1-1                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 306
 1-2           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas congratulates the
 1-3     Balcones Big League Softball Team from Austin, Texas, for winning
 1-4     the 1998 Big League State Championship; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, The 16-to-18-year-old girls on the team were elated
 1-6     to become the first Balcones boys or girls team to ever win a state
 1-7     championship, and they won the title in July with scores of 11-1
 1-8     and 5-1 in the Waco tournament over a Fort Worth District team; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, Team manager Kevin Mercer was rightfully proud of
1-10     the 1998 members of the championship team who were Allyson Ligon,
1-11     Jennifer Munoz, Paula Yuma, Stephanie Campbell, Christina Cruz,
1-12     Sarah Mercer, Sarah Miller, Tamara Birchman, Sarah Blacksmith,
1-13     Catherine Mendoza, Sarah Chappell, Alicia Yuma, Chryssa Delgado,
1-14     and Patricia Hunteman; together these outstanding athletes played
1-15     with an unbeatable unity of team play; and
1-16           WHEREAS, Effectively controlling the Fort Worth team's
1-17     ability to score, the Balcones team pitchers, Chryssa Delgado,
1-18     Sarah Miller, and Patricia Hunteman, allowed their team to control
1-19     the scoring in the games with its powerful offensive ability; now,
1-20     therefore, be it
1-21           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
1-22     76th Legislature, hereby commend the Balcones Big League Softball
1-23     Team from Austin for winning the 1998 Big League State Championship
1-24     and for becoming the first team in the 31-year history of play for
 2-1     the Balcones League to do so; and, be it further
 2-2           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
 2-3     the champion Balcones Big League Softball Team as an expression of
 2-4     esteem from the Texas Senate.
 2-5                                                              Barrientos
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 2-7                                          President of the Senate
 2-8                                       I hereby certify that the above
 2-9                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-10                                  on March 1, 1999.
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2-12                                          Secretary of the Senate
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2-14                                           Member, Texas Senate