s #CongressionalBaseballGame. pic.twitter.com/LwxlQ8dgpr

— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) June 15, 2017

Reppin’ the @GoYardGoats at the #CongressionalBaseballGame. With Rep. Ruiz. pic.twitter.com/wFp5wGB1fJ

— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) June 15, 2017

Republicans on the field at Nationals Stadium kneel in prayer 4 @SteveScalise before the congressional baseball game pic.twitter.com/GfPYdfkqEp

— Rachael Bade (@rachaelmbade) June 15, 2017