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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The McLennan Community College baseball team donned |
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the mantle of champions by winning the 2021 National Junior College |
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Athletic Association Division I World Series; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of an unforgettable season, the |
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Highlanders claimed conference and regional crowns and then |
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dispatched each of their world series foes; the decisive victory |
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came in the title game on June 4 against Central Arizona College, |
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with MCC winning 7-3 to collect the school's second national |
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championship and its first since 1983; and |
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WHEREAS, These determined student athletes demonstrated |
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exceptional skill and perseverance, putting together a thrilling |
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23-game winning streak to close out the year and finishing with a |
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final record of 47 wins and 16 losses; and |
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WHEREAS, Excelling with a true team effort, the Highlanders |
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received valuable contributions from each member of the roster |
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during the 2021 campaign, and the players thrived under the |
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outstanding leadership of head coach Mitch Thompson and his staff; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, By proving themselves the finest Division I junior |
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college team in the nation, the MCC Highlanders have become a source |
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of great pride to the college's students, staff, and supporters, |
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and they may take great pride in a job well done; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate the McLennan |
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Community College baseball team on winning the 2021 NJCAA Division |
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I World Series 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 team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |