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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Douglass High School baseball team reached the |
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pinnacle of success by winning the 2014 University Interscholastic |
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League 1A state championship on June 5 at the Dell Diamond in Round |
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Rock; and |
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WHEREAS, With their title-game triumph, the Indians closed |
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out an unforgettable year in which they lost just once while racking |
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up 32 victories; the Douglass players claimed the district |
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championship with a perfect 16-0 mark against their league foes |
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during the regular season and then battled their way to the state |
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tournament with playoff wins over Big Sandy, West Sabine, Harleton, |
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and Carlisle High Schools; and |
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WHEREAS, After dispatching Dawson High by a 9-0 score in the |
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semifinals, Douglass matched up against Flatonia with the state |
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title on the line; the Indians jumped out to a five-run lead through |
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four innings of play, and they pushed five more runs across the |
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plate in the bottom of the fifth to invoke the mercy rule and clinch |
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the 1A championship in a dominating 10-0 victory; the team's |
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offensive attack was paced by Kolten Rhoudes and Hunter Lee, who |
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each drove in three runs, while pitcher Matthew Wallace earned the |
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game's Most Valuable Player honor for holding Flatonia hitters to |
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just three hits over five shutout innings; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Wallace and Mr. Rhoudes were selected for the |
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All-Tournament Team, and they were joined by Bryce Westbrook and |
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Grant Holland; excelling through teamwork, the Indians also |
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received valuable contributions throughout the season from the |
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other members of the roster: Logan Ammons, Cade James, Chase Dyson, |
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Clayton Sestak, Trenton Carrigan, Bryce McLeod, Taylor Schroeder, |
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John Sinz, Jake Spies, Brandon Stanfield, and Robert Campbell; and |
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WHEREAS, These dedicated players were ably guided by head |
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coach Eugene Lafitte and assistant coach Nick Freeman, under whose |
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guidance the Indians captured the school's first state championship |
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in any sport; moreover, the team's impressive performance during |
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2014 earned national attention, as Douglass was ranked 13th in the |
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United States among small high schools in a poll conducted by |
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MaxPreps; 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 the talented student-athletes of the |
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Indians baseball team may indeed reflect with pride on their |
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remarkable accomplishment; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Douglass High School baseball |
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team on winning the 2014 UIL 1A state championship and extend to the |
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team's players, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes for the |
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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. |
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Clardy |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 119 was adopted by the House on |
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February 19, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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