H.R. No. 535
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Oil Belt Little League Junior All-Stars achieved
great distinction by becoming the U.S. Junior League Baseball World
Series Champions and advancing to the world championship game at
the 2022 Junior League Baseball World Series, held in August in
Taylor, Michigan; and
WHEREAS, A group of talented 14-and-under ballplayers from
the Corpus Christi area, the Oil Belt Little League Junior
All-Stars embarked on their journey to the U.S. title with a
dominant performance at the Southwest Region Tournament in
Albuquerque, New Mexico; the Oil Belt players outscored their
opponents by a three-game total of 55-8 to win the tournament and
claim the ballclub's first appearance in the Junior League World
Series since 2014; and
WHEREAS, In their opening world series contest on August 15,
the Junior All-Stars hit two home runs and scored eight runs in the
first two innings before going on to a 13-1 victory over Hawaii;
taking the field in the next round against the East representatives
from Keystone Little League in Pennsylvania, Oil Belt collected
seven runs in the fifth inning for a 10-3 win and a berth in the U.S.
championship game; that contest turned out to be a rematch against
Keystone on August 20, and the Oil Belt squad held the lead from the
first inning on, triumphing 12-4 for the national crown; the team
then faced the Chinese Taipei squad on August 21 for the world
championship; the Junior All-Stars turned in a valiant effort in
the game but ultimately finished as runner-up; over the course of
their outstanding summer campaign, the Oil Belt players scored a
total of 216 runs while limiting their opponents to just 36; and
WHEREAS, Excelling with a true team effort, the Junior
All-Stars benefited from the valuable contributions made by each
member of the roster: Dallin DeBellas, Aiden Flores, Drayton
Mitchell, Danny Acuña, Jaden Martinez, Collier Carroll, Jace
Arriaga, Reese Rusher, Samuel Cecava, Jagger Batek, Lucas Saenz,
Zaccariah Morales, and Blake Quinn; these determined athletes were
ably guided by manager Daniel Saenz and coaches Nathan Mitchell and
Brendon Saenz; and
WHEREAS, The members of the Oil Belt Little League Junior
All-Stars proudly represented their city and state in one of the
premier showcases for youth athletics, and they will treasure their
memories of this achievement for many years to come; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Oil Belt Little League Junior
All-Stars on becoming the 2022 U.S. Junior League Baseball World
Series Champions and extend to the team's players and coaches
sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Herrero
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 535 was adopted by the House on March
30, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House