HLS 16RS-4793 ORIGINAL
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 190
BY REPRESENTATIVES DEVILLIER, ABRAHAM, BACALA, BERTHELOT, BISHOP,
CHAD BROWN, COUSSAN, DWIGHT, EMERSON, HENSGENS, HOFFMANN,
HUVAL, NANCY LANDRY, LEBAS, MIGUEZ, MONTOUCET, REYNOLDS,
SCHEXNAYDER, SHADOI N, AND THIBAUT
COMMENDATIONS: Commends LSU Eunice upon winning the 2016 NJCAA Division
II softball championship
1 A RESOLUTION
2To commend the Louisiana State University Eunice Lady Bengals softball team upon
3 winning the 2016 National Junior College Athletic Association Division II national
4 championship.
5 WHEREAS, powered by four home runs, Louisiana State University (LSU) Eunice
6captured the 2016 title of national champions in National Junior College Athletic
7Association (NJCAA) Division II softball, and they did so in commanding fashion with a
812-4 victory over Jones County Junior College on Saturday, May 21, 2016, at Traceway
9Park; and
10 WHEREAS, the Lady Bengals earned their fourth national title in five years, with
11their previous titles having been achieved in 2011, 2013, and 2014; and
12 WHEREAS, under the leadership of head coach Andy Lee, the Lady Bengals
13completed a season of fifty-eight wins against just eight losses, knocked in five hundred
14fifty-four runs, and had a team batting average of .383 with eighty-eight phenomenal home
15runs; and
16 WHEREAS, the level of dominance displayed by the LSU Eunice Lady Bengals in
17the 2016 national NJCAA championship finals is the result of years of hard work by the
18student athletes, solid coaching, commitment from parents, and the backing of the college
19and community; and
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1 WHEREAS, the members of the team performed at the highest levels of excellence
2throughout the season, and each Lady Bengal deserves recognition for her vital contributions
3to the winning effort; and
4 WHEREAS, team members Jeannemarie Angelle, Kaitlyn Bertot, Darby Bishop, Alli
5Daigle, Jordan Dougherty, Madison Edmonston, Kristyn Fairchild, Elizabeth Fontenot,
6Olivia Gabor, Mary Guillory, Jordan Hartman, Jaci Lavigne, Savannah LeJeune, Abigail
7Leonards, Abby Mondy, Mallory Perrault, Jessica Thomas, Logan Thomas, Rebecca Skains,
8Bobbi Smith, Hannah Vidallier, Hope Vizinat, and Molly Wilson were guided by head coach
9Andy Lee and his assistant, Haley McCall, and hard work and dedication led the team to this
10year's championship; and
11 WHEREAS, it is appropriate to recognize the well-deserved title the Lady Bengals
12have earned; to commend the team for the ability it has displayed, particularly at the most
13difficult level of competition; and to express sincere and heartfelt congratulations to the team
14members and coaching staff for the merits earned and the sportsmanship shown while
15achieving the highest national softball honor possible for Louisiana State University Eunice.
16 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
17Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend and congratulate the athletes and coaching
18staff of the LSU Eunice softball team for winning the 2016 National Junior College Athletic
19Association Division II championship, capping off a truly spectacular season; and does
20hereby recognize the team's outstanding performance and the pride and honor they have
21brought to the college and community.
22 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
23to head coach Andy Lee.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 190 Original 2016 Regular Session DeVillier
Commends the LSU Eunice Lady Bengals softball team upon winning the 2016 NJCAA
Division II national championship.
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