Bill Text: TX HR182 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Oil Belt Little League All-Stars baseball team on winning the U.S. Championship at the 2022 Junior League Baseball World Series.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-16 - Reported enrolled [HR182 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR182-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 182 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Oil Belt Little League All-Stars achieved great | ||
| distinction by winning the U.S. championship and advancing to the | ||
| world championship game at the 2022 Junior League Baseball World | ||
| Series, held in August in Taylor, Michigan; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A group of talented 14-and-under ballplayers from | ||
| the Corpus Christi area, the All-Stars embarked on their journey to | ||
| the U.S. title with a dominant performance at the Southwest Region | ||
| Tournament in Albuquerque, New Mexico; the Oil Belt players | ||
| outscored their opponents by a three-game total of 55-8 to win the | ||
| tournament and claim the ballclub's first appearance in the Junior | ||
| League World Series since 2014; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In their opening world series contest on August 15, | ||
| the All-Stars hit two home runs and scored eight runs in the first | ||
| two innings before going on to a 13-1 victory over Hawaii; taking | ||
| the field in the next round against the East representatives from | ||
| Keystone Little League in Pennsylvania, Oil Belt collected seven | ||
| runs in the fifth inning for a 10-3 win and a berth in the | ||
| U.S. championship game; that contest turned out to be a rematch | ||
| against Keystone on August 20, and the Oil Belt squad held the lead | ||
| from the first inning on, triumphing 12-4 for the national crown; | ||
| the team then faced the Chinese Taipei squad on August 21 for the | ||
| world championship; the All-Stars turned in a valiant effort in the | ||
| game but ultimately finished as runner-up; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Excelling with a true team effort, the All-Stars | ||
| benefited from the valuable contributions made by each member of | ||
| the roster: Dallin DeBellas, Aiden Flores, Drayton Mitchell, Danny | ||
| Acuña, Jaden Martinez, Collier Carroll, Jace Arriaga, Reese Rusher, | ||
| Samuel Cecava, Jagger Batek, Lucas Saenz, Zaccariah Morales, and | ||
| Blake Quinn; these determined athletes were ably guided by manager | ||
| Daniel Saenz and coaches Nathan Mitchell and Brendon Saenz; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The members of the Oil Belt Little League All-Stars | ||
| proudly represented their city and state in one of the premier | ||
| showcases for youth athletics, and they will treasure their | ||
| memories of this achievement for many years to come; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the Oil Belt All-Stars on winning | ||
| the U.S. Championship at the 2022 Junior League Baseball World | ||
| Series and extend to the team's players and coaches sincere best | ||
| wishes for the future; 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. | ||
| Herrero | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 182 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
