Bill Text: TX HR235 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Hallettsville High School baseball team on winning the 2013 UIL 2A state championship.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-26 - Reported enrolled [HR235 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR235-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 235 |
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WHEREAS, The Hallettsville High School baseball team reached | ||
the pinnacle of success by winning the 2013 University | ||
Interscholastic League 2A state championship on June 6 at the Dell | ||
Diamond in Round Rock; and | ||
WHEREAS, Under the guidance of head coach Shorty Cook and | ||
assistant coaches Ryan Barnes and Tim Bridges, the Brahmas posted | ||
an outstanding overall record of 35 wins and just 3 losses; their | ||
perfect 10-0 run through the postseason began with victories over | ||
Kountze, East Bernard, Bishop, and Marion High Schools to earn the | ||
team a spot in the state tournament; and | ||
WHEREAS, In the semifinals, Hallettsville turned in a | ||
dominant performance against Salado, winning 16-3 in a contest that | ||
was ended by the mercy rule; Chris Jones led the way by hurling a | ||
four-hitter while also going 3-for-4 at the plate, and the Brahmas | ||
set tournament records for the most total runs in a game and the | ||
most in a single inning, following their eight-run outburst in the | ||
fourth inning; and | ||
WHEREAS, Advancing to the title game, the Hallettsville | ||
players took the field for a championship showdown against | ||
top-ranked Hughes Springs; the Brahmas took the lead early, scoring | ||
twice in the first inning, but Hughes Springs battled back to tie | ||
the score with two runs in the fourth; Nate Kowalik put | ||
Hallettsville back on top with an RBI single in the next inning, and | ||
winning pitcher and championship game Most Valuable Player Reagan | ||
McAda kept the opponents off the scoreboard the rest of the way, | ||
recording a complete game five-hitter as Hallettsville posted a 4-2 | ||
triumph to claim the third state crown in school history; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. McAda, Mr. Kowalik, and Mr. Jones were selected | ||
for the All-Tournament Team, and they were joined by Carson | ||
Schindler, Justin Reeves, and Will Wallace, who had three hits and | ||
an RBI in the final game; excelling through teamwork, the Brahmas | ||
also received valuable contributions throughout the season from the | ||
other members of the roster: Brent Motal, Brannen Carraway, Kory | ||
Smith, Forrest Cline, Cody Andress, Shawn Rainosek, Tait Schindler, | ||
Reid Leopold, Dalton Herrington, Weston Seay, Dyllan Kerr, Tyler | ||
Skelton, Kyle Leopold, Brett Garner, and Eric Klekar; and | ||
WHEREAS, Winning a state championship is the culmination of | ||
countless hours of hard work and an unwavering commitment to | ||
excellence, and these talented student-athletes may indeed look | ||
back with pride on their exceptional accomplishment; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate the | ||
Hallettsville High School baseball team on winning the UIL 2A state | ||
championship and extend to the team's 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 team as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Kolkhorst | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 235 was adopted by the House on June | ||
25, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||