Bill Text: TX HR124 | 2011 | 82nd Legislature 1st Special | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the baseball team of Eastfield College in Mesquite on winning the NJCAA Division III World Series.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-07-06 - Reported enrolled [HR124 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR124-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 124 |
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WHEREAS, The baseball team of Eastfield College in Mesquite | ||
earned the school's third national championship in the sport on May | ||
26, 2011, with a victory in the title game of the National Junior | ||
College Athletic Association Division III World Series, held at | ||
Mike Carter Field in Tyler; and | ||
WHEREAS, After losing their first game in the national | ||
tournament, the Harvesters came roaring back to claim their next | ||
six contests; their advance through the losers bracket concluded | ||
with back-to-back triumphs over defending national champion | ||
Gloucester County College of New Jersey, including a commanding 8-4 | ||
win to secure the title; Eastfield became just the second team in | ||
the history of the Division III World Series to become champions | ||
after dropping the opening game; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Harvesters' come-from-behind success in the | ||
tournament was typical of the 2011 season, in which they got off to | ||
a slow start before hitting their stride and going on to win the | ||
Metro Athletic Conference title and the NJCAA District C | ||
championship; and | ||
WHEREAS, In recognition of his fine play in Tyler, Nathan | ||
Hancock won the 2011 Tournament Most Valuable Player award, and | ||
Blake Oliver, Michael Weatherly, and Hestand Foster were named to | ||
the All-Tournament Team; head coach Michael Martin also received | ||
outstanding contributions from the rest of the roster as the 2011 | ||
Harvesters joined the 2001 and 2006 teams as national champions; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Through skill, determination, and an undeniable | ||
will to win, the Eastfield College baseball team proved itself the | ||
top Division III squad in the country, and these exceptional | ||
athletes may take justifiable pride in their achievement; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate the Eastfield | ||
College baseball team on winning the NJCAA Division III World | ||
Series and extend to the players, coaches, and staff sincere best | ||
wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Burkett | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 124 was adopted by the House on June | ||
28, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||