WHEREAS, the Powhatan High School Indians baseball program has for decades been one of the most respected in the entire Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, the program's retired head coaches, Bob Baltimore and his successor Gregg Conner, devoted a combined 91 years to the Powhatan Indians baseball team, including 54 by Baltimore and 37 by Conner; and

WHEREAS, the people of Powhatan County several years ago expressed their admiration for Bob Baltimore by naming the Powhatan High School baseball diamond "Baltimore Field"; and

WHEREAS, in a justly unanimous decision of the Powhatan County School Board, reflecting recommendations from Bob Baltimore, current head coach Duane Partusch, and Athletic Director Tim Llewellyn, the baseball grounds are now to be known as "Baltimore-Conner Field"; and

WHEREAS, over the course of his 37-year career, Coach Conner led the Powhatan Indians to an overall record of 521–237–1; and

WHEREAS, Coach Conner led the Powhatan Indians to baseball state championships in 2008 and 2012; and

WHEREAS, guided by Coach Conner, the Powhatan Indians garnered six regional titles and 16 district championships; and

WHEREAS, prior to his retirement from both his coaching career and teaching position on the Powhatan High School faculty in 2021, Gregg Conner was inducted into the Virginia High School League Hall of Fame's Class of 2020; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Gregg Conner hereby be commended for his many achievements as head coach, for nearly four decades, of the Powhatan High School baseball team; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Gregg Conner, thereby joining the people of Powhatan County in celebrating the honor accorded the retired coach in the designation of the Powhatan High School Indians baseball facilities as "Baltimore-Conner Field."