Bill Text: VA HR85 | 2020 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending the Rustburg Dixie Youth Baseball O-Zone All-Star team.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-02-24 - Bill text as passed House (HR85ER) [HR85 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2020-HR85-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, the Rustburg Dixie Youth Baseball O-Zone All-Star team, an accomplished group of 11-year-old and 12-year-old athletes, won the Dixie Youth Baseball State Championship in July 2019; and
WHEREAS, the Rustburg Dixie Youth Baseball O-Zone All-Star team advanced to the state tournament after winning the District VI Tournament with a record of 5–1; during one close game in the tournament, the team emerged victorious after a clutch, late-inning home run; and
WHEREAS, at the state tournament in South Boston, the Rustburg Dixie Youth Baseball O-Zone All-Star team bested teams throughout the Commonwealth, posting a 3–2 record and showing an incredible ability to step up with a big play when it mattered most; and
WHEREAS, the Rustburg Dixie Youth Baseball O-Zone All-Star team represented Virginia in the 2019 Dixie Youth Division II World Series in Lumberton, North Carolina, and competed admirably against strong teams from North Carolina, Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi; and
WHEREAS, on the Rustburg Dixie Youth Baseball O-Zone All-Star team is Titus Blanks, Tyler Carr, Brady Chewning, Cameron Elliott, Chris Gilbert, Jackson Hall, K.J. Klein, Bryant Maddox, Dylan Maddox, Evan Neighbors, Austin Rosser, and Doug Sprouse; and
WHEREAS, the Rustburg Dixie Youth Baseball O-Zone All-Star team's successful season is a tribute to the skill and hard work of all of the athletes, the leadership of the coaches and staff, and the support of the entire Rustburg community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Rustburg Dixie Youth Baseball O-Zone All-Star team hereby be commended for winning the 2019 Dixie Youth Baseball State Championship; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Andy Maddox, manager of the Rustburg Dixie Youth Baseball O-Zone All-Star team, as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for the team's remarkable achievement and best wishes for the future.
