| |
| |
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
| |
|
|
WHEREAS, The Lufkin All-Stars baseball team continued its |
|
|
legacy of excellence by winning the USA championship at the 2018 |
|
|
Junior League Baseball World Series in Taylor, Michigan; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Joining the other top U.S. and international teams |
|
|
who qualified for the event, the Fierce 14s dispatched their first |
|
|
three series opponents and then met the Manhattan Beach, |
|
|
California, squad in the August 18 semifinal contest to decide the |
|
|
USA title; Lufkin got off to a fast start, tallying a two-run homer |
|
|
in the first inning and adding runs in the second and third frames |
|
|
to take a commanding 4-0 lead; though Manhattan Beach scored twice |
|
|
in the fifth inning, the Texans added an insurance run in the |
|
|
seventh to emerge triumphant by a final score of 5-2; with the |
|
|
victory, the Fierce 14s captured their second consecutive USA crown |
|
|
and advanced to the Junior League World Series championship game; |
|
|
and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Competing in the August 19 series finale, Lufkin |
|
|
faced off against the five-time defending champion Chinese Taipei |
|
|
team in an internationally televised showdown; the Fierce 14s |
|
|
turned in a valiant effort, battling Taipei to the final out before |
|
|
falling 2-0; Lufkin's 2018 World Series appearance closed out an |
|
|
unforgettable year during which the team also claimed the Section |
|
|
I, Texas East, and Southwest Tournament titles; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, In winning yet another national title in World |
|
|
Series competition, the Lufkin All-Stars have furthered their |
|
|
reputation as a Junior League powerhouse, and these talented |
|
|
athletes will treasure the memory of this accomplishment for the |
|
|
rest of their lives; now, therefore, be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
|
|
Legislature hereby congratulate the Lufkin All-Stars baseball team |
|
|
on winning the USA championship at the 2018 Junior League Baseball |
|
|
World Series and extend to the team's players, coaches, and staff |
|
|
sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
|
|
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|
|
prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
|
|
House of Representatives. |
| |
|
|
Ashby |
|
|
|
|
|
______________________________ |
|
|
Speaker of the House |
| |
|
|
I certify that H.R. No. 222 was adopted by the House on March |
|
|
6, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
|
|
|
|
|
______________________________ |
|
|
Chief Clerk of the House |
| |