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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Oil Belt Little League All-Stars achieved great |
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distinction by winning the U.S. championship and advancing to the |
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world championship game at the 2022 Junior League Baseball World |
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Series, held in August in Taylor, Michigan; and |
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WHEREAS, A group of talented 14-and-under ballplayers from |
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the Corpus Christi area, the All-Stars embarked on their journey to |
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the U.S. title with a dominant performance at the Southwest Region |
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Tournament in Albuquerque, New Mexico; the Oil Belt players |
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outscored their opponents by a three-game total of 55-8 to win the |
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tournament and claim the ballclub's first appearance in the Junior |
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League World Series since 2014; and |
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WHEREAS, In their opening world series contest on August 15, |
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the All-Stars hit two home runs and scored eight runs in the first |
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two innings before going on to a 13-1 victory over Hawaii; taking |
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the field in the next round against the East representatives from |
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Keystone Little League in Pennsylvania, Oil Belt collected seven |
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runs in the fifth inning for a 10-3 win and a berth in the |
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U.S. championship game; that contest turned out to be a rematch |
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against Keystone on August 20, and the Oil Belt squad held the lead |
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from the first inning on, triumphing 12-4 for the national crown; |
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the team then faced the Chinese Taipei squad on August 21 for the |
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world championship; the All-Stars turned in a valiant effort in the |
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game but ultimately finished as runner-up; and |
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WHEREAS, Excelling with a true team effort, the All-Stars |
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benefited from the valuable contributions made by each member of |
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the roster: Dallin DeBellas, Aiden Flores, Drayton Mitchell, Danny |
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Acuña, Jaden Martinez, Collier Carroll, Jace Arriaga, Reese Rusher, |
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Samuel Cecava, Jagger Batek, Lucas Saenz, Zaccariah Morales, and |
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Blake Quinn; these determined athletes were ably guided by manager |
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Daniel Saenz and coaches Nathan Mitchell and Brendon Saenz; and |
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WHEREAS, The members of the Oil Belt Little League All-Stars |
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proudly represented their city and state in one of the premier |
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showcases for youth athletics, and they will treasure their |
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memories of this achievement for many years to come; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Oil Belt All-Stars on winning |
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the U.S. Championship at the 2022 Junior League Baseball World |
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Series and extend to the team's players and coaches sincere best |
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wishes for the future; 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. |