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Regular Session, 2014
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 170
BY SENATOR CORTEZ
COMMENDATIONS. Commends the St. Thomas More softball team upon winning the
Class 4A state championship.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To commend the St. Thomas More softball team upon winning the Class 4A state2
championship of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association for the second3
consecutive year.4
WHEREAS, the number one ranked St. Thomas More girls defeated the number5
three ranked Vandebilt Catholic team by a score of eleven to five at Frasch Park in Sulphur;6
and7
WHEREAS, the STM girls put eight runs on the board in the first three innings,8
fueled by five doubles, to put the Cougars off to an early lead in the final game; and9
WHEREAS, the Vandebilt team scored four runs in the third and fifth innings,10
reducing the Cougar lead, but were not able to catch up; and11
WHEREAS, St. Thomas More continued their offensive bombardment and12
eventually put eleven runs on the board; and13
WHEREAS, STM's Whitney Romero, who pitched in the final game and hit a home14
run in the fourth inning to extend the Cougar's lead of nine to one, earned Class 4A finals15
Most Outstanding Player honors; and16
WHEREAS, Romero played a complete game, both offensively and defensively,17
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from the circle; and1
WHEREAS, the Cougars had spent this year proving that their state Class 4A title2
last year was not a fluke; and3
WHEREAS, Cougars coach Andria Waguespack expressed her delight that the team4
came out aggressively at the plate, scoring two runs in the first, five in the second, and one5
in both the third and fourth innings, to lead nine to one; and6
WHEREAS, the offense was led by Bailey Hemphill who was three for four with two7
doubles and two RBI's, Courtney Halsell who was two for four with one double and one8
RBI, Allison Derise who was three for five with two doubles and two RBI's, Jamie Landry9
who went one for five with a double and an RBI, and Tori Andrus who was one for four with10
two RBI's; and11
WHEREAS, in the bottom of the fifth, the Lady Terriers of Vandebilt scored three12
runs, but the Cougars answered in the top of the sixth with RBI doubles from Romero and13
Hemphill giving STM a commanding lead of eleven to four; and14
WHEREAS, St. Thomas More defeated Teurlings Catholic High School in a15
semifinal game to earn their way to the final game; and16
WHEREAS, Cougar player Bailey Hemphill was named the most outstanding player17
in that semifinal game.18
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby19
commend the St. Thomas More Cougars on winning their second straight LHSAA Class A420
state softball championship.21
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to St.22
Thomas More softball coach, Andria Waguespack.23
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Mary Dozier O'Brien.
DIGEST
Cortez SCR No. 170
Commends St. Thomas More softball team on winning the Class 4A state title for the second
consecutive year.