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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The baseball team from Magnolia West High School |
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closed out an unforgettable season by winning the 2023 University |
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Interscholastic League 5A state championship; and |
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WHEREAS, Following an outstanding regular season in which |
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they lost just four games on their way to winning the District 21-5A |
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championship, the Mustangs carried their stellar play into the |
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postseason with consecutive two-game sweeps of Killeen, |
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Pflugerville, Lake Belton, and Barbers Hill High Schools; after |
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losing the opener against Montgomery Lake Creek, Magnolia West |
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responded with a 4-2 win, and the team went on to secure its spot in |
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the state tournament with a 6-2 triumph in the decisive game of the |
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series; and |
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WHEREAS, The Mustangs shut out Frisco Reedy High School in |
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the semifinals by a score of 3-0 to easily advance; competing for |
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the crown on June 10 at Dell Diamond in Round Rock, the Magnolia |
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West players took the field against Argyle High School in what |
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proved to be a nail-biting showdown; the Mustangs snapped a |
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scoreless deadlock with a bases-clearing single in the top of the |
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sixth, and clutch pitching and defense the rest of the way allowed |
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the team to clinch a 3-2 victory and to take home the first baseball |
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state championship trophy in school history; and |
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WHEREAS, Excelling with a true team effort, the Mustangs |
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received valuable contributions throughout the year from each |
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member of the roster, and the players benefited from the guidance of |
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head coach Travis Earles and his staff; and |
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WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the |
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culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering |
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commitment to excellence, and these talented student-athletes will |
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treasure the memory of this accomplishment for the rest of their |
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lives; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate the Magnolia |
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West High School baseball team on winning the 2023 UIL 5A state |
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championship and extend to the players, coaches, and staff sincere |
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best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |