H.R. No. 535
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, The Oil Belt Little League Junior All-Stars achieved
  great distinction by becoming the U.S. Junior League Baseball World
  Series Champions and advancing to the world championship game at
  the 2022 Junior League Baseball World Series, held in August in
  Taylor, Michigan; and
         WHEREAS, A group of talented 14-and-under ballplayers from
  the Corpus Christi area, the Oil Belt Little League Junior
  All-Stars embarked on their journey to the U.S. title with a
  dominant performance at the Southwest Region Tournament in
  Albuquerque, New Mexico; the Oil Belt players outscored their
  opponents by a three-game total of 55-8 to win the tournament and
  claim the ballclub's first appearance in the Junior League World
  Series since 2014; and
         WHEREAS, In their opening world series contest on August 15,
  the Junior All-Stars hit two home runs and scored eight runs in the
  first two innings before going on to a 13-1 victory over Hawaii;
  taking the field in the next round against the East representatives
  from Keystone Little League in Pennsylvania, Oil Belt collected
  seven runs in the fifth inning for a 10-3 win and a berth in the U.S.
  championship game; that contest turned out to be a rematch against
  Keystone on August 20, and the Oil Belt squad held the lead from the
  first inning on, triumphing 12-4 for the national crown; the team
  then faced the Chinese Taipei squad on August 21 for the world
  championship; the Junior All-Stars turned in a valiant effort in
  the game but ultimately finished as runner-up; over the course of
  their outstanding summer campaign, the Oil Belt players scored a
  total of 216 runs while limiting their opponents to just 36; and
         WHEREAS, Excelling with a true team effort, the Junior
  All-Stars benefited from the valuable contributions made by each
  member of the roster: Dallin DeBellas, Aiden Flores, Drayton
  Mitchell, Danny Acuña, Jaden Martinez, Collier Carroll, Jace
  Arriaga, Reese Rusher, Samuel Cecava, Jagger Batek, Lucas Saenz,
  Zaccariah Morales, and Blake Quinn; these determined athletes were
  ably guided by manager Daniel Saenz and coaches Nathan Mitchell and
  Brendon Saenz; and
         WHEREAS, The members of the Oil Belt Little League Junior
  All-Stars proudly represented their city and state in one of the
  premier showcases for youth athletics, and they will treasure their
  memories of this achievement for many years to come; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate the Oil Belt Little League Junior
  All-Stars on becoming the 2022 U.S. Junior League Baseball World
  Series Champions and extend to the team's players and coaches
  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.
 
  Herrero
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House    
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 535 was adopted by the House on March
  30, 2023, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House