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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 239
Offered February 17, 2020
Commending the Lake Braddock Secondary School baseball team.
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Patrons-- Filler-Corn; Senator: Marsden
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WHEREAS, the Lake Braddock Secondary School baseball team of Burke won the Virginia High School League Class 6 State Championship on June 14, 2019, at RF&P Park in Glen Allen; and

WHEREAS, the Lake Braddock Secondary School Bruins defeated the Westfield High School Bulldogs of Chantilly by a score of 6–2, bringing a state title home for the first time in seven years; and

WHEREAS, all season, the Lake Braddock Bruins were motivated by a heartbreaking defeat in the 2018 state semifinals, training and conditioning for this moment of redemption; and

WHEREAS, with the score tied at two in the 5th inning, the Lake Braddock Bruins piled on three runs and never looked back; a towering home run in the 6th inning from 2019 All-Met Player of the Year, Lyle Miller-Green, sealed the win; and

WHEREAS, playing the semifinal and final in a doubleheader format, the Lake Braddock Bruins were carried by an impressive pitching performance from Jay Cassady, who threw 33 pitches in the semifinal win over the James River High School Rapids of Midlothian before posting four and two-thirds innings in the championship; and

WHEREAS, the Lake Braddock Bruins’ victory was the result of the hard work and dedication of the student-athletes, the leadership and guidance of their teachers and coaches, and the unwavering support of the entire Lake Braddock Secondary School community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Lake Braddock Secondary School baseball team for winning the Virginia High School League Class 6 State Championship; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to John Thomas, head coach of the Lake Braddock Secondary School baseball team, as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for his team’s accomplishment and best wishes for the future.