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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 99
BY SENATOR PERRY AND REPRESENTATI VE HENSGENS
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend the Kaplan High School Lady Pirates softball team on winning the 2016
Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA Softball Fast Pitch 56 tournament to become the Class
3A Girls' State Softball Champion.
WHEREAS, it is with great pride that the citizens of Louisiana have learned that the
Kaplan High School Lady Pirates softball team won the 2016 Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA
Class 3A Girls' State Softball Championship on April 30, 2016; and
WHEREAS, Lady Pirates' players Kenzie Gaspard, Dawn Bruton, Shelby Simon,
Meryl Guidry, Danielle Schexnayder, Summer Mouton, Toiya Ragas, Emma Broussard,
Karlee Leger, Megan Hebert, Jennifer Faulk, Olivia Trahan, Mackenzie Cormier,
Alexa Lege, Shelbee Leger, Caitlin Roy, Abby Truman, and Mallory Campbell, and
managers, Ansley Boudreaux, Summer Guidry, Kaitlyn Hebert, Icelyn Harrison, DeAnna
Demarco, and Cedlyn Ragas, completed their season with an impressive district record of
ten wins and two losses and an outstanding overall record of twenty-five wins and six losses;
and
WHEREAS, the Kaplan High School Lady Pirates powered their way past the
Lutcher High School Lady Bulldogs by a score of 4-0 in the title game to secure the Class
3A girls' state softball championship; and
WHEREAS, the road to the championship game had the Lady Pirates defeating the
Iota High School Lady Dogs in the quarterfinals and the Parkview Baptist High School Lady
Eagles in the semifinals; and
WHEREAS, pitcher Abby Trahan was voted the Class 3A Most Outstanding Player
and was locked in a pitchers' duel for five innings until the Lady Pirates broke it open in the
sixth inning when Megan Hebert scored on Olivia Trahan's suicide squeeze bunt followed
by Alexa Lege hitting a two-run single; and
WHEREAS, Abby Trahan limited the Lutcher Lady Bulldogs to a pair of infield
singles and struck out fourteen batters that raised her season total to three hundred one; and
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WHEREAS, her impressive play during the tournament resulted in retiring the heart
of the Lady Bulldogs' lineup in the seventh inning, striking out a total of nineteen batters in
the games played on Sunday, and allowing only two runs throughout the playoffs; and
WHEREAS, the distinguished team performance of the entire Kaplan High School
Lady Pirates softball team throughout the regular season and the postseason has earned them
the Class 3A girls' state championship title; and
WHEREAS, the amazing accomplishments of the team could not have been achieved
without the guidance and skills of head coach, Shay Herpin, and the assistant coaches,
Courtney Hargrave, Jacob Gaspard, and Brittany LeBeouf, as well as all of the other
individuals who have contributed to the success of the Lady Pirates' softball program; and
WHEREAS, the members of the Legislature of Louisiana wish to recognize each of
the coaches, managers, and the extraordinary Lady Pirates' team members on their much
deserved championship title which was earned through teamwork, determination, and
dedication to the sport of softball.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend and congratulate the players and coaches of the Kaplan High School Lady Pirates
softball team on an outstanding and memorable season, and on capturing the Class 3A Girls'
State Softball Championship.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
principal of Kaplan High School.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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