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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 19
BY SENATOR BISHOP
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Delgado Community College Dolphins baseball team on an outstanding
2016 season.
WHEREAS, the Delgado Community College Dolphins had an overall record of
37-16 during the 2016 season; and
WHEREAS, they were the 2016 Region XXIII Champions for the seventh
consecutive year and it was their tenth super regional appearance in the past eleven years;
and
WHEREAS, ninety-five percent of the roster hails from southeast Louisiana,
representing twenty-nine local high schools and thirty-three Louisiana zip codes; and
WHEREAS, the Dolphins became the 2016 South Central District Champions with
an 11-4 win over Maple Woods, and were awarded a berth at the 2016 Junior College
(JUCO) World Series for the third consecutive year, having attended for the fourth time in
the last ten years, and the fifth time in program history; and
WHEREAS, the team was ranked in each national poll of the season, finishing as the
eighth team in the nation, and appearing in forty-one consecutive national polls over the past
four seasons; and
WHEREAS, Joe Scheuermann marked his nine hundredth victory as the Dolphins'
head coach with a 12-2 win over Darton State during the world series; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the athletic ability of the Delgado Dolphins, members of
the 2016 team maintained a 3.0 grade point average, with nine sophomores earning their
associate's degrees and twenty-eight baseball student athletes graduating over the last three
years; and
WHEREAS, the team consists of forty-five young men who exemplify the true
meaning of sportsmanship by performing more than three hundred hours of community
service in support of the city of New Orleans; and
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WHEREAS, it is altogether fitting that these extraordinary young men are recognized
for such an outstanding accomplishment that was earned through the finest expression of
teamwork, tenacity, and dedication to the sport of baseball and to each other; and
WHEREAS, the amazing accomplishments of the team could not have been achieved
without the guidance and skills of head coach, Joe Scheuermann, and assistant coach,
Michael Tullier, as well as all of the other individuals who have contributed to the success
of the Dolphins' baseball program; and
WHEREAS, the Delgado Dolphins student athletes, under the leadership of their
coaches, performed to their highest potential throughout the regular season and the
postseason, and each member of the squad deserves special recognition for his contribution
to that triumphant effort and to the success of the Delgado Community College baseball
program.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend and congratulate the Delgado Community College Dolphins baseball
team on an outstanding 2016 season and does hereby recognize the tremendous sense of
honor and pride the team has brought to the school, its alumni, the New Orleans community,
and the state of Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
chancellor of Delgado Community College.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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