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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Amarillo native Heston Kjerstad has compiled an |
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| 6 | 7 | | impressive list of accomplishments during his freshman season with |
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| 7 | 8 | | the University of Arkansas baseball team; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The son of Jody and Dave Kjerstad, Mr. Kjerstad |
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| 9 | 10 | | graduated from Randall High School in Amarillo and went on to enroll |
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| 10 | 11 | | at the University of Arkansas; there, he enjoyed tremendous success |
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| 11 | 12 | | as a starting outfielder for the 2018 Razorbacks, helping Arkansas |
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| 12 | 13 | | advance all the way to the College World Series finals, where the |
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| 13 | 14 | | team ultimately finished as runner-up with an overall record of 39 |
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| 14 | 15 | | wins and 18 losses; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Throughout the year, Mr. Kjerstad proved himself a |
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| 16 | 17 | | standout member of the squad, becoming the program's new freshman |
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| 17 | 18 | | leader in homers with 14 and setting the record for hits with 87; he |
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| 18 | 19 | | also compiled a .332 batting average, scored 65 runs, and notched 58 |
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| 19 | 20 | | RBIs; in recognition of his exceptional performance, he was chosen |
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| 20 | 21 | | as the 2018 Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year, and he |
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| 21 | 22 | | earned First Team Freshman All-American honors from the National |
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| 22 | 23 | | Collegiate Baseball Writers Association; moreover, he was named to |
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| 23 | 24 | | the College World Series All-Tournament Team, the All-SEC Second |
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| 24 | 25 | | Team, and the SEC All-Freshman Team; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, With his stellar showing in 2018, Heston Kjerstad |
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| 26 | 27 | | established himself as one of the premier first-year players in |
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| 27 | 28 | | college baseball, and he may take justifiable pride in his |
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| 28 | 29 | | outstanding achievements as he looks forward to a future bright |
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| 29 | 30 | | with promise; now, therefore, be it |
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| 30 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 31 | 32 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Heston Kjerstad on a memorable |
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| 32 | 33 | | freshman season with the Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team and |
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| 33 | 34 | | extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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| 34 | 35 | | further |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 36 | 37 | | prepared for Mr. Kjerstad as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 37 | 38 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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