WHEREAS, the Amherst High School softball team won the Virginia High School League Class 4 state championship on June 26, 2021, at Hanover High School in Mechanicsville; and
WHEREAS, the Amherst High School Lancers defeated the Hanover High School Hawks by a score of 2–0 to finish the season with a 15–2 record and capture the program's first state championship title; and
WHEREAS, with the game scoreless going into the eighth inning, the Amherst Lancers capitalized on a series of defensive miscues to plate two runs and then held the Hanover Hawks in the bottom half of the inning to secure the win; and
WHEREAS, the Amherst Lancers were carried to victory by exceptional defensive plays across the diamond and by a stellar performance from starting pitcher Dylan McNerney, who had 10 strikeouts; and
WHEREAS, with only two graduating seniors on this year's team, the Amherst Lancers are poised to continue their streak of dominance into the next season and beyond; and
WHEREAS, the accomplishments of the Amherst Lancers are the result of the hard work and dedication of the student-athletes, the leadership and guidance of their coaches and teachers, and the unwavering support of the entire Amherst High School community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Amherst High School softball team for winning the Virginia High School League Class 4 state championship; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Samantha Thacker, head coach of the Amherst High School softball team, as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for the team's achievement.