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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Oil Belt Little League Junior All-Stars achieved |
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great distinction by becoming the U.S. Junior League Baseball World |
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Series Champions and advancing to the world championship game at |
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the 2022 Junior League Baseball World Series, held in August in |
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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 Oil Belt Little League Junior |
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All-Stars embarked on their journey to the U.S. title with a |
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dominant performance at the Southwest Region Tournament in |
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Albuquerque, New Mexico; the Oil Belt players outscored their |
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opponents by a three-game total of 55-8 to win the tournament and |
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claim the ballclub's first appearance in the Junior League World |
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Series since 2014; and |
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WHEREAS, In their opening world series contest on August 15, |
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the Junior All-Stars hit two home runs and scored eight runs in the |
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first two innings before going on to a 13-1 victory over Hawaii; |
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taking the field in the next round against the East representatives |
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from Keystone Little League in Pennsylvania, Oil Belt collected |
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seven runs in the fifth inning for a 10-3 win and a berth in the U.S. |
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championship game; that contest turned out to be a rematch against |
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Keystone on August 20, and the Oil Belt squad held the lead from the |
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first inning on, triumphing 12-4 for the national crown; the team |
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then faced the Chinese Taipei squad on August 21 for the world |
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championship; the Junior All-Stars turned in a valiant effort in |
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the game but ultimately finished as runner-up; over the course of |
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their outstanding summer campaign, the Oil Belt players scored a |
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total of 216 runs while limiting their opponents to just 36; and |
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WHEREAS, Excelling with a true team effort, the Junior |
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All-Stars benefited from the valuable contributions made by each |
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member of the roster: Dallin DeBellas, Aiden Flores, Drayton |
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Mitchell, Danny Acuña, Jaden Martinez, Collier Carroll, Jace |
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Arriaga, Reese Rusher, Samuel Cecava, Jagger Batek, Lucas Saenz, |
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Zaccariah Morales, and Blake Quinn; these determined athletes were |
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ably guided by manager Daniel Saenz and coaches Nathan Mitchell and |
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Brendon Saenz; and |
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WHEREAS, The members of the Oil Belt Little League Junior |
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All-Stars proudly represented their city and state in one of the |
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premier 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 Little League Junior |
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All-Stars on becoming the 2022 U.S. Junior League Baseball World |
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Series Champions and extend to the team's players and coaches |
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sincere best 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. |