CIT’s Night Out at the Ballpark is a Home Run

(Top, r) CIT Chief Information Security Officer Jothi Dugar; (front row, from l) CIT Director Dr. Sean Mooney, Deputy Director Ivor D’Souza, Executive Officer Kevin Davis.

The NIH Center for Information Technology (CIT) executive leadership team, along with CIT staff, attended the HHS Night Out at the Ballpark on Sept. 27 at Nationals Park. Dr. Sean Mooney, CIT’s new director, recently transplanted to the Washington, D.C. metro area from Washington state earlier this year and was excited to take in his first game in his new city.

CIT Executive Officer Kevin Davis was also excited to share in the game’s camaraderie, despite the  slower pace of baseball compared to his preferred sport of football. CIT Deputy Director Ivor D’Souza wore his Stone Garrett jersey to the park, which seemed to bring the player good luck as he hit a home run! 

Despite intermittent showers, which kept some people away, the park was electric, with fans from across HHS cheering on the home team.  That night, the Nats scored 9 runs to beat the Phillies 9-1.

After the game, some CIT staffers stuck around to watch the Lady A concert. A new annual CIT tradition was born, though many staff also would enthusiastically support an HHS Night Out at an NFL game.