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2023 SESSION

23100734D
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 477
Offered January 11, 2023
Prefiled January 4, 2023
Commending the Amelia Dixie Youth Major League All-Star Team.
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Patron-- Wright
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WHEREAS, the Amelia Dixie Youth Major League All-Star Team, a baseball program in Amelia County for boys between the ages of 11 and 12, won the Dixie Youth Division II Majors World Series in 2022; and

WHEREAS, Dixie Youth Baseball currently provides youth baseball opportunities in 11 states, including Virginia, and the Amelia Dixie Youth organization has provided recreational and athletic opportunities for thousands of young people in Amelia County since 1958; and

WHEREAS, the Amelia Dixie Youth Major League All-Star Team advanced to the Dixie Youth Division II Majors World Series as the runner-up team from Virginia; the six-day tournament took place in Anderson, South Carolina, and began on July 29, 2022; and

WHEREAS, the Amelia Dixie Youth Major League All-Star Team made history with an unprecedented 5–0 run in the tournament and secured the world series title with a 10–5 victory over the team from Lunenburg County on August 3, 2022; and

WHEREAS, the Amelia Dixie Youth Major League All-Star Team benefited from the outstanding leadership of manager Mark Borum and coaches Peter Dietz and Tead Harvie, as well as the support of family, friends, and members of the Amelia County community; and

WHEREAS, each of the young athletes—Levi Borum, Carson Dietz, Evan Fisher, Taylor Harvie, Jordan Hathaway, Austin Miracle, Carson Roberts, Anthony Rudge, Ben Schenck, Lucas Stocks, and Matthew Williams—worked diligently throughout the season and contributed to the championship victory; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Amelia Dixie Youth Major League All-Star Team on winning the 2022 Dixie Youth Division II Majors World Series; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Amelia Dixie Youth Major League All-Star Team as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for the team’s achievements and best wishes for the future.