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17103544D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 382
Offered February 8, 2017
Commending the Appomattox Dixie Youth Machine Pitch All-Stars baseball team.
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Patron-- Fariss
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WHEREAS, the Appomattox Dixie Youth Machine Pitch All-Stars baseball team won the Dixie Youth Baseball state championship in July 2016; and

WHEREAS, the Appomattox Dixie Youth Machine Pitch All-Stars were undefeated in the state tournament, facing talented teams from Lunenburg County, South Hill, Halifax, and Farmville to finish with a 5 - 0 record; and

WHEREAS, in the state tournament, the Appomattox Dixie Youth Machine Pitch All-Stars outscored their opponents 78 - 21, with all 12 players on the team batting .500 or better; and

WHEREAS, the Appomattox Dixie Youth Machine Pitch All-Stars advanced to the Dixie Youth Baseball World Series in Laurel, Mississippi, and won against teams from Arkansas, Georgia, and Tennessee to finish fourth out of 12 teams; and

WHEREAS, the successful season is a tribute to the hard work and dedication of the athletes, the leadership and guidance of the coaches, managers, and staff, and the support of the Appomattox County community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Appomattox Dixie Youth Machine Pitch All-Stars baseball team hereby be commended on winning the 2016 Dixie Youth Baseball state championship; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Appomattox Dixie Youth Machine Pitch All-Stars baseball team as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the team’s achievements.