Bill Text: TX HR535 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Oil Belt Little League Junior All-Stars on becoming the 2022 U.S. Junior League Baseball World Series Champions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-30 - Reported enrolled [HR535 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR535-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 535 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Oil Belt Little League Junior All-Stars achieved | ||
| great distinction by becoming the U.S. Junior League Baseball World | ||
| Series Champions 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 Oil Belt Little League Junior | ||
| 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 Junior 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 Junior All-Stars turned in a valiant effort in | ||
| the game but ultimately finished as runner-up; over the course of | ||
| their outstanding summer campaign, the Oil Belt players scored a | ||
| total of 216 runs while limiting their opponents to just 36; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Excelling with a true team effort, the Junior | ||
| 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 Junior | ||
| 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 Little League Junior | ||
| All-Stars on becoming the 2022 U.S. Junior League Baseball World | ||
| Series Champions 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. 535 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 30, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
