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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The McLennan Community College baseball team donned |
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| 6 | 7 | | the mantle of champions by winning the 2021 National Junior College |
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| 7 | 8 | | Athletic Association Division I World Series; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of an unforgettable season, the |
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| 9 | 10 | | Highlanders claimed conference and regional crowns and then |
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| 10 | 11 | | dispatched each of their world series foes; the decisive victory |
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| 11 | 12 | | came in the title game on June 4 against Central Arizona College, |
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| 12 | 13 | | with MCC winning 7-3 to collect the school's second national |
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| 13 | 14 | | championship and its first since 1983; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, These determined student athletes demonstrated |
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| 15 | 16 | | exceptional skill and perseverance, putting together a thrilling |
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| 16 | 17 | | 23-game winning streak to close out the year and finishing with a |
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| 17 | 18 | | final record of 47 wins and 16 losses; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Excelling with a true team effort, the Highlanders |
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| 19 | 20 | | received valuable contributions from each member of the roster |
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| 20 | 21 | | during the 2021 campaign, and the players thrived under the |
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| 21 | 22 | | outstanding leadership of head coach Mitch Thompson and his staff; |
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| 22 | 23 | | and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, By proving themselves the finest Division I junior |
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| 24 | 25 | | college team in the nation, the MCC Highlanders have become a source |
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| 25 | 26 | | of great pride to the college's students, staff, and supporters, |
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| 26 | 27 | | and they may take great pride in a job well done; now, therefore, be |
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| 27 | 28 | | it |
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| 28 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 29 | 30 | | Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate the McLennan |
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| 30 | 31 | | Community College baseball team on winning the 2021 NJCAA Division |
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| 31 | 32 | | I World Series and extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff |
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| 32 | 33 | | sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 34 | 35 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | House of Representatives. |
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