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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Navarro College baseball team reached the |
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pinnacle of success on June 4, 2011, when it claimed the National |
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Junior College Athletic Association Division I national |
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championship with a victory in the title game of the JUCO World |
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Series; and |
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WHEREAS, After establishing a 37-17 record in the regular |
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season, these determined athletes battled their way to the |
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championship contest with a series of outstanding performances in |
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the playoffs; the Bulldogs won four straight games to become |
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champions of the Southern Region, thereby earning a berth in the |
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world series tournament in Grand Junction, Colorado; they continued |
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their win streak with triumphs over Southern Union State Community |
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College, Iowa Western, and Chipola; after a loss to Central Arizona |
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on June 1, they rebounded with a nine-run effort the next day to |
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best Iowa Western and secure a place in the tournament final; and |
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WHEREAS, With the championship on the line, Navarro was once |
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again pitted against Central Arizona, and their showdown proved to |
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be an evenly matched classic that left the teams knotted at four |
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runs apiece after nine innings of play; the dramatic conclusion |
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came in the bottom of the 10th, when Bulldog catcher J. T. Files |
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blasted a two-run walk-off home run to give his team the victory and |
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the national title; and |
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WHEREAS, Guided by head coach Whoa Dill, the Navarro team |
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finished the year with an overall record of 46 wins and 18 losses, |
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and the members of the Bulldog roster demonstrated notable |
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dedication and ability as they worked toward their season-long |
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goal; and |
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WHEREAS, In proving themselves the finest Division I junior |
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college team in the nation, the Navarro Bulldogs have won the |
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admiration of their many supporters in the Corsicana community, and |
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the players will forever treasure their memories of this |
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exceptional achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate the Navarro |
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College baseball team on winning the 2011 NJCAA Division I national |
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championship and extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff |
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sincere 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 Navarro Bulldogs as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Cook |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 234 was adopted by the House on June |
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28, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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