Bill Text: TX HR2199 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Congratulating the baseball team from San Jacinto Christian Academy in Amarillo on winning the 2019 TAPPS Division IV state championship.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-29 - Reported enrolled [HR2199 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR2199-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Congratulating the baseball team from San Jacinto Christian Academy in Amarillo on winning the 2019 TAPPS Division IV state championship.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-29 - Reported enrolled [HR2199 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR2199-Introduced.html
86R36976 CW-D | ||
By: Price | H.R. No. 2199 |
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WHEREAS, The baseball team from San Jacinto Christian Academy | ||
in Amarillo closed out an unforgettable year by winning the 2019 | ||
Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools Division IV | ||
state championship; and | ||
WHEREAS, Following an impressive performance in the regular | ||
season, the Patriots continued to excel in the playoffs, defeating | ||
Sherman Texoma Christian School and Watauga Harvest Christian | ||
Academy to reach the state semifinals; in that contest, a three-run | ||
double lifted the team to a 4-1 win over The Covenant School of | ||
Dallas and earned San Jacinto Christian a spot in the state title | ||
game for the second time in the past seven years; and | ||
WHEREAS, Competing for the Division IV crown on May 17 at The | ||
Ballparks In Crosby, the Patriots faced a talented team from New | ||
Braunfels Christian Academy; San Jacinto Christian's hot-hitting | ||
offense delivered a pair of two-run doubles for a 4-0 advantage | ||
after four innings, but New Braunfels cut the lead to two runs in | ||
the fifth frame; the Patriots responded with a run in the sixth and | ||
then relied on their stellar pitching to seal the victory; | ||
triumphing by the final score of 5-3, the San Jacinto Christian | ||
players claimed the coveted state championship and closed out the | ||
season with an outstanding record of 21 wins, 9 losses, and 1 tie; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, The Patriots excelled with a true team effort, | ||
receiving valuable contributions throughout the 2019 campaign from | ||
each member of the roster: Hunter Dawson, David Derrick, Will | ||
Franklin, Douglas George, Graham Hollis, Jayton Hollis, Hogan Karr, | ||
Austin Konnecke, Cody Konnecke, Antonio Langen, Logan May, Zeke | ||
Mills, Kyler Moreno, Cameron Smith, Damon Sooter, Matthew Turner, | ||
Shane Villagomez, and Spencer Wallace; these determined athletes | ||
were guided by head coach Mike Fuller and assistant coaches Jared | ||
Fuller, Gene Marcum, and Korbin Richardson; and | ||
WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the | ||
culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering | ||
commitment to excellence, and the Patriot players will treasure the | ||
memory of this accomplishment for the rest of their lives; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate the San Jacinto Christian Academy | ||
baseball team on winning the 2019 TAPPS Division IV state | ||
championship 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 Patriots as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. |