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2020 SESSION

20105534D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 51
Offered February 4, 2020
Commending the Appomattox Dixie Darlings softball team.
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Patron-- Fariss
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WHEREAS, the Appomattox Dixie Darlings softball team won the Virginia Dixie Darlings State Softball Tournament on July 16, 2019, in Charlotte Court House; and

WHEREAS, the Appomattox Dixie Darlings softball team defeated the Amelia Dixie Darlings softball team by a score of 11–10, earning the team a bid to the 2019 Dixie Darlings World Series in Eufaula, Alabama; and

WHEREAS, trailing 9–10 in the final inning against the team from Amelia County, Hallie Vaughn capitalized on a bases-loaded situation by clobbering a waist-high pitch, scoring Kollyns Almond and Willow Harris for the walk-off win; and

WHEREAS, representing the Commonwealth at the 2019 Dixie Darlings World Series, the Appomattox Dixie Darlings softball team competed against other teams of girls ages six through eight from Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, and Texas; and

WHEREAS, throughout their national tournament run, the Appomattox Dixie Darlings softball team’s games were livestreamed on the league’s Facebook page, allowing hundreds of Appomattox County residents to follow the action and voice their support; and

WHEREAS, the accomplishments of the Appomattox Dixie Darlings softball team is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the athletes, the leadership and guidance of their coaches, and the overwhelming support of the entire Appomattox County community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Appomattox Dixie Darlings softball team hereby be commended for winning the 2019 Virginia Dixie Darlings State Softball Tournament; 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 Darlings softball team as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the team’s achievements and best wishes for the future.