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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 167
Commending the Great Bridge High School baseball team.
 
Agreed to by the Senate, February 16, 2012
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 24, 2012
 

WHEREAS, with strong pitching and stand-out hitting, the Great Bridge High School baseball team claimed victory in the 2011 Virginia High School League Group AAA championship game; and

WHEREAS, the Great Bridge Wildcats of Chesapeake defeated Lorton’s South County High School 5–3, and a one-hour rain and lightning delay early in the game did not faze the team in the least in their quest to be number one; and

WHEREAS, in winning the title—the school’s first baseball crown since 2003—the Great Bridge High School team was led by sophomore pitcher Connor Jones, who pitched into the sixth inning; reliever Cooper Jones then retired five of the final six batters; and

WHEREAS, the Great Bridge Wildcats won the championship with seven hits against South County, including a two-run single in the first inning and three RBI doubles later in the game; and

WHEREAS, many factors contributed to the team’s stellar season, including the players’ ability to stay focused and work together, the skill and dedication of Head Coach Wiley Lee and his staff, and the support of the entire Great Bridge High School community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Great Bridge High School baseball team on winning the 2011 Virginia High School League Group AAA state championship; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Wiley Lee, head coach of the Great Bridge High School baseball team, as an expression of the General Assembly’s congratulations for an outstanding season.