88S20165 CW-D
 
  By: Bell of Montgomery H.R. No. 4
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, The baseball team from Magnolia West High School
  closed out an unforgettable season by winning the 2023 University
  Interscholastic League 5A state championship; and
         WHEREAS, Following an outstanding regular season in which
  they lost just four games on their way to winning the District 21-5A
  championship, the Mustangs carried their stellar play into the
  postseason with consecutive two-game sweeps of Killeen,
  Pflugerville, Lake Belton, and Barbers Hill High Schools; after
  losing the opener against Montgomery Lake Creek, Magnolia West
  responded with a 4-2 win, and the team went on to secure its spot in
  the state tournament with a 6-2 triumph in the decisive game of the
  series; and
         WHEREAS, The Mustangs shut out Frisco Reedy High School in
  the semifinals by a score of 3-0 to easily advance; competing for
  the crown on June 10 at Dell Diamond in Round Rock, the Magnolia
  West players took the field against Argyle High School in what
  proved to be a nail-biting showdown; the Mustangs snapped a
  scoreless deadlock with a bases-clearing single in the top of the
  sixth, and clutch pitching and defense the rest of the way allowed
  the team to clinch a 3-2 victory and to take home the first baseball
  state championship trophy in school history; and
         WHEREAS, Excelling with a true team effort, the Mustangs
  received valuable contributions throughout the year from each
  member of the roster, and the players benefited from the guidance of
  head coach Travis Earles and his staff; and
         WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the
  culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering
  commitment to excellence, and these talented student-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 88th Texas
  Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate the Magnolia
  West High School baseball team on winning the 2023 UIL 5A state
  championship and extend to the players, coaches, and staff sincere
  best wishes for continued success; 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.