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2017 SESSION


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 322
Commending the Appomattox Dixie Youth Baseball boys' all-star team.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 27, 2017

 

WHEREAS, the Appomattox Dixie Youth Baseball boys’ all-star team won the Virginia state tournament in July 2016; and

WHEREAS, after winning the district championship, the Appomattox Dixie Youth Baseball boys’ all-star team went undefeated in the state tournament, defeating talented teams from Timberlake, Giles County, Franklin County, and Madison Heights, outscoring opponents by a record 78 - 23; and

WHEREAS, the Appomattox Dixie Youth Baseball boys’ all-star team faced the Madison Heights team in the state final, winning by a score of 17 - 2 in three innings; and

WHEREAS, as state champions, the Appomattox Dixie Youth Baseball boys’ all-star team represented the Commonwealth at the Dixie Youth Baseball World Series in Pineville, Louisiana, in August 2016; and

WHEREAS, at the World Series, the Appomattox Dixie Youth Baseball boys’ all-star team won one game against the team from Mississippi and set a record for runs in a single game with a score of 20 - 5; and

WHEREAS, the Appomattox Dixie Youth Baseball boys’ all-star team’s victorious season is a tribute to the skill and hard work of the athletes, the leadership of the coaches and staff, and the passionate support of the entire Appomattox community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Appomattox Dixie Youth Baseball boys’ all-star team hereby be commended on winning the 2016 Virginia state tournament; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Lee Scruggs, John Martin, and Frank Smith, the coaches of the Appomattox Dixie Youth Baseball boys’ all-star team, as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the team’s achievements.