HEREAS, the Loudoun Valley High School baseball team won the Virginia High School League Group 3A state championship on June 14, 2014, at Liberty University; and

WHEREAS, the Loudoun Valley High School Vikings defeated the Poquoson High School Bull Islanders 9 - 1 to finish the season with a 25 - 3 record and claim the school's first baseball title since 1972; and

WHEREAS, after taking an early lead in the first inning, the Loudoun Valley Vikings scored six runs in the fifth inning to secure a comfortable victory; and

WHEREAS, the Loudoun Valley High School Vikings put in a fabulous team effort with strong defense and patient hitting; junior Jack DeGroat pitched a complete game, recording 10 strikeouts and allowing only one run off of four hits; and

WHEREAS, the championship win is a testament to the skill and dedication of the players, the hard work of the coaches and staff, and the enthusiastic support of the entire Loudoun Valley High School community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Loudoun Valley High School baseball team hereby be commended on winning the 2014 Virginia High School League Group 3A state championship; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Wayne Todd, head coach of the Loudoun Valley High School baseball team, as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for the team's success.