| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 182 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Oil Belt Little League All-Stars achieved great |
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| 6 | 6 | | distinction by winning the U.S. championship and advancing to the |
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| 7 | 7 | | world championship game at the 2022 Junior League Baseball World |
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| 8 | 8 | | Series, held in August in Taylor, Michigan; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, A group of talented 14-and-under ballplayers from |
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| 10 | 10 | | the Corpus Christi area, the All-Stars embarked on their journey to |
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| 11 | 11 | | the U.S. title with a dominant performance at the Southwest Region |
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| 12 | 12 | | Tournament in Albuquerque, New Mexico; the Oil Belt players |
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| 13 | 13 | | outscored their opponents by a three-game total of 55-8 to win the |
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| 14 | 14 | | tournament and claim the ballclub's first appearance in the Junior |
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| 15 | 15 | | League World Series since 2014; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, In their opening world series contest on August 15, |
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| 17 | 17 | | the All-Stars hit two home runs and scored eight runs in the first |
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| 18 | 18 | | two innings before going on to a 13-1 victory over Hawaii; taking |
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| 19 | 19 | | the field in the next round against the East representatives from |
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| 20 | 20 | | Keystone Little League in Pennsylvania, Oil Belt collected seven |
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| 21 | 21 | | runs in the fifth inning for a 10-3 win and a berth in the |
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| 22 | 22 | | U.S. championship game; that contest turned out to be a rematch |
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| 23 | 23 | | against Keystone on August 20, and the Oil Belt squad held the lead |
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| 24 | 24 | | from the first inning on, triumphing 12-4 for the national crown; |
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| 25 | 25 | | the team then faced the Chinese Taipei squad on August 21 for the |
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| 26 | 26 | | world championship; the All-Stars turned in a valiant effort in the |
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| 27 | 27 | | game but ultimately finished as runner-up; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Excelling with a true team effort, the All-Stars |
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| 29 | 29 | | benefited from the valuable contributions made by each member of |
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| 30 | 30 | | the roster: Dallin DeBellas, Aiden Flores, Drayton Mitchell, Danny |
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| 31 | 31 | | Acuña, Jaden Martinez, Collier Carroll, Jace Arriaga, Reese Rusher, |
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| 32 | 32 | | Samuel Cecava, Jagger Batek, Lucas Saenz, Zaccariah Morales, and |
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| 33 | 33 | | Blake Quinn; these determined athletes were ably guided by manager |
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| 34 | 34 | | Daniel Saenz and coaches Nathan Mitchell and Brendon Saenz; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Oil Belt Little League All-Stars |
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| 36 | 36 | | proudly represented their city and state in one of the premier |
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| 37 | 37 | | showcases for youth athletics, and they will treasure their |
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| 38 | 38 | | memories of this achievement for many years to come; now, |
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| 39 | 39 | | therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 41 | 41 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Oil Belt All-Stars on winning |
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| 42 | 42 | | the U.S. Championship at the 2022 Junior League Baseball World |
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| 43 | 43 | | Series and extend to the team's players and coaches sincere best |
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| 44 | 44 | | wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 46 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 47 | 47 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 48 | 48 | | Herrero |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 51 | 51 | | I certify that H.R. No. 182 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 52 | 52 | | 8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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| 53 | 53 | | voting. |
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| 54 | 54 | | ______________________________ |
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| 55 | 55 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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