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2022 SESSION


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 122
Commending the Norfolk State University baseball team.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 24, 2022
Agreed to by the Senate, January 27, 2022

 

WHEREAS, the Norfolk State University baseball team won the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship on May 22, 2021, at Marty L. Miller Field in Norfolk; and

WHEREAS, the Norfolk State University Spartans defeated the North Carolina Central University Eagles by a score of 7–6 to bring home the program’s first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) championship title; and

WHEREAS, after coming from behind to force extra innings and staving off a two-run deficit in the 10th inning, the Norfolk State Spartans closed out the contest on second baseman Alsander Womack’s walk-off RBI single in the 11th inning; and

WHEREAS, the Norfolk State Spartans were carried by standout performances from Ty Hanchey, who had four hits and two RBIs; Adam Collins, who scored three runs; Jacob Council, whose RBI groundout tied the game in the 9th inning; Alex Wright, who came out of the bullpen to throw a season-high 6.1 innings; and Michael Portela, who threw 1.2 scoreless innings for the win; and

WHEREAS, Alsander Womack, Ty Hanchey, Danny Hosley, and James Deloatch were all named to the MEAC all-tournament team, while head coach Keith Shumate was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Coach; and

WHEREAS, after disappointment in nine previous MEAC championship appearances, the Norfolk State Spartans’ victory was a redemptive and cathartic moment for players and fans; their championship win was notably the first for a MEAC North division team since 1998; and

WHEREAS, the accomplishments of the Norfolk State Spartans are the result of the hard work and dedication of the student-athletes, the leadership and guidance of their coaches and professors, and the unwavering support of the entire Norfolk State University community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Norfolk State University baseball team for winning the 2021 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Keith Shumate, head coach of the Norfolk State University baseball team, as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for the team’s achievement.